Watsco (WSO) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Watsco (WSO) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 35.59 million for Q2 2026, up 2.0% from 34.9 million a year earlier and up 1.7% from the prior quarter.
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Watsco (WSO) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Watsco's Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 39.01 million, up 0.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased for 15 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Watsco's Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 38.86 million in FY2024 (+0.4%), 38.71 million in FY2023 (+1.6%), 38.11 million in FY2022 (+0.6%) and 37.88 million in FY2021 (+0.5%).
- Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) has run from a low of 33.03 million in Q3 2021 to a high of 39.01 million in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased in each of the last 61 quarters, with growth averaging 0.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding (Entity) ran from 0.3% in Q3 2025 to 4.0% in Q1 2024.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) for the three prior quarters was 35 million (Q1 2026), 39.01 million (Q4 2025) and 34.92 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.70 Bn | 65.46 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 62.34 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.45 Bn | 60.04 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 47.10 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.24 Bn | 58.17 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 1.15 Bn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.40 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 194.13 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.68 Bn | 31.55 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 409.87 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.62 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 51.05 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.75 Bn | 15.06 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 48.73 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.47 Bn | 12.35 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 36.80 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.12 Bn | 8.80 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 35.59 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.55 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 676.36 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 35.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 39.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 34.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 38.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 34.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 34.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 37.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 33.03 Mn |
API Access
Watsco Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();