Growth Metrics

Watsco (WSO) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Watsco (WSO) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 16 consecutive years, with $8.7 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 13.03% to $8.7 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $35.3 million through Dec 2025, up 0.92% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $35.3 million for FY2025, 0.92% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation hit $8.7 million in Q4 2025 for Watsco, down from $9.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $10.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $5.9 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $7.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $7.6 million in 2022.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Share-based Compensation was 35.35% in 2023; the steepest drop was 15.96% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $6.7 million in 2021, then grew by 1.46% to $6.8 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 35.35% to $9.2 million in 2023, then rose by 8.14% to $10.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 13.03% to $8.7 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Share-based Compensation for WSO at $8.7 million in Q4 2025, $9.1 million in Q3 2025, and $8.8 million in Q2 2025.