Watsco (WSO) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Watsco (WSO) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $348.99 million for Q2 2026, up 2.9% from $339 million a year earlier and up 8.1% from the prior quarter.
Watsco (WSO) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Watsco's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $1.35 billion, up 1.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.34 billion, up 3.4% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $1.29 billion in FY2024 (+5.7%), $1.22 billion in FY2023 (+0.2%), $1.22 billion in FY2022 (+15.4%) and $1.06 billion in FY2021 (+27.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 36.1%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 3.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $322.85 million (Q1 2026), $332.65 million (Q4 2025) and $343.66 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 472.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 561.80 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.61 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 443.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 789.40 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 251.91 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 348.99 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.38 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 415.20 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 348.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 322.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 332.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 343.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 339.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 322.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 338.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 326.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 319.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 309.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 312.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 319.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 304.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 287.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 301.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 321.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 314.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 283.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 292.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 281.92 Mn |
Watsco Selling, General & Administrative 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();