“Net cash used in investing activities for the first three months of 2026 decreased $5.8 million compared to the first three months of 2025, primarily due to a $4.7 million decrease in net capital expenditures.”10-Q · Apr 28, 2026 ↗
Pool Corporation
POOL
Market read
Pool Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 26 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 17 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 6.2% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating cash flow covered only 0.48x net income.
- POOL's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if POOL's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 26 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 17 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 6.2% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating cash flow covered only 0.48x net income.
- POOL's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Macroeconomic conditions has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
- Latest annual revenue changed -0.4% year over year.
- P/E is 30% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
- EV/sales is 55% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
175.84Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“Operating Expenses Three Months Ended March 31, (in millions) 2026 2025 Change Selling and administrative expenses $ 247.3 $ 234.8 $ 12.5 5% Operating expenses as a % of net sales 21.7 % 21.9 % Selling and administrative expenses in the first quarter of 2026…”10-Q · Apr 28, 2026 ↗
“In 2025, our gross margin reflected positive impacts from our strategic pricing and supply chain initiatives, partially offset by a less advantageous customer mix and the absence of the import tax reversal recognized in the prior year.”10-K · Feb 26, 2026 ↗
“This growth was driven by solid demand for maintenance products and increased demand for our discretionary products.”10-Q · Apr 28, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 1.2× · EV/sales 1.5×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for POOL. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment · baseline
The latest filing shows material pressure
10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-29.
What improved
- Revenue increased 6.2% versus the comparable filing period.
What weakened
- Operating cash flow covered only 0.48x net income.
Filing receipts
“Gross margin decreased 20 basis points to 29.0% from 29.2% in the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to changes in product mix from a higher proportion of equipment sales in the first quarter of 2026.”
“Financial Position and Liquidity As of March 31, 2026, total net receivables, including pledged receivables, increased 13% compared to March 31, 2025, primarily due to higher sales in March 2026.”
“Net cash used in investing activities for the first three months of 2026 decreased $5.8 million compared to the first three months of 2025, primarily due to a $4.7 million decrease in net capital expenditures.”
Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind POOL
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
Depended on by
HAYW33.0% of HAYWcustomerFeb 25, 2026 ▾
“Most of our net sales are generated from sales to distributors, including our largest customer, Pool Corporation, which represented approximately 33% of our net sales in Fiscal Year 2025 and approximately 46% of our accounts receivable as of December 31, 2025.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
POOL is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Cyclical Demand. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.