Watsco (WSO) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2025)
Watsco's (WSO) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.31 in Q4 2025, down 72.57% year-on-year from 1.14 in Q4 2024, and down 10.85% quarter-over-quarter from 0.35 in Q3 2025.
Watsco (WSO) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Watsco has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 0.31 for Q4 2025.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 came in at 0.31, down 72.57% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.58 (down 32.53% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.89, up 55.34% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.31 for Q4 2025 at Watsco, down from 0.35 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 2.12 in Q2 2024 to a low of 11.25 in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.31 (2022), against an average of 0.91.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio sank 650.98% in 2021 and soared 241.49% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Watsco's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 7.43 in 2021, then surged by 105.62% to 0.42 in 2022, then retreated by 19.95% to 0.33 in 2023, then jumped by 241.49% to 1.14 in 2024, then sank by 72.57% to 0.31 in 2025.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.31 (Q4 2025), 0.35 (Q3 2025), and 11.25 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 63.64 Bn | 63.46 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 0.41 |
| 2 | Fastenal | 53.18 Bn | 52.87 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 0.86 |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.23 |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.33 Bn | 16.62 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.65 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 427.56 Mn | - |
| 6 | Qxo | 12.24 Bn | 9.19 Bn | 409.30 Mn | 0.47 |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.99 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 0.20 |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.98 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 0.01 |
| 9 | Pool | 7.00 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 2.67 |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 0.66 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -11.25 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.14 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.92 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.12 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.99 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.91 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.73 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.69 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -7.43 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.66 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.61 |