Wesco/$WCC
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About Wesco
Wesco can be traced back to the late 1800s but was officially founded in 1922, acting as the distribution arm of Westinghouse Electric. Throughout the 1900s, Wesco entered and subsequently exited the consumer electronics, transit, bottling, and nuclear plant distribution markets. It was sold to a private equity firm in 1994 and then went public in 1999, and numerous acquisitions have since been made to fill the gaps in Wesco's geographical and product coverage. Today, the firm primarily distributes electrical, networking, security, and utility equipment used in the construction and repair of structures such as offices, data centers, power transmission lines, and manufacturing plants. Wesco has operations around the globe but generates the majority of its revenue in the United States.
- Ticker
- $WCC
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 21,000
- Headquarters
- Pittsburgh, United States
- Website
- www.wesco.com
Wesco Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$17B
21.30
$16.11
1.55
$1.95
0.58%
Price and volume
Market cap
$17B
Beta
1.55
52-week high
$388.64
52-week low
$240.55
Average daily volume
646K
Dividend rate
$1.95
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.005
Quick ratio
1.024
Long term debt to equity
1.101
Total debt to equity
1.106
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
12.04%
Interest coverage (TTM)
3.75%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,699.4
Gross margin (TTM)
21.50%
Net profit margin (TTM)
3.04%
Operating margin (TTM)
5.89%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
23.97%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,240,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.42%
Return on equity (TTM)
15.44%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
21.3
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.641
Price to book
3.11
Price to tangible book (TTM)
58.01
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
40.124
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.49%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
8.551
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.57%
Forward dividend yield
0.58%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
13.50%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
26.49%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.04%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
13.40%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
2.43%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
22.35%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-26.14%
What the Analysts think about Wesco
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Wesco stock.
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Bulls say / Bears say
Data-centre demand is a powerful growth driver: Q2 sales in the segment rose about 45% to $1.5 billion, while total backlog increased about 60%. A multi-year grid-services award from a hyperscale customer adds visibility beyond equipment supplied inside data centres. (Wesco International)
Growth is reaching beyond one business line, with organic sales up 12.6% across all three segments in Q2. Adjusted EBITDA margin rose 60 basis points to 7.3%, and Wesco raised its full-year sales and earnings outlook. (Wesco International)
The Newark Engineering acquisition adds data-centre cooling design, installation and lifecycle services, as well as a stronger foothold in Southeast Asia. This could let Wesco serve more of a project’s needs and broaden its customer relationships beyond distribution. (Wesco International)
Cash generation is lagging earnings growth: Q2 free cash flow fell 63% year on year to $32 million, and Wesco lowered its full-year free-cash-flow outlook to $300–600 million. Rapid growth also requires more funding for working capital. (Wesco International, The Motley Fool)
Wesco still carries substantial debt: quarter-end total debt was about $6.0 billion, and net debt to adjusted EBITDA stood at 3.0 times. Higher term debt contributed to a year-on-year increase in Q2 interest expense, which can constrain financial flexibility and weigh on earnings. (SEC)
A growing share of sales depends on large, long-cycle data-centre projects, where power availability and construction labour can delay delivery. Wesco also reports ongoing competitive pricing pressure in public power, which is a near-term margin headwind for its utility business. (The Motley Fool)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 19 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Wesco
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $WCC weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.4B | 0.52% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap£SPX4 | $6.4B | 0.52% |
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.30% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | $3.2B | 0.29% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | $3.2B | 0.29% |
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