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POOL CORP POOL

Nasdaq · stock · Wholesale-Misc Durable Goods · website · IPO 1995-10-13 · LEI

POOL CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$7.7B
P / E19.0×
P / S1.5×
P / B6.5×
P / FCF24.9×
Dividend yield2.40%
Net margin7.7%
Return on equity34.3%
FCF margin5.9%
Net debt$1.2B
Net debt / EBITDA1.9×
Enterprise value USD$8.9B
EV / EBITDA14.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV6.5%
Return on capital21.1%
Graham number -55.8%$88.09

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($88.09); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.80% 6.90% 7.80% 8.20% 9.30% 12.30% 12.10% 9.40% 8.20% 7.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
28.80% 28.90% 29.00% 28.90% 28.70% 30.50% 31.30% 30.00% 29.70% 29.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
10.00% 10.20% 10.50% 10.70% 11.80% 15.70% 16.60% 13.50% 11.60% 11.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
72.60% 85.90% 104.90% 63.80% 57.40% 60.70% 60.60% 41.10% 34.10% 34.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
43.0M 42.4M 41.7M 40.9M 40.9M 40.5M 39.8M 39.0M 38.2M 37.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$416.1M $489.7M $650.4M $499.7M $404.1M $1.17B $1.36B $1.02B $900.9M $1.19B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
15.00% 17.40% 18.90% 17.60% 21.10% 20.10% 21.00% 15.30% 12.90% 11.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.10% 4.90% 2.90% 8.30% 9.50% 5.20% 7.10% 14.90% 11.30% 5.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2.13× 2.33× 2.98× 1.22× 0.63× 1.09× 1.10× 0.80× 0.71× 1.00× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$3.47 $4.51 $5.62 $6.40 $8.97 $15.97 $18.70 $13.35 $11.30 $10.85 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

POOL CORP trades at about 18.4× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.6×–39.5×, median 30×).

18.4× 39.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (20.6×–39.5×); dot = today's 18.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin29.7%29.7%30.0%31.3%30.5%28.7%28.9%29.0%28.9%28.8%
Operating margin11.0%11.6%13.5%16.6%15.7%11.8%10.7%10.5%10.2%10.0%
Net margin7.7%8.2%9.4%12.1%12.3%9.3%8.2%7.8%6.9%5.8%
FCF margin5.9%11.3%14.9%7.1%5.2%9.5%8.3%2.9%4.9%5.1%
Return on assets11.2%12.9%15.3%21.0%20.1%21.1%17.6%18.9%17.4%15.0%
Return on equity34.3%34.1%41.1%60.6%60.7%57.4%63.8%104.9%85.9%72.6%
Debt / equity1.00×0.71×0.80×1.10×1.09×0.63×1.22×2.98×2.33×2.13×
Current ratio2.242.052.362.992.382.322.492.992.432.35

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.