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Watsco distributes heating and cooling equipment to installation crews — a distributor, not a manufacturer.
An air conditioner fails in a heatwave and the installer takes whatever is in the depot round the corner. What decides is therefore not price but network density and availability: hundreds of branches hold equipment and parts near the crews, and the contractor goes where nothing has to be waited for.
The company manufactures nothing and therefore carries no factory capital costs; it grows by buying family-owned distributors and moving them onto a common ordering system. Replacement outweighs new construction, which makes demand steadier. Risks: a cool summer, inventory after refrigerant rule changes and acquisition prices. The dividend is high.
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 30 June 2026
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Watsco, Inc. (WSO) is a company in the Industrials sector; its shares trade on NYSE.
The price of Watsco, Inc. (WSO) on November 2, 2026 is 313.47 $, +3.26 % on the day. Over 52 weeks the stock traded between 277.34 $ and 459.00 $; the price now sits 20 % of the way up that range. Over the past year the price changed by −16.72 %. The P/E ratio is 25.83, which is close to the sector median (25.17). Market capitalization is 12.29 billion $, rank 3 among 3 stocks of the same industry with a known capitalization.
Watsco, Inc. trades on NYSE under the ticker WSO. The company belongs to the Industrials sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks WSO has traded between 277.34 $ and 459.00 $. As of 2 November 2026 the price stood 12.20 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year WSO shares fell 16.72 %; over six months they fell 29.01 %. Volatility over 90 days is 38.46 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 2 November 2026.
WSO trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.8, above the sector median of 25.2. Price to sales is 1.7, above the sector median of 1.3. Price to book is 4.1, above the sector median of 2.5. Calculated from reports for the period ending 30 June 2026.
Watsco, Inc. reported revenue of 7.3B $ and net income of 476M $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 6.53 %. Revenue changed by −2.98 % year over year. Earnings per share are 11.67 $. Market capitalisation is 12.3B $.
WSO has a return on equity of 15.89 %, above the sector median of 6.15 %. Return on assets is 9.36 %, above the sector median of 2.41 %. Operating margin is 9.40 %, above the sector median of 4.28 %.