Pool (POOL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Pool (POOL) reported EBIT Margin of 7.26% for Q1 2026, up 2.0% on a YoY basis from 7.12% in Q1 2025, and up 37.09% quarter-over-quarter from 5.3% in Q4 2025.
Pool (POOL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pool has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 7.26% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 2.0% year-over-year to 7.26%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.93% (down 21.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.97%, down 65.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 7.26%, up from 5.3% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 20.38% in Q2 2022, with the low at 5.3% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 12.05% across 5 years, with a median of 12.27% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT Margin surged 452 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 461 bps.
- Pool's EBIT Margin stood at 9.79% in 2022, then retreated by 19 bps to 7.91% in 2023, then slipped by 22 bps to 6.14% in 2024, then fell by 14 bps to 5.3% in 2025, then surged by 37 bps to 7.26% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 7.26% (Q1 2026), 5.3% (Q4 2025), and 12.27% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 63.64 Bn | 63.46 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 14.33% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 53.18 Bn | 52.87 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 20.33% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.33 Bn | 16.62 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 4.83% |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.65 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 427.56 Mn | 7.19% |
| 6 | Qxo | 12.24 Bn | 9.19 Bn | 409.30 Mn | -14.56% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.99 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 11.02% |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.98 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 7.46% |
| 9 | Pool | 7.00 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 7.26% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 7.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.70% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.19% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.35% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.81% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 18.94% |