Watsco (WSO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Watsco (WSO) posted Gross Margin of 27.89% for Q1 2026, up 2.77% sequentially from 27.14% in Q4 2025, and down 17.0% YoY from 33.6% in Q1 2025.

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

Watsco has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 27.89% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 17.0% year-over-year to 27.89% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 28.01% (up 107.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 28.05%, up 121.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin advanced to 27.89% in Q1 2026 per WSO's latest filing, from 27.14% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 29.56% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 25.85% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 27.58% and a median of 27.52% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin jumped 361 bps in 2022, then sank 157 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 27.42% in 2022, then retreated by 6 bps to 25.85% in 2023, then grew by 3 bps to 26.69% in 2024, then grew by 2 bps to 27.14% in 2025, then rose by 3 bps to 27.89% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 27.89%, 27.14%, and 27.52% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.04 Bn 61.46 Bn 1.98 Bn 39.51%
2 Fastenal 59.03 Bn 58.83 Bn 1.06 Bn 44.56%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn 31.02%
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn 21.85%
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn 30.43%
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn 27.50%
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn 27.23%
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn 29.66%
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn 41.11%
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 Mn 38.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 27.50%
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%