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Pool Corporation

POOL

Industrials · 175.84 -1.3% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

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.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 6.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating cash flow covered only 0.48x net income.
Company-1.3% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 26 activeCyclical Demand · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • 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.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Industrial Distribution

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.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 6.2% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Operating cash flow covered only 0.48x net income.
What would clarify the read
  • POOL's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements62
Verified relationships10
Evidence supporting the case
  • Macroeconomic conditions has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -0.4% year over year.
Questions before a position
  • 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.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

175.84
6m-16.6%12m-45.4%24m-48.6%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$5.3B+34.5%$15.97-0.9%
2022-12-31$6.2B+16.7%$18.70-1.7%
2023-12-31$5.5B-10.3%$13.35-2.0%
2024-12-31$5.3B-4.2%$11.30-2.0%
2025-12-31$5.3B-0.4%$10.85-2.5%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 4 filings
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
Macroeconomic conditionspositive · 4 filings
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
Supply chain and availabilitypositive · 3 filings
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
Demand and volumepositive · 2 filings
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.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

175.84-1.3% today

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.

cautious
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquiditycautiousEvidence score -1
valuationmixed

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

HAYWHayward Holdings, Inc.supplierFeb 26, 2026

Our largest suppliers include Pentair plc, Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.

PNRPentair plcsupplierFeb 26, 2026

Our largest suppliers include Pentair plc, Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.

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.