Watsco (WSO) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)

Watsco (WSO) posted FCF Margin of 1.69% for Q1 2026, down 106.86% sequentially from 24.61% in Q4 2025, and up 1041.0% YoY from 0.15% in Q1 2025.

Watsco (WSO) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Watsco has reported FCF Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.69% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 1041.0% year-over-year to 1.69% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.59% (up 352.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.39%, down 236.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin fell to 1.69% in Q1 2026 per WSO's latest filing, from 24.61% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 24.61% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 12.1% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 7.18% and a median of 7.69% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Margin surged 1150 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1835 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 12.9% in 2022, then surged by 40 bps to 18.0% in 2023, then grew by 17 bps to 21.14% in 2024, then advanced by 16 bps to 24.61% in 2025, then slumped by 107 bps to 1.69% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 1.69%, 24.61%, and 16.74% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.04 Bn 61.46 Bn 1.98 Bn -
2 Fastenal 59.03 Bn 58.83 Bn 1.06 Bn 8.45%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn 9.10%
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn 0.38%
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn 7.62%
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn -0.55%
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn 3.56%
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn -2.99%
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn 7.73%
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 Mn 1.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -0.55%
Mar 31, 2026 -1.69%
Dec 31, 2025 24.61%
Sep 30, 2025 16.74%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.69%
Mar 31, 2025 -12.10%
Dec 31, 2024 21.14%
Sep 30, 2024 10.32%
Jun 30, 2024 2.40%
Mar 31, 2024 6.25%
Dec 31, 2023 18.00%
Sep 30, 2023 16.12%
Jun 30, 2023 -2.50%
Mar 31, 2023 -3.54%
Dec 31, 2022 12.90%
Sep 30, 2022 13.67%
Jun 30, 2022 7.69%
Mar 31, 2022 -7.22%
Dec 31, 2021 1.40%
Sep 30, 2021 13.02%