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WATSCO INC (WSO)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for WATSCO INC. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About WATSCO INC

Watsco Inc is the largest distributor of air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment and related parts in North America. The company operates over 695 locations across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, serving more than 130,000 contractors in replacement and new construction markets. Watsco also distributes commercial refrigeration products and various non-equipment items such as parts, supplies, and air quality products to contractors and dealers.

Snapshot

Revenue
$7.24B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-5.0%
Net income
$497.0M
Diluted EPS
$12.25
Gross margin
28.0%
Operating margin
10.0%
Net margin
6.9%
FCF margin
7.4%
ROE
15.4%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
26.7×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$12.47B
Long-term debt / equity
0.11×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Watsco

  • Revenue fell 5.0% to $7.2B in FY2025, slower than the 4.6% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 10.0% in FY2025, -0.1 pp against 10.0% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $2.1B, up 2.1% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $535M in FY2025, 7.4% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 7.3% to $497M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Watsco’s fundamentals sit among the 684 Industrials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin28.0%
50th percentile of 466
Operating margin10.0%
66th percentile of 605
Net margin6.9%
65th percentile of 645
FCF margin7.4%
61st percentile of 562
Revenue growth (YoY)-5.0%
22nd percentile of 668
ROE15.4%
73rd percentile of 600
P/E26.7×
56th percentile of 435
Long-term debt / equity0.11×
18th percentile of 409
Short interest7.71d
91st percentile of 676

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Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 4 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
4
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
5
2 new, 3 added
Reduced / exited
4
4 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$471.6M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Markel GroupQ2 2026$249.1M597.8KAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$63.0M151.2KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$39.9M95.7KReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$29.6M71.4KAdded
Giverny CapitalQ2 2026$27.5M66.0KNew
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$26.3M63.1KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$20.0M47.9KNew
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$12.8M30.7KAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$3.5M8.5KReduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
3.6M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+2.9%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
7.71
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
472.2K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-143.6M+2.9%7.71
2026-07-313.5M+4.4%5.72
2026-07-153.4M+12.3%10.32
2026-06-303.0M+0.3%7.78
2026-06-153.0M+0.7%9.42
2026-05-293.0M+0.7%7.38
2026-05-153.0M-9.8%9.25
2026-04-303.3M-10.4%5.52

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$7.24B$7.62B$7.28B$7.27B$6.28B
Gross profit$2.03B$2.04B$1.99B$2.03B$1.67B
Operating income$720.3M$781.8M$794.8M$831.6M$628.5M
Net income$497.0M$536.3M$536.3M$601.2M$418.9M
Diluted EPS$12.25$13.30$13.67$15.41$10.78

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$433.3M$526.3M$210.1M$147.5M$118.3M
Current assets$2.95B$3.08B$2.39B$2.30B$1.96B
Total assets$4.41B$4.48B$3.73B$3.49B$3.09B
Current liabilities$717.7M$983.9M$712.0M$906.5M$726.7M
Long-term debt$361.6M$337.2M$304.5M$243.5M$285.2M
Total liabilities$1.19B$1.42B$1.11B$1.24B$1.09B
Total equity$3.22B$3.06B$2.62B$2.25B$2.00B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$569.6M$773.1M$562.0M$572.0M$349.6M
Capital expenditure$34.5M$30.1M$35.5M$35.7M$25.5M
Free cash flow$535.1M$743.0M$526.5M$536.3M$324.1M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$2.10B2.1%$163.3M$4.00
Q1 FY2026$1.53B0.1%$79.1M$1.87
Q4 FY2025$1.58B-10.0%$71.7M$1.89
Q3 FY2025$2.07B-4.3%$161.6M$3.98
Q2 FY2025$2.06B-3.6%$183.6M$4.52
Q1 FY2025$1.53B-2.2%$80.1M$1.93
Q4 FY2024$1.75B9.4%$96.8M$2.57
Q3 FY2024$2.16B1.6%$171.0M$4.22

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorIndustrials
SIC industryWholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2007
SEC CIK105016

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-27
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10-Q2026-08-07
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10-Q2026-05-08
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10-Q2025-11-07
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10-Q2025-08-08
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8-K2026-07-29
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8-K/A2026-06-04
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8-K2026-06-04
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.