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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Watsco (WSO)

Watsco Q3 revenue rises 7% to record $2.22 billion; EPS falls 5% to $3.77

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings

Watsco reported record third-quarter revenue of $2.22 billion, up 7%, helped by acquisitions, but diluted earnings per share fell 5% to $3.77 as gross margin and operating income declined. For the nine months, revenue rose 3% while earnings per share fell 7% to $9.72, and the company said residential unit volumes returned to growth.

Key points

  • Q3 operating income fell 4% to $225 million; operating margin was 10.1% versus 11.4% a year earlier
  • Q3 gross profit margin was 26.4% versus 27.5% last year; same-store sales rose 4%
  • Nine-month operating cash flow rose 79% to $304 million
  • Acquisitions of Jackson Supply (June 2026) and The Granite Group (October 2026) add 107 locations and $730 million in annualized revenue

The filing

CompanyWatsco (WSO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 27, 2026, 7:30 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-432680

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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