Pool (POOL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) is a distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment and related products. The company serves professional pool contractors, retailers, builders and service providers, supplying products used to build, renovate, maintain and repair residential and commercial pools.

Its product offerings include pool chemicals, pumps, filters, heaters, cleaners, lighting, replacement parts and safety equipment. Pool also distributes products related to irrigation, landscaping and outdoor living, including patio and recreational products that complement pool installations and backyard projects.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, Pool Corporation serves customers through a network of distribution centers and sales locations across North America, Europe and Australia. Peter D. Arvan serves as the company's president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $156.59 to $159.82
• 50-Day Range: $154.14 to $206.63
• 52-Week Range: $152.70 to $305.63
• Volume: 682,015 shs
• Average Volume: 893,020 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.68
• Dividend Yield: 3.26%
• Price Target: $230.10
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pool Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pool scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 485 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Pool has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Pool has a consensus price target of $230.10, representing about 44.2% upside from its current price of $159.54.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pool has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pool are expected to grow by 6.95% in the coming year, from $10.94 to $11.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pool is 14.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pool is 14.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.99.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Pool has a PEG Ratio of 2.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pool has a P/B Ratio of 5.01. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.32% of the float of Pool has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pool has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.93, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pool has recently increased by 9.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Pool pays a meaningful dividend of 3.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Pool has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pool is 47.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Pool will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.44% next year. This indicates that Pool will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.41

News Sentiment

Pool has a news sentiment score of 0.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Pool this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

37 people have searched for POOL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Pool to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pool insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.00% of the stock of Pool is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.99% of the stock of Pool is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:POOL
• CIK: 945841
• Web: www.poolcorp.com
• Phone: (985) 892-5521
• Fax: 985-801-5716
• Employees: 6,000
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Pool: $230.10
• High Price Target: $310.00
• Low Price Target: $185.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.87
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.58
• P/E Growth: 2.14
• Net Income: $406.40 million
• Net Margins: 7.40%
• Pretax Margin: 9.83%
• Return on Equity: 32.74%
• Return on Assets: 10.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.05
• Current Ratio: 2.67
• Quick Ratio: 0.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.29 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.10
• Cash Flow: $12.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.99
• Book Value: $31.82 per share
• Price / Book: 5.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 36,340,000
• Free Float: 35,251,000
• Market Cap: $5.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05