Watsco (WSO) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Watsco's Shares Outstanding came in at 38.16 million for Q2 2026, up 0.9% from 37.83 million a year earlier and up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Watsco (WSO) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Watsco's Shares Outstanding was 37.84 million, up 1.2% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has increased in each of the last 16 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 37.39 million in FY2024 (+2.7%), 36.41 million in FY2023 (+2.4%), 35.56 million in FY2022 (+0.9%) and 35.24 million in FY2021 (+0.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding has increased for 63 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding ran from 0.5% in Q3 2021 to 3.3% in Q2 2024.
- Business Quant data shows WSO's Shares Outstanding at 37.93 million (Q1 2026), 37.84 million (Q4 2025) and 37.86 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 47.20 Mn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 1.15 Bn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 194.60 Mn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 409.98 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 51.05 Mn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 48.80 Mn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 37.38 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 38.16 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 676.20 Mn |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.65 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 573.00 Mn | 186.64 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 38.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 37.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 37.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 37.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 37.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 37.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 35.26 Mn |
API Access
Watsco Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();