Pool (POOL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Pool (POOL) reported Tax Rate of 24.17% for Q1 2026, up 476.0% on a YoY basis from 4.2% in Q1 2025, and up 8.11% quarter-over-quarter from 22.36% in Q4 2025.
Pool (POOL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Pool has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 24.17% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 476.0% year-over-year to 24.17%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.42% (up 333.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 23.83%, up 318.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 24.17%, up from 22.36% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 25.41% in Q2 2025, with the low at 5.56% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 21.37% across 5 years, with a median of 23.42% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Tax Rate slumped 2898 bps — and 2025, when it soared 2792 bps.
- Pool's Tax Rate stood at 21.87% in 2022, then gained by 7 bps to 23.42% in 2023, then tumbled by 124 bps to 5.56% in 2024, then jumped by 502 bps to 22.36% in 2025, then gained by 8 bps to 24.17% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 24.17% (Q1 2026), 22.36% (Q4 2025), and 23.49% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 63.64 Bn | 63.46 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 22.74% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 53.18 Bn | 52.87 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 24.22% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 26.07% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.33 Bn | 16.62 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 21.86% |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.65 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 427.56 Mn | 20.32% |
| 6 | Qxo | 12.24 Bn | 9.19 Bn | 409.30 Mn | 18.98% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.99 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 26.17% |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.98 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 22.34% |
| 9 | Pool | 7.00 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 24.17% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 24.74% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.42% |