Identity
- Security key
- 23756
- Ticker
- WSO
- Type
- CS — Common Stock
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange(XNYS)
- Venue group
- NYSE
- Operating MIC
- XNYS
- Market
- stocks
- Locale
- us
- Currency
- USD
- Listed
- 1984-06-07
- Round lot
- 40
- Active
- Yes
- Last seen in a load
- 2026-08-14 20:49
- Vendor updated
- 2026-08-13 06:09
- Ticker root / suffix
- WSO
Detail
Enriched 2026-08-14 20:47
- Market cap
- $12,763,841,345.54
- Shares outstanding (class)
- 35,016,653
- Shares outstanding (weighted)
- 41,252,194
- SIC
- 5070 WHOLESALE-HARDWARE & PLUMBING & HEATING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- Employees
- 7,050
- Location
- COCONUT GROVE, FL
- Homepage
- https://www.watsco.com
- Description
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.