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Watsco (XPAR:WSO) Dividend Yield % : 0.00% (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Watsco Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-28), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Watsco is 0.00%.

Warning Sign:

Watsco Inc stock dividend yield is close to 5-year low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Watsco's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

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%.

XPAR:WSO's Dividend Yield % is not ranked *
in the Industrial Distribution industry.
Industry Median: 2.605
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Dividend Yield % only.

Watsco's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00.

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 0.75, which seems too high.

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.

As of today (2024-05-28), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Watsco is 0.00%.

Watsco's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.00.

During the past 12 months, Watsco's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.30% 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.

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.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Watsco Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watsco's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

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Watsco Dividend Yield % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Watsco's Dividend Yield %

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Watsco's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

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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:

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Watsco Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.


Watsco  (XPAR:WSO) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Watsco (XPAR:WSO) Business Description

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2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 901, Miami, FL, USA, 33133
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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