Pool (POOL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Pool's (POOL) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 13.9% in Q2 2026, down 69.0% YoY from 44.84% in Q2 2025, and up 125.21% on a QoQ basis from 6.17% in Q1 2026.
Pool (POOL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pool (POOL) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 13.9% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly EBT Margin fell 69.0% year-over-year to 13.9% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 9.83% (down 42.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.08%, down 59.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin advanced to 13.9% in Q2 2026, from 6.17% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 19.96% in Q2 2022 to a low of 4.14% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 11.26% and a median of 11.44% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin jumped 440 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 555 bps.
- Tracing POOL's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 8.38% in 2022, then fell by 20 bps to 6.7% in 2023, then dropped by 24 bps to 5.09% in 2024, then fell by 19 bps to 4.14% in 2025, then jumped by 236 bps to 13.9% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 13.9% (Q2 2026), 6.17% (Q1 2026), and 4.14% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.04 Bn | 61.46 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 15.89% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 59.03 Bn | 58.83 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 21.04% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.99 Bn | 47.17 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.08% |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 13.25 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 10.80% |
| 6 | Watsco | 11.97 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.49% |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.70 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 7.85% |
| 8 | Pool | 7.21 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 13.90% |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.76 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 9.96% |
| 10 | Xometry | 5.15 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 87.15 Mn | -2.16% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.65% |