Watsco (WSO) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)
Watsco's (WSO) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $7.0 million in Q1 2026, down 7.68% year-on-year from $7.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 38.35% quarter-over-quarter from $11.3 million in Q4 2025.
Watsco (WSO) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Watsco has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $7.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $7.0 million, down 7.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $34.0 million (up 6.87% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $34.6 million, up 14.82% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures came in at $7.0 million for Q1 2026 at Watsco, down from $11.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $11.3 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $5.8 million in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $8.3 million (2022), against an average of $8.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures jumped 72.63% in 2022 and declined 22.93% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Watsco's Capital Expenditures stood at $9.1 million in 2022, then advanced by 9.34% to $10.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 19.5% to $8.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 40.6% to $11.3 million in 2025, then slumped by 38.35% to $7.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $7.0 million (Q1 2026), $11.3 million (Q4 2025), and $8.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 63.64 Bn | 63.46 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 126.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 53.18 Bn | 52.87 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 58.90 Mn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 12.00 Mn |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.33 Bn | 16.62 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 23.40 Mn |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.65 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 427.56 Mn | 6.96 Mn |
| 6 | Qxo | 12.24 Bn | 9.19 Bn | 409.30 Mn | 22.50 Mn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.99 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 4.73 Mn |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.98 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 15.00 Mn |
| 9 | Pool | 7.00 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 8.59 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 21.32 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.98 Mn |