Wesco International Inc.
Wholesale-Electrical Apparatus & Equipment, Wiring Supplies
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 is a $17.8B technology company. Revenue grew 12.5% over the last year, it keeps 3¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~33.2 years of free cash flow. It trades at 25.8× earnings — near the highest of its own history.
- Website
- wesco.com
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Employees
- 21 000
- Sector
- Technology
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Valuation, Profitability and Moat lag behind.
Valuation42
- P/E vs own history94th pct · 0/25
- FCF yield0.9% · 5/25
- P/S0.7x · 25/25
- EV/EBITDA15.1x · 12/25
Growth74
- Revenue CAGR6.6% · 12/25
- Net income CAGR8.3% · 12/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y53.9% · 25/25
- Fwd implied growth36.4% · 25/25
Profitability28
- ROIC6.3% · 5/25
- ROE13.8% · 12/25
- Net margin2.8% · 6/25
- Operating margin5.3% · 5/25
Health58
- Altman Z2.54 · 18/25
- Current ratio2.09 · 25/25
- Interest coverage3.2x · 10/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 31% · 5/25
Quality68
- Piotroski F5/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-2.24 · 20/25
- FCF conversion22% · 8/25
- Margin stabilityσ 1.3% · 25/25
Moat36
- ROIC >12% years1/10 yrs · 0/25
- Median gross margin20.3% · 6/25
- FCF-positive years9/10 yrs · 18/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 0.8% · 12/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2022FinancialBest year on record$860M net income
- FY2020FinancialRevenue crossed $10B$12.3B for the year
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $1B$7.34B in first reported year
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- Revenue growing 12.5% year over year
Watch-outs
- Net debt would take ~38.0 years of free cash flow to repay
- Net debt equals ~33.2 years of free cash flow
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+12.5% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$710M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-7.7% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$155M TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligations~33.2y of cash flow to repay
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$17.8B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-26.3% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/10 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 2.5 — grey
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 0.52%
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 25.8
Peer comparisonWesco International Inc. vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCC this company | $17.8B | 25.8 | +12.5% | 2.8% | Solid |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: WCC vs NVDA · WCC vs AAPL · WCC vs GOOGL
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/WCC
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Deeper analysis of WCC on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $365.12 · market cap $17.8B.