Watsco (WSO) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Watsco's (WSO) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$25.9 million in Q1 2026, up 86.03% year-on-year from -$13.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 106.66% quarter-over-quarter from $388.5 million in Q4 2025.

Watsco (WSO) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Watsco has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$25.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$25.9 million, up 86.03% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $694.4 million (up 50.96% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $535.1 million, down 27.99% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$25.9 million for Q1 2026 at Watsco, down from $388.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $388.5 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$185.2 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $164.1 million (2022), against an average of $136.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 862.07% in 2022 and tumbled 289.23% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Watsco's Free Cash Flow stood at $204.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 41.52% to $288.6 million in 2023, then rose by 28.49% to $370.9 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.75% to $388.5 million in 2025, then sank by 106.66% to -$25.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$25.9 million (Q1 2026), $388.5 million (Q4 2025), and $346.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 269.00 Mn
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 319.50 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 760.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 198.00 Mn
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn -25.87 Mn
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 48.10 Mn
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 95.38 Mn
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 253.00 Mn
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 17.15 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 73.08 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -25.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -25.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 388.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 388.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 346.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 346.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -14.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -14.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -185.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -185.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 370.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 370.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 222.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 222.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 51.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 51.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 97.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 97.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 288.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 288.64 Mn