Pool (POOL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pool Corporation, doing business as POOLCORP, is a wholesale distributor of swimming pool and outdoor living products. The company supplies pool contractors, retailers, builders, and service professionals with products used to construct, renovate, maintain, and enhance residential and commercial pools.

Its product offerings include swimming pool equipment, pumps, filters, heaters, cleaners, lighting, chemicals, replacement parts, and maintenance supplies. POOLCORP also distributes products for outdoor living, including patio and recreational items, as well as irrigation and landscape-related supplies in selected markets.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, POOLCORP serves customers through a network of distribution centers and sales operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Peter D. Arvan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $170.41 to $173.88
• 50-Day Range: $154.14 to $200.57
• 52-Week Range: $152.70 to $303.69
• Volume: 791,194 shs
• Average Volume: 784,057 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.86
• Dividend Yield: 3.02%
• Price Target: $226.70
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Pool Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pool scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 96th out of 483 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 2.15, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Pool has a consensus price target of $226.70, representing about 31.5% upside from its current price of $172.44.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pool has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pool are expected to grow by 6.50% in the coming year, from $10.93 to $11.64 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pool is 15.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pool is 15.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 42.41.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Pool has a PEG Ratio of 2.64. 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 5.42. 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 3.03%, 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 44.67% next year. This indicates that Pool will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.18

News Sentiment

Pool has a news sentiment score of 0.18. 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 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Pool this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

36 people have searched for POOL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Pool to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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: 10/22/2026
• 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: $226.70
• High Price Target: $310.00
• Low Price Target: $165.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.15
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.87
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.78
• P/E Growth: 2.64
• 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: 1.18
• Cash Flow: $12.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.10
• Book Value: $31.82 per share
• Price / Book: 5.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 36,340,000
• Free Float: 35,251,000
• Market Cap: $6.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05