Pool Corporation

Wholesale-Misc Durable Goods

POOLStrong10 of 11 basics passed

$159.54

+0.89%

Market cap $5.80B

$159.54

+0.89%

Market cap $5.80B

Pool Corp is a wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products.

It is a $5.80B industrial company. Revenue grew 2.2% over the last year, it keeps 7¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~3.6 years of free cash flow. It trades at 14.5× earnings — near the lowest of its own history.

Website: poolcorp.com
Location: Covington, LA
Employees: 6 000
Sector: Industrials
Next earnings: Oct 15, 2026 · in 3d

Share price · 3 years

$350.55 → $159.54-54.5%

price only — dividends excluded

Key facts · TTM

Revenue: total sales; $5.39B
Profit: keeps 7¢ of every $1 sold; $400M
Free cash flow: cash left after running the business; $301M
Net debt: debt minus cash on hand; $1.09B
P/E: years of profit in the price; 14.5
EPS: earnings per share, TTM; $10.73
Dividend: pays out 46% of profit · 62% of FCF; 3.20%
Shares: down 13% since 2016 — buybacks; 37.3M
Volatility: beta vs the market — under 1 swings less; 0.99

Revenue, last 10 years

52-week range

Low $154.14$159.54High $302.63

Today's price is 4% of the way from the year's low to its high.

P/E vs its history5y

14.5×median 25.0×

Higher than 0% of past days — near the lowest of its own history.

Valuation vs own history

P/E

14.5×

100%

P/S

1.1×

100%

EV/EBITDA

12.7×

99%

P/B

4.6×

100%

FCF yield

5.2%

78%

Share of the last ~5 years that was pricier than today (unusually cheap vs its own history). Based on the daily valuation record.

Earnings

Next report Oct 15, 2026

Standing in Industrials

Size$5.80Btop 92%
Revenue growth-5%top 90%
Net margin7%top 66%
Return on equity32%top 22%
P/E14.5×top 13%
Dividend yield3.20%top 11%

Ranked against 130 Industrials companies with a full CV — for P/E, lower ranks higher.

Skills

Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.

Strong valuation, health and quality; Growth lags behind.

Valuation90

P/E vs own history0th pct · 25/25
FCF yield5.2% · 20/25
P/S1.1x · 25/25
EV/EBITDA11.4x · 20/25

Growth6

Revenue CAGR-0.0% · 0/25
Net income CAGR-11.1% · 0/25
EPS CAGR ~5Y4.0% · 6/25
Fwd implied growth-0.4% · 0/25

Profitability70

ROIC17.8% · 20/25
ROE32.3% · 25/25
Net margin7.4% · 13/25
Operating margin10.8% · 12/25

Health80

Altman Z3.12 · 25/25
Current ratio2.67 · 25/25
Interest coverage12.4x · 25/25
Net cash / debtD/A 30% · 5/25

Quality75

Piotroski F5/9 · 15/25
Beneish M-2.39 · 20/25
FCF conversion75% · 15/25
Margin stabilityσ 3.4% · 25/25

Moat74

ROIC >12% years10/10 yrs · 25/25
Median gross margin29.3% · 6/25
FCF-positive years10/10 yrs · 25/25
Worst-year net marginworst 5.8% · 18/25

How the scores work →

Experience

The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.

Q2 2026Insiders
5 open-market insider purchases
~22K shares bought by insiders
FY2022Financial
Best year on record
$748M net income
FY2016Financial
Profitable every year on record
10 consecutive profitable years in our data
FY2016Financial
Revenue already above $1B
$2.57B in first reported year
FY2016Financial
Positive free cash flow every year since
10-year streak

Achievements

Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.

$10 000 invested in 2021 would be worth ~$3 361 today — price return only

$5.3B revenue in FY2025

Profitable 10 years in a row

Positive free cash flow 10 years in a row

6 000 employees

ROIC of 17.8%

Strengths & watch-outs

What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.

Strengths

Interest covered 12.4× by operating earnings
High returns on invested capital (ROIC 17.8%)
Altman Z-Score 3.12 — low bankruptcy-risk zone

Watch-outs

Net debt would take ~5.5 years of free cash flow to repay

Qualifications

The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.

10 of 11 checks passed

Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+2.2% YoY
Profitable — makes more than it spends$400M TTM
Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-16.6% YoY
Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$301M TTM
Debt under control — could handle its obligations~3.6y of cash flow to repay
Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$5.80B market cap
Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-8.8% shares over ~5y
Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/10 profitable years
Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 3.1 — safe
Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 3.20%
Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 14.5

Peer comparisonPool Corporation vs 6 largest industrials peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾

Company	Market cap	P/E	Revenue growth	Net margin	Profile
POOL this company	$5.8B	14.5	+2.2%	7.4%	Strong
LRCX Lam Research Corp	$399.2B	54.9	+26.0%	31.3%	Strong
CAT Caterpillar Inc.	$368.0B	33.9	+18.4%	14.5%	Solid
RTX RTX Corporation	$251.3B	32.4	+11.8%	8.3%	Strained
DE Deere & Company	$167.7B	34.4	+8.3%	10.2%	Solid
ETN Eaton Corporation, plc	$167.2B	43.6	+15.5%	12.8%	Mixed
UNP Union Pacific Corp.	$166.8B	22.6	+4.2%	28.8%	Strained

Head-to-head: POOL vs LRCX · POOL vs CAT · POOL vs RTX

References

What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.

Strong buy 5Buy 6Hold 12Sell 1

Appendix · Financial records

The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.

Profit & lossRevenue $5.39B · net income $400M (TTM)Open ▾

Profit & loss

Revenue and profit over the company's career — the income statement, visualised.

How FY2025 revenue flows to profit

RevenueNet income

Revenue (TTM)

$5.39B

YoY 2.2%

Net income (TTM)

$400M

Margin 7.4%

Gross margin

29.6%

Operating margin

10.8%

P/E ratio

14.5

Dividend yield

3.20%

Income statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions · EPS in USD

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	3.9	5.3	6.2	5.5	5.3	5.3
Gross profit	1.1	1.6	1.9	1.7	1.6	1.6
Operating income (EBIT)	0.5	0.8	1.0	0.7	0.6	0.6
Net income	0.4	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.4
EPS (diluted)	8.97	16.07	18.80	13.42	11.36	10.90

Cash flowFree cash flow $301M · operating cash flow $367M (TTM)Open ▾

Cash flow statement

Cash generated by the business and what is left after investment — year by year.

Operating cash flowFree cash flow

Free cash flow (TTM)

$301M

Margin 5.6%

Operating cash flow (TTM)

$367M

FCF margin

5.6%

Cash flow statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Operating cash flow	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.7	0.4
Capital expenditure	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1
Free cash flow	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.6	0.3
FCF margin	9.5%	5.2%	7.1%	14.9%	11.3%	5.9%

Balance sheetAssets $3.63B · net debt $1.09B (FY2025)Open ▾

Balance sheet

How the balance sheet is built — what it owns versus how it is financed.

How $3.63B of assets is financed

67%

33%

Liabilities $2.44B — borrowed moneyEquity $1.19B — owners' stake

Cash vs debt

Total debt $1.20B − cash $105M = net debt $1.09B

Cash on hand covers 9% of debt.

Altman Z-Score

3.12

Safe zone

Debt repayment

5.5 yrs

Years of free cash flow to clear net debt

Interest coverage

12.4x

EBIT ÷ interest expense

ROE

32.3%

Profit per $1 of equity

Balance sheet — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Cash & equivalents	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
Total assets	1.7	3.2	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.6
Total liabilities	1.1	2.2	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.4
Total debt	0.4	1.2	1.4	1.1	1.0	1.2
Equity	0.6	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2
Net debt	0.4	1.1	1.3	1.0	0.9	1.1

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Figures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $159.54 · market cap $5.80B.