---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000929008-23-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WCC"
cik: "0000929008"
company_name: "WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T23:52:55.607366+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wesco reports record Q1: sales $5.5B (+12%), adj. EPS $3.75, reaffirms FY23 outlook

## Summary
- Net sales $5.5B (+12% YoY, organic +10.8%); gross margin 21.9% (+60bps).
- Adjusted diluted EPS $3.75 (+3% YoY); adjusted EBITDA $421M (+16%) with margin 7.6%.
- CSS sales +20.8% (organic +13.3%), UBS +17.5% (organic +18.2%), EES +2.2%.
- Backlog +21% YoY; reaffirms FY23 mid-to-high single-digit sales growth, FCF $600-800M.
- Operating cash outflow of $255M on working capital build; expects leverage below 2.5x by year-end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000929008-23-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WCC
- cik: 0000929008
- company_name: WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929008/000092900823000009/0000929008-23-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929008/000092900823000009/wcc-20230504.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC reported first quarter of 2023 results: revenue $5.5 billion, EPS $3.48. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $5.5 billion
  - EPS: $3.48
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 15219 Wesco International Reports Record First Quarter 2023 Results • Record first quarter sales, gross margin, operating profit, and earnings per diluted share • Net sales of $5.5 billion, up 12% YOY – Organic sales growth of 11% YOY • Operating profit of $346 million; operating margin of 6.3% – Adjusted EBITDA of $421 million, up 16% YOY; adjusted EBITDA margin
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929008/000092900823000009/0000929008-23-000009-index.htm

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