---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-188253"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSO"
cik: "0000105016"
company_name: "WATSCO INC"
filed_at: "2024-07-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T14:48:51.389282+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Watsco Q2 record revenue $2.1B, EPS $4.49; cash flow improves $100M; dividend raised 10%

## Summary
- Record Q2 revenue $2.1B (+7% YoY); EPS $4.49 vs $4.42; operating margin 12.6%.
- Operating cash flow improved by $100M to $58M (from -$42M use in 2023).
- E-commerce sales grew 13%, accounting for 36% of total sales; 60K authenticated mobile users.
- Dividend rate increased 10% to $10.80 per share, marking 50 consecutive years of payments.
- Balance sheet: $425M cash and short-term investments; no borrowings on $600M credit facility.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-188253
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSO
- cik: 0000105016
- company_name: WATSCO INC
- filed_at: 2024-07-30T23:59:59+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/105016/000119312524188253/0001193125-24-188253-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105016/000119312524188253/d875220d8k.htm

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