WCC Industrials

WESCO International, Inc.

$351.61+4.78%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 1, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Industrial Distribution
Country: United States
Market cap: 17.1B USD
Enterprise value: 21.8B USD
Full-time employees: 21,000

Overall health

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.53 vs a peer median of 0.64) and more debt relative to equity (1.15× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.53 vs peers 0.64) and more debt vs equity (1.15× vs peers 0.40×)
About average: profitability, growth and valuation

Ranks #1,571 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 32%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profit isn't fully turning into cash. Free cash flow is only 22% of reported profit.
Free cash flow is only 22% of reported profit. That usually means heavy spending on facilities and equipment, or cash tied up in inventory and unpaid bills. Worth checking whether it's a phase of investment or a lasting pattern.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue +9.8%, operating profit −14%.
Since 2022, WESCO International's revenue changed +9.8% while operating profit fell 14%: costs rose faster than sales.
More volatile share price. Beta 1.53: tends to move more than the market.
WESCO International's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.53, above the market's 1.0).

StockQuotient Score

42/ 100

Oct 5 42 → Nov 4 42

Valuation

Is the price right?

44/100

Moderate▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 45 → 44

Share price +3.7%-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Held back by:

▼ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield4.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.13Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield6.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.00Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield0.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.76Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield30.5%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

59/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 3.2%

Why

Helped by:

▲ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth7.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.00Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth3.9%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.04Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth12.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.06Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

50/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ ROIC
▼ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin5.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.46Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets4.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.37Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital10.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.55Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin21.4%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equity13.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Beta
▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.53

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -3.24Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio2.09×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.88Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity1.15×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.21Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about WESCO International

Is WESCO International getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Jul 30, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 42/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is WESCO International valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 44/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Free cash flow yield 0.9% vs a peer median of 3.7% (weaker than 70% of peers).Free cash flow yield 0.9% vs peers 3.7% (weaker than 70% of peers).
Is WESCO International growing?: At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 59/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Revenue growth 12.5% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 76% of peers).Revenue growth 12.5% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 76% of peers).
How profitable is WESCO International?: About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 50/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on invested capital 10.2% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 63% of peers).Return on invested capital 10.2% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 63% of peers). Operating margin 5.4% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 64% of peers).Operating margin 5.4% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 64% of peers).
How risky is WESCO International?: Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.09× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 67% of peers).Current ratio 2.09× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 67% of peers). Beta 1.53 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 94% of peers).Beta 1.53 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 94% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Jul 30, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	24.2B USD	25.0B USD	+3.2%
Net income (12 months)	675.6M USD	710.1M USD	+5.1%
Operating margin	5.3%	5.4%	+0.1 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	215.6M USD	155.1M USD	−28.1%
Debt	5.8B USD	6.0B USD	+2.8%
Cash	696.6M USD	808.9M USD	+16.1%
Shares outstanding	48.7M	48.7M	+0.1%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Industrials · 318 companies

Valuations in Industrials are near the top of their range since 2016.

85% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +20% and earnings +14% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −24% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Industrials: too few Industrial Distribution companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	20.8%	21.8%	21.6%	21.6%	21.1%	▼ 0.5 pts
Operating margin	4.4%	6.7%	6.3%	5.6%	5.2%	▼ 0.4 pts
Net margin	2.6%	4.0%	3.4%	3.3%	2.7%	▼ 0.6 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	3.7%	5.8%	5.1%	4.8%	3.9%	▼ 0.9 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	12.3%	19.3%	15.2%	14.4%	12.7%	▼ 1.7 pts
Free cash flow margin	0.1%	-0.4%	1.8%	4.6%	0.1%	▼ 4.5 pts
Current ratio	2.08×	2.18×	2.48×	2.20×	2.20×	▲ 0.2%
Quick ratio	1.21×	1.27×	1.42×	1.27×	1.27×	▼ 0.6%
Debt to equity	1.26×	1.23×	1.06×	1.03×	1.16×	▲ 13%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.53 vs a peer median of 0.64) and more debt relative to equity (1.15× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.53 vs peers 0.64) and more debt vs equity (1.15× vs peers 0.40×)

About average: profitability, growth and valuation

Ranks #1,571 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 32%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profit isn't fully turning into cash. Free cash flow is only 22% of reported profit.

Free cash flow is only 22% of reported profit. That usually means heavy spending on facilities and equipment, or cash tied up in inventory and unpaid bills. Worth checking whether it's a phase of investment or a lasting pattern.

Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue +9.8%, operating profit −14%.

Since 2022, WESCO International's revenue changed +9.8% while operating profit fell 14%: costs rose faster than sales.

More volatile share price. Beta 1.53: tends to move more than the market.

WESCO International's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.53, above the market's 1.0).

Questions investors ask about WESCO International

Is WESCO International getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Jul 30, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 42/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is WESCO International valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 44/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Free cash flow yield 0.9% vs a peer median of 3.7% (weaker than 70% of peers).Free cash flow yield 0.9% vs peers 3.7% (weaker than 70% of peers).

Is WESCO International growing?

At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 59/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Revenue growth 12.5% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 76% of peers).Revenue growth 12.5% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 76% of peers).

How profitable is WESCO International?

About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 50/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on invested capital 10.2% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 63% of peers).Return on invested capital 10.2% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 63% of peers). Operating margin 5.4% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 64% of peers).Operating margin 5.4% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 64% of peers).

How risky is WESCO International?

Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.09× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 67% of peers).Current ratio 2.09× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 67% of peers). Beta 1.53 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 94% of peers).Beta 1.53 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 94% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

24.2B USD

25.0B USD

+3.2%

Net income (12 months)

675.6M USD

710.1M USD

+5.1%

Operating margin

5.3%

5.4%

+0.1 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

215.6M USD

155.1M USD

−28.1%

Debt

5.8B USD

6.0B USD

+2.8%

Cash

696.6M USD

808.9M USD

+16.1%

Shares outstanding

48.7M

48.7M

+0.1%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

20.8%

21.8%

21.6%

21.1%

▼ 0.5 pts

Operating margin

4.4%

6.7%

6.3%

5.6%

5.2%

▼ 0.4 pts

Net margin

2.6%

4.0%

3.4%

3.3%

2.7%

▼ 0.6 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

3.7%

5.8%

5.1%

4.8%

3.9%

▼ 0.9 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

12.3%

19.3%

15.2%

14.4%

12.7%

▼ 1.7 pts

Free cash flow margin

0.1%

-0.4%

1.8%

4.6%

0.1%

▼ 4.5 pts

Current ratio

2.08×

2.18×

2.48×

2.20×

▲ 0.2%

Quick ratio

1.21×

1.27×

1.42×

1.27×

▼ 0.6%

Debt to equity

1.26×

1.23×

1.06×

1.03×

1.16×

▲ 13%