Pool (POOL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Pool's (POOL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$54.5 million in Q2 2026, down 27.07% YoY from -$74.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 417.62% on a QoQ basis from $17.1 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Pool (POOL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pool (POOL) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$54.5 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 27.07% year-over-year to -$54.5 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $301.1 million (down 30.55% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $309.5 million, down 48.39% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow eased to -$54.5 million in Q2 2026, from $17.1 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $360.5 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$217.3 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $119.0 million and a median of $124.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow surged 374.07% — and 2025, when it slumped 588.75%.
- Tracing POOL's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $161.7 million in 2022, then fell by 25.14% to $121.1 million in 2023, then climbed by 29.71% to $157.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 54.22% to $71.9 million in 2025, then plunged by 175.76% to -$54.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$54.5 million (Q2 2026), $17.1 million (Q1 2026), and $71.9 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 60.76 Bn | 60.17 Bn | 1.98 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fastenal | 55.17 Bn | 54.97 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 201.60 Mn |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.00 Bn | 42.18 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 680.00 Mn |
| 4 | Wesco International | 16.30 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 25.50 Mn |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.95 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 159.74 Mn |
| 6 | Watsco | 11.80 Bn | 11.33 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -11.52 Mn |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.27 Bn | 8.12 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 68.00 Mn |
| 8 | Pool | 6.62 Bn | 6.58 Bn | 540.76 Mn | -54.47 Mn |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.52 Bn | 6.45 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 80.92 Mn |
| 10 | Xometry | 5.01 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 87.15 Mn | 2.92 Mn |
Historic Data
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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 |