Pool (POOL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Pool's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 33.42% for Q2 2026, up 1.05 percentage points from 32.36% a year earlier but down 1.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Pool (POOL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pool's Return on Equity [ROE] was 33.05%, down 1.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of -36.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 34.09% in FY2024 (-7.61 pp), 41.70% in FY2023 (-23.17 pp), 64.87% in FY2022 (-11.16 pp) and 76.02% in FY2021 (+6.20 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is 30.76% (Q3 2025) to 65.10% (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.15 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 4.27 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 27.02 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows POOL's Return on Equity [ROE] at 35.03% (Q1 2026), 31.68% (Q4 2025) and 30.76% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 44.74% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 33.56% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 34.02% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 20.69% |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 13.82% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 22.28% |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 16.76% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -10.30% |
| 10 | Pool | 5.88 Bn | 5.56 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 33.42% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 38.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 37.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 43.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 53.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 61.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 64.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 64.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 65.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 63.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 64.72% |
Pool Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();