Watsco's dividends per share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.45. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.80. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.19. As of today, Watsco's Dividend Yield % is 2.31%.
Warning Sign:
If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Watsco Inc is 0.72, which seems too high.
Warning Sign:
Watsco Inc stock dividend yield is close to 5-year low.
During the past 12 months, Watsco's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 12.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 21.20% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Watsco was 75.30% per year. The lowest was -17.40% per year. And the median was 10.45% per year.
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Watsco Dividends per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Watsco's Dividends per Share can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Watsco's Dividends per Share
For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Watsco's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Watsco's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry
For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Watsco's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Watsco's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Watsco Dividends per Share Calculation
Dividends paid to per common share.
Watsco (NYSE:WSO) Dividends per Share Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
Watsco's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Watsco was 0.99. The lowest was 0.46. And the median was 0.71.
Warning Sign:
If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Watsco Inc is 0.72, which seems too high.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Watsco Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 2.700
2024-04-12
2024-04-15
2024-04-30
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 2.450
2024-01-16
2024-01-17
2024-01-31
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 2.450
2023-10-16
2023-10-17
2023-10-31
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 2.450
2023-07-14
2023-07-17
2023-07-31
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Watsco's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is $444.00.
Watsco's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $10.05.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Watsco was 4.39%. The lowest was 1.15%. And the median was 2.58%.
Warning Sign:
Watsco Inc stock dividend yield is close to 5-year low.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Watsco is the largest heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration products distributor in North America. The company primarily operates in the United States (91% of 2022 revenue) with significant exposure in the Sunbelt states. Watsco also has operations in Canada (5% of sales) and Latin America and the Caribbean (4% of sales). The company's customer base consists of more than 120,000 dealers and contractors that serve the replacement and new construction HVACR markets for residential and light commercial applications.
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