Pool Corporation (POOL) Key Metrics
POOL valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $6.27B
- Enterprise value
- $8.26B
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.8 10-yr median 29.9
- Forward P/E
- 17.1
- PEG ratio
- 1.60
- Price / sales
- 1.2 10-yr median 2.3
- Price / book
- 5.9 10-yr median 21.3
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.9 10-yr median 20.7
- Dividend yield
- 3.01% $5.20 a year
- Beta
- 1.04
POOL key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsPOOL valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
POOL returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
POOL per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
POOL financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
POOL efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
POOL valuation history
POOL returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
POOL debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
POOL cash returned to shareholders
POOL price vs earnings per share
POOL key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $8.53B | $13.03B | $15.55B | $12.03B | $22.91B | $15.22B | $8.68B | $6.20B | $5.50B | $4.48B |
| Enterprise value | $9.96B | $14.23B | $16.85B | $13.65B | $24.32B | $15.81B | $9.34B | $6.85B | $5.99B | $4.90B |
| P/E ratio | 21.0 | 30.0 | 29.7 | 16.1 | 35.2 | 41.5 | 33.2 | 26.4 | 28.7 | 30.1 |
| Price / sales | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Price / book | 7.2 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 23.8 | 21.2 | 27.7 | 24.7 | 21.9 |
| Price / free cash flow | 27.6 | 21.7 | 18.8 | 27.3 | 83.1 | 40.5 | 32.7 | 71.2 | 40.5 | 34.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 23.3 | 19.8 | 17.5 | 24.8 | 73.1 | 38.3 | 29.0 | 52.2 | 31.4 | 27.1 |
| EV / sales | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.8 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 12.8 | 28.2 | 32.0 | 25.2 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 17.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 32.2 | 23.7 | 20.3 | 30.9 | 88.2 | 42.1 | 35.2 | 78.6 | 44.1 | 37.4 |
| Earnings yield | 4.8% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.6% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 6.2% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 5.1% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $228.75 | $340.94 | $398.71 | $302.33 | $566.00 | $372.50 | $212.38 | $148.65 | $129.65 | $104.34 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $141.85 | $138.93 | $142.10 | $155.25 | $130.82 | $96.33 | $78.29 | $71.91 | $65.68 | $59.81 |
| Earnings per share | $10.90 | $11.36 | $13.42 | $18.80 | $16.07 | $8.97 | $6.40 | $5.62 | $4.51 | $3.47 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $9.81 | $17.24 | $22.78 | $12.18 | $7.74 | $9.73 | $7.31 | $2.85 | $4.13 | $3.85 |
| Free cash flow per share | $8.30 | $15.69 | $21.24 | $11.08 | $6.81 | $9.20 | $6.49 | $2.09 | $3.20 | $3.05 |
| Cash per share | $2.81 | $2.04 | $1.71 | $1.15 | $0.60 | $0.84 | $0.70 | $0.39 | $0.71 | $0.51 |
| Book value per share | $31.79 | $33.31 | $33.66 | $31.03 | $26.47 | $15.65 | $10.04 | $5.36 | $5.26 | $4.77 |
| Tangible book value per share | $5.20 | $7.42 | $8.06 | $5.97 | $1.73 | $8.79 | $5.15 | $0.55 | $0.48 | $0.16 |
| Dividends per share | $4.96 | $4.70 | $4.29 | $3.78 | $2.95 | $2.25 | $2.05 | $1.67 | $1.37 | $1.16 |
| Capex per share | $1.51 | $1.56 | $1.54 | $1.10 | $0.93 | $0.53 | $0.82 | $0.76 | $0.93 | $0.80 |
| Debt per share | $41.17 | $33.27 | $34.99 | $41.72 | $35.27 | $15.27 | $16.88 | $15.99 | $12.24 | $10.19 |
| Shares outstanding | 37.3M | 38.2M | 39.0M | 39.8M | 40.5M | 40.9M | 40.9M | 41.7M | 42.4M | 43.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −2.5% | −2.0% | −2.0% | −1.7% | −0.9% | 0.0% | −2.0% | −1.8% | −1.2% | −2.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 33.1% | 33.6% | 41.1% | 64.9% | 76.1% | 69.9% | 82.5% | 105.0% | 89.5% | 64.6% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 17.4% | 18.6% | 20.8% | 29.3% | 35.5% | 32.7% | 28.9% | 31.6% | 30.3% | 26.4% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 11.6% | 12.8% | 15.0% | 22.0% | 26.2% | 22.8% | 19.2% | 20.0% | 18.3% | 15.4% |
| Return on tangible assets | 15.4% | 18.3% | 21.5% | 29.1% | 29.2% | 25.1% | 20.4% | 22.5% | 21.3% | 18.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.9% | 11.3% | 14.9% | 7.1% | 5.2% | 9.5% | 8.3% | 2.9% | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.90 | 1.52 | 1.70 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 0.51 | 0.91 | 1.11 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.54B | $1.27B | $1.36B | $1.66B | $1.43B | $623.8M | $689.7M | $666.8M | $519.6M | $438.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $105.0M | $77.9M | $66.5M | $45.6M | $24.3M | $34.1M | $28.6M | $16.4M | $29.9M | $22.0M |
| Net debt | $1.43B | $1.19B | $1.30B | $1.62B | $1.40B | $589.7M | $661.2M | $650.4M | $489.7M | $416.1M |
| Debt / equity | 1.30 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 0.98 | 1.68 | 2.98 | 2.33 | 2.13 |
| Debt / assets | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.36 | 0.47 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.44 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.26 | 1.80 | 1.65 | 1.52 | 1.63 | 1.20 | 1.78 | 1.90 | 1.58 | 1.50 |
| Current ratio | 2.24 | 2.05 | 2.36 | 2.99 | 2.38 | 2.32 | 2.49 | 2.99 | 2.43 | 2.35 |
| Quick ratio | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.71 |
| Interest coverage | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 25.1 | 96.4 | 37.6 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 18.7 | 17.7 |
| Working capital | $1.09B | $884.9M | $1.04B | $1.34B | $1.02B | $638.7M | $582.7M | $609.6M | $460.7M | $399.3M |
| Invested capital | $2.62B | $2.47B | $2.61B | $2.85B | $2.47B | $1.23B | $1.07B | $874.0M | $712.9M | $621.3M |
| Tangible asset value | $194.0M | $283.8M | $314.4M | $237.8M | $70.2M | $359.1M | $210.5M | $23.1M | $20.5M | $7.1M |
| Net current asset value | −$471.0M | −$365.6M | −$299.9M | −$311.3M | −$389.7M | $21.7M | −$99.5M | −$102.0M | −$95.7M | −$93.3M |
| Graham number | $88.29 | $92.28 | $100.81 | $114.58 | $97.83 | $56.21 | $38.02 | $26.05 | $23.11 | $19.29 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$36.14 | −$29.72 | −$28.43 | −$30.79 | −$29.21 | −$11.22 | −$12.81 | −$12.20 | −$10.19 | −$9.29 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $184.9M | $179.6M | $167.5M | $150.6M | $119.6M | $91.9M | $83.8M | $69.4M | $58.0M | $49.7M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $346.3M | $306.3M | $306.4M | $471.2M | $138.0M | $76.2M | $23.2M | $187.5M | $146.0M | $178.4M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 45.5% | 41.4% | 32.0% | 20.1% | 18.4% | 25.1% | 32.0% | 29.6% | 30.3% | 33.4% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 171.6% | 81.0% | 57.2% | 140.9% | 93.4% | 44.7% | 40.3% | 295.0% | 150.1% | 174.1% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 15.4% | 9.0% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 12.0% | 5.5% | 11.2% | 26.6% | 22.5% | 20.8% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.09 | 1.31 | 1.50 | 1.12 | 1.25 | 0.74 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.53 | 1.56 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| SG&A / revenue | 18.8% | 18.0% | 16.5% | 14.7% | 14.9% | 16.8% | 18.2% | 18.6% | 18.7% | 18.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.9 | 21.5 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 22.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 134.7 | 129.7 | 139.0 | 125.9 | 105.2 | 96.5 | 110.3 | 103.7 | 94.1 | 95.8 |
| Days payables outstanding | 57.8 | 50.5 | 43.0 | 34.6 | 33.0 | 34.4 | 40.1 | 41.4 | 43.8 | 47.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 99.8 | 101.8 | 118.8 | 112.8 | 95.1 | 86.0 | 95.0 | 86.9 | 74.0 | 71.1 |
| Receivables turnover | 15.96 | 16.15 | 15.96 | 16.98 | 15.91 | 15.27 | 14.73 | 14.84 | 15.39 | 15.92 |
| Payables turnover | 6.31 | 7.23 | 8.48 | 10.55 | 11.06 | 10.61 | 9.10 | 8.81 | 8.33 | 7.67 |
| Inventory turnover | 2.71 | 2.81 | 2.63 | 2.90 | 3.47 | 3.78 | 3.31 | 3.52 | 3.88 | 3.81 |
| Asset turnover | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.82 | 2.13 | 2.44 | 2.35 | 2.56 | 2.66 | 2.66 |
| Average receivables | $331.3M | $328.9M | $347.2M | $364.0M | $332.9M | $257.9M | $217.2M | $202.0M | $181.2M | $161.5M |
| Average payables | $588.9M | $517.0M | $457.7M | $402.7M | $332.7M | $264.4M | $249.9M | $241.5M | $238.0M | $238.6M |
| Average inventory | $1.37B | $1.33B | $1.48B | $1.47B | $1.06B | $741.6M | $687.4M | $604.5M | $511.3M | $480.2M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 27.3% | 29.4% | 29.1% | 28.0% | 31.0% | 16.1% | 13.5% | 16.2% | 18.4% | 19.9% |
Computed from POOL's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 26, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
POOL valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Pool traded at 21.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 29.9. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 15.8 and the forward P/E is 17.1. Pool earned a return on equity of 33.1% and a return on invested capital of 17.4% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $1.5 billion of debt and $105.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $1.4 billion. It returned $531.2 million to shareholders: $184.9 million in dividends and $346.3 million in share buybacks, 172% of free cash flow. The share count fell 13.3% from 43.0M to 37.3M over 9 years.
See the POOL income statement, the POOL chart for price history, or the POOL stock overview for the latest quote and news.
POOL key metrics FAQ
What is Pool's P/E ratio?
Pool's trailing P/E ratio is 15.8 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 17.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 21.0, compared with a 10-year median of 29.9.
What is Pool's EV/EBITDA?
Pool's enterprise value was 15.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $10.0 billion, EBITDA $631.8 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 12.9.
What is Pool's return on equity?
Pool's return on equity (ROE) was 33.1% in fiscal 2025: net income of $406.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.2 billion.
What is Pool's ROIC?
Pool's return on invested capital was 17.4% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Pool have?
Pool had total debt of $1.5 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30 and $1.4 billion of net debt (2.26 times EBITDA).
What is Pool's dividend yield?
Pool's forward dividend yield is 3.01%. Pool paid $184.9 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($4.96 per share), a payout ratio of 45.5%.
Does Pool buy back its shares?
Yes. Pool spent $346.3 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −2.5% over the year, to 37.3M..
What is Pool's free cash flow yield?
Pool generated $309.5 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.6% on its market value at year-end ($8.5 billion).
What is Pool's current ratio?
Pool's current ratio was 2.24 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.24 times current liabilities.