Industrials · Industrial - Distribution
Price
$211.61
Market Cap
$7.7B
Employees
6,000
Beta
1.09
Avg Volume
966,541
CEO
Peter D. Arvan
Business Description
Pool Corporation, established in 1993 and based in Covington, Louisiana, serves as a leading wholesale distributor of swimming pool essentials, outdoor living accessories, and related recreational merchandise. Operating extensively across the United States and globally, the company supported its diverse clientele through 410 sales centers spanning North America, Europe, and Australia as of March 2022. Its comprehensive product portfolio encompasses a broad array of upkeep items like chemicals, general provisions, and pool accouterments; components for servicing and replacing critical pool machinery such as purification systems, heating units, circulation pumps, and lighting fixtures; and structural elements including complete fiberglass pools, luxury spas, and comprehensive pre-packaged pool kits designed for both subterranean and elevated installations, encompassing structural walls, liners, support braces, and coping. Furthermore, Pool Corp. supplies diverse pool apparatus and constituent parts vital for both fresh installations and the refurbishment of existing aquatic facilities; irrigation solutions, including integrated system elements and specialized equipment and provisions for professional lawn maintenance; and construction essentials such as concrete, plumbing and electrical infrastructure, a variety of functional and aesthetic pool finishes, decking options, tiles, hardscaping elements, and natural stone for new builds and renovations. The company also offers specialized commercial-grade products, including robust heating units, essential safety apparatus, and industrial-scale pumps and filtration systems, alongside additional recreational and outdoor living items like barbecues and modules for custom outdoor kitchen setups. Pool Corporation's extensive client base includes swimming pool construction and renovation specialists, independent retailers of pool provisions, repair and maintenance enterprises, irrigation and landscape professionals, and institutional clients such as hospitality venues, educational institutions, and public recreational centers.
Business History
Price Overview
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 8:59am (just now)$211.61
+4.23 (+2.04%)
Day Range
$207.53 – $213.35
52-Week Range
$172.68 – $345.00
50-Day MA
$196.72
200-Day MA
$238.67
Volume
1,141,392.00
Analyst Price Targets
Low
$210.00
Consensus
$270.17
High
$310.00
(30 analysts)
Share Structure
Outstanding
36,443,003.00
Float
35,151,099.00
Free Float
96.5%
High free float
— 96.5% of shares trade freely, ~3.5% held by insiders/institutions
Very liquid — most shares trade freely. Low insider ownership can mean less management alignment, but makes large position sizing straightforward.
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider
CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
APIStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
18.95
Stock Price: $211.61
EPS (Diluted): 10.89
EPS (Diluted): 10.89
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
APIStock Price / Book Value Per Share
7.17
Stock Price: $211.61
Total Equity: $1.19B
Shares: 37,288,000
Total Equity: $1.19B
Shares: 37,288,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
APIEnterprise Value / EBITDA
14.52
Market Cap: $7.71B
Total Debt: $1.30B
Cash: $104.96M
EBITDA: $631.81M
Total Debt: $1.30B
Cash: $104.96M
EBITDA: $631.81M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
APIMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$9.9B
Market Cap: $7.71B
Total Debt: $1.30B
Cash: $104.96M
Total Debt: $1.30B
Cash: $104.96M
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
APIGross Profit / Revenue
29.7%
Gross Profit: $1.57B
Revenue: $5.29B
Revenue: $5.29B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
APIOperating Income / Revenue
11.0%
Operating Income: $580.20M
Revenue: $5.29B
Revenue: $5.29B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
APINet Income / Revenue
7.7%
Net Income: $406.40M
Revenue: $5.29B
Revenue: $5.29B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
APINet Income / Total Equity
32.5%
Net Income: $406.40M
Total Equity: $1.19B
Total Equity: $1.19B
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
APINOPAT / Invested Capital
15.4%
Operating Income: $580.20M
Tax Rate: 23.8%
Equity: $1.19B
Total Debt: $1.30B
Cash: $104.96M
Tax Rate: 23.8%
Equity: $1.19B
Total Debt: $1.30B
Cash: $104.96M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
APICurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
2.24
Current Assets: $1.97B
Current Liabilities: $880.29M
Current Liabilities: $880.29M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALCTotal Debt / Total Equity
1.10
Short-Term Debt: $118.37M
Long-Term Debt: $1.19B
Total Debt: $1.30B
Total Equity: $1.19B
Long-Term Debt: $1.19B
Total Debt: $1.30B
Total Equity: $1.19B
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALCRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$141.85
Revenue: $5.29B
Shares: 37,288,000
Shares: 37,288,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$31.79
Total Equity: $1.19B
Shares: 37,288,000
Shares: 37,288,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$8.30
Operating CF: $365.85M
CapEx: -$56.33M
Shares: 37,288,000
CapEx: -$56.33M
Shares: 37,288,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
APILast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
2.2%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $211.61
Stock Price: $211.61
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: $406.40M
Net Income: $406.40M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
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industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry
reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
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4i
Book Value Analysis
— For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:47pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.3B | $6.2B | $5.5B | $5.3B | $5.3B |
| Cost of Revenue | $3.7B | $4.2B | $3.9B | $3.7B | $3.7B |
| Gross Profit | $1.6B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.6B |
| Operating Expenses | $786.8M | $907.6M | $912.9M | $958.1M | $992.3M |
| Operating Income | $832.8M | $1.0B | $747.1M | $617.2M | $580.2M |
| Net Income | $650.6M | $748.5M | $523.2M | $434.3M | $406.4M |
| EBITDA | $862.8M | $1.1B | $786.7M | $662.7M | $631.8M |
| EPS | $16.21 | $18.89 | $13.45 | $11.37 | $10.89 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:47pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $24.3M | $45.6M | $66.5M | $77.9M | $105.0M |
| Total Current Assets | $1.8B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $2.0B |
| Total Assets | $3.2B | $3.6B | $3.4B | $3.4B | $3.6B |
| Current Liabilities | $744.4M | $675.7M | $770.8M | $844.2M | $880.3M |
| Long-Term Debt | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.0B | $900.9M | $1.2B |
| Total Liabilities | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.4B |
| Total Equity | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Retained Earnings | $526.9M | $653.5M | $700.0M | $648.5M | $520.7M |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:47pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $313.5M | $484.9M | $888.2M | $659.2M | $365.9M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$37.7M | -$43.6M | -$60.1M | -$59.5M | -$56.3M |
| Free Cash Flow | $275.8M | $441.2M | $828.1M | $599.7M | $309.5M |
| Acquisitions (net) | -$812.0M | -$9.3M | -$11.5M | -$4.7M | -$10.8M |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | -$138.0M | -$471.2M | -$306.4M | -$306.3M | -$346.3M |
| Net Change in Cash | -$9.8M | $21.3M | $20.9M | $11.3M | $27.1M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 8:59am (just now)| Metric | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$5.3B $5.3B – $5.4B
|
$5.4B $5.4B – $5.5B
|
$5.6B $5.6B – $5.7B
|
$5.9B $5.9B – $5.9B
|
| EBITDA |
$765.6M $764.2M – $775.7M
|
$783.5M $780.6M – $790.8M
|
$814.1M $806.9M – $824.2M
|
$851.6M $851.5M – $851.7M
|
| Net Income |
$404.1M $402.0M – $408.0M
|
$414.2M $408.8M – $419.6M
|
$449.3M $440.9M – $457.8M
|
$497.5M $479.7M – $515.3M
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:47pm (5d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +16.7% | -10.3% | -4.2% | -0.4% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +19.6% | -14.1% | -5.1% | -0.2% |
| Operating Income Growth | +23.2% | -27.2% | -17.4% | -6.0% |
| Net Income Growth | +15.0% | -30.1% | -17.0% | -6.4% |
| EBITDA Growth | +23.4% | -26.1% | -15.8% | -4.7% |
Insider Trading (Recent)
Type codes
PPurchase
SSale
AAward / grant
MOption exercise
FIn-kind (tax)
CConversion
GGift
DReturn to issuer
All SEC Form 4 codes
Open market
- P Purchase
- Open-market or private purchase of shares.
- S Sale
- Open-market or private sale of shares.
Compensation (Rule 16b-3)
- A Award / grant
- Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
- D Return to issuer
- Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
- F In-kind (tax)
- Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
- I Discretionary
- Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
- M Option exercise
- Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
Derivatives
- C Conversion
- Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
- E Short expiration
- Expiration of a short derivative position.
- H Long expiration
- Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
- O OTM exercise
- Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
- X ITM exercise
- Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
Other exempt
- G Gift
- Bona fide gift of securities.
- L Small acquisition
- Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
- W Inheritance
- Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
- Z Voting trust
- Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
Other
- J Other
- Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
- K Equity swap
- Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
- U Tender / buyout
- Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.
Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | WHALEN DAVID G | L-Small | 3.00 | $185.60 | $557 |
| 2026-05-13 | PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J | P-Purchase | 10,000.00 | $175.95 | $1.8M |
| 2026-05-08 | WHALEN DAVID G | P-Purchase | 525.00 | $190.44 | $99,981 |
| 2026-05-07 | PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J | P-Purchase | 10,000.00 | $190.00 | $1.9M |
| 2026-05-07 | STOKELY JOHN E | P-Purchase | 1,000.00 | $193.07 | $193,065 |
| 2026-05-07 | Hope James D | P-Purchase | 464.00 | $194.42 | $90,209 |
| 2026-05-04 | Watwood John Bruce | A-Award | 8,610.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-04 | Watwood John Bruce | A-Award | 4,305.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-29 | WHALEN DAVID G | A-Award | 644.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-29 | STOKELY JOHN E | A-Award | 644.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-29 | POMPA MARK A | A-Award | 1,169.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-29 | OLER DEBRA SUE | A-Award | 644.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-29 | Murphy Kevin Michael | A-Award | 644.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-29 | Hope James D | A-Award | 644.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-29 | GERVASI MARTHA S | A-Award | 644.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-29 | PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J | A-Award | 2,604.00 | $209.61 | $545,824 |
| 2026-04-29 | POMPA MARK A | 0.00 | $0.00 | $0 | |
| 2026-04-07 | PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J | G-Gift | 90,000.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-04-07 | PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J | G-Gift | 90,000.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-03-26 | WHALEN DAVID G | L-Small | 45.00 | $202.82 | $9,127 |
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 7:47pm (5d ago)| Date | Dividend | Declaration | Record | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | $1.30 | 2026-04-29 | 2026-05-14 | 2026-05-28 |
| 2026-03-12 | $1.25 | 2026-02-25 | 2026-03-12 | 2026-03-26 |
| 2025-11-12 | $1.25 | 2025-10-29 | 2025-11-12 | 2025-11-26 |
| 2025-08-14 | $1.25 | 2025-07-30 | 2025-08-14 | 2025-08-28 |
| 2025-05-15 | $1.25 | 2025-04-30 | 2025-05-15 | 2025-05-29 |
| 2025-03-12 | $1.20 | 2025-02-26 | 2025-03-12 | 2025-03-26 |
| 2024-11-13 | $1.20 | 2024-10-30 | 2024-11-13 | 2024-11-27 |
| 2024-08-15 | $1.20 | 2024-07-30 | 2024-08-15 | 2024-08-29 |
| 2024-05-15 | $1.20 | 2024-05-01 | 2024-05-16 | 2024-05-30 |
| 2024-03-13 | $1.10 | 2024-02-28 | 2024-03-14 | 2024-03-28 |
| 2023-11-07 | $1.10 | 2023-10-25 | 2023-11-08 | 2023-11-22 |
| 2023-08-09 | $1.10 | 2023-07-26 | 2023-08-10 | 2023-08-24 |
| 2023-05-16 | $1.10 | 2023-05-04 | 2023-05-17 | 2023-05-31 |
| 2023-03-14 | $1.00 | 2023-02-24 | 2023-03-15 | 2023-03-29 |
| 2022-11-09 | $1.00 | 2022-10-27 | 2022-11-10 | 2022-11-23 |
| 2022-08-10 | $1.00 | 2022-07-28 | 2022-08-11 | 2022-08-25 |
| 2022-05-13 | $1.00 | 2022-05-04 | 2022-05-16 | 2022-05-27 |
| 2022-03-09 | $0.80 | 2022-02-25 | 2022-03-10 | 2022-03-24 |
| 2021-11-09 | $0.80 | 2021-10-28 | 2021-11-11 | 2021-11-24 |
| 2021-08-11 | $0.80 | 2021-07-29 | 2021-08-12 | 2021-08-26 |
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