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Up 10% so far from Oct 27 to Nov 10.
Down 55% over the five years to Nov 9 while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 10% since Oct 27.
2 reasons, from its filings, with the timeline, for Pro members.
| Since its Nov 2021 high | Down 62% |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Oct 28 |
Tue Nov 10: Baird 56th Annual Global Industrial…Investor conference · date confirmed.
2 more dates ahead: dividend dates and the conference, for Pro members.
After its last 4 reports it closed +2.8% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
POOL is #160 of 302 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Thu Feb 18, before the open (in 100 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.5B, 4% more than a year ago; a profit of $3.40 a share, from $3.40.
“The increase primarily reflected 3% growth from price, coupled with stronger maintenance activity and building materials growth.”
POOL's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Diluted EPS | $10.66 to $10.96 |
“The decrease was primarily driven by higher inbound freight costs and customer mix, as well as the comparison against the prior year benefit from mid-season price increases.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 22)
Sales grew 6.1% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $5.20 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | +1.7% | +14.4% | +13.4% |
| Jul 23, 2026 | +3.9% | -6.5% | -1.4% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | +0.1% | +1.7% | -6.7% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $5.3B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 65.6, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 42% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $5.20 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $186M a year |
| Free cash flow | $442M |
| Record | Raised every year since 2010 |
13 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: POOL is under 0.1% of DGRO, under 0.1% of VIG, and under 0.1% of VYM, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026.
Pool Corp is a wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products. The company's products include pool pumps, filters, heaters, and cleaners; pool maintenance products like chemicals, supplies, and repair parts; irrigation and landscape maintenance products; and outdoor lighting, grills, outdoor kitchen components, etc. These products are offered through branded distribution networks such as Horizon, SCP, Poolcorp Commercial Aquatics, Sun Wholesale Supply, Superior Pool Products, and NPT. The company's customers include pool builders, pool service companies, retail stores, commercial pool operators, and landscape contractors. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from the United States, followed by other markets like Europe and Australia.
“We face intense competition from many regional and local distributors in our markets and from a limited number of other national wholesale distributors.”
POOL scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #160 of 302 in Consumer Discretionary by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 10% so far from Oct 27 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
POOL scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #160 of 302 in Consumer Discretionary by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind POOL's 4.
Expected to report Thu Feb 18, before the open, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. POOL closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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