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Watsco Inc (WSO) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Watsco Inc

WSO in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Watsco distributes air conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment, along with the parts and supplies that go with them, across the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. It sells ducted and ductless residential units, furnaces, commercial systems, and support items such as compressors, coils, thermostats and ductwork. Its customers are the contractors and dealers who install and service these systems in new construction and replacement work. It is headquartered in Miami.
Where it sits in the stack
Watsco carries no seat in our AI build-out index, since it distributes climate-control hardware rather than compute infrastructure. It sits in our broader universe under Industrials, in the industrial-distribution sleeve, alongside other equipment and parts wholesalers.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no formal peer group set for Watsco; the comparison the market often draws is with Ferguson, another large trade distributor serving contractors, though the products differ.
Why Closelook tracks it
Watsco is a Russell 1000 constituent tracked in the diary; it carries no Closelook score and no index quotes at present.
What the diary watches
Whether the stock's distance below its 50-day and 200-day levels narrows or widens, since that shift would say more about demand from contractors than any single quarter's numbers.

Watsco Inc (WSO) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for WSO, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Industrial Distribution · United States · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Industrial Distribution · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against WSO on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 4.13%, quarterly · last 3.30 USD on 2026-07-16

Dividends and capital return

What WSO pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 12.60 USD per share · a 4.13% yield on the 2026-09-17 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-17
  • Change on the year +10.5% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 11.40 USD per share
  • Last distribution 3.30 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-16
  • By calendar year 2023: 2.45 USD (partial) · 2024: 10.55 USD · 2025: 11.70 USD · 2026: 9.60 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-10-16

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Watsco Inc (WSO)?

Watsco Inc trades as WSO on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is WSO in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Watsco Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does WSO trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -7.8% vs the 50-day and -17.9% vs the 200-day average, 33.5% below the 52-week high and +3.2% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 33 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Watsco Inc do?

Watsco distributes air conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment, along with the parts and supplies that go with them, across the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. It sells ducted and ductless residential units, furnaces, commercial systems, and support items such as compressors, coils, thermostats and ductwork. Its customers are the contractors and dealers who install and service these systems in new construction and replacement work. The diary has no formal peer group set for Watsco; the comparison the market often draws is with Ferguson, another large trade distributor serving contractors, though the products differ.

Where does Watsco Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Watsco carries no seat in our AI build-out index, since it distributes climate-control hardware rather than compute infrastructure. It sits in our broader universe under Industrials, in the industrial-distribution sleeve, alongside other equipment and parts wholesalers. Watsco is a Russell 1000 constituent tracked in the diary; it carries no Closelook score and no index quotes at present.

Does Watsco Inc pay a dividend?

Watsco Inc has paid 12.60 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 4.13% on the 2026-09-17 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 3.30 USD on 2026-07-16. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for WSO, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Industrial Distribution, then Industrials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.