WCC Stock — WESCO International, Inc.

WESCO International, Inc. (WCC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

WCC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.59%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.57%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 1661.8% over the past 27.4 years, 861.4 points ahead of SPY at 800.4%.

WESCO International is a business-to-business distributor and supply chain solutions provider serving electrical, communications, and utility sectors across North America and internationally. Through its three operating segments, the company distributes electrical equipment and supplies, data center and network infrastructure solutions, and utility products and services to contractors, integrators, and service providers. The company pays a modest quarterly distribution and operates as a traditional equity stock with no expense ratio.

WCC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1661.8% over the past 27.4 years, 861.4 points ahead of SPY at 800.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 57.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.5%.

WCC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.58%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/12/1999

Distribution rate

0.59%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.57%

Last close

$340.89 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$16,612,542,600

Average volume

519104.0

Dividend

$0.50

Ex-dividend date

09/11/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.55

Payout ratio

12.8%

P/E ratio

23.57

Forward P/E

18.1818

EPS

$14.46

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.59%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.57%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

WCC risks and drawbacks

WCC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 20.5%.

Who may consider WCC — and who may not

WCC may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (WCC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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