WESCO International Inc (WCC) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 5, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of WESCO International Inc stock $152, price $286, that is 47.0% below the price, quality 53 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 23 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 3, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $98.15 – $384.09 · fair‑value band $93.60 – $277.12 · the $286.47 price screens above the $151.74 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 3, 2026.
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WESCO International, Inc. provides business-to-business distribution, logistics services, and supply chain solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally.
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It operates through three segments: Electrical & Electronic Solutions (EES), Communications & Security Solutions (CSS), and Utility & Broadband Solutions (UBS). The EES segment offers electrical equipment and supplies, automation and connected devices, security, lighting, wire and cable, and safety, as well as maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products.
This segment also offers project execution solutions, direct and indirect manufacturing supply chain optimization programs, lighting and renewables advisory services, and digital and automation solutions. The CSS segment provides data center, network infrastructure, and security solutions.
This segment sells products directly to security and network, professional audio/visual, and systems integrators, as well as data communications contractors. It also provides professional A/V, safety, facilities, and energy management solutions.
The UBS segment offers products and services to investor-owned utilities, electric power cooperatives and municipalities, service and wireless providers, broadband operators, and contractors.
This segment's products include wires and cables, transformers, transmission and distribution hardware, switches, protective devices, connectors, lighting and connectivity products, conduits, fiber and power cables, pole line hardware, racks, cabinets, safety and MRO products, and wireless devices.
It also offers fiber project management, high and medium voltage project design and support, pre-wired meters and capacitor banks, meter testing and advanced metering infrastructure installation, personal protective equipment, dielectric testing, and tool repair, as well as emergency response, storage yard, materials, and logistics management solutions.
The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Stock analysis
WESCO International Inc (WCC) currently trades at $286.47, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $151.74, 47% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $248.83 per share, and 2 of the 23 models we run sit above the $286.47 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $32.09, and 21 of the 23 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $93.60 (bear) to $277.12 (bull), the price of $286.47 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 53/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Expensive Growth: The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
WESCO International Inc reported revenue of $23.5B in FY2025 versus $18.2B in FY2021, a compound +6.6%/yr. Reported net income was $640M in FY2025, compounding +8.3%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $13.3B Large · P/E ratio 18.2 · P/S ratio 0.51 · EPS (TTM) $15.76 · Dividend yield 0.7% · Net margin 3.0% · Return on equity 15.4% · Return on assets (EBIT) 8.2%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 41 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 25% below its 52-week high and 18% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −22% fair-value upside, at −47%, WCC screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$93.60Fair Value $151.74Bull$277.12
Price $286.47 · Downside -47.0%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($11.73 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, one officer or director bought shares worth $351,254, on Aug 4, 2026. Over the same period, 3 people sold shares worth $3.0M.
SaleAkash KhuranaEVP, Chief Info & Digital Off.2× since May 6, 2026: 7,400 shares, avg. $362.65$2.7MAug 17, 2026
SaleLaura K ThompsonDirector270 shares at $368.45$99,482Aug 12, 2026
BuyDaniel J CastilloEVP & GM, EES2× since Mar 31, 2026: 2,360 shares, avg. $306.67$723,738Aug 4, 2026
SaleHemant PorwalEVP Supply Chain & Operations2× since May 6, 2026: 7,215 shares, avg. $362.22$2.6MMay 11, 2026
SaleDavid S. SchulzEVP & Former CFO2× since Mar 5, 2026: 47,397 shares, avg. $335.20$15.9MMay 6, 2026
SaleJohn EngelChairman, President & CEO79,440 shares at $358.75$28.5MMay 6, 2026
SaleChristine Ann WolfEVP & CHRO3× since Nov 11, 2025: 10,516 shares, avg. $306.22$3.2MMay 6, 2026
SaleDiane LazzarisEVP and General Counsel2× since Feb 17, 2026: 29,951 shares, avg. $322.81$9.7MMay 6, 2026
SaleDirk Waugh NaylorEVP & GM, Comm & Sec Solutions3,953 shares at $351.10$1.4MMay 5, 2026
SaleJames Louis SingletonDirector2,000 shares at $353.37$706,740May 5, 2026
Plus 1 more entries from the last 12 months.
Plus 40 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.62/100
The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
Revenue growth 1 year
+7.8%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+3.2%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+13.8%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +12.1% a year
Revenue growth 27 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+7.9%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
+21.0%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+20.3%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.7%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.20.3% vs 12.0%, picking up
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.3% → 5%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
more than +80 %
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+8.4%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +5.8% a year for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (98 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
AI conclusion: Data center demand supports integrated electrical and communications solutions, yet limited durable advantage and modest margins persist in the competitive distribution sector.
Main risk: Competition in the industrial distribution sector could constrain pricing power and thereby limit margins on electrical, communications and utility products.
Bull case: Wesco could deepen its data center integration services and cross-selling across business units to offset any margin pressure in transactional segments.
Bear case: If digital platforms and specialized rivals steadily take share in MRO and standard electrical distribution, Wesco might face persistent margin compression and slower overall growth.
Wesco's industrial distribution model is gaining traction from data center demand, where it supplies integrated electrical, communications and utility solutions across business units. Our models still see the stock as overvalued. Will the data center push deliver enough growth to justify the premium, or will other segments limit the upside?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Industrial Distribution · 107 stocks
Beats the industry median on 7/13 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score53 · Below median
Fair Value upside−47.0% · Bottom 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)15.4% · Top 25%
Return on assets3.9% · Below median
Net margin (12 months)3.0% · Below median
Operating margin (12 months)6.6% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)16.6% · Top 25%
Dividend yield (12 months)0.7% · Bottom 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity1.14× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Industrial Distribution median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)18.2× · Cheaper than median
P/B2.64× · book value is mostly goodwill ⓘGoodwill and other intangible assets are larger than the equity. The book value mainly reflects prices paid for past acquisitions, so we do not rank this P/B against the peer group.
P/S (12 months)0.51× · Cheaper than median
EV/EBITDA10.8× · Cheaper than median
PEG1.46× · Cheaper than median
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
This stockSector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)0· sector 42
FUTURE (revenue growth)83· sector 38
PAST (return on equity)62· sector 39
HEALTH (low debt)43· sector 92
DIVIDEND (yield)14· sector 40
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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Frequently asked questions
Is WESCO International Inc (WCC) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 3, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $151.74 versus a price of $286.47, about 47% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of WCC?
Our model-based fair value for WESCO International Inc is $151.74 (as of Nov 3, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $286.47.
What is the quality score of WCC?
WESCO International Inc has a Quality Score of 53/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $151.74 (as of Nov 3, 2026) from 23 valuation models. Cautious scenario $93.60, optimistic scenario $277.12. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the WESCO International Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $151.74, about 47% lower versus a price of $286.47 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $93.60, optimistic scenario $277.12. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
WESCO International Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $26.0B (latest available figure, as of Nov 3, 2026).
Does WESCO International Inc pay a dividend?
WESCO International Inc currently shows a dividend yield of 0.68% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 3, 2026).
What growth is priced into WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, WESCO International Inc would have to grow free cash flow by more than 80 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.5 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +13.8 % per year. As of Nov 3, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of WCC use?
Our models discount WESCO International Inc at 10.5 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 1.55, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For WESCO International Inc that is more than 80 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (10.5 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has WESCO International Inc (WCC) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at WESCO International Inc grew +13.8 % a year. The price currently implies more than 80 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of WESCO International Inc (WCC) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +7.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into WESCO International Inc (more than 80 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 0.18 %: that much free cash flow WESCO International Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.5 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For WESCO International Inc it is $151.74 per share (as of Nov 3, 2026), against a price of $286.47. It is the blended result of 23 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is WESCO International Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 3, 2026, WCC trades above its calculated fair value: price $286.47, fair value $151.74, a gap of about −47% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of WCC?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($286.47); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($151.74). For WESCO International Inc the two are $134.73 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is WESCO International Inc worth?
The market values WESCO International Inc at about $13.3B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 3, 2026). Per share that is $286.47; our models calculate a fair value of $151.74 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about WCC?
Our models span a range for WESCO International Inc: cautious scenario $93.60, base $151.74, optimistic $277.12 per share (as of Nov 3, 2026, price $286.47). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of WCC?
WESCO International Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.2 (as of Nov 3, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $151.74 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, 6 of the years ex one-offs: 14.5. Other multiples: PEG 1.5, P/B 2.6, P/S 0.5, EV/EBITDA 10.8.
What is the PEG ratio of WCC?
The PEG ratio of WESCO International Inc is 1.46 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 3, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
Balance-sheet figures for WESCO International Inc (as of Nov 3, 2026): return on equity 15.4%, debt of 1.14 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 53/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is WCC from its 52-week high?
WESCO International Inc trades at $286.47, about 25% below its 52-week high of $384.09 and 18% above the low of $243.66 (as of Nov 5, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $151.74 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to WESCO International Inc?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value W.W. Grainger, Inc, Fastenal Company, Ferguson Enterprises Inc, Watsco, Inc, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is WESCO International Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 3, 2026: price $286.47, calculated fair value $151.74 (−47%), Quality Score 53/100, from 23 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of WCC calculated?
We run WESCO International Inc through 23 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $151.74, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 15.5% above its aggregate fair value. WESCO International Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
The closing price on Nov 5, 2026 was $286.47. Our model-based fair value is $151.74, about 47% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with WESCO International Inc right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($277.12). The favourable scenario is already priced in. The model range is unusually wide ($93.60 to $277.12). The outcome hinges heavily on assumptions, so read the point estimate with caution. Solid but not exceptional quality (53/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
Where does the earnings growth of WESCO International Inc (WCC) come from?
Earnings per share at WESCO International Inc grew +15.3 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +12.9 %, EBIT margin +1.1 %, tax rate +0.7 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +0.3 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of WESCO International Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
The market capitalisation of WESCO International Inc is $13.3B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
The price-to-sales ratio of WESCO International Inc is 0.51 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
Earnings per share at WESCO International Inc are $15.76 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 18.2). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
The dividend yield of WESCO International Inc is 0.7% (payout 12.4%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
The net margin of WESCO International Inc is 3.0% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
The return on equity (ROE) of WESCO International Inc is 15.4% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of WESCO International Inc is 8.2% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
The operating margin of WESCO International Inc is 6.6% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
Revenue at WESCO International Inc is growing +16.6% versus a year earlier (3y avg +3.2%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at WESCO International Inc (WCC)?
Earnings per share at WESCO International Inc are growing +43.3% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does WESCO International Inc (WCC) carry?
The net debt of WESCO International Inc is $6.9B (fiscal year 2025). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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