(POOL) Pool - Overview
Stock: Chemicals, Equipment, Materials, Accessories, Components
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 1.64% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 1.46% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 13.53% |
| Payout Consistency | 99.8% |
| Payout Ratio | 50.1% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 30.9% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -8.74% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | -0.68 |
| Alpha | -32.55 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.711 |
| Beta Downside | 0.476 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 43.94% |
| CAGR/Max DD | -0.21 |
Description: POOL Pool January 02, 2026
Pool Corporation (NASDAQ: POOL) is a U.S.-based distributor of a broad portfolio of swimming-pool, irrigation, and outdoor-living products. Its catalog spans consumables (chemicals, accessories), equipment (filters, pumps, heaters, cleaners), construction materials (concrete, tiles, decking, natural stone), and specialty items such as fiberglass pools, hot tubs, and outdoor-kitchen components. The firm serves a diverse client base that includes pool remodelers and builders, specialty retailers, service contractors, landscape-maintenance firms, and commercial pool operators.
Key operating data (FY 2023) show revenue of roughly $1.5 billion with an adjusted EBITDA margin near 6 %, reflecting the low-margin, high-volume nature of distribution. The business is highly cyclical, tracking housing-starts and discretionary-spending trends; a 1 % rise in U.S. residential construction activity historically lifts POOL’s top line by about 0.4 % (base-rate estimate). Additionally, the company benefits from a growing “DIY-outdoor-living” trend that has boosted demand for pool-related accessories and landscaping products, while rising interest rates could dampen new-pool construction and shift focus toward remodels.
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Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 7.0
| Net Income: 412.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -5.47 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 21.33% < 20% (prev 19.03%; Δ 2.30% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.13 > 3% & CFO 456.3m > Net Income 412.1m |
| Net Debt (1.26b) to EBITDA (637.5m): 1.98 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.57 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (37.4m) vs 12m ago -2.01% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 29.59% > 18% (prev 0.30%; Δ 2930 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 154.2% > 50% (prev 158.2%; Δ -4.00% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 12.85 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 637.5m / Interest Expense TTM 45.8m) |
Altman Z'' 4.29
| A: 0.32 (Total Current Assets 1.85b - Total Current Liabilities 719.5m) / Total Assets 3.50b |
| B: 0.21 (Retained Earnings 719.5m / Total Assets 3.50b) |
| C: 0.17 (EBIT TTM 588.9m / Avg Total Assets 3.43b) |
| D: 0.34 (Book Value of Equity 714.7m / Total Liabilities 2.12b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 4.29 = AA |
Beneish M -3.03
| DSRI: 1.05 (Receivables 443.6m/425.7m, Revenue 5.29b/5.33b) |
| GMI: 1.00 (GM 29.59% / 29.64%) |
| AQI: 0.95 (AQ_t 0.30 / AQ_t-1 0.32) |
| SGI: 0.99 (Revenue 5.29b / 5.33b) |
| TATA: -0.01 (NI 412.1m - CFO 456.3m) / TA 3.50b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.03 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
What is the price of POOL shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.75%, over one month by +11.19%, over three months by +7.70% and over the past year by -19.96%.
Is POOL a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 4
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 7
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the POOL price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 307.4 | 15.5% |
| Analysts Target Price | 307.4 | 15.5% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 268.1 | 0.7% |
POOL Fundamental Data Overview February 05, 2026
P/E Forward = 21.645
P/S = 1.7828
P/B = 6.8458
P/EG = 1.81
Revenue TTM = 5.29b USD
EBIT TTM = 588.9m USD
EBITDA TTM = 637.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.05b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 115.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.39b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.26b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 10.70b USD (9.44b + Debt 1.39b - CCE 128.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 12.85 (Ebit TTM 588.9m / Interest Expense TTM 45.8m)
EV/FCF = 27.11x (Enterprise Value 10.70b / FCF TTM 394.7m)
FCF Yield = 3.69% (FCF TTM 394.7m / Enterprise Value 10.70b)
FCF Margin = 7.45% (FCF TTM 394.7m / Revenue TTM 5.29b)
Net Margin = 7.78% (Net Income TTM 412.1m / Revenue TTM 5.29b)
Gross Margin = 29.59% ((Revenue TTM 5.29b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.73b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 29.58% (prev 29.99%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.06 (Enterprise Value 10.70b / Total Assets 3.50b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.86% (Interest Expense 12.0m / Debt 1.39b)
Taxrate = 23.49% (39.0m / 166.0m)
NOPAT = 450.6m (EBIT 588.9m * (1 - 23.49%))
Current Ratio = 2.57 (Total Current Assets 1.85b / Total Current Liabilities 719.5m)
Debt / Equity = 1.01 (Debt 1.39b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.38b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.98 (Net Debt 1.26b / EBITDA 637.5m)
Debt / FCF = 3.20 (Net Debt 1.26b / FCF TTM 394.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.30b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 12.00% (Net Income 412.1m / Total Assets 3.50b)
RoE = 31.76% (Net Income TTM 412.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.30b)
RoCE = 25.09% (EBIT 588.9m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.30b + L.T.Debt 1.05b))
RoIC = 19.05% (NOPAT 450.6m / Invested Capital 2.36b)
WACC = 7.53% (E(9.44b)/V(10.83b) * Re(8.54%) + D(1.39b)/V(10.83b) * Rd(0.86%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 8.54% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -1.60%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 76.32% ; FCFF base≈462.3m ; Y1≈369.2m ; Y5≈249.4m
Fair Price DCF = 101.8 (EV 5.05b - Net Debt 1.26b = Equity 3.79b / Shares 37.2m; r=7.53% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -24.07% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -50.35 | EPS CAGR: -50.24% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -4.50 | Revenue CAGR: 9.41% | SUE: -0.34 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=1.48 | Chg30d=+0.000 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=10
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=11.58 | Chg30d=+0.000 | Revisions Net=-4 | Growth EPS=+6.8% | Growth Revenue=+3.5%