Growth Metrics

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

Watsco (WSO) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 16 consecutive years, with 0.31 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 72.57% to 0.31 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.89 through Dec 2025, up 55.34% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.89 for FY2025, 55.34% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.31 in Q4 2025 for Watsco, down from 0.35 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 4.01 in Q2 2024 to a low 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.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 3.54 in 2021, then tumbled by 124.65% to 0.87 in 2022, then rose by 15.66% to 0.74 in 2023, then surged by 255.09% to 1.14 in 2024, then tumbled 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.