Watsco (WSO) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Watsco's (WSO) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.7 in Q2 2026, up 25.15% year-over-year from 0.56 in Q2 2025, and down 46.48% quarter-over-quarter from 1.31 in Q1 2026.
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Watsco (WSO) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Watsco has disclosed Payout Ratio across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 0.7 for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Payout Ratio rose 25.15% year-over-year to 0.7; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.89 (up 24.74% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.02, up 20.23% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio came in at 0.7 for Q2 2026 at Watsco, down from 1.31 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.4 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.38 in Q2 2022.
- Average Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.74, with a median of 0.6 recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio plunged 45.77% in 2022 and soared 96.55% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.54 in 2022, then surged by 96.55% to 1.07 in 2023, then decreased by 11.18% to 0.95 in 2024, then soared by 47.66% to 1.4 in 2025, then slumped by 49.83% to 0.7 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Payout Ratio figures were 0.7 in Q2 2026, 1.31 in Q1 2026, and 1.4 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.74 Bn | 59.53 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.47 Bn | 57.26 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 42.93 Bn | 42.11 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.01 Bn | 30.98 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.76 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.65 Bn | 16.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.14 Bn | 12.02 Bn | 411.22 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.58 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 578.93 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.11 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 537.00 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.93 Bn | 7.69 Bn | 573.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.40 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.15 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.95 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.54 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.93 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.07 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.73 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.79 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.46 |
API Access
Watsco Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "WSO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();