WCC
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WCC's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 20x earnings, above its usual 14x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
WCC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
WCC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
WCC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.7x | $156 | -52% |
| Fair | 14x | $228 | -30% |
| Forward | 16x | $327 | — |
| Current | 20x | $327 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $408 | +25% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WCC's PE is in its expensive range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
WCC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WCC, with profitability improving.
WCC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $20.75 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $16.10 | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.46 | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $14.06 | +6.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.05 | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.73 | +1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.75 | -1% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.20 | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.05 | -3.6% |
WCC earned $16.10 per share over the past year, up 26% from the year before.
WCC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.2B | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.7B | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.1B | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.1B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.2B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.9B | +7.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | -0.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.5B | +0.5% |
WCC's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $7.2B last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.2% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.7% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.8% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.3% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.6% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.5% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.5% | -0.3 points |
WCC's operating margin was 6.2% last quarter, up 0.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
WCC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $164.8M | +$260.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $25.5M | -70% |
| Q1 2026 | $198M | +2505% |
| Q4 2025 | $27.5M | -89% |
| Q3 2025 | -$95.9M | -135% |
| Q2 2025 | $86M | +$330.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $7.6M | -99% |
| Q4 2024 | $252.3M | +521% |
WCC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $416M over the past year.
WCC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -100K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -200K shares |
| 3 years | -5.6% | -2.9M shares |
| 5 years | -5.3% | -2.8M shares |
| Available history | +13% | +5.8M shares |
WCC has 49M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $35.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $14.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $25M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $25M |
| Q2 2025 | $25M |
| Q1 2025 | $25M |
| Q4 2024 | $50M |
WCC spent $75M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 40% from the year before.
WCC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
WCC's net debt is about 3.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.7 years a year ago.
WCC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 30.4 | Neutral |
WCC's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (neutral).
WCC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | WCC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 15% below |
| PE % | 70 | 58 | 12 pts above |
WCC is trading at 20x earnings, a 15% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
WCC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $342.1 | 4.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $342.3 | 4.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $318.6 | 2.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $256.3 | 28% above |
| 200 week MA | $209.3 | 56% above |
WCC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 56% above its 200-week average.
WCC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $59.3 | $76.7 | +29% |
| 2021 | $76.7 | $127.2 | +66% |
| 2022 | $127.2 | $123.2 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | $123.2 | $173.9 | +41% |
| 2024 | $173.9 | $178.6 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | $178.6 | $254.0 | +42% |
| 2026 YTD | $254.0 | $327.2 | +29% |
WCC has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 29% so far in 2026.