Watsco (WSO) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Watsco's Debt Ratio was 0.02 in Q2 2026, down 75.5% from 0.10 a year earlier and down 77.5% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Watsco (WSO) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Debt Ratio at Watsco came in at 0.11, up 8.6% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Debt Ratio was 0.10 in FY2024 (-8.0%), 0.11 in FY2023 (+13.3%), 0.10 in FY2022 (-20.0%) and 0.12 in FY2021 (+37.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q4 2017.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 9.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 68.3%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 75.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, WSO's Debt Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.10 (Q1 2026), 0.11 (Q4 2025) and 0.10 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 0.45 |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.25 |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.02 |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.23 |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 0.36 |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.15 |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 0.33 |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 0.09 |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 0.02 |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.53 Bn | 9.33 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 0.32 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.09 |
API Access
Watsco Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "WSO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();