Pool (POOL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Pool's EBT Margin was 13.90% in Q2 2026, down 0.69 percentage points from 14.59% a year earlier but up 7.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pool (POOL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Pool's EBT Margin was 9.83% through Jun 30, 2026, down 0.42 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.08%, down 0.59 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 10.68% in FY2024 (-1.74 pp), 12.42% in FY2023 (-3.52 pp), 15.94% in FY2022 (+0.37 pp) and 15.56% in FY2021 (+4.09 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between 4.14% (Q4 2025) and 19.96% (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 4.40 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 5.55 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, POOL's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 6.17% (Q1 2026), 4.14% (Q4 2025) and 11.44% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.83 Bn | 56.81 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 15.89% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.33 Bn | 56.25 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 21.04% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.46 Bn | 40.68 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.25 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 18.97% |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.78 Bn | 18.82 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 9.28% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.79 Bn | 15.10 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.08% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.37 Bn | 12.24 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 11.66% |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.71 Bn | 8.87 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.49% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.31 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 4.80% |
| 10 | Pool | 5.91 Bn | 5.58 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 13.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Pool EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "POOL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();