Company: WCC
Filing Date: 2025-10-30
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000929008-25-000034
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Company: WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-10-30
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
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 increased operations expenses of $7.8 million, and increased bad debt expense of $5.8 million.

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Table of Contents   WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Communications & Security Solutions

Nine Months EndedGrowth/(Decline)September 30, 2025September 30, 2024Reported SalesAcquisitionForeign ExchangeWorkdayOrganic Sales(In millions)Net sales$6,676.4$5,605.019.1 %1.9 %(0.2)%(0.5)%17.9 %Adjusted EBITDA$578.0$466.9Adjusted EBITDA Margin %8.7%8.3%

CSS reported net sales of $6.7 billion for the first nine months of 2025 compared to $5.6 billion for the first nine months of 2024, an increase of $1.1 billion, or 19.1%, which is inclusive of a favorable impact from the acquisition of Ascent of 1.9%. CSS organic sales for the first nine months of 2025 grew by 17.9%, driven primarily by volume growth of approximately 17% as a result of the data center solutions business and less significant growth in the security solutions business, partially offset by volume decline in the enterprise network infrastructure business, and by the impact of changes in price, which favorably impacted organic sales by approximately 1%. 

CSS adjusted EBITDA increased $111.1 million, or 23.8% year-over-year. The increase reflects an increase in volume, specifically within the data center solutions business and the security solutions business, as described above. Further, there was an increase in SG&A expenses of $71.3 million. The increase in SG&A expenses is primarily attributed to increased transportation costs of $20.6 million consistent with higher sales, increased salaries of $19.8 million, increased commissions and incentives of $11.1 million, and increased benefits expense of $8.9 million.

Utility & Broadband Solutions

Nine Months EndedGrowth/(Decline)September 30, 2025September 30, 2024Reported SalesDivestitureForeign ExchangeWorkdayOrganic Sales(In millions)Net sales$4,083.3$4,404.9(7.3)%(4.4)%(0.2)%(0.5)%(2.2)%Adjusted EBITDA$430.7$499