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Watsco

NYQ:WSO US9426222009
73
  • Value
    41
  • Growth
    23
  • Safety
    Safety
    83
  • Combined
    83
  • Sentiment
    81
  • 360° View
    360° View
    73
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Company Description

Watsco, Inc. distributes heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC/R) products. It operates in the commercial refrigeration market, selling products like condensing units, compressors, and ice machines. The company has locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and on an export basis to Latin America and the Caribbean. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $18,961 million, profits of $2,045 million, and revenue of $7,618 million with 7220 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 73 (better than 73% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Watsco are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Watsco. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 81, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 81% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 83 or better than 83% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 41, meaning that the share price of Watsco is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 23. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Market Pulse
Country USA
Industry Trading & Distribution
Size Large
Website watsco.com
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
41 17 14 25
Growth
23 77 73 27
Safety
Safety
83 83 81 88
Sentiment
81 85 20 26
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73 73 37 24
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
11 10 10 15
Opinions Change
57 81 34 40
Pro Holdings
n/a 87 37 36
Market Pulse
100 94 68 84
Sentiment
81 85 20 26
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
41 17 14 25
Growth
23 77 73 27
Safety Safety
83 83 81 88
Combined
83 83 52 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
35 10 17 30
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
16 7 11 13
Price vs. Book (P/B)
18 13 18 21
Dividend Yield
93 75 77 95
Value
41 17 14 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
19 59 60 34
Profit Growth
67 78 43 52
Capital Growth
36 25 68 36
Stock Returns
17 87 81 57
Growth
23 77 73 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
82 86 88 92
Refinancing
53 23 23 25
Liquidity
95 95 98 96
Safety Safety
83 83 81 88

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