Watsco (WSO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Watsco's (WSO) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 27.89% in Q1 2026, down 17.0% year-on-year from 33.6% in Q1 2025, and up 2.77% quarter-over-quarter from 27.14% in Q4 2025.

Watsco (WSO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Watsco has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 27.89% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 27.89%, down 17.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 28.01% (up 107.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 28.05%, up 121.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 27.89% for Q1 2026 at Watsco, up from 27.14% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 29.56% in Q1 2022 to a low of 25.85% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 27.52% (2024), against an average of 27.58%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin surged 361 bps in 2022 and sank 157 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Watsco's Gross Margin stood at 27.42% in 2022, then declined by 6 bps to 25.85% in 2023, then advanced by 3 bps to 26.69% in 2024, then advanced by 2 bps to 27.14% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 27.89% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 27.89% (Q1 2026), 27.14% (Q4 2025), and 27.52% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 39.46%
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 44.64%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 31.02%
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 21.25%
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 27.89%
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 23.66%
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 30.43%
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 27.07%
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 28.99%
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 41.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 27.89%
Dec 31, 2025 27.14%
Sep 30, 2025 27.52%
Jun 30, 2025 29.26%
Mar 31, 2025 28.06%
Dec 31, 2024 26.69%
Sep 30, 2024 26.21%
Jun 30, 2024 27.10%
Mar 31, 2024 27.52%
Dec 31, 2023 25.85%
Sep 30, 2023 26.66%
Jun 30, 2023 28.09%
Mar 31, 2023 28.90%
Dec 31, 2022 27.42%
Sep 30, 2022 27.06%
Jun 30, 2022 27.91%
Mar 31, 2022 29.56%
Dec 31, 2021 27.26%
Sep 30, 2021 27.08%
Jun 30, 2021 25.84%