Watsco (WSO) Dividend Yield (2010 - 2026)
Watsco (WSO) posted Dividend Yield of 4.77% for Q3 2026, up 1.50 percentage points from 3.27% a year earlier and up 1.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Watsco (WSO) Dividend Yield (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Watsco's Dividend Yield came in at 3.60%, up 1.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Dividend Yield shows a five-year change of +0.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Watsco's Dividend Yield was 2.30% in FY2024 (-0.01 pp), 2.31% in FY2023 (-1.19 pp), 3.50% in FY2022 (+1.01 pp) and 2.48% in FY2021 (-0.63 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Dividend Yield since Q1 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Yield has increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.73 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield in the past five years was Q3 2026, with a gain of 1.50 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 1.19 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Yield for the three prior quarters was 3.37% (Q2 2026), 3.82% (Q1 2026) and 3.60% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 70.32 Bn | 69.44 Bn | 2.05 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 68.06 Bn | 65.42 Bn | 2.01 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.73 Bn | 61.73 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.77 Bn | 47.99 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.62 Bn | 33.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.51 Bn | 20.57 Bn | 1.45 Bn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.41 Bn | 12.46 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.14 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 578.93 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.93 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 392.21 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.79 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 534.80 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.37% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.29% |
Watsco Dividend Yield 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=dividend-yield&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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=dividend-yield&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();