Watsco (WSO) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $3.77
- Estimate
- $4.09
- Surprise
- -7.9%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 4.6 → 4.6/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Watsco (WSO) missed the $4.09 estimate with adjusted EPS of $3.77 — a clear 7.9% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (4.6/10) to Sell at 4.6/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Robert W. Baird Analyst Adjusts Watsco Price Target — fiscal.ai, 2026-10-28
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates WSO Sell at 4.8/10.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -7.9% surprise compares with a -4.1% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-16.
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 4.5%
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Consecutive earnings misses (3)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $291.09
- Price target
- $304.24
- Stop
- $270.72
- Upside to target
- +4.5%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.5:1
At 23.2× trailing and 21.9× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
WSO at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Industrial Distribution
- Market cap
- $12.11B
- P/E (fwd)
- 21.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 23.2
- 52-week range
- $277.34–$459.00
- Off 52-week high
- 36.6%
- RSI (14)
- 58
- Volume vs avg
- 0.01×
- Score today
- 4.8/10