Watsco, Inc. · WSO · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$308.38 +0.05% on the day, +$0.14
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Yearly payout / yield
$13.20·4.28%
$3.30 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$3.30/qtr
pays ~Jan 19, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Jan 16, 2027est.
own by Jan 15, 2027 ⓘ
Years without a cut
12 yrs
12 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2000raised2008raised2020raised2022raised
raised through all four
Yield vs history ⓘ
82
Well above its usual yield
WSO share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
WSO Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +10.0%3Y +10.4%5Y +11.1%10Y +12.1%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 139 payments since 1992.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +11.11% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year, to no less than 5%. Today's $13.20 a year would be $19.70 by 2031 - 6.39% on today's $308.38 price.

How Many WSO Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $13.20 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 455 WSO shares, about $140,313 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $308.38. $1,000 a month takes about 910 shares, about $280,626. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Watsco (WSO) pays $3.30 a share quarterly, $13.20 a year, a 4.28% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $308.38. It has paid since 1992 and raised its annual dividend 12 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $3.30 quarterly and the last close of $308.38, this is what WSO pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$3.30$1.10$13.20
100 shares$330.00$110.00$1,320.00
$10,000 invested (32.4 shares)$107.01$35.67$428.04
455 shares ($500/mo)$1,501.50$500.50$6,006.00
910 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,003.00$1,001.00$12,012.00

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 WSO shares reinvest into 1.07 new shares each payment, about 4.3 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 94 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with WSO’s own history in the WSO DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

WSO Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

82/100Well above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • WSO yields 4.28% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $308.38.
  • Its own 10-year median is 3.02%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.96% low4.36% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is WSO’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

WSO has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 16, 2027, with the cash around Jan 19, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $3.30 a share, went ex on Oct 16, 2026 and paid Oct 19, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 92 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does WSO Pay?

WSO pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$12.90 a share, in 4 payments.
+10.3% against the 12 months before ($11.70 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. Ex-dates fall in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 12 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Apr 16, 2026 - $3.00 to $3.30 (+$0.30, +10.00%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.25 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 116.7% - $12.60 paid / $10.80 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 75.8% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 74.8% - $12.60 paid / $16.84 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 65.3% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

WSO vs Similar Dividend Stocks (CR, WTS...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Industrials companies closest to WSO in market value, WSO’s 4.28% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 1.59%, and its raise streak of 12 years is the 4th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
WSO $308.38Watsco $3.30/qtr$13.20/yr fwd 4.28% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 12 yrsraised 12 yrs in a row
CR $209.69Crane $0.255/qtr$1.02/yr fwd 0.49% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20232000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 cut 2 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
WTS $360.74Watts Water Technologies $0.63/qtr$2.52/yr fwd 0.70% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20002000 cut2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 25 yrsraised 13 yrs in a row
MLI $54.89Mueller Industries $0.175/qtr$0.70/yr fwd 1.28% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 32008 held2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 0 yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
HII $306.25Huntington Ingalls Industries $1.38/qtr$5.52/yr fwd 1.80% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 12+ yrsraised 12 yrs in a row
RRX $176.42Regal Rexnord $0.35/qtr$1.40/yr fwd 0.79% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 35+ yrsno raise streak
RTO $23.91Rentokil Initial $0.224/half-yr$0.45/yr fwd 1.87% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20092008 stopped2022 heldno 2000/2020 record 5+ yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
GGG $72.43Graco $0.295/qtr$1.18/yr fwd 1.63% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 37+ yrsraised 26 yrs in a row
LII $352.17Lennox International $1.36/qtr$5.44/yr fwd 1.54% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 25+ yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
DLAKY $9.58Deutsche Lufthansa AG $0.382/yr 3.99% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
OROVY $95.51Orient Overseas (International) Limited $2.736/half-yr$5.47/yr fwd 5.73% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1 yrraised 1 yr in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: WSO vs CR, WSO vs WTS, WSO vs MLI.

WSO Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1992

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 16, 2026Oct 19, 2026$3.30QuarterlyRegular
Jul 16, 2026Jul 20, 2026$3.30QuarterlyRegular
Apr 16, 2026Apr 20, 2026$3.30QuarterlyRegular
Jan 16, 2026Jan 19, 2026$3.00QuarterlyRegular
Oct 16, 2025Oct 20, 2025$3.00QuarterlyRegular
Jul 16, 2025Jul 18, 2025$3.00QuarterlyRegular
Apr 15, 2025Apr 17, 2025$3.00QuarterlyRegular
Jan 17, 2025Jan 20, 2025$2.70QuarterlyRegular
Oct 16, 2024Oct 18, 2024$2.70QuarterlyRegular
Jul 16, 2024Jul 18, 2024$2.70QuarterlyRegular
The other 129 WSO payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for WSO

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WSO Dividend Questions

How often does WSO pay dividends?

WSO pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does WSO pay dividends monthly?

No. WSO pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next WSO dividend?

WSO has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 16, 2027, with the cash around Jan 19, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $3.30 a share, went ex on Oct 16, 2026 and paid Oct 19, 2026. The current rate is $3.30 per share, $13.20 a year.

Does WSO pay a dividend in January 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Jan 16, 2027, with the cash around Jan 19, 2027, so a payment in January 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does WSO pay per share?

WSO pays $3.30 a share quarterly, $13.20 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $308.38 that is a 4.28% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 3.02%.

Has WSO raised its dividend?

Yes. WSO has raised its annual dividend 12 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Apr 16, 2026, took the rate from $3.00 to $3.30 (+10.00%). Over five years the dividend grew 11.1% a year.

Is WSO’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. WSO paid out 117% of its earnings and 75% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 12 years in a row and gone 12 years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2000, 2008, 2020 and 2022 crashes. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my WSO dividends?

Add WSO to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run WSO in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 13, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 13 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.