Watsco (WSO) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Watsco (WSO) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 4.71 for Q1 2026, down 731.71% sequentially from 0.57 in Q4 2025, and down 1148.48% YoY from 0.45 in Q1 2025.

Analysis

Watsco (WSO) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Watsco has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 4.71 in Q1 2026.

Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 1148.48% year-over-year to 4.71 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.27 (up 552.84% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.25, changed N/A from the prior year.
FCF Payout Ratio fell to 4.71 in Q1 2026 per WSO's latest filing, from 0.57 in the prior quarter.
Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 2.12 in Q2 2024 and troughed at 11.25 in Q2 2025.
A 5-year average of 1.1 and a median of 0.57 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: FCF Payout Ratio soared 211.26% in 2024, then tumbled 1148.48% in 2026.
Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.87 in 2022, then climbed by 15.66% to 0.74 in 2023, then slipped by 15.16% to 0.85 in 2024, then surged by 33.25% to 0.57 in 2025, then sank by 731.71% to 4.71 in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 4.71, 0.57, and 0.35 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Set

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	FCF Cover (Qtr)
1	W.W. Grainger	61.05 Bn	60.46 Bn	1.98 Bn	-
2	Fastenal	55.22 Bn	55.02 Bn	1.06 Bn	1.37
3	Ferguson Enterprises	43.38 Bn	42.56 Bn	2.32 Bn	0.26
4	Wesco International	16.27 Bn	15.46 Bn	1.46 Bn	0.96
5	Applied Industrial Technologies	11.94 Bn	11.82 Bn	411.22 Mn	0.12
6	Watsco	11.90 Bn	11.43 Bn	578.93 Mn	-11.64
7	Core & Main	8.36 Bn	8.21 Bn	520.00 Mn	0.03
8	Pool	6.61 Bn	6.58 Bn	540.76 Mn	-0.87
9	Msc Industrial Direct	6.55 Bn	6.48 Bn	430.41 Mn	0.60
10	Xometry	5.01 Bn	4.49 Bn	87.15 Mn	-

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