Watsco (WSO)
NYSEIndustrialsIndustrial - DistributionSnapshot 2026-10-29
$303.00+4.18%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsIndustrial - DistributionSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Trading Companies & Distributors: fringe margins under pressure (4q confirmed)
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Deliver earnings at or above consensus EPS of $12.63 for FY 2026: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 3% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskWSO rests on stable revenue growth and market share, with recent revenue growth accelerating. Third-quarter 2026 revenue grew 7% year over year, though earnings missed consensus. WSO trades at 25× P/E versus the 23× peer median. The price reflects less growth than our forecast. The latest earnings miss challenges the growth case, with a 30% next-quarter miss probability. Reported profits are not well backed by cash, leaving earnings quality fragile. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades (about fair). The thesis is on watch; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. WSO is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 15 analysts currently covering WSO (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for WSO in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Trading Companies & Distributors — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Maintain stable revenue growth and market share
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $303.00
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $303.00.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Granite adds substantial sales, while A2L normalization supports margins and stable revenue growth.
Earnings miss outweighing revenue growth is a credible near-term headwind, though details and persistence are unspecified.
Threatens: Maintain stable revenue growth and market share
Softer earnings may hinder stable revenue growth.
Advances: Maintain dividend payments
Dividend increase supports capital allocation objective.
