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Pool Corporation
POOL Industrials Industrial Distribution
Pool Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $5.3 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 2.15%, EPS was flat, free cash flow fell 27.1% and total debt rose 9.01%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 72.41 | 97.25 | 123.88 | 141.82 | 160.35 | 305.47 | 278.10 | 296.89 | 293.51 | 227.40 |
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| High | 107.98 | 131.83 | 175.87 | 228.19 | 391.50 | 582.27 | 566.00 | 423.97 | 422.73 | 374.74 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 3,900 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 5,500 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.88 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 2,571 | 2,788 | 2,998 | 3,200 | 3,937 | 5,296 | 6,180 | 5,542 | 5,311 | 5,289 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 28.83 | 28.88 | 29.02 | 28.91 | 28.73 | 30.54 | 31.29 | 29.96 | 29.66 | 29.73 | |||||
| EBT | 241 | 269 | 293 | 317 | 452 | 824 | 985 | 688 | 567 | 533 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 9.39 | 9.65 | 9.77 | 9.92 | 11.47 | 15.56 | 15.94 | 12.42 | 10.68 | 10.08 | |||||
| Net income | 149 | 191 | 234 | 262 | 367 | 651 | 748 | 523 | 434 | 406 | |||||
| Depreciation | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 52 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 61.40 | 68.27 | 74.37 | 80.32 | 98.16 | 132.80 | 156.81 | 143.18 | 139.74 | 142.38 | ||||
| Earnings | 3.56 | 4.69 | 5.82 | 6.57 | 9.14 | 16.21 | 18.89 | 13.45 | 11.37 | 10.89 | |||||
| Cash flow | 3.95 | 4.29 | 2.94 | 7.50 | 9.91 | 7.86 | 12.30 | 22.95 | 17.34 | 9.85 | |||||
| Capex | (0.82) | (0.96) | (0.78) | (0.84) | (0.54) | (0.94) | (1.11) | (1.55) | (1.56) | (1.52) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3.13 | 3.33 | 2.16 | 6.66 | 9.37 | 6.92 | 11.20 | 21.40 | 15.78 | 8.33 | |||||
| Book value | 4.90 | 5.46 | 5.55 | 10.30 | 15.94 | 26.87 | 31.34 | 33.92 | 33.51 | 31.90 | |||||
| Shares, m | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 29.56 | 28.03 | 25.63 | 32.33 | 40.71 | 34.94 | 15.98 | 28.92 | 30.04 | 21.04 | ||||
| P/S | 1.70 | 1.92 | 2.00 | 2.64 | 3.80 | 4.26 | 1.92 | 2.71 | 2.44 | 1.61 | |||||
| P/B | 21.35 | 24.01 | 26.80 | 20.62 | 23.36 | 21.07 | 9.60 | 11.44 | 10.18 | 7.17 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.87 | 2.10 | 2.22 | 2.80 | 3.89 | 4.48 | 2.14 | 2.89 | 2.60 | 1.81 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 36.62 | 43.01 | 76.29 | 33.69 | 40.76 | 86.03 | 29.91 | 19.33 | 23.06 | 30.99 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 165 | 175 | 119 | 299 | 398 | 313 | 485 | 888 | 659 | 366 | ||||
| Capex | (34) | (39) | (32) | (33) | (22) | (38) | (44) | (60) | (59) | (56) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 131 | 136 | 87 | 265 | 376 | 276 | 441 | 828 | 600 | 310 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 399 | 461 | 610 | 583 | 639 | 1,025 | 1,343 | 1,045 | 885 | 1,090 | ||||
| Total debt | 438 | 520 | 667 | 511 | 416 | 1,183 | 1,387 | 1,053 | 950 | 1,199 | |||||
| Net debt | 416 | 490 | 650 | 483 | 382 | 1,159 | 1,341 | 987 | 872 | 1,094 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 205 | 223 | 224 | 410 | 639 | 1,071 | 1,235 | 1,313 | 1,273 | 1,185 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 15.45 | 18.29 | 20.02 | 19.20 | 22.76 | 26.01 | 21.91 | 14.88 | 12.72 | 11.56 | ||||
| ROIC | 25.74 | 24.93 | 22.45 | 23.88 | 28.40 | 23.34 | 24.88 | 20.29 | 17.98 | 15.91 | |||||
| ROE | 64.63 | 89.47 | 104.97 | 82.55 | 69.88 | 75.55 | 64.54 | 40.85 | 33.41 | 32.90 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Pool Corporation vs peers in Industrial Distribution (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSO Watsco, Inc. | $11.6B | 24.4× | 28.8× | +2.06% (above 0%: growing) | −11.50% (below 0%: shrinking) | +17.57% (above 0%: growing) | 27.50% | 11.32% | Compare |
| QXO QXO, Inc. | $11.5B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +70.30% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −27.62% (below 0%: shrinking) | 24.74% | (1.29%) | Compare |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. | $7.7B | 16.6× | 19.2× | +2.48% (above 0%: growing) | +8.45% (above 0%: growing) | +83.33% (above 0%: growing) | 26.71% | 10.58% | Compare |
| MSM MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. | $7.2B | 31.3× | 27.6× | +7.82% (above 0%: growing) | +41.18% (above 0%: growing) | −23.88% (below 0%: shrinking) | 41.11% | 10.19% | Compare |
| XMTR Xometry, Inc. | $6.1B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +41.05% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −41.54% (below 0%: shrinking) | 38.01% | (2.42%) | Compare |
| POOL Pool Corporation | $5.8B | 14.6× | 16.7× | +2.15% (above 0%: growing) | −0.19% (below 0%: shrinking) | −27.07% (below 0%: shrinking) | 29.66% | 14.68% | |
| SITE SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. | $3.8B | 23.6× | 26.2× | +4.73% (above 0%: growing) | +9.72% (above 0%: growing) | +8.91% (above 0%: growing) | 36.88% | 12.91% | Compare |
| DNOW DNOW Inc. | $2.8B | — (loss-making) | 139× | +108.12% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +202.44% (above 0%: growing) | 18.59% | 0.08% | Compare |
| DXPE DXP Enterprises, Inc. | $2.8B | 30.3× | 25.2× | +15.60% (above 0%: growing) | +23.33% (above 0%: growing) | +264.63% (above 0%: growing) | 31.76% | 9.63% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $6.7B | 24.4× | 26.9× | +11.71% | +9.72% | +13.24% | 29.63% | 9.91% |
Pool Corporation (POOL) key facts
- Concern: Net income was $406.4 million, or $10.89 per share (basic), a net margin of 7.65%.
- Pool Corporation (POOL) is an Industrial Distribution company in the Industrials sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- Pool Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $5.3 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024.
- As of October 9, 2026, POOL traded at $159.54, a market capitalization of $5.8 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 14.6× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 1.1× sales; its P/E is higher than 0% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Pool Corporation pays an annual dividend of $5.10 per share, a yield of 3.20%, with a payout ratio of 46.9%.
- Return on equity was 32.9% and debt-to-equity 1.06.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.64 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.