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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |