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POOL · Pool Corp

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$190.40 -5.59 (-2.85%)
Market Cap
$7.14B
Shares
36.44M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$195.99 Open$189.25 Day$188.49–197.78 52W close$175.24–333.62 Avg vol 30d803K Short int3.6M · 9.8% float · 3.4d Short vol56% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 29

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Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 29, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −11%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −2%
      below
      RSI (14) 49
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 13%
      near low
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return 0%
      trailing
      6-month return −12%
      trailing
      YTD return −14%
      this year
      Relative strength −24%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $200 › 200d $219 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +146 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      9.77% of float · ▲ +2.5% MoM · 3.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      609 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Squeeze score 66
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth −0%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 30%
      expanding
      EPS growth −4%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $309.5M
      Valuation P/E 18
      below peers
      Buyback $580.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.2B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      High
      Volatility 36%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −47%
      past year
      ATR 4.0%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 1 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 23, 2026
      Diluted EPS · 2026 Guidance Range $10.66 – $10.96
      prior FY $10.85 midpoint −0.4% Y/Y
      Adjusted diluted EPS · 2026 Guidance Range $10.87 – $11.17
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
      Diluted EPS · full year $10.81 – $11.31
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      EPS 2024
      guided $13.10 – $14.10
      $11.30 Miss −16.9%
      Diluted earnings per share full year 2023
      guided $13.15 – $13.65
      $13.35 In line

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      3 · 3 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −11% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −2% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      49 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      13% Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $200 › 200d $219 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +146 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      9.77% of float · ▲ +2.5% MoM · 3.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      609 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $175 Now $196 · 13% Range high $334
      vs 200-day avg -11% vs 50-day avg -2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $396.17M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted net income non-GAAP $248.12M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted operating expenses non-GAAP $512.08M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted operating income non-GAAP $358.55M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      sales centers 455 As of June 30, 2026
      Adjusted diluted EPS (without ASU 2016-09 tax benefits) non-GAAP $1.43 Q1 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Industrial Distribution — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      POOL
      Pool Corp
      this stock
      $7.14B -14.3% -0.4% 18.0 9.8%
      GWW
      W.W. Grainger, Inc.
      $61.56B +29.5% +4.5% 33.3 2.3%
      FAST
      Fastenal Co
      $58.84B +28.2% +8.7% 43.8 3.1%
      FERG
      Ferguson Enterprises Inc. /DE/
      $47.05B +9.2% +4.1% 1.4%
      WCC
      Wesco International Inc
      $17.02B +40.6% +2.2% 24.2 3.5%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      609
      % held
      110.4%
      Net QoQ
      +2.7M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      634
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.6M
      Days to cover
      3.4d
      Change
      +85.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      56%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      4.9K
      Value
      $941.4K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      51.1%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Alan Armstrong
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 27, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $5.3B
      Net income (FY)
      $406.4M
      EPS diluted
      $10.85
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $600.0M
      Remaining
      $580.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 29, 2026
      This year
      14
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $103.4K
      Shares
      508
      Filed
      Mar 31, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 23, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      POOL -1.7% -0.1% -12.2% +5.5% -14.3%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -1.3% -3.0% -23.8% +2.6% -27.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $1.30 / share · ex Aug 13, 2026
      Raised 4%
      Paid (TTM)
      $5.10 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.60%
      Buyback program · as of Jul 23, 2026
      Authorized
      $600.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $20.00M
      Remaining
      $580.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 945841 CUSIP 73278L105 13F (30d) 571 filings 539 filers Visit website