WCC
Wesco International Inc
$327.82
▲ 2.7%Updated Today 3:42 PM ET
WCC at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Neutral · 46/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 63.7% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$17.36B
P/E
22.48x
Forward P/E (est.)
23.63x
ROE
13.7%
Revenue Growth
11.2%
EPS Growth
-4.9%
Profit Margin
2.8%
FCF Yield
5.8%
Debt / Equity
1.15x
ROIC
15.0%
Interest Coverage
15.02x
Current Ratio
2.12x
Dividend Yield
0.6%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
8.8%
Rating Score
46/100
Wesco International Inc (WCC) is a large-cap company in the Trading Companies & Distributors industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $17.36B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $23.51B in revenue and $640.20M in net profit.
Our model rates WCC Neutral (46/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
5.7% average over the last 3 years
±1.1 pts around 4.8% across 10 years
grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 10 years
15.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what WCC's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. WCC trades near $327.82, around its 50-day average ($349.27) and 200-day average ($284.63). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 38 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. WCC's is $14.68 (~4.5% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month WCC found buyers near $306.06 (support) and sellers near $371.07 (resistance); its 52-week range is $188.96–$377.90. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.7× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
6.6%
Revenue moved from $7.34B in 2016 to $23.51B in 2025, a 13.8% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 11.2% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Gross Margin
21.2%
Operating Margin
5.2%
Net Margin
2.7%
ROE
13.7%
Wesco International Inc keeps about 2.8% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 21.2% gross margin and 5.2% operating margin. Return on equity is 13.7% and return on invested capital about 15.0%. Thin margins leave less cushion if costs rise.
Total Debt
$1.23B
Net Debt
$1.02B
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.83x
Debt / Equity
1.15x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 1.1x, and operating profit covers interest about 15.0x, with a current ratio of 2.1x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $1.23B of total debt against $212.58M of cash.
Operating CF
$125.00M
Free Cash Flow
$25.20M
FCF Margin
0.1%
In the latest year Wesco International Inc produced about $125.00M of operating cash flow and $25.20M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 5.8% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
Coverage is weak, the payout was cut recently, or it's being financed rather than earned — treat the current yield as fragile.
Dividend yield
0.6%
Total paid (latest FY)
$88.40M
History on record
3 years
dividend uses 351% of free cash flow
14% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 2 years in a row
no cuts in the last 3 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
22.48x
P/S
0.65x
P/B
2.37x
EV / EBITDA
14.62x
WCC trades at 22.5x trailing earnings (about 23.6x on estimated forward earnings), 0.6x sales, and 2.4x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 8.8% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$13.26
Current price
$327.82
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$25.20M
Growth, years 1–5
11.2%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where WCC sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How WCC stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), WCC ranks #95 of 273 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (22.5x P/E vs. 30.7x median) with a lower return on equity (13.7% vs. 18.1%) and faster revenue growth (11.2% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
22.5x
median 30.7x
ROE vs sector
13.7%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
11.2%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#95
of 273 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $327.82 today · expected CAGR -2% – 9%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $26.10B | $28.97B | $32.15B | $35.69B | $39.62B |
| Net income | $782.91M | $869.03M | $964.63M | $1.07B | $1.19B |
| EPS | $14.79 | $16.42 | $18.22 | $20.23 | $22.45 |
| Share price (low) | $192.25 | $213.40 | $236.87 | $262.93 | $291.85 |
| Share price (high) | $325.35 | $361.14 | $400.86 | $444.95 | $493.90 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -41% / -1% | -19% / 5% | -10% / 7% | -5% / 8% | -2% / 9% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for WCC:
- Revenue is growing 11.2% a year, a sign of real demand.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~5.8%) funds buybacks and dividends.
The case against WCC:
- Thin net margins (2.8%) leave little room for error.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Balance-sheet risk — debt/equity of 1.1x magnifies the impact of higher rates or weaker earnings.
Margin risk — thin profitability (2.8%) is vulnerable to cost or pricing pressure.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Wesco International Inc is a large-cap industrials business still growing nicely, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 22.5x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (46/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 15 Wall Street analysts covering WCC recommend (July 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more cautious over the last three months (-7 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
WCC's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
WCC — frequently asked questions
Is WCC a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Wesco International Inc Neutral (46/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is WCC's rating on The Stocks School?
Wesco International Inc currently scores 46/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does WCC's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Wesco International Inc's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for WCC calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this WCC analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell WCC. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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