Watsco (WSO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Watsco's (WSO) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$53.5 million in Q1 2026, down 104.22% year-on-year from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 6.34% quarter-over-quarter from -$50.3 million in Q4 2025.
Watsco (WSO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Watsco has disclosed Retained Earnings across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$53.5 million for Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at -$53.5 million, down 104.22% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$53.5 million (down 104.22% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$50.3 million, down 103.88% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings came in at -$53.5 million for Q1 2026 at Watsco, down from -$50.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of -$53.5 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$31.2 million (2022), against an average of $574.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings soared 3014.06% in 2024 and sank 104.22% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Watsco's Retained Earnings stood at -$47.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 2580.0% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then rose by 9.53% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then slumped by 103.88% to -$50.3 million in 2025, then fell by 6.34% to -$53.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$53.5 million (Q1 2026), -$50.3 million (Q4 2025), and $1.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 63.64 Bn | 63.46 Bn | 1.75 Bn | -165.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 53.18 Bn | 52.87 Bn | 982.90 Mn | -59.20 Mn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 2.32 Bn | -1.04 Bn |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.33 Bn | 16.62 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 5.64 Bn |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.65 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 427.56 Mn | -53.49 Mn |
| 6 | Qxo | 12.24 Bn | 9.19 Bn | 409.30 Mn | - |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.99 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 2.71 Bn |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.98 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 755.00 Mn |
| 9 | Pool | 7.00 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 329.87 Mn | -10.23 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 377.59 Mn | -18.44 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -53.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -50.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -47.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -42.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -47.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -47.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -50.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -37.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -31.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -34.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -35.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -29.74 Mn |