Pool (POOL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Pool's Net Margin was 10.32% in Q2 2026, down 0.57 percentage points from 10.89% a year earlier but up 5.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pool (POOL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Pool's Net Margin was 7.41% through Jun 30, 2026, down 0.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.65%, down 0.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.67 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was 8.14% in FY2024 (-1.26 pp), 9.39% in FY2023 (-2.72 pp), 12.11% in FY2022 (-0.17 pp) and 12.29% in FY2021 (+2.97 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has moved between 3.22% (Q4 2025) and 14.95% (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.68 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 3.39 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 4.26 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, POOL's Net Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 4.68% (Q1 2026), 3.22% (Q4 2025) and 8.75% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.81 Bn | 65.57 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 17.07% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 63.84 Bn | 61.43 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 11.35% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.43 Bn | 59.43 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 16.30% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.41 Bn | 41.63 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 5.54% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 32.30 Bn | 32.18 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 14.06% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.45 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 6.97% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.06 Bn | 14.38 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 3.14% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.68 Bn | 12.55 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 8.77% |
| 9 | Avantor | 11.69 Bn | 10.48 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 2.25% |
| 10 | Pool | 6.22 Bn | 5.89 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 10.32% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.32% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.08% |
API Access
Pool Net Margin 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=net-margin&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();