Pool (POOL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Pool (POOL) reported Tax Rate of 25.79% for Q2 2026, up 0.38 percentage points from 25.41% a year earlier and up 1.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pool (POOL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Pool's Tax Rate came in at 24.59%, up 0.49 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 23.83%, up 0.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of +4.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Rate came in at 23.43% in FY2024 (-0.56 pp), 23.99% in FY2023 (-0.05 pp), 24.04% in FY2022 (+2.95 pp) and 21.09% in FY2021 (+2.22 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q3 2017.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.75 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 7.14 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2024 (a drop of 4.47 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 24.17% (Q1 2026), 22.36% (Q4 2025) and 23.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 59.11 Bn | 57.09 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 24.81% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 57.94 Bn | 56.86 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 23.76% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.13 Bn | 41.35 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 26.07% |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.69 Bn | 30.57 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 25.89% |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.00 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 24.71% |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.78 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 22.94% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.42 Bn | 12.29 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 24.84% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.14 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 20.91% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.34 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 53.08% |
| 10 | Pool | 5.93 Bn | 5.61 Bn | 540.76 Mn | 25.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.44% |
API Access
Pool Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=POOL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();