---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-241444"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSO"
cik: "0000105016"
company_name: "WATSCO INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T10:55:24.665758+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Watsco posts record Q3 sales of $2.16B; EPS $4.22 flat YoY, operating cash flow up 50%

## Summary
- Q3 sales record $2.16B (+2% YoY), operating income $250M (-2%), EPS $4.22 (-3%).
- Nine-month sales $5.9B (+3%), EPS $10.92 vs $11.60, operating cash flow record $394M (+50%).
- Residential HVAC unit sales stabilized; October trends show mid-single digit sales growth.
- Annual dividend raised 10% to $10.80 per share effective April 2024.
- Regulatory shift to A2L systems expected to impact ~60% of sales in 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-241444
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSO
- cik: 0000105016
- company_name: WATSCO INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-23T23:59:59+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/105016/000119312524241444/0001193125-24-241444-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105016/000119312524241444/d800164d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-241444.txt

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