Pool (POOL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Pool's Gross Margin came in at 29.66% for Q2 2026, down 0.32 percentage points from 29.99% a year earlier but up 0.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pool (POOL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Pool reported Gross Margin of 29.58%, up 0.12 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 29.73%, up 0.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of +1.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 29.66% in FY2024 (-0.29 pp), 29.96% in FY2023 (-1.33 pp), 31.29% in FY2022 (+0.75 pp) and 30.54% in FY2021 (+1.81 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Gross Margin is 28.81% (Q4 2022) to 32.43% (Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.02 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 3.27 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 2.32 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows POOL's Gross Margin at 28.99% (Q1 2026), 30.11% (Q4 2025) and 29.58% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.11 Bn | 57.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 39.51% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.94 Bn | 56.86 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 44.56% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.13 Bn | 41.35 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 31.02% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.69 Bn | 30.57 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 40.10% |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.00 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 28.09% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 21.85% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.42 Bn | 12.29 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 30.40% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.14 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 27.50% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.34 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 31.73% |
| 10 | Pool | 5.93 Bn | 5.61 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 29.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.08% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 30.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.13% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.31% |
API Access
Pool Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();