POOL IndustrialsBeta data

Pool Corporation

$207.25-3.50%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Industrial Distribution
Country: United States
Market cap: 7.5B USD
Enterprise value: 9.2B USD
Full-time employees: 6,000

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.05 vs a peer median of 0.64) and more debt relative to equity (1.35× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.05 vs peers 0.64) and more debt vs equity (1.35× vs peers 0.40×)
About average: valuation

Ranks #1,257 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 46%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Nothing unusual stands out. Its strongest area is profitability (88/100).
None of our checks flag anything unusual in Pool's latest figures; its strongest area is profitability, at 88 out of 100.

StockQuotient Score

49/ 100▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 52 → Nov 4 49 (-3)

Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings

Valuation

Is the price right?

53/100

Moderate▼ 3 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 56 → 53

Share price +6.3%-3

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Helped by:

▲ Earnings yield

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Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield5.3%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.50Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield7.0%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score 0.01Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield4.0%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 0.08Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield16.7%

Yahoo FinanceReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

25/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ 3-yr revenue
▼ Revenue growth
▼ EPS growth

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Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-4.0%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.45Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth-5.1%

Yahoo Finance · 3 fiscal years to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.48Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth-0.4%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.63Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

88/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROA
▲ ROIC
▲ Operating margin

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Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin11.0%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.64Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets9.9%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.83Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital22.1%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.68Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin29.6%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equity31.3%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Safety percentile 31 → 30

Peer companies moved-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity
▼ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.05

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.50Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio2.67×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.96Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity1.35×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.79Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Pool

Is Pool getting weaker?: Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is 49/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Pool valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 53/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings yield 5.3% vs a peer median of 3.8% (stronger than 64% of peers).Earnings yield 5.3% vs peers 3.8% (stronger than 64% of peers).
Is Pool growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 25/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. 3-year revenue growth -5.1% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 83% of peers).3-year revenue growth -5.1% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 83% of peers).
How profitable is Pool?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 88/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 9.9% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 93% of peers).Return on assets 9.9% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 93% of peers).
How risky is Pool?: Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.67× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 80% of peers).Current ratio 2.67× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 80% of peers). Debt / equity 1.35× vs a peer median of 0.40× (weaker than 85% of peers).Debt / equity 1.35× vs peers 0.40× (weaker than 85% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Industrials · 318 companies

Valuations in Industrials are near the top of their range since 2016.

85% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +20% and earnings +14% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −24% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Industrials: too few Industrial Distribution companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Detailed annual statements come from structured SEC filing data, which most US companies and some foreign filers provide. They aren’t available for this company yet.

POOL price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.05 vs a peer median of 0.64) and more debt relative to equity (1.35× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.05 vs peers 0.64) and more debt vs equity (1.35× vs peers 0.40×)

About average: valuation

Ranks #1,257 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 46%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Questions investors ask about Pool

Is Pool getting weaker?

Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is 49/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Pool valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 53/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings yield 5.3% vs a peer median of 3.8% (stronger than 64% of peers).Earnings yield 5.3% vs peers 3.8% (stronger than 64% of peers).

Is Pool growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 25/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. 3-year revenue growth -5.1% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 83% of peers).3-year revenue growth -5.1% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 83% of peers).

How profitable is Pool?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 88/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 9.9% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 93% of peers).Return on assets 9.9% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 93% of peers).

How risky is Pool?

Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.67× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 80% of peers).Current ratio 2.67× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 80% of peers). Debt / equity 1.35× vs a peer median of 0.40× (weaker than 85% of peers).Debt / equity 1.35× vs peers 0.40× (weaker than 85% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.