Pool (POOL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Pool's (POOL) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.87 in Q2 2026, up 20.78% YoY from 0.72 in Q2 2025, and down 132.51% on a QoQ basis from 2.67 in Q1 2026.
Pool (POOL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pool (POOL) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.87 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 20.78% year-over-year to 0.87 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.62 (up 45.75% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.6, up 99.46% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.87 in Q2 2026, from 2.67 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 5.24 in Q2 2024 to a low of 1.1 in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.68 and a median of 0.21 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio sank 143.34% — and 2024, when it jumped 3059.53%.
- Tracing POOL's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.24 in 2022, then surged by 45.3% to 0.35 in 2023, then retreated by 17.51% to 0.29 in 2024, then jumped by 122.27% to 0.64 in 2025, then tumbled by 234.85% to 0.87 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.87 (Q2 2026), 2.67 (Q1 2026), and 0.64 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.04 Bn | 61.46 Bn | 1.98 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fastenal | 59.03 Bn | 58.83 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 1.37 |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.99 Bn | 47.17 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.26 |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 0.96 |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 13.25 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 0.20 |
| 6 | Watsco | 11.97 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -11.64 |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.70 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 0.03 |
| 8 | Pool | 7.21 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 540.76 Mn | -0.87 |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.76 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 0.60 |
| 10 | Xometry | 5.15 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 87.15 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.87 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.67 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.64 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.10 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.25 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.24 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.19 |