---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000929008-23-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WCC"
cik: "0000929008"
company_name: "WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T01:36:39.892952+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WESCO Q3 net sales $5.6B, up 4% YoY; adj. EPS $4.49 flat; leverage 2.7x; FY outlook tightened

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $5.6B (+4% YoY, organic +3%); gross margin 21.6% flat sequentially.
- Adj. EBITDA $457M (8.1% margin, +40bps seq); GAAP EPS $4.20, adj. EPS $4.49 (flat YoY).
- Operating cash flow $362M; free cash flow $357M (143% of adj. net income).
- Leverage ratio 2.7x, lowest since Anixter merger; raised cross-sell synergy target to $2.2B.
- FY23 guidance: net sales growth ~5% (low-end); EPS $15.60-$16.10 (up due to lower tax rate); FCF $500-$700M unchanged.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000929008-23-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WCC
- cik: 0000929008
- company_name: WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929008/000092900823000021/0000929008-23-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929008/000092900823000021/wcc-20231102.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC reported the third quarter of 2023 results: revenue $5.6 billion, EPS $4.20.
  - Period: the third quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $5.6 billion
  - EPS: $4.20
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Wesco International Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results • Net sales of $5.6 billion, up 4% YOY – Organic sales growth of 3% YOY • Operating profit of $381 million; operating margin of 6.7% – Adjusted EBITDA of $457 million; adjusted EBITDA margin of 8.1%, up 40 basis points sequentially – Gross margin of 21.6%, flat sequentially • Earnings per diluted share of $4.20
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929008/000092900823000021/0000929008-23-000021-index.htm

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