Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies · SIC 5070

WATSCO INC

WSO

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Latest revenue

$1.53B

as of 2026-03-31

Latest net income

$79.1M

as of 2026-03-31

Net margin

5.2%

as of 2026-03-31

Price · 5Y

+8.2% / yr 5.6 pts / yr vs S&P 500 48.0% total
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$375.17
0.84%
Market cap
$13.01B
Enterprise value
$13.01B
P/E (trailing)
26.2×
Forward P/E
P/B
Dividend yield
3.3%
52-wk high
$494.94
52-wk low
$323.05
Beta
Shares out
34.7M

5-year trend

What this company does

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS General Watsco, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Watsco,” the “Company”, or “we,” “us,” or “our”) was incorporated in Florida in 1956 and is the largest distributor of air conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment and related parts and supplies (“HVAC/R”) in the HVAC/R distribution industry in North America. At December 31, 2025, we operated from 695 locations in 43 U.S. States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico with additional market coverage on an export basis to portions of Latin America and the Caribbean, through which we serve more than 130,000 active contractors that service the replacement and new construction markets. Our revenues in HVAC/R…

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Generated from WSO's filing dated 2026-02-27

Key risks

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS Business Risk Factors Supplier Concentration and Supply Chain Risks The Company’s top ten suppliers accounted for 85% of our purchases during 2025, including 62% from Carrier and 8% from Rheem. Products supplied by Carrier include a diverse variety of brands of HVAC equipment including Carrier, Bryant, Payne, Tempstar, Heil, Comfortmaker, and Grandaire (a private label product created by the Company), along with complimentary replacement parts. Rheem provides Rheem-brand HVAC systems, as well as Freidrich and AireVantage (a private label product created by Nordyne, a subsidiary of Rheem), along with complimentary replacement parts. Given the significant concentration…

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Profitability

Gross margin

28.0%

4.5%

Operating margin

10.0%

3.0%

Net margin

6.9%

2.5%

Return on equity

17.9%

11.5%

Return on assets

11.3%

6.0%

Leverage

Debt / equity

0.59×

14.4%

Long-term debt / equity

0.13×

2.5%

Debt / assets

37.0%

9.1%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-31

$1.53B+0.1%$79.1M-1.2%5.2%

Q4 2025

2025-12-31

$1.58B-10.0%$71.7M-25.9%4.5%

Q3 2025

2025-09-30

$2.07B-4.3%$161.6M-5.5%7.8%

Q2 2025

2025-06-30

$2.06B-3.6%$183.6M+1.2%8.9%

Q1 2025

2025-03-31

$1.53B-2.2%$80.1M-8.0%5.2%

Q4 2024

2024-12-31

$1.75B$96.8M5.5%

Q3 2024

2024-09-30

$2.16B+1.6%$171.0M+0.0%7.9%

Q2 2024

2024-06-30

$2.14B+6.8%$181.4M+5.0%8.5%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$0

Insider selling

$986.2K

Net activity

−$986.2K

Distinct insiders

1

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2025-06-10

John Michael Custer

Director

Sale2,200$448.27$986.2K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns WSO

Institutional value

$9.01B

Total shares held

25.3M

Distinct holders

560

As of

2026-03-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1BlackRock, Inc.4.1M$1.49BNew
2Capital International Investors3.5M$1.26BNew
3Capital Research Global Investors1.9M$690.7MNew
4VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC1.8M$637.0MNew
5VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1.6M$570.2MNew
6BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO1.1M$413.7MNew
7BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL582.7K$212.0MNew
8Markel Group Inc.582.2K$211.8MNew
9DAVENPORT & Co LLC545.3K$198.4MNew
10WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN421.2K$153.2MNew
11UBS Group AG363.1K$132.1MNew
12Capital World Investors339.0K$123.3MNew
13Hamlin Capital Management, LLC337.3K$122.7MNew
14ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC292.4K$106.4MNew
15BAHL & GAYNOR INC261.9K$95.3MNew
16Bank of New York Mellon Corp251.8K$91.6MNew
17CALEDONIA INVESTMENTS PLC232.9K$84.7MNew
18DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP226.9K$82.5MNew
19VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO216.8K$78.9MNew
20WELCH & FORBES LLC209.8K$76.3MNew

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

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