POOL CORP
Business
Pool Corporation is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment and related leisure products and a leading distributor of irrigation and landscape maintenance products in the United States. It offers a broad assortment of products and services including chemicals, maintenance supplies, repair and replacement parts, pool equipment, building materials, hardscape, tile and stone, fiberglass pools, hot tubs and packaged pool kits, plus digital B2B tools and customer support programs. Operations are organized across five distribution networks—SCP, Superior, Horizon, National Pool Tile (NPT) and Sun Wholesale—and supported by centralized shipping locations and the POOL360 digital ecosystem. The company sells primarily to pool builders, specialty retailers, service companies, landscape contractors and commercial operators through 448 market-based sales centers and channels including in-store pickup, delivery, mobile apps and e-commerce across North America, Europe and Australia.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-27
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 5,289 | 5,311 | 5,542 | 6,180 | 5,296 | |
| Cost of sales | 3,717 | 3,736 | 3,882 | 4,246 | 3,678 | |
| Gross profit | 1,572 | 1,575 | 1,660 | 1,933 | 1,617 | |
| Selling and administrative expenses | 992 | 958 | 913 | 908 | 784 | |
| Operating income | 580 | 617 | 747 | 1,026 | 833 | |
| Interest and other non-operating expenses, net | 47 | 50 | 58 | 41 | 9 | |
| Income before income taxes and equity in earnings | 533 | 567 | 688 | 985 | 824 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 127 | 133 | 165 | 237 | 174 | |
| Equity earnings in unconsolidated investments, net | 102,000 | 207,000 | 177,000 | 353,000 | 291,000 | |
| Net income | 406 | 434 | 523 | 748 | 651 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 10.89 | 11.37 | 13.45 | 18.89 | 16.21 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 10.85 | 11.3 | 13.35 | 18.7 | 15.97 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | |
| Cash dividends declared per common share | 4.95 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.98 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 105 | 78 | 67 | 46 | 24 | |
| Receivables, net | 136 | 116 | 146 | 128 | 155 | |
| Receivables pledged under receivables facility | 212 | 199 | 197 | 223 | 221 | |
| Product inventories, net | 1,455 | 1,289 | 1,365 | 1,591 | 1,339 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 62 | 47 | 40 | 31 | 29 | |
| Total current assets | 1,970 | 1,729 | 1,815 | 2,019 | 1,769 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 267 | 251 | 224 | 194 | 179 | |
| Goodwill | 707 | 699 | 700 | 692 | 688 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 284 | 291 | 298 | 305 | 313 | |
| Equity interest investments | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating lease assets | 327 | 315 | 306 | 270 | 242 | |
| Other assets | 69 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 38 | |
| Total assets | 3,626 | 3,368 | 3,428 | 3,565 | 3,230 | |
| Accounts payable | 653 | 525 | 509 | 407 | 399 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 109 | 171 | 135 | 169 | 265 | |
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | 13 | 49 | 38 | 25 | — | |
| Current operating lease liabilities | 105 | 98 | 89 | 75 | 69 | |
| Total current liabilities | 880 | 844 | 771 | 676 | 744 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 96 | 81 | 67 | 59 | 36 | |
| Long-term debt, net | 1,186 | 901 | 1,015 | 1,362 | 1,172 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 48 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 32 | |
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 230 | 223 | 222 | 199 | 175 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,441 | 2,095 | 2,115 | 2,330 | 2,159 | |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 36,577,686 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 37,691,942 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 37,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 39,000 | 40,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 671 | 639 | 606 | 576 | 552 | |
| Retained earnings | 521 | 648 | 700 | 653 | 527 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −7 | −14 | 7 | 6 | −7 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,185 | 1,273 | 1,313 | 1,235 | 1,071 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 3,626 | 3,368 | 3,428 | 3,565 | 3,230 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | 43 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 28 | |
| Amortization | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | |
| Share-based compensation | 23 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | |
| (Benefit) provision for doubtful accounts receivable, net of write-offs | −589,000 | −3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| (Benefit) provision for inventory obsolescence, net of write-offs | −3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| Provision for deferred income taxes | 17 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 5 | |
| Gains on sales of property and equipment | −611,000 | −2 | −317,000 | −527,000 | −93,000 | |
| Equity in earnings of unconsolidated investments, net | −102,000 | −207,000 | −177,000 | −353,000 | −291,000 | |
| Net (gains) losses on foreign currency transactions | −500,000 | 200,000 | −800,000 | 48,000 | 300,000 | |
| Goodwill impairment | 285,000 | 0 | 550,000 | 605,000 | 0 | |
| Other | −271,000 | −245,000 | 200,000 | 472,000 | 473,000 | |
| Receivables | −27 | 29 | 10 | 20 | −80 | |
| Product inventories | −147 | 66 | 231 | −264 | −525 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 92 | 75 | 58 | −53 | −51 | |
| Accounts payable | 119 | 14 | 96 | 8 | 115 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | −164 | −39 | −104 | −53 | 149 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 366 | 659 | 888 | 485 | 313 | |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | −11 | −5 | −12 | −9 | −812 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment, net of sale proceeds | −56 | −59 | −60 | −44 | −38 | |
| Other investments, net | −627,000 | −2 | 32,000 | 2 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −68 | −66 | −72 | −51 | −850 | |
| Proceeds from revolving line of credit | 1,929 | 1,518 | 1,549 | 1,917 | 1,438 | |
| Payments on revolving line of credit | −1,699 | −1,576 | −1,816 | −1,970 | −975 | |
| Proceeds from term loan under credit facility | 50 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 250 | |
| Payments on term loan under credit facility | −13 | −25 | −13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from asset-backed financing | 474 | 727 | 553 | 220 | 495 | |
| Payments on asset-backed financing | −473 | −745 | −560 | −206 | −430 | |
| Payments on Term Facility | −20 | 0 | −47 | −9 | −9 | |
| Proceeds from short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | 18 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | |
| Payments on short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | −17 | −10 | −19 | 28 | 9 | |
| Payments of deferred financing costs | −1 | −2 | −52,000 | −170,000 | −3 | |
| Payments of deferred and contingent acquisition consideration | 0 | 0 | −551,000 | −1 | −362,000 | |
| Proceeds from stock issued under share-based compensation plans | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 17 | |
| Payments of cash dividends | −185 | −180 | −167 | −151 | −120 | |
| Repurchases of common stock and payments of excise tax | −346 | −306 | −306 | −471 | −138 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −273 | −577 | −798 | −412 | 526 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 2 | −5 | 2 | −1 | 186,000 | |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | 27 | 11 | 21 | 21 | −10 |