Watsco (WSO) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Watsco's Price to Earnings was 33.59 in Q2 2026, up 7.6% from 31.23 a year earlier and up 21.4% from the prior quarter.
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Watsco (WSO) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Watsco came in at 28.32, down 23.3% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Price to Earnings was 36.91 in FY2024 (+11.2%), 33.21 in FY2023 (+110.1%), 15.81 in FY2022 (-44.1%) and 28.29 in FY2021 (-10.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Earnings was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 5.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 95.6%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 44.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, WSO's Price to Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 27.66 (Q1 2026), 28.43 (Q4 2025) and 29.09 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.38 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 537.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.59 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.66 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.43 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.09 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.23 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.21 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 35.57 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.59 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.88 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.24 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.92 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.63 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.13 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.78 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.81 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.79 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.09 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.17 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.29 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.64 |
API Access
Watsco Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();