The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

POOL

Concerning the House

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

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%
Quotation

$200.57

+1.16 (+0.6%)

52w hi$327.57
52w lo$174.07
Vol502.13K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.38

Short-0.47
Medium-0.39
Long-0.16

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Pool Corporation

Industrials · Industrial Distribution

Market cap$7.29B
Enterprise value$8.91B
Trailing P/E18.42x
Forward P/E16.97x
EV / EBITDA13.86x
P / S (ttm)1.35x
Profit margin7.4%
Return on equity31.3%
Revenue growth+2.2%
Earnings growth+0.0%
Debt / equity134.54
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.72
Corr SPX0.35
Annual vol33.2%
Annual ret-22.4%
Sharpe-0.67
Max DD-55.1%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.19
Sector+0.07
Technical-0.26
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$199.22$202.59$197.54$200.57502.13K
Aug 12$200.62$201.88$196.12$199.41599.40K
Aug 11$199.42$204.99$199.42$201.50558.90K
Aug 10$204.28$204.32$198.51$199.98768.80K
Aug 7$201.81$209.78$200.95$206.31658.50K