Pool Corporation POOL

Consumer DiscretionaryLeisure ProductsUnited States of America

Last close 205.95 USD on Nov 1, 2026, −8.2% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating C Rank 173 of 344 in Consumer Discretionary

Growth D 275 of 344
Valuation C 208 of 344
Quality A 43 of 344
Revisions C 238 of 344
Momentum C 155 of 344

Wall Street consensus Hold (2.59)Average target 209.60 USD +1.8%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Key data

Market cap: 7.4B
Enterprise value: 8.4B
52-week range: 152.78 – 278.08
3-year range: 152.78 – 418.97
Dividend yield: 2.52%
Beta (5 years): 0.93
Shares outstanding: 35.7M
Next earnings: Feb 17, 2027

About the company

Pool Corporation is a wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products. The Company also distributes irrigation and landscape products in the United States. It operates over 455 sales centers in North America, Europe, and Australia through its five distribution networks: SCP Distributors (SCP), Superior Pool Products (Superior), Horizon Distributors (Horizon), National Pool Tile (NPT), and Sun Wholesale Supply (Sun Wholesale). It distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products domestically through its SCP and Superior sales center networks and internationally through its SCP network. Its Horizon sales centers offer organic fertilizers, organic pesticides, and irrigation and drainage products that reduce water usage and soil erosion. Sun Wholesale distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment and related leisure products, primarily servicing independently owned and operated Pinch A Penny, Inc. franchise locations.

Growth and profitability fiscal year ends December 31

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	5Y avg
Revenue (mil)	5,289	5,311	5,542	6,180	5,296	–
Revenue growth	−0.4%	−4.2%	−10.3%	16.7%	34.5%	6.1%
EPS (basic, normalized)	10.73	11.30	13.35	18.70	15.92	–
EPS growth	−5.0%	−15.4%	−28.6%	17.5%	–	–
Gross margin	29.7%	29.7%	30.0%	31.3%	30.5%	30.2%
Net margin	7.6%	8.1%	9.4%	12.0%	12.3%	9.9%
ROE	33.1%	33.6%	41.1%	64.9%	76.1%	49.7%

Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)	106
Current ratio	2.46x
Long-term debt (mil)	1,146
Net debt (mil)	1,061
Total equity (mil)	1,227
Net debt / equity	0.86x
Net debt / EBITDA	1.62x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
	Sales (mil)			EBITDA (mil)			EPS
Fiscal year	Mean est.	Growth	EV/Sales	Mean est.	Growth	EV/EBITDA	Mean est.	Growth	P/E
2025 actual	5,289	−0.4%	1.6x	654	−2.7%	12.9x	10.73	−5.0%	19.2x
2026	5,467	+3.3%	1.5x	654	−0.1%	12.9x	10.98	+2.4%	18.8x
2027	5,645	+3.3%	1.5x	681	+4.2%	12.4x	11.50	+4.7%	17.9x
2028	5,887	+4.3%	1.4x	727	+6.8%	11.6x	12.58	+9.4%	16.4x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
	Sales				EPS
Fiscal year	Estimate (mil)	1M	3M	6M	Estimate	1M	3M	6M
2026	5,467	+0.5%	+0.5%	+0.6%	10.98	0.0%	0.0%	−0.8%
2027	5,645	+0.2%	+0.3%	+0.1%	11.50	−2.7%	−2.7%	−4.3%
2028	5,887	+0.1%	+0.1%	−0.3%	12.58	−2.5%	−2.5%	−4.0%

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 3 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter ended	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Sales reported (mil)	1,121	1,770	1,433	987	1,072	1,785	1,451	982	1,138	1,823
Sales mean (mil)	1,127	1,744	1,403	963	1,099	1,782	1,453	999	1,097	1,817
Surprise	−0.5%	+1.5%	+2.1%	+2.5%	−2.5%	+0.2%	−0.2%	−1.7%	+3.7%	+0.3%
EPS reported	2.04	4.99	3.27	0.98	1.42	5.17	3.39	0.84	1.43	5.38
EPS mean	1.91	4.90	3.14	0.90	1.49	5.08	3.38	0.98	1.35	5.32
Surprise	+6.9%	+1.7%	+4.0%	+8.9%	−4.7%	+1.7%	+0.2%	−14.0%	+5.8%	+1.0%

Peer comparison Leisure Products

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
Company	Market cap	Net debt/EBITDA	Net margin	P/B	FY1 P/E	FY2 P/E	FY1 EV/EBITDA	FY2 EV/EBITDA
POOL Pool Corporation	7.4B	1.62x	7.6%	5.99x	18.8x	17.9x	12.9x	12.4x
SWIM Latham Group Inc	860M	2.40x	2.0%	2.09x	31.1x	27.0x	9.6x	8.8x
CLAR Clarus Corp	170M	−25.92x	−18.6%	0.86x	14.1x	52.1x	12.0x	16.4x
Mean		−7.30x	−3.0%	2.98x	21.3x	32.4x	11.5x	12.5x
Median		1.62x	2.0%	2.09x	18.8x	27.0x	12.0x	12.4x

Technical analysis

1M+26.1%
3M+7.9%
1Y−26.4%
3Y−29.9%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Income statement, Pool Corporation, fiscal years, most recent first
	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Total revenue	5,289	5,311	5,542	6,180	5,296	3,937
Cost of revenue	3,717	3,736	3,882	4,246	3,678	2,806
Gross profit	1,572	1,575	1,660	1,933	1,617	1,131
Selling, general & administrative expenses	992	958	913	907	787	660
Research & development	–	–	–	–	–	–
Interest expense (income), operating	–	–	–	–	–	–
Unusual expense (income)	–	–	–	0.6	−2.5	6.9
Other operating expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating income	580	617	747	1,026	833	464
Net interest income (expense)	−46.8	−50.2	−58.4	−40.9	−8.6	−12.4
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other non-operating income (expense)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net income before taxes	533	567	688	985	824	452
Provision for taxes	127	133	165	237	174	85.2
Minority interest	–	–	–	–	–	–
Equity in affiliates	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.3
U.S. GAAP adjustment	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income before extraordinary items	406	434	523	748	651	367
Extraordinary items	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income	406	434	523	748	651	367
EBIT, normalized	580	617	747	1,026	830	471
EBITDA, normalized	632	663	787	1,065	860	500
Basic EPS, normalized	10.73	11.30	13.35	18.70	15.92	–

Balance sheet in millions of USD, fiscal years

Balance sheet, Pool Corporation, fiscal years, most recent first
	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Assets
Cash & short-term investments	105	77.9	66.5	45.6	24.3	34.1
Receivables	348	315	343	351	377	289
Total inventory	1,455	1,289	1,365	1,591	1,339	781
Prepaid expenses	53.5	42.9	31.2	24.4	21.9	16.4
Other current assets	8.9	4.2	9.3	6.5	7.2	1.2
Total current assets	1,970	1,729	1,815	2,019	1,769	1,122
Property, plant & equipment	594	566	530	463	421	314
Goodwill	707	699	700	692	688	268
Intangibles	284	291	298	305	313	12.2
Long-term investments	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3
Note receivable	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other long-term assets	69.0	81.8	83.4	84.4	38.0	22.0
Total assets	3,626	3,368	3,428	3,565	3,230	1,740
Liabilities
Accounts payable	653	525	509	407	399	267
Payable/accrued	–	–	–	–	–	–
Accrued expenses	140	136	143	168	171	146
Short-term debt	0	0	0	0	1.0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	13.0	49.5	38.2	25.0	10.8	11.9
Other current liabilities	75.0	134	81.0	75.6	163	58.9
Total current liabilities	880	844	771	676	744	483
Long-term debt	1,186	901	1,015	1,362	1,172	404
Minority interest	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other liabilities	374	350	329	293	243	213
Total liabilities	2,441	2,095	2,115	2,330	2,159	1,100
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock	–	–	–	–	–	–
Common stock	0	0	0	0	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	671	639	606	576	552	520
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	521	648	700	653	527	134
Treasury stock	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other equity	−6.5	−13.7	6.6	5.9	−7.5	−14.0
Total equity	1,185	1,273	1,313	1,235	1,071	639
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	3,626	3,368	3,428	3,565	3,230	1,740

Cash flow statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Cash flow statement, Pool Corporation, fiscal years, most recent first
	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Operating activities
Net income	406	434	523	748	651	367
Depreciation, depletion & amortization	51.6	45.5	40.1	39.0	30.0	29.4
Deferred taxes	17.0	15.7	10.4	15.2	4.7	−2.5
Non-cash items	18.2	17.3	23.2	24.6	20.5	25.1
Changes in working capital	−127	146	291	−342	−392	−21.1
Cash from operations	366	659	888	485	313	398
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	−56.3	−59.5	−60.1	−43.6	−37.7	−21.7
Other investing cash flows	−11.5	−6.7	−11.5	−7.3	−812	−125
Cash from investing	−67.8	−66.2	−71.6	−50.9	−850	−146
Financing activities
Financing cash flow items	−1.4	−2.1	−0.6	−1.5	−3.0	−0.3
Cash dividends paid	−185	−180	−167	−151	−120	−91.9
Issuance (retirement) of debt, net	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other financing cash flows	−87.1	−395	−630	−259	649	−152
Cash from financing	−273	−577	−798	−412	526	−244
Foreign exchange effects	2.4	−5.1	2.4	−1.1	0.2	−1.4
Net change in cash	27.1	11.3	20.9	21.3	−9.8	5.5
Free cash flow	310	600	828	441	276	376

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