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Watsco (WSO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Watsco's Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 19.12% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 312.0% to 19.12% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 19.12%, a 312.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 19.32%, down 574.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 19.12% in Q4 2025 for Watsco, down from 19.71% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for WSO hit a ceiling of 31.62% in Q4 2022 and a floor of 19.12% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 25.1% across 5 years, with a median of 25.05% in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: surged 732bps in 2021 and later tumbled -656bps in 2023.
  • Tracing WSO's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 26.61% in 2021, then increased by 19bps to 31.62% in 2022, then dropped by -21bps to 25.06% in 2023, then fell by -11bps to 22.24% in 2024, then decreased by -14bps to 19.12% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for WSO at 19.12% in Q4 2025, 19.71% in Q3 2025, and 21.88% in Q2 2025.