Pool (POOL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Pool (POOL) reported Operating Expenses of $247.3 million for Q1 2026, up 5.29% on a YoY basis from $234.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.45% quarter-over-quarter from $243.7 million in Q4 2025.

Pool (POOL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pool has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $247.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.29% year-over-year to $247.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.0 billion (up 4.31% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $992.3 million, up 3.56% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $247.3 million, up from $243.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $262.5 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $208.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $236.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $239.8 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses increased 22.87% — and 2023, when it decreased 2.88%.
  • Pool's Operating Expenses stood at $208.4 million in 2022, then increased by 2.88% to $214.4 million in 2023, then increased by 7.07% to $229.6 million in 2024, then gained by 6.16% to $243.7 million in 2025, then gained by 1.45% to $247.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $247.3 million (Q1 2026), $243.7 million (Q4 2025), and $251.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 1.11 Bn
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 535.30 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 1.61 Bn
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 947.60 Mn
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 322.85 Mn
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 661.20 Mn
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 242.88 Mn
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 310.00 Mn
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 247.26 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 310.34 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 247.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 243.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 251.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 262.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 234.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 229.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 240.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 258.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 229.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 214.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 234.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 240.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 223.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 208.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 239.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 247.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 211.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 194.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 204.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 213.10 Mn