Pool (POOL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Pool's (POOL) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 18.74% in Q2 2026, down 162.0% YoY from 30.23% in Q2 2025, and down 18.01% on a QoQ basis from 22.86% in Q1 2026.
Pool (POOL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pool (POOL) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 18.74% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 162.0% year-over-year to 18.74% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 18.74% (down 162.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 22.17%, down 200.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 18.74% in Q2 2026, from 22.86% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 36.17% in Q1 2022 to a low of 18.74% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 26.87% and a median of 25.9% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 1718 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 162 bps.
- Tracing POOL's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 34.76% in 2022, then fell by 19 bps to 28.08% in 2023, then slipped by 13 bps to 24.46% in 2024, then retreated by 12 bps to 21.62% in 2025, then fell by 13 bps to 18.74% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 18.74% (Q2 2026), 22.86% (Q1 2026), and 21.62% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.04 Bn | 61.46 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 36.77% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 59.03 Bn | 58.83 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 40.62% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.99 Bn | 47.17 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 10.99% |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 13.25 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 20.70% |
| 6 | Watsco | 11.97 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.70 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 14.28% |
| 8 | Pool | 7.21 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 18.74% |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.76 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 20.14% |
| 10 | Xometry | 5.15 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 87.15 Mn | -4.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 28.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 36.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 51.06% |