Watsco (WSO) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Watsco (WSO) posted Tax Provisions of $46.96 million for Q3 2026, down 4.7% from $49.27 million a year earlier and down 7.1% from the prior quarter.
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Watsco (WSO) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Tax Provisions at Watsco was $141.56 million, down 10.1% 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 two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 11.3%.
- 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 $50.57 million (Q2 2026), $23.7 million (Q1 2026) and $20.33 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.34 Bn | 72.46 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 311.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.22 Bn | 62.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 198.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.31 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 129.60 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 146.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.35 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.84 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 128.50 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.33 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 86.80 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.05 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 46.96 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.95 Bn | 10.83 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 30.54 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.57 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 534.80 Mn | -105.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 46.96 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();