Pool (POOL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Pool's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 17.57% in Q2 2026, down 1.03 percentage points from 18.60% a year earlier and down 1.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pool (POOL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Pool came in at 19.18%, down 1.59 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -18.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 20.77% in FY2024 (-2.05 pp), 22.82% in FY2023 (-8.97 pp), 31.79% in FY2022 (-7.91 pp) and 39.70% in FY2021 (+1.62 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for 19 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.29 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 9.74 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 17.03 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, POOL's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 18.56% (Q1 2026), 18.31% (Q4 2025) and 17.98% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 13.51% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 29.62% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 32.56% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 21.66% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 11.76% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 10.47% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 9.33% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 19.24% |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 14.94% |
| 10 | Pool | 5.87 Bn | 5.54 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 17.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.98% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 46.09% |
API Access
Pool Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();