Pool (POOL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pool Corporation is a leading wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related outdoor living products. Headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, the company serves a diverse customer base that includes service professionals, independent retailers, high-volume builders, and national retail chains. Pool Corporation’s extensive branch network enables it to maintain strong local customer relationships while leveraging its scale to source products efficiently from manufacturers around the world.

The company’s product portfolio spans pool and spa chemicals, water treatment equipment, pumps, filters, heaters, automation and control systems, liners, safety covers, and cleaning accessories. In addition to core chemical and equipment offerings, Pool Corporation supplies repair parts, specialty products, and custom-fabricated components for both residential and commercial applications. The firm also provides training, technical support, and marketing services designed to help customers grow their businesses and improve service quality.

Founded and incorporated as Pool Corporation in the 1990s, the company has pursued growth through a combination of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. Its distribution centers and branches are strategically located across North America, Europe, and select markets in Latin America, allowing it to optimize inventory availability, reduce lead times, and respond quickly to seasonal demand patterns. This geographic footprint supports Pool Corporation’s goal of delivering rapid, reliable service to professional pool operators and retail partners.

Pool Corporation is guided by a seasoned management team with deep expertise in supply chain operations, manufacturing, and distribution. The company emphasizes a customer-centric approach, investing in digital platforms, logistics capabilities, and value-added services to support professional pool service operators, specialty retailers, and other customers. Its focus on operational excellence, innovation, and targeted geographic expansion underpins its leadership position in the pool and spa distribution industry.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $177.27 to $181.45
• 50-Day Range: $175.24 to $234.22
• 52-Week Range: $172.68 to $345.00
• Volume: 80,442 shs
• Average Volume: 838,516 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.53 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.52
• Dividend Yield: 2.90%
• Price Target: $261.38
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pool Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pool scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd out of 269 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 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Pool has a consensus price target of $261.38, representing about 43.8% upside from its current price of $181.82.

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: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.66%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pool are expected to grow by 9.66% in the coming year, from $11.08 to $12.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pool is 16.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pool is 16.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.37.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Pool has a PEG Ratio of 2.26. 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 5.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.46% 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 3.96, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pool has recently decreased by 3.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Pool pays a meaningful dividend of 2.91%, 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 42.80% next year. This indicates that Pool will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

Pool has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 0.50 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for Pool this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for POOL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 86% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Pool to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 700% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

5 insiders have purchased shares of Pool in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $5,678,552.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0857% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pool insiders have bought 938.60% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $6,283,552.00 in company stock and sold $605,000.00 in 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

• Record date for 3/26 Dividend: 3/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/26 Dividend: 3/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/23/2026
• Record date for 5/28 Dividend: 5/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/28 Dividend: 5/14/2026
• Today: 5/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: LEISURE&REC PRD
• 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: $261.38
• High Price Target: $310.00
• Low Price Target: $210.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.87
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.18
• P/E Growth: 2.26
• Net Income: $406.40 million
• Net Margins: 7.57%
• Pretax Margin: 10.03%
• Return on Equity: 32.37%
• Return on Assets: 10.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.09
• Current Ratio: 1.87
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.29 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.24
• Cash Flow: $12.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.66
• Book Value: $31.10 per share
• Price / Book: 5.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 36,440,000
• Free Float: 35,350,000
• Market Cap: $6.53 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.16