Pool (POOL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Pool (POOL) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 10.31% for Q2 2026, down 0.82 percentage points from 11.12% a year earlier and down 0.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pool (POOL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pool posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 11.62%, down 1.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -11.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 12.78% in FY2024 (-2.18 pp), 14.96% in FY2023 (-7.06 pp), 22.02% in FY2022 (-4.15 pp) and 26.17% in FY2021 (+3.43 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2014.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last 18 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.63 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 6.71 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 6.28 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 10.65% (Q1 2026), 11.40% (Q4 2025) and 11.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 20.75% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 25.74% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.44% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 6.70% |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 8.16% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.10% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 13.82% |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.52% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -4.97% |
| 10 | Pool | 5.88 Bn | 5.56 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 10.31% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.85% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 26.77% |
API Access
Pool Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();