Watsco (WSO) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Watsco (WSO) posted EPS (Basic) of $3.80 for Q3 2026, down 4.5% from $3.98 a year earlier and down 4.9% from the prior quarter.
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Watsco (WSO) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, EPS (Basic) at Watsco was $11.42, down 10.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $12.27, down 8.0% from FY2024.
- Annual EPS (Basic) has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Watsco's EPS (Basic) was $13.34 in FY2024 (-2.7%), $13.72 in FY2023 (-18.9%), $16.90 in FY2022 (+42.2%) and $11.89 in FY2021 (+54.6%).
- Quarterly EPS (Basic) has run from a low of $1.77 in Q4 2025 to a high of $5.44 in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Basic) has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 8.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EPS (Basic) in the past five years was Q1 2022, with growth of 104.7%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 41.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, EPS (Basic) for the three prior quarters was $4.00 (Q2 2026), $1.87 (Q1 2026) and $1.77 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 72.97 Bn | 72.09 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 14.80 |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.81 Bn | 62.41 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 12.08 |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.94 Bn | 58.93 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.35 |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.83 Bn | 44.05 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 2.13 |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.97 Bn | 33.85 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 1.07 |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.88 Bn | 21.93 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 7.90 |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.13 Bn | 14.18 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 5.50 |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.75 Bn | 9.44 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 4.00 |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.19 Bn | 11.08 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 3.01 |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.68 Bn | 9.26 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 0.30 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.80 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.87 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.77 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.98 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.53 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.93 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.41 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.24 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.84 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.36 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.27 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.69 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.76 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.04 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.87 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.45 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.44 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.21 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.24 |
API Access
Watsco EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();