Watsco (WSO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Watsco (WSO) posted Tax Rate of 20.32% for Q1 2026, up 1053.85% sequentially from 1.76% in Q4 2025, and up 71.0% YoY from 11.88% in Q1 2025.
Watsco (WSO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Watsco has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 20.32% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate rose 71.0% year-over-year to 20.32% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.96% (down 293.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.85%, down 295.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate advanced to 20.32% in Q1 2026 per WSO's latest filing, from 1.76% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 21.69% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 14.56% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 16.89% and a median of 20.66% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Rate slumped 3670 bps in 2022, then soared 2468 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 14.56% in 2022, then jumped by 170 bps to 10.12% in 2023, then jumped by 92 bps to 19.4% in 2024, then tumbled by 91 bps to 1.76% in 2025, then soared by 1054 bps to 20.32% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 20.32%, 1.76%, and 20.66% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.04 Bn | 61.46 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 24.81% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 59.03 Bn | 58.83 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 23.76% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.99 Bn | 47.17 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 26.07% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 22.94% |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 13.25 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 26.17% |
| 6 | Watsco | 11.97 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 20.91% |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.70 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 24.67% |
| 8 | Pool | 7.21 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 25.79% |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.76 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 24.50% |
| 10 | Xometry | 5.15 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 87.15 Mn | -7.14% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.40% |