Watsco (WSO-B) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)
Watsco (WSO-B) recorded Share-based Compensation of $9.12 million in Q3 2026, up 0.5% from $9.07 million a year earlier and up 5.6% from the prior quarter.
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Watsco (WSO-B) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Watsco's Share-based Compensation came in at $34.49 million as of Sep 30, 2026, down 5.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $35.34 million, up 0.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has increased for nine straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Share-based Compensation came in at $35.02 million in FY2024 (+16.7%), $30 million in FY2023 (+4.1%), $28.82 million in FY2022 (+13.6%) and $25.37 million in FY2021 (+14.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 35.3% in Q4 2023, against a decline of 16.0% in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $8.63 million (Q2 2026), $8.08 million (Q1 2026) and $8.66 million (Q4 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.71 Mn |
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Watsco Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=WSO-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "WSO-B", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=WSO-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();