---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000929008-24-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WCC"
cik: "0000929008"
company_name: "WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T07:54:16.022646+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wesco Q3: GAAP EPS $3.81, adjusted $3.58; organic sales down 0.6% YoY, operating margin 6.1%

## Summary
- Net sales $5.5B, down 2.7% YoY; organic sales down 0.6% YoY but up 0.1% sequentially.
- GAAP EPS $3.81; adjusted EPS $3.58, down 20.3% YoY. Operating profit $336M, margin 6.1%.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin 7.3%, down 80bps YoY, flat sequentially. Gross margin 22.1%, up 50bps YoY.
- Operating cash flow $302M Q3, $825M YTD (up from $424M YTD 2023). Free cash flow $280M Q3.
- Reaffirming full-year outlook; data center double-digit growth; leverage 2.9x; $25M share repurchase.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000929008-24-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WCC
- cik: 0000929008
- company_name: WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929008/000092900824000027/0000929008-24-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929008/000092900824000027/wcc-20241031.htm

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