Watsco, Inc.

NYSE:WSO.B Stock Report

Market Cap: US$18.0b

Watsco Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Watsco is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 11.2% and 6.4% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 10.4% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 19.9% in 3 years.

Key information

11.2%

Earnings growth rate

10.4%

EPS growth rate

Trade Distributors earnings growth8.7%
Revenue growth rate6.4%
Future return on equity19.9%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated18 Jan 2025

Recent future growth updates

No updates

Recent updates

Watsco: Plumbing May Be Its Next Big Growth Opportunity (Rating Upgrade)

Apr 26

Watsco: Good Growth Prospects But Priced In

Sep 06

Watsco: Good Growth Prospects Despite Challenging Macros

Feb 22

Watsco, Inc. goes ex dividend tomorrow

Jan 12

Watsco Can See A Meaningful Outperformance In 2023

Dec 10

Watsco: Recent Correction Presents A Good Buying Opportunity

May 26

LRT Capital - Watsco Inc.: A Long Growth Runway

May 06

Watsco: A Great Company At A Lofty Price

Apr 26

I Am Buying The Dip Of Watsco Because Of Its Buy And Build Strategy And Innovation Efforts

Feb 01

Watsco Sees Return On Its Technology-Pioneering Efforts

Dec 06

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:WSO.B - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/20279,1167106767353
12/31/20268,55963164571112
12/31/20258,01556464369215
12/31/20247,52849852858414
9/30/20247,468486661693N/A
6/30/20247,434485781813N/A
3/31/20247,298477679713N/A
12/31/20237,284499526562N/A
9/30/20237,262551442476N/A
6/30/20237,171535377410N/A
3/31/20237,301549591626N/A
12/31/20227,274550536572N/A
9/30/20227,205493354389N/A
6/30/20226,952478307341N/A
3/31/20226,668434257286N/A
12/31/20216,280382324350N/A
9/30/20215,923352460481N/A
6/30/20215,677321336355N/A
3/31/20215,183270437455N/A
12/31/20205,055246518534N/A
9/30/20204,973239496511N/A
6/30/20204,831218512529N/A
3/31/20204,847220307325N/A
12/31/20194,770226318336N/A
9/30/20194,689228280298N/A
6/30/20194,590224241258N/A
3/31/20194,551224247265N/A
12/31/20184,547223153171N/A
9/30/20184,520226170187N/A
6/30/20184,453213N/A252N/A
3/31/20184,396199N/A231N/A
12/31/20174,342191N/A307N/A
9/30/20174,291178N/A325N/A
6/30/20174,303177N/A275N/A
3/31/20174,241168N/A274N/A
12/31/20164,221168N/A282N/A
9/30/20164,211165N/A268N/A
6/30/20164,147161N/A337N/A
3/31/20164,156161N/A280N/A
12/31/20154,113159N/A223N/A
9/30/20154,086157N/A203N/A
6/30/20154,044154N/A136N/A
3/31/20153,991146N/A103N/A
12/31/20143,945140N/A145N/A
9/30/20143,895134N/A141N/A
6/30/20143,842126N/A162N/A
3/31/20143,792122N/A193N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: WSO.B's forecast earnings growth (11.2% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: WSO.B's earnings (11.2% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.9% per year).

High Growth Earnings: WSO.B's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: WSO.B's revenue (6.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.8% per year).

High Growth Revenue: WSO.B's revenue (6.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: WSO.B's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (19.9%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/02 01:42
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Watsco, Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David MantheyBaird
Scott DavisBarclays
Robert BarryBuckingham Research Group Inc.