Stocks · Industrials · Industrial - Distribution
WESCO International, Inc. WCC
$381.73 +2.81% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $18.60B
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Oct 29, 2026
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Three things to know
- At 26.4× trailing earnings, the shares trade at the highest P/E of the company's past five years.
- Net debt is 3.7× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- Over the past year the stock returned +79.5%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 64.4 percentage points.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth39Weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 35%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 44%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 14%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 42%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 50%
Quality20Very weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 35%
- Gross marginBottom 33%
- Operating marginBottom 43%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 6%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 7%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 25%
- Interest coverBottom 47%
Value46Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 33%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 31%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 45%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 20%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 1%
Momentum96Exceptional
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 14%
- 6-month returnTop 16%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 8%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 1%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 10%
Revisions45Neutral
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 46%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 45%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 28%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 11%
Stability39Weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 47%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 28%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 25%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 25%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 11.2% | 12.5% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 6.4% | 13.3% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 21.3% | 21.4% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 5.4% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 2.8% | 0.6% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 12.5% | 11.2% | ↑ | Top 35% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 13.3% | 6.4% | ↑ | Top 44% |
| Gross margin | 21.4% | 21.3% | ↑ | Bottom 33% |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 5.4% | ↓ | Bottom 43% |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 3.0% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 0.6% | 2.8% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 8.1% | — | Top 35% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 3.2% | — | Bottom 42% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 0.37×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 2.5%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.2%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +5.7 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 3.71×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 3.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.50%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.35%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.85%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +6.3%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +3.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 6 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $402.22
- Target vs current price
- +5.4%
- Analysts with a rating
- 33
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 70%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | +14.8% | +10.8% | +20.6% | +12.4% | — |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +17.0% | +14.4% | +18.9% | +19.3% | +10.8% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | -11.0% | -5.3% | -0.3% | -10.8% | +20.3% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | +4.5% | +10.5% | +12.4% | +15.9% | +26.1% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | +2.4% | -2.7% | -3.1% | +6.8% | +3.2% |
| May 1, 2025 | -0.9% | -6.7% | -2.5% | +4.9% | +33.9% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | -2.2% | +1.7% | +7.9% | -14.6% | -14.2% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | +11.5% | +8.0% | +19.5% | +17.2% | +5.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $4.57 | $3.98 | +14.8% | $6.67B |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $3.37 | $2.88 | +17.0% | $6.08B |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $3.40 | $3.82 | -11.0% | $6.07B |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $3.92 | $3.75 | +4.5% | $6.19B |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $3.39 | $3.31 | +2.4% | $5.90B |
| May 1, 2025 | $2.21 | $2.23 | -0.9% | $5.34B |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $3.16 | $3.23 | -2.2% | $5.50B |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $3.58 | $3.21 | +11.5% | $5.49B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 26.4× | 13.8× | 100th | Top 33% |
| P/E (forward) | 22.7× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.4× | — | — | Top 45% |
| EV / Sales | 0.98× | — | — | Top 20% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 0.83% | — | — | Bottom 31% |
| Earnings yield | 3.79% | — | — | Top 33% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 8.3× – 25.8× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +79.5%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +13.3%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +46.1%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 10
- Days above the 200-day average
- 325
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.0%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +8.6%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +19.8%
- RSI (14)
- 64.3
- Relative volume
- 0.96×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 45.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 61th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.49
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.63
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- +0.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -37.7%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -37.7% | 90 days | 74 days (Jul 25, 2025) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Oct 25, 2023 | -32.5% | 76 days | 68 days (Feb 2, 2024) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Feb 13, 2024 | -31.6% | 2 days | 185 days (Nov 6, 2024) |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Jul 6, 2022 | -29.6% | 19 days | 46 days (Sep 9, 2022) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | May 4, 2023 | -28.8% | 43 days | 32 days (Jun 21, 2023) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $18.60B
- P/E (TTM)
- 26.4
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $14.47
- Revenue (TTM)
- $25.01B
- Dividend yield
- 0.51%
- 52-week range
- $207.39 – $385.37
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.22B | $21.42B | $22.39B | $21.82B | $23.51B |
| Gross profit | $3.79B | $4.66B | $4.84B | $4.71B | $4.97B |
| Operating income | $801.9M | $1.44B | $1.41B | $1.22B | $1.23B |
| Net income | $465.4M | $860.5M | $765.5M | $717.6M | $640.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $7.84 | $15.33 | $13.54 | $13.05 | $13.05 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.49B | $5.50B | $5.34B | $5.90B | $6.20B | $6.07B | $6.08B | $6.67B |
| Net income | $204.3M | $165.4M | $118.4M | $174.5M | $187.5M | $159.9M | $153.8M | $209.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.81 | $3.03 | $2.10 | $3.83 | $3.79 | $3.34 | $3.11 | $4.23 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $67.1M | $11.0M | $493.2M | $1.10B | $125.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$54.7M | -$99.4M | -$92.3M | -$94.7M | -$99.8M |
| Free cash flow | $12.4M | -$88.4M | $400.9M | $1.01B | $25.2M |
| Dividends paid | -$57.4M | -$57.4M | -$76.6M | -$81.5M | -$88.4M |
| Net share buybacks | -$27.2M | -$11.1M | -$75.0M | -$425.0M | -$615.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $808.9M
- Total assets
- $17.81B
- Total liabilities
- $12.60B
- Total debt
- $6.71B
- Net debt
- $5.90B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $5.22B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | $0.50 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | $0.50 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $0.50 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.45 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | $0.45 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | $0.45 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $0.45 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.41 | Dec 31, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 1,443,219
- Days to cover
- 2.72
- Change vs previous report
- +1.7%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.