Pool (POOL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Pool (POOL) reported Free Cash Flow of -$54.47 million for Q2 2026, compared with -$42.86 million a year earlier.
Pool (POOL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Pool's Free Cash Flow came in at $301.13 million, down 30.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $309.52 million, down 48.4% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Free Cash Flow came in at $599.71 million in FY2024 (-27.6%), $828.13 million in FY2023 (+87.7%), $441.24 million in FY2022 (+60.0%) and $275.83 million in FY2021 (-26.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow gained in two of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 19.8%.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 122.6%); the low point was Q2 2024 (a decline of 96.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $17.15 million (Q1 2026), $71.9 million (Q4 2025) and $266.55 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.11 Bn | 57.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 333.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.94 Bn | 56.86 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 201.60 Mn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.13 Bn | 41.35 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 680.00 Mn |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.69 Bn | 30.57 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -15.00 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.00 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 68.80 Mn |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 25.50 Mn |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.42 Bn | 12.29 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 159.74 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.14 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -11.52 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.34 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 140.60 Mn |
| 10 | Pool | 5.93 Bn | 5.61 Bn | 540.76 Mn | -54.47 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -54.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 71.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 266.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -42.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 157.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 305.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 128.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 121.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 360.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 258.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 87.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 161.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 270.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 226.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -217.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -59.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 164.95 Mn |
Pool Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();