Pool (POOL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Pool (POOL) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 2.67 for Q1 2026, down 17.82% on a YoY basis from 3.25 in Q1 2025, and up 314.76% quarter-over-quarter from 0.64 in Q4 2025.

Pool (POOL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pool has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 2.67 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 17.82% year-over-year to 2.67; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.59 (up 57.64% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.6, up 99.46% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 2.67, up from 0.64 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 5.24 in Q2 2024, with the low at 1.1 in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.77 across 5 years, with a median of 0.24 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio sank 143.34% — and 2024, when it jumped 3059.53%.
  • Pool's FCF Payout Ratio 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 soared by 314.76% to 2.67 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 2.67 (Q1 2026), 0.64 (Q4 2025), and 0.17 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 0.41
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 0.86
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 0.23
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn -
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn -
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 0.47
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 0.20
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 0.01
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 2.67
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 0.66

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 0.32