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Pool Corporation

POOL Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$164.91

▲ +3.20 (+2.0%)

52w hi$304.39
52w lo$161.71
Vol879.60K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.40

Short-0.42
Medium-0.46
Long-0.22

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Pool Corporation

Industrials · Industrial Distribution

Market cap$5.99B
Enterprise value$7.65B
Trailing P/E15.16x
Forward P/E13.96x
EV / EBITDA11.91x
P / S (ttm)1.11x
Profit margin7.4%
Return on equity31.3%
Revenue growth+2.2%
Earnings growth+0.0%
Debt / equity134.54

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.21
Sector-0.01
Technical-0.38
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.04

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, related leisure, irrigation, and landscape maintenance products in the United States and internationally. It offers maintenance products, including chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement parts for pool equipment, such as cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights; and building materials, such as concrete, plumbing and electrical components, functional and decorative pool surfaces, decking materials, tiles, hardscapes, and natural stones for pool installations and remodeling. The company also provides pool equipment and components for new pool construction and the remodeling of existing pools; irrigation and related products, such as irrigation system components, and professional turf care equipment and supplies; commercial products, including heaters, safety equipment, commercial decking equipment, and commercial pumps and filters. In addition, it offers fiberglass pools, and hot tubs and packaged pool kits comprising walls, liners, braces, and coping for in-ground and above-ground pools; and other pool construction and recreational products which consist discretionary recreational and related outdoor living products, such as grills and components for outdoor kitchens. The company serves swimming pool remodelers and builders; specialty retailers that sell swimming pool supplies; swimming pool repair and service businesses; irrigation construction and landscape maintenance contractors; and commercial pool operators and pool contractors. Pool Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Covington, Louisiana.

United States · www.poolcorp.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.72
Corr SPX0.35
Annual vol33.5%
Annual ret-34.0%
Sharpe-1.01
Max DD-58.5%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-07-29Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-07-23Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-05-04Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-04-29Shareholder Vote, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-04-23Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-02-25Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-02-19Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-02-13Officer / Director Changeread
2026-01-12Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2025-10-29Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2025-10-23Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-07-30Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-08-13PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL JGift3.96K—
2026-07-27Saik WalkerChief Accounting OfficerWithheld for tax22$4.06K
2026-05-28WHALEN DAVID GL3$557
2026-05-13PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL JBuy10.00K$1.76M
2026-05-08WHALEN DAVID GBuy525$99.98K
2026-05-07PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL JBuy10.00K$1.90M
2026-05-07STOKELY JOHN EBuy1.00K$193.06K
2026-05-07Hope James DBuy464$90.21K
2026-05-04Watwood John BrucePresident/CEOGrant4.30K—
2026-05-04Watwood John BrucePresident/CEOGrant8.61K—

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$4.04M
Insider buys / sells5 / 0
Insider biasBuyers
13F holders8
Top-5 share95.5%
HHI2,479 (moderate)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
AQR Capital Management$296.67M1.40M
State Street Corp$231.65M1.08M
Citadel Advisors$94.91M441.64K
Capital Research / Capital World$91.84M427.34K
Millennium Management$62.31M289.97K
Fidelity / FMR LLC$35.45M164.98K
Bridgewater Associates$1.09M5.07K
T. Rowe Price Group$7.18K33.42K

As of 2026-06-30

Dividends

Yield (TTM)1.52%
$ / share (TTM)$2.50
5y CAGR+16.7%

Annual dividend per share

2021$2.98
2022$3.80
2023$4.30
2024$4.70
2025$4.95
2026$1.25

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-144view
2026-07-294view
2026-07-298-Kview
2026-07-2910-Qview
2026-07-238-Kview
2026-06-014view
2026-05-144view
2026-05-124view
2026-05-088-K/Aview
2026-05-084view
2026-05-084view
2026-05-084view
2026-05-054view
2026-05-048-Kview
2026-04-304view

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$5.54B+8.6%
Gross profit$1.57B+8.4%
Operating income$580.20M+12.3%
Net income$523.23M+17.1%
Cash from ops$365.85M+9.5%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$162.00$165.19$161.38$164.91879.60K
Sep 24$167.17$167.82$160.38$161.711.38M
Sep 23$168.05$168.28$164.90$166.61633.10K
Sep 22$169.91$171.29$167.56$168.60789.70K
Sep 21$168.50$170.32$166.50$167.92819.60K

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