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.

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 Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (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 1.37
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn 0.26
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn 0.96
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn 0.20
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn -11.64
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn 0.03
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn -0.87
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn 0.60
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -11.64
Mar 31, 2026 -4.71
Dec 31, 2025 -0.57
Sep 30, 2025 0.35
Jun 30, 2025 -11.25
Mar 31, 2025 -0.38
Dec 31, 2024 -0.85
Sep 30, 2024 0.49
Jun 30, 2024 2.12
Mar 31, 2024 0.99
Dec 31, 2023 -0.74
Sep 30, 2023 0.28
Jun 30, 2023 -1.91
Mar 31, 2023 -1.73
Dec 31, 2022 -0.87
Sep 30, 2022 0.31
Jun 30, 2022 0.52
Mar 31, 2022 -0.69
Dec 31, 2021 3.54
Sep 30, 2021 0.33