Pool (POOL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Pool (POOL) reported FCF Margin of 1.51% for Q1 2026, up 21.0% on a YoY basis from 1.25% in Q1 2025, and down 79.41% quarter-over-quarter from 7.32% in Q4 2025.
Pool (POOL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pool has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 1.51% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 21.0% year-over-year to 1.51%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.84% (down 338.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.85%, down 544.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.51%, down from 7.32% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Margin was 24.45% in Q3 2023, with the low at 15.38% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 9.42% across 5 years, with a median of 11.46% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin sank 2182 bps — and 2023, when it surged 2264 bps.
- Pool's FCF Margin stood at 14.76% in 2022, then decreased by 18 bps to 12.07% in 2023, then jumped by 32 bps to 15.9% in 2024, then sank by 54 bps to 7.32% in 2025, then sank by 79 bps to 1.51% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 1.51% (Q1 2026), 7.32% (Q4 2025), and 18.37% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 63.64 Bn | 63.46 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 6.08% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 53.18 Bn | 52.87 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 14.51% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 10.17% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.33 Bn | 16.62 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 3.26% |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.65 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 427.56 Mn | -1.69% |
| 6 | Qxo | 12.24 Bn | 9.19 Bn | 409.30 Mn | 2.78% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.99 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 7.62% |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.98 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 16.00% |
| 9 | Pool | 7.00 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 1.51% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 7.96% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -15.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.70% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.69% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.68% |