Pool (POOL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Pool's FCF Margin came in at -2.99% for Q2 2026, down 0.59 percentage points from -2.40% a year earlier and down 4.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pool (POOL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Pool reported FCF Margin of 5.58%, down 2.64 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.85%, down 5.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -3.70 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 11.29% in FY2024 (-3.65 pp), 14.94% in FY2023 (+7.80 pp), 7.14% in FY2022 (+1.93 pp) and 5.21% in FY2021 (-4.34 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since Q1 2022.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.03 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q1 2023 (a gain of 22.64 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 21.82 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows POOL's FCF Margin at 1.51% (Q1 2026), 7.32% (Q4 2025) and 18.37% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.11 Bn | 57.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 6.63% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.94 Bn | 56.86 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 8.45% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.13 Bn | 41.35 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 9.10% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.69 Bn | 30.57 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -0.48% |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.00 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 1.49% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 0.38% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.42 Bn | 12.29 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 11.81% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.14 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -0.55% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.34 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 8.31% |
| 10 | Pool | 5.93 Bn | 5.61 Bn | 540.76 Mn | -2.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.99% |
| 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% |
API Access
Pool FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();