Is Pool Corporation (POOL) overvalued or fairly valued?

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Does Pool Corporation's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.40×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Pool Corporation's revenue?

Pool Corporation reported revenue of $5.3B for FY2025, with net profit of $406.4M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Pool Corporation (POOL)?

Pool Corporation last traded at $185.22 (+0.6% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Pool Corporation

POOL · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerPOOL

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryIndustrial Distribution

CountryUnited States

Employees6,000

HeadquartersCovington, United States

Websitewww.poolcorp.com

Filings tracked18

About Pool Corporation

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, related leisure, irrigation, and landscape maintenance products in the United States and internationally. It offers maintenance products, including chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement parts for pool equipment, such as cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights; and building materials, such as concrete, plumbing and electrical components, functional and decorative pool surfaces, decking materials, tiles, hardscapes, and natural stones for pool installations and remodeling. The company also provides pool equipment and components for new pool construction and the remodeling of existing pools; irrigation and related products, such as irrigation system components, and professional turf care equipment and supplies; commercial products, including heaters, safety equipment, commercial decking equipment, and commercial pumps and filters. In addition, it offers fiberglass pools, and hot tubs and packaged pool kits comprising walls, liners, braces, and coping for in-ground and above-ground pools; and other pool construction and recreational products which consist discretionary recreational and related outdoor living products, such as grills and components for outdoor kitchens. The company serves swimming pool remodelers and builders; specialty retailers that sell swimming pool supplies; swimming pool repair and service businesses; irrigation construction and landscape maintenance contractors; and commercial pool operators and pool contractors. Pool Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Covington, Louisiana.

Who owns it

Insiders3.5%
Institutions96.5%
Public & other0.0%

833 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.11.10%
Wellington Management Group, LLP7.09%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC7.08%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.67%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.5.47%
Morgan Stanley4.78%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.23%
AQR Capital Management, LLC3.85%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.40×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend9.4% → 7.7%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Return on equity34.3%

Latest ROE of 34.3% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev -2% · PAT -12%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $1.0B · EPS 0.79

Est. earnings growth -5.7%

Next fiscal year

Rev $5.6B · EPS 11.82

Est. earnings growth +7.4%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$5.3B

Net margin

7.7%

ROE

34.3%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-2.3%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-11.9%

EPS (FY2025)

10.85

Net profit (FY2025)

$406.4M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$5.3B	$406.4M	10.85	7.7%	34.3%
FY2024	$5.3B	$434.3M	11.30	8.2%	34.1%
FY2023	$5.5B	$523.2M	13.35	9.4%	39.9%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$1.1B	$53.2M	1.45	4.7%
2025Q3	$1.5B	$127.0M	3.40	8.8%
2025Q2	$1.8B	$194.3M	5.17	10.9%
2025Q1	$1.1B	$53.5M	1.42	5.0%
2024Q3	$1.4B	$125.7M	3.27	8.8%
2024Q2	$1.8B	$192.4M	4.99	10.9%
2024Q1	$1.1B	$78.9M	2.04	7.0%
2023Q4	$1.0B	$51.4M	1.32	5.1%
2023Q3	$1.5B	$137.8M	3.51	9.3%
2023Q2	$1.9B	$232.3M	5.91	12.5%
2023Q1	$1.2B	$101.7M	2.58	8.4%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/29/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC7/29/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/23/2026material
8-K/A — Executive/director change
SEC5/8/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/4/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/29/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/28/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/23/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/26/2026
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/25/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/19/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC2/13/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC1/12/2026material

2025

10-Q filing
SEC10/29/2025
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/29/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/23/2025material
10-Q — POOL Q2 2025 10-Q
SEC7/30/2025
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/30/2025material

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