Watsco (WSO) closed at $301.85 on October 20, 2026, up 2.7% from the previous close, on volume of 634,938 shares (30-day average 480,525).
Data as of October 20, 2026.
20-Oct-2026
Robert W. Baird Keeps Their Buy Rating on Watsco (WSO)
TipRanks (Tue, 20-Oct 7:59 AM ET)
BBH Capital Partners Private Equity Exits The Granite Group
Business Wire (Mon, 12-Oct 4:00 PM ET)
Globe Newswire (Mon, 12-Oct 7:30 AM ET)
Watsco Schedules Third Quarter Conference Call On Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT)
Globe Newswire (Fri, 9-Oct 7:30 AM ET)
Watsco Declares $3.30 Quarterly Dividend
Globe Newswire (Thu, 1-Oct 7:30 AM ET)
Globe Newswire (Mon, 14-Sep 8:30 AM ET)
Globe Newswire (Fri, 11-Sep 7:30 AM ET)
Bloomberg 500 (B500) Index Adds Ten Securities Following September Reconstitution
PRNewswire (Wed, 26-Aug 4:34 PM ET)
Globe Newswire (Wed, 29-Jul 7:30 AM ET)
Watsco is the largest HVAC and refrigeration products distributor in North America with approximately 13% market share. The company primarily operates in the United States (90% of revenue) with significant exposure in the Sunbelt states. Watsco also has operations in Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The company's customer base comprises more than 120,000 dealers and contractors serving the replacement and new-construction HVAC/R markets for residential and light-commercial applications. As much as 20% of residential HVAC units are distributed through Watsco in any given year. Revenue is approximately 75%-80% residential HVAC and 20%-25% commercial, with relatively small exposure to more complex "applied" solutions.
Watsco trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol WSO.
As of October 20, 2026, WSO stock price climbed to $301.85 with 634,938 million shares trading.
WSO has a beta of 0.79, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. WSO has a correlation of 0.08 to the broad based SPY ETF.
WSO has a market cap of $12.45 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.
Last quarter Watsco reported $2 billion in Revenue and $4.00 earnings per share. This fell short of revenue expectation by $-49 million and missed earnings estimates by -$.35.
In the last 3 years, WSO traded as high as $571.42 and as low as $277.34.
The top ETF exchange traded funds that WSO belongs to (by Net Assets): IJH, VTI, SCHD, VB, DVY.
WSO has underperformed the market in the last year with a return of -15.1%, while the SPY ETF gained +16.9%. In the last 3 month period, WSO fell short of the market, returning -18.0%, while SPY returned +3.7%. However, in the most recent 2 weeks WSO has outperformed the stock market by returning +4.4%, while SPY returned -0.7%.
WSO support price is $288.24 and resistance is $299.76 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that WSO shares will trade within this expected range on the day.