Pool (POOL) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Pool's (POOL) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.08% in Q2 2026, up 5.0% YoY from 0.08% in Q2 2025, and up 41.25% on a QoQ basis from 0.06% in Q1 2026.
Pool (POOL) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pool (POOL) has 17 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.08% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.08% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.08% (up 5.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.14%, up 3.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital rose to 0.08% in Q2 2026, from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.15% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.02% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.06% and a median of 0.05% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital rose 6 bps — and 2023, when it fell 8 bps.
- Tracing POOL's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.11% in 2022, then sank by 62 bps to 0.04% in 2023, then plunged by 32 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then soared by 34 bps to 0.04% in 2025, then soared by 113 bps to 0.08% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.08% (Q2 2026), 0.06% (Q1 2026), and 0.04% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.04 Bn | 61.46 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.15% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 59.03 Bn | 58.83 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.06% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.99 Bn | 47.17 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.03% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 0.10% |
| 5 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 13.25 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 380.80 Mn | - |
| 6 | Watsco | 11.97 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 0.01% |
| 7 | Core & Main | 8.70 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.00 Mn | 0.06% |
| 8 | Pool | 7.21 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 0.08% |
| 9 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.76 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Xometry | 5.15 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 87.15 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.13% |