Watsco General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2025 | WSO

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Watsco

2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
1.22 B	1.06 B	833 M	800 M	757 M	716 M	689 M	671 M	651 M	628 M	589 M	529 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
1.22 B	529 M	762 M

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Watsco

2025-Q3	2024-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
344 M	326 M	304 M	287 M	-	322 M	315 M	283 M	-	282 M	267 M	218 M	-	221 M	194 M	203 M	-	213 M	197 M	180 M	-	200 M	187 M	179 M	-	184 M	181 M	170 M	-	183 M	174 M	162 M	-	175 M	170 M	157 M	-	170 M	166 M	153 M	-	163 M	162 M	145 M	-	157 M	153 M	131 M	-	145 M	138 M	118 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
344 M	118 M	202 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Industrial products industry

Issuer	General and Administrative Expenses	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited CLWT	9.5 M	$ 1.21	-2.03 %	$ 9.36 B	China
Deswell Industries DSWL	11.3 M	$ 3.3	0.02 %	$ 52.6 K	Macau
Applied Industrial Technologies AIT	885 M	$ 258.67	-1.19 %	$ 9.9 B	USA
EVI Industries EVI	105 M	$ 23.36	2.19 %	$ 297 K	USA
DXP Enterprises DXPE	72.7 M	$ 108.45	-0.84 %	$ 1.83 B	USA
China Yuchai International Limited CYD	1.76 B	$ 34.97	-1.49 %	$ 451 M	Singapore
Houston Wire & Cable Company HWCC	33 M	-	0.19 %	$ 89.5 M	USA
Lawson Products, Inc. LAWS	89.2 M	-	-1.77 %	$ 785 M	USA
W.W. Grainger GWW	4.12 B	$ 1 026.72	0.37 %	$ 50.2 B	USA
Huttig Building Products HBP	156 M	-	-	$ 292 M	USA
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. PKOH	187 M	$ 23.08	0.96 %	$ 298 M	USA
MSC Industrial Direct Co. MSM	30.5 M	$ 85.57	-1.33 %	$ 4.77 B	USA
Fastenal Company FAST	1.89 B	$ 42.64	1.49 %	$ 24.4 B	USA
SiteOne Landscape Supply SITE	1.39 B	$ 127.96	-1.48 %	$ 5.79 B	USA
Taylor Devices TAYD	11.4 M	$ 57.71	5.89 %	$ 242 M	USA
Transcat TRNS	38.2 M	$ 59.01	4.99 %	$ 542 M	USA
WESCO International WCC	3.31 B	$ 258.86	-0.55 %	$ 12.9 B	USA