(POOL) Pool - Overview
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Industrial Distribution | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 6.729m USD | Total Return: -38.3% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 156M
EPS Trend: -90.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -82.8%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
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Pool Corporation is the leading global distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related outdoor living products. The company operates a wholesale distribution model, serving a diverse customer base of professional pool builders, remodelers, independent specialty retailers, and service technicians.
The business portfolio encompasses essential maintenance chemicals, replacement parts, irrigation systems, and professional landscaping supplies. Approximately 60% of total industry revenue is typically derived from recurring maintenance and repair activities, which provides a degree of insulation against fluctuations in new pool construction cycles.
Beyond core pool supplies, the company distributes high-ticket discretionary items including hot tubs, fiberglass pools, and outdoor kitchen components. Investors may find more granular data on these specific revenue segments at ValueRay.
Headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, the company maintains an extensive network of sales centers across the United States and international markets to support local contractors and commercial pool operators.
- High interest rates and housing slowdown dampen new pool construction demand
- Recurring chemical and maintenance sales provide stable base for non-discretionary revenue
- Consumer discretionary spending levels dictate remodeling and outdoor living project volume
- Strategic acquisitions and distribution center expansions drive market share and scale
- Inflationary pressure on building materials and labor impacts professional contractor demand
| Net Income: 406.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.15 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.06 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 20.38% < 20% (prev 17.48%; Δ 2.90% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.18 > 3% & CFO 704.5m > Net Income 406.1m |
| Net Debt (1.87b) to EBITDA (636.2m): 2.94 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.87 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (36.4m) vs 12m ago -3.17% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 29.69% > 18% (prev 0.29%; Δ 2.94k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 138.9% > 50% (prev 141.7%; Δ -2.83% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 12.20 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 636.2m / Interest Expense TTM 48.0m) |
| A: 0.27 (Total Current Assets 2.34b - Total Current Liabilities 1.25b) / Total Assets 4.00b |
| B: 0.12 (Retained Earnings 463.2m / Total Assets 4.00b) |
| C: 0.15 (EBIT TTM 585.3m / Avg Total Assets 3.86b) |
| D: 0.16 (Book Value of Equity 453.0m / Total Liabilities 2.87b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.35 = A |
| DSRI: 1.11 (Receivables 559.8m/497.1m, Revenue 5.36b/5.26b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 29.69% / 29.44%) |
| AQI: 0.91 (AQ_t 0.26 / AQ_t-1 0.29) |
| SGI: 1.02 (Revenue 5.36b / 5.26b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI 406.1m - CFO 704.5m) / TA 4.00b) |
| Beneish M = -3.06 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 31, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 181.40 with a total of 652,432 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.16%,
over one month by -12.81%,
over three months by -19.08% and
over the past year by -38.34%.
Pool has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.69. Therefore, it is recommended to hold POOL.
- StrongBuy: 5
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 7
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 260.5 | 43.6% |
P/E Trailing = 16.9706
P/E Forward = 17.094
P/S = 1.2563
P/B = 5.9377
P/EG = 1.6019
Revenue TTM = 5.36b USD
EBIT TTM = 585.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 636.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.23b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 121.9m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.93b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 343.6m
Net Debt = 1.87b USD (calculated: Debt 1.93b - CCE 64.5m)
Enterprise Value = 8.60b USD (6.73b + Debt 1.93b - CCE 64.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 12.20 (Ebit TTM 585.3m / Interest Expense TTM 48.0m)
EV/FCF = 14.21x (Enterprise Value 8.60b / FCF TTM 605.1m)
FCF Yield = 7.04% (FCF TTM 605.1m / Enterprise Value 8.60b)
FCF Margin = 11.30% (FCF TTM 605.1m / Revenue TTM 5.36b)
Net Margin = 7.58% (Net Income TTM 406.1m / Revenue TTM 5.36b)
Gross Margin = 29.69% ((Revenue TTM 5.36b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.77b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 28.99% (prev 30.11%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.15 (Enterprise Value 8.60b / Total Assets 4.00b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.48% (Interest Expense 48.0m / Debt 1.93b)
Taxrate = 24.17% (17.0m / 70.2m)
NOPAT = 443.8m (EBIT 585.3m * (1 - 24.17%))
Current Ratio = 1.87 (Total Current Assets 2.34b / Total Current Liabilities 1.25b)
Debt / Equity = 1.71 (Debt 1.93b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.13b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.94 (Net Debt 1.87b / EBITDA 636.2m)
Debt / FCF = 3.09 (Net Debt 1.87b / FCF TTM 605.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.25b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 10.53% (Net Income 406.1m / Total Assets 4.00b)
RoE = 32.50% (Net Income TTM 406.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.25b)
RoCE = 23.57% (EBIT 585.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.25b + L.T.Debt 1.23b))
RoIC = 15.50% (NOPAT 443.8m / Invested Capital 2.86b)
WACC = 7.25% (E(6.73b)/V(8.66b) * Re(8.79%) + D(1.93b)/V(8.66b) * Rd(2.48%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 8.79% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -95.56 | Cagr: -2.58%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈557.2m ; Y1≈638.7m ; Y5≈940.0m
[DCF] Fair Price = 336.8 (EV 14.1b - Net Debt 1.87b = Equity 12.3b / Shares 36.4m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -90.42 | EPS CAGR: -10.83% | SUE: 0.76 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -82.76 | Revenue CAGR: -2.69% | SUE: 1.82 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=5.36 | Chg30d=+0.37% | Revisions=+29% | Analysts=10
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=3.46 | Chg30d=-0.10% | Revisions=+7% | Analysts=10
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=11.07 | Chg30d=+0.65% | Revisions=+33% | GrowthEPS=+3.2% | GrowthRev=+2.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=12.04 | Chg30d=+1.19% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+8.7% | GrowthRev=+3.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +50%