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Pool Corporation (POOL)

Industrials | Industrial Distribution | Covington, United States | NasdaqGS
188.07 USD +2.01 (1.080%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 188.07

Short-term:★⯪☆☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:28 a.m. EDT

Pool Corporation presents a classic value trap scenario where the underlying business remains robust with a 31 percent return on equity and a fortress-like balance sheet, yet the market has punished the stock for four consecutive years of negative annual returns. While the dividend yield of 2.73 percent offers a cushion and the payout ratio remains healthy at 46 percent, the recent margin pressures and lack of revenue acceleration suggest the secular growth phase has stalled. Technically, the stock is trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, confirming the bearish sentiment. Options flow confirms this hesitation, with heavy put buying at the 170 level acting as a defensive floor. Investors should treat this as a hold rather than a buy, waiting for confirmation of a trend reversal before adding to positions.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.086004
AutoETS0.086005
MSTL0.090969
AutoTheta0.139806

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 2.06
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.356
Excess Kurtosis -1.04
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 134.537
Revenue per Share 147.474
Market Cap 6,834,604,544
Trailing P/E 17.10
Forward P/E 15.91
Beta 1.05
Profit Margins 7.41%
Website https://www.poolcorp.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:28 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with significant downside protection at the 170 strike for October 2026 and December 2026, while placing call bets at the 260 level for late 2026.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.65% 2.50% 1.75% 1.46%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-13 1.300000 0.648153
2026-05-14 1.300000 0.741840
2026-03-12 1.250000 0.612385
2025-11-12 1.250000 0.498922
2025-08-14 1.250000 0.383330
2025-05-15 1.250000 0.398686
2025-03-12 1.200000 0.359993
2024-11-13 1.200000 0.341695
2024-08-15 1.200000 0.345732
2024-05-15 1.200000 0.313259
2024-03-13 1.100000 0.271217
2023-11-07 1.100000 0.329105
2023-08-09 1.100000 0.286309
2023-05-16 1.100000 0.323026
2023-03-14 1.000000 0.285193
2022-11-09 1.000000 0.332889
2022-08-10 1.000000 0.261452
2022-05-13 1.000000 0.243214
2022-03-09 0.800000 0.175154
2021-11-09 0.800000 0.152002
2021-08-11 0.800000 0.165573
2021-05-14 0.800000 0.182703
2021-03-10 0.580000 0.168998
2020-11-10 0.580000 0.170734
2020-08-12 0.580000 0.178814
2020-05-14 0.580000 0.266409
2020-03-11 0.550000 0.265252
2019-11-13 0.550000 0.268778
2019-08-14 0.550000 0.284223
2019-05-16 0.550000 0.302331
2019-03-13 0.450000 0.280549
2018-11-14 0.450000 0.297560
2018-08-13 0.450000 0.282362
2018-05-17 0.450000 0.303235
2018-03-15 0.370000 0.259996
2017-11-14 0.370000 0.309909
2017-08-07 0.370000 0.343834
2017-05-15 0.370000 0.307641
2017-03-13 0.310000 0.260679
2016-11-07 0.310000 0.328425
2016-08-08 0.310000 0.312028
2016-05-17 0.310000 0.353558
2016-03-14 0.260000 0.316109
2015-11-06 0.260000 0.317189
2015-08-10 0.260000 0.367855
2015-05-18 0.260000 0.377140
2015-03-10 0.220000 0.326797
2014-11-07 0.220000 0.367586
2014-08-11 0.220000 0.391042
2014-05-19 0.220000 0.378137
2014-03-11 0.190000 0.320027
2013-11-08 0.190000 0.353817
2013-08-12 0.190000 0.354676
2013-05-13 0.190000 0.368217
2013-03-11 0.160000 0.337767
2012-11-09 0.160000 0.390434
2012-08-09 0.160000 0.431616
2012-05-10 0.160000 0.433487
2012-03-08 0.140000 0.391061
2011-11-17 0.140000 0.500715
2011-08-11 0.140000 0.574006
2011-05-12 0.140000 0.451904
2011-03-10 0.130000 0.528026
2010-11-22 0.130000 0.613497
2010-08-12 0.130000 0.627716
2010-05-13 0.130000 0.517104
2010-03-05 0.130000 0.605214
2009-11-12 0.130000 0.633837
2009-08-13 0.130000 0.545531
2009-05-14 0.130000 0.768322
2009-03-05 0.130000 1.100762
2008-11-20 0.130000 0.973054
2008-08-14 0.130000 0.549915
2008-05-15 0.130000 0.579581
2008-03-13 0.120000 0.597312
2007-11-21 0.120000 0.581114
2007-08-16 0.120000 0.349752
2007-05-17 0.120000 0.305732
2007-03-01 0.105000 0.300773
2006-11-22 0.105000 0.247350
2006-08-17 0.105000 0.259644
2006-05-18 0.105000 0.245729
2006-02-23 0.090000 0.208189
2005-11-17 0.090000 0.233645
2005-08-18 0.090000 0.258028
2005-05-19 0.090000 0.248550
2005-02-24 0.070000 0.207900
2004-11-18 0.070000 0.220126
2004-08-19 0.066667 0.240155
2004-05-20 0.066667 0.255887
Additional Data
dividendRate 5.2
dividendYield 2.79
exDividendDate 2026-08-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 5.05
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.027141783
lastDividendValue 1.3
lastDividendDate 2026-08-13
dividendDate 2026-08-27

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.3901072
Address1 109 Northpark Boulevard
All Time High 582.27
All Time Low 0.855967
Ask 200.92
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 536,430
Average Daily Volume3 Month 925,840
Average Volume 925,840
Average Volume10Days 536,430
Beta 1.054
Bid 173.32
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 1
Book Value 34.672
City Covington
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 188.07
Current Ratio 2.671
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 188.74
Day Low 184.66
Debt To Equity 134.537
Display Name Pool
Dividend Date 1,787,788,800
Dividend Rate 5.2
Dividend Yield 2.79
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,818,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,818,800
Earnings Growth 0.0
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.032
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,809,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,672,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,672,200
Ebitda 642,593,024
Ebitda Margins 0.119119994
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.219
Enterprise To Revenue 1.575
Enterprise Value 8,494,736,384
Eps Current Year 10.99844
Eps Forward 11.81775
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.0
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,579,200
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 199.351
Fifty Day Average Change -11.280991
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.056588583
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -39.010723
Fifty Two Week High 336.15
Fifty Two Week High Change -148.07999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.4405176
Fifty Two Week Low 172.68
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.390015
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.08912448
Fifty Two Week Range 172.68 - 336.15
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 813,591,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.26
Float Shares 35,061,189
Forward Eps 11.81775
Forward P E 15.914198
Free Cashflow 212,930,256
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 6,000
Fullday Change 2.01001
Fullday Change Percent 1.0803
Fullday Price 188.07
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.29579002
Gross Profits 1,595,560,960
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0354
Held Percent Institutions 1.11928
Implied Shares Outstanding 36,340,747
Industry Industrial Distribution
Industry Disp Industrial Distribution
Industry Key industrial-distribution
Ir Website http://ir.poolcorp.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,579,200
Last Dividend Value 1.3
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,095,033,600
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Pool Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,834,604,544
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_34117
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 397,795,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,761,559,386
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 185.79
Operating Cashflow 366,646,016
Operating Margins 0.15137
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.4637
Peg Ratio 1.6
Phone 985 892 5521
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 188.07
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 186.06
Price Eps Current Year 17.099699
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.4242616
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.2670068
Profit Margins 0.07414
Quick Ratio 0.858
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.4
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.01001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.0803
Regular Market Day High 188.74
Regular Market Day Low 184.66
Regular Market Day Range 184.66 - 188.74
Regular Market Open 185.79
Regular Market Previous Close 186.06
Regular Market Price 188.07
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 545,111
Return On Assets 0.099029996
Return On Equity 0.31254998
Revenue Growth 0.022
Revenue Per Share 147.474
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 36,340,747
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0963
Shares Short 3,501,291
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,474,466
Short Name Pool Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.114300005
Short Ratio 4.1
Source Interval 15
State LA
Symbol POOL
Target High Price 260.0
Target Low Price 185.0
Target Mean Price 219.5
Target Median Price 215.0
Total Cash 35,034,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.964
Total Debt 1,695,165,952
Total Revenue 5,394,292,224
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 5.05
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.027141783
Trailing Eps 11.0
Trailing P E 17.097273
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 217.39235
Two Hundred Day Average Change -29.322342
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.13488212
Type Disp Equity
Volume 545,111
Website https://www.poolcorp.com
Zip 70,433-5001