Growth Metrics

Watsco (WSO) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Watsco's FCF Payout Ratio history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.31 for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 72.57% to 0.31 in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.89, a 55.34% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.89, up 55.34% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.31 in Q4 2025 for Watsco, down from 0.35 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for WSO hit a ceiling of 4.01 in Q2 2024 and a floor of 11.25 in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.45 across 5 years, with a median of 0.28 in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: soared 713.41% in 2021 and later plummeted 464.86% in 2023.
  • Tracing WSO's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 3.54 in 2021, then plummeted by 124.65% to 0.87 in 2022, then increased by 15.66% to 0.74 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 255.09% to 1.14 in 2024, then plummeted by 72.57% to 0.31 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for WSO at 0.31 in Q4 2025, 0.35 in Q3 2025, and 11.25 in Q2 2025.