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POOL CORP (POOL) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.40% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was $5.3B at a 7.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.34 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Stifel | Hold (main) |
| 2026-04-24 | Stifel | Hold (main) |
| 2026-04-20 | B of A Securities | Underperform (main) |
| 2026-04-08 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-02-24 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-02-23 | Stifel | Hold (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Wholesale Trade · percentile among 112 companies
Percentile vs other Wholesale Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.3 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.144 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.16 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.486 |
Sector peers · similar-size Wholesale Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POOL | POOL CORP | 5/9 | 4.02 | 19 | -0.4% |
| YDDL | One & one Green Technologies. INC | 4/9 | 9.75 | 12.8 | +23.1% |
| SGLA | Sino Green Land Corp. | 2/9 | -12.96 | — | — |
| MCK | MCKESSON CORP | 6/9 | 0.58 | 18.8 | +12.4% |
| CAH | CARDINAL HEALTH INC | 6/9 | -0.03 | 32.5 | +14.2% |
| SYY | SYSCO CORP | 5/9 | — | 21.7 | +3.2% |
| PFGC | Performance Food Group Co | 4/9 | 1.92 | 48.3 | +7.2% |
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About POOL CORP
Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, related leisure, irrigation, and landscape maintenance products in the United States and internationally. It offers maintenance products, including chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement parts for pool equipment, such as cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights; and building materials, such as concrete, plumbing and electrical components, functional and decorative pool surfaces, decking materials, tiles, hardscapes, and natural stones for pool installations and remodeling. The company also provides pool equipment and components for new pool construction and the remodeling of existing pools; irrigation and related products, such as irrigation system components, and professional turf care equipment and supplies; commercial products, including heaters, safety equipment, commercial decking equipment, and commercial pumps and filters. In addition, it offers fiberglass pools, and hot tubs and packaged pool kits comprising walls, liners, braces, and coping for in-ground and above-ground pools; and other pool construction and recreational products which consist discretionary recreational and related outdoor living products, such as grills and components for outdoor kitchens. The company serves swimming pool remodelers and builders; specialty retailers that sell swimming pool supplies; swimming pool repair and service businesses; irrigation construction and landscape maintenance contractors; and commercial pool operators and pool contractors. Pool Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Covington, Louisiana.
FAQ
Is POOL financially healthy?
POOL CORP's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does POOL pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. POOL CORP pays a dividend yielding about 2.40% with a 45.5% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is POOL?
In FY2025, POOL CORP had a net margin of 7.7% and a return on equity of 34.3%.
Is POOL overvalued or undervalued?
POOL CORP trades at about 18.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.6×–39.5×, median 30.0×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for POOL?
The average Wall-Street price target for POOL CORP is $254.55, about 27.6% above the recent price, from 11 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is POOL a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on POOL CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 19.0×, a dividend yield of 2.40%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.