Watsco (WSO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Watsco's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 11.52% for Q2 2026, down 2.16 percentage points from 13.68% a year earlier and down 1.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Watsco (WSO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Watsco's Return on Assets [ROA] was 13.21%, down 2.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of +0.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 15.49% in FY2024 (-2.08 pp), 17.57% in FY2023 (-3.84 pp), 21.41% in FY2022 (+3.50 pp) and 17.91% in FY2021 (+5.08 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2020.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for 12 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q4 2022 (a gain of 3.75 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 4.15 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WSO's Return on Assets [ROA] at 12.93% (Q1 2026), 13.10% (Q4 2025) and 13.26% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 8.62% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 20.75% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 25.74% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.44% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 6.70% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 8.16% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.10% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 13.82% |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.52% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.53 Bn | 9.33 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -4.97% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.18% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.77% |
API Access
Watsco Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();