Pool (POOL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Pool (POOL) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.74% for Q2 2026, down 1.62 percentage points from 20.36% a year earlier and down 4.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pool (POOL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pool's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 22.17%, down 2.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -18.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Pool's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 24.17% in FY2024 (-3.22 pp), 27.39% in FY2023 (-10.30 pp), 37.68% in FY2022 (-10.16 pp) and 47.85% in FY2021 (+6.72 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last 18 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 14.58 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 17.18 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 22.86% (Q1 2026), 21.62% (Q4 2025) and 20.54% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 37.06% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 40.62% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.56% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 10.99% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 23.02% |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -2.94% |
| 10 | Pool | 5.88 Bn | 5.56 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 18.74% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Pool Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();