POOL
Pool Corporation
Consumer Discretionary · Distributors · US
$185.52
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

NARROW MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$6.8B
Total market value of the company
17.30
Reasonably valued
15.60
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+6.2%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
34.2%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$260.50
+40% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 10 analysts covering this stock
About Pool Corporation

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.

https://www.poolcorp.com

Country: United States Employees: 6,000 Industry: Industrial Distribution
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
42.3% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
4.1% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$241.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
23.0%
Trading below fair value — margin of safety exists
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
52.6th
Ranks in the top 47% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
73.0
Quality Score
57.0
Combined
41.2

Trading at $188 against a fair value of $241, a 22% discount. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 14% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
-0.799
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0701
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.508
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-27.5%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-54.0%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BULL
Statistical model sees bullish momentum
Days in State
8
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.15
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$345.00
46% below the year high
52W Low
$172.70
7% above the year low
Avg Volume
867,769
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
4.6
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
10.9%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
277.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$10.87
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

1.40
Meaningful debt load — monitor closely
1.87
Healthy liquidity position
Quick Ratio
0.51
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
29.7%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
7.3%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$224M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$5.4B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$404M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
10
Target High
$300.00
Target Median
$260.50
Target Low
$210.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

45
NEUTRAL
Mixed insider activity. 0 purchases and 0 sales in the last 90 days — no clear directional signal. Political selling noted.
Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-13 PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J Director 10,000 $1,759,471
2026-05-08 WHALEN DAVID G Director 525 $99,981
2026-05-07 HOPE JAMES D Director 464 $90,209
2026-05-07 PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J Director 10,000 $1,900,000
2026-05-07 STOKELY JOHN E Director 1,000 $193,065
2026-05-04 WATWOOD JOHN BRUCE Chief Executive Officer 12,915
2026-04-29 MURPHY KEVIN MICHAEL Director 644
2026-04-29 GERVASI MARTHA S Director 644
2026-04-29 OLER DEBRA SUE Director 644
2026-04-29 HOPE JAMES D Director 644
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Sale 1K–15K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31

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