Watsco (WSO) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Watsco (WSO) posted Tax Provisions of $50.57 million for Q2 2026, down 12.0% from $57.43 million a year earlier but up 113.3% from the prior quarter.
Watsco (WSO) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Provisions at Watsco was $143.86 million, down 12.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $150.09 million, down 10.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Provisions shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Watsco's Tax Provisions was $166.9 million in FY2024 (+7.2%), $155.75 million in FY2023 (+23.9%), $125.72 million in FY2022 (-2.4%) and $128.8 million in FY2021 (+68.1%).
- Quarterly Tax Provisions has run from a low of -$19.97 million in Q4 2022 to a high of $60.48 million in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Provisions increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 12.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Provisions in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 151.8%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 26.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions for the three prior quarters was $23.7 million (Q1 2026), $20.33 million (Q4 2025) and $49.27 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 254.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 198.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 119.30 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 146.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 106.20 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 62.40 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 39.19 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 50.57 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.53 Bn | 9.33 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 43.10 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 50.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 49.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 57.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 55.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 59.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 54.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 56.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -19.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 49.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 60.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 35.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 41.73 Mn |
Watsco Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=WSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();