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

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DateValue
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%