Growth Metrics

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

Watsco's FCF Payout Ratio history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.57 for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, FCF Payout Ratio fell 149.57% year-over-year to 0.57; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.25, down 56.66%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.25, 56.66% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.57 at Watsco, down from 0.82 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 4.01 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 7.43 in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.31 (2022), against an average of 0.2.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Payout Ratio crashed 650.98% in 2021 before it soared 310.21% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 7.43 in 2021, then soared by 105.62% to 0.42 in 2022, then decreased by 19.95% to 0.33 in 2023, then surged by 241.49% to 1.14 in 2024, then crashed by 149.57% to 0.57 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WSO's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.57 (Q4 2025), 0.82 (Q3 2025), and 2.75 (Q2 2025).