Pool Co. to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $4.13 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NASDAQ:POOL)

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) – Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Pool in a research report issued on Monday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $4.13 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.19. The consensus estimate for Pool’s current full-year earnings is $13.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Pool’s FY2026 earnings at $16.29 EPS.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 22nd. The specialty retailer reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. Pool had a net margin of 9.44% and a return on equity of 37.94%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.79 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on POOL. Loop Capital lowered shares of Pool from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $380.00 to $415.00 in a report on Monday, January 8th. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “hold” rating and set a $370.00 target price on shares of Pool in a report on Tuesday, March 5th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Pool from $407.00 to $436.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 28th. Finally, TheStreet lowered shares of Pool from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Thursday, February 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $388.63.

Pool Price Performance

POOL stock opened at $364.15 on Wednesday. Pool has a 1 year low of $307.77 and a 1 year high of $422.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 0.58. The stock has a market cap of $14.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $395.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $372.55.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pool

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. LM Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Pool in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Pool in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Clear Street Markets LLC grew its holdings in Pool by 94.9% in the first quarter. Clear Street Markets LLC now owns 76 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Stuart Chaussee & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in Pool by 250.0% in the fourth quarter. Stuart Chaussee & Associates Inc. now owns 77 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Finally, CVA Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in Pool in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. 98.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, General Counsel Jennifer M. Neil sold 1,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $401.00, for a total value of $441,100.00. Following the sale, the general counsel now directly owns 8,622 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,457,422. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 3.00% of the company’s stock.

Pool Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 14th were paid a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 13th. Pool’s dividend payout ratio is currently 33.03%.

About Pool

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products in the United States and internationally. The company offers maintenance products, including chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement parts for pool equipment, such as cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights; and building materials, such as concrete, plumbing and electrical components, functional and decorative pool surfaces, decking materials, tiles, hardscapes, and natural stones for pool installations and remodeling.