WSO — Watsco, Inc.

$298.16-1.03%
B-
Dividend Yield4.23%
Annual Dividend$12.60
Payout Ratio
High104.60%
Consecutive Years12 yrs
Frequencyquarterly
Next Ex-Date
Oct 16, 2026in 13 days
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Dividend Grades

vs Industrials sector
B-
Overall
A
Yield
B
Growth
C
Safety
A
Consistency
D
Performance
MetricWSOSector Median
Dividend Yield4.23%1.53%
Dividend Growth (5Y)11.06%7.60%
Payout Ratio104.6%32.1%
Consecutive Years Paid4215
1Y Total Return-24.1%13.1%

Grades compare this stock to Industrials sector peers using percentile ranks. A+ = top 10%, F = bottom 10%. See methodology →

1-Year Growth

10.90%

3-Year Growth

11.02%

5-Year Growth

11.06%

10-Year Growth

15.37%

Key Dividend Dates

Next Ex-Date

Oct 16, 2026

Next Payment

Oct 30, 2026

Last Ex-Date

Jul 16, 2026

Last Payment

Jul 31, 2026

Dividend History

Ex-DateAmountChange
Oct 16, 2026$3.30000.00%
Jul 16, 2026$3.30000.00%
Apr 16, 2026$3.3000+10.00%
Jan 16, 2026$3.00000.00%
Oct 16, 2025$3.00000.00%
Jul 16, 2025$3.00000.00%
Apr 15, 2025$3.0000+11.11%
Jan 17, 2025$2.70000.00%
Oct 16, 2024$2.70000.00%
Jul 16, 2024$2.70000.00%
Apr 12, 2024$2.7000+10.20%
Jan 16, 2024$2.45000.00%
Oct 16, 2023$2.45000.00%
Jul 14, 2023$2.45000.00%
Apr 14, 2023$2.45000.00%
Jan 13, 2023$2.4500+11.36%
Oct 14, 2022$2.20000.00%
Jul 14, 2022$2.20000.00%
Apr 13, 2022$2.2000+12.82%
Jan 13, 2022$1.95000.00%

Payout Ratio (Earnings)

104.6%

High

FCF Payout Ratio

68.8%

Moderate

Financial Snapshot

PeriodEPSFCF
Q1 2026$1.87-$25.87M
Q1 2025$1.93-$185.19M
Q2 2025$4.53-$14.28M
Q3 2025$3.98$346.43M

Analyst Ratings (Last 90 Days)

Buy: 0Hold: 4Sell: 0

Peer Comparison

SymbolCompanyYield
GWWW.W. Grainger, Inc.0.74%
FASTFastenal Company1.89%
FERGFerguson plc1.59%
WCCWESCO International, Inc.0.51%
AITApplied Industrial Technologies, Inc.0.58%
About this data

Dividend data sourced from Financial Modeling Prep. Prices updated daily after market close.

Payout ratio — trailing 12-month dividends paid / trailing 12-month net income.

Consecutive years — calendar years with a higher total annual dividend than the prior year.

Growth rates — annualized, comparing the most recent full year total to the total N years prior.

For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.

Data as of October 3, 2026. Source: Financial Modeling Prep. Prices and yields updated daily after market close.