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Industrial distribution · Industrials · Fiscal year ends Dec 31
POOL reported revenue of $5.3B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, down 0.4% from the year before. Operating income was $580M, an operating margin of 11.0%, and net income was $406M. Operating cash flow of $366M less capital expenditure of $56M left free cash flow of $310M. Net debt was $1.1B.
Ranks among the 15 industrial distribution companies we cover (1st = best; for debt, the least indebted). Green = top third, red = bottom third.
Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5,296 | 6,180 | 5,542 | 5,311 | 5,289 |
| Cost of revenue | 3,678 | 4,246 | 3,882 | 3,736 | 3,717 |
| Gross profit | 1,617 | 1,933 | 1,660 | 1,575 | 1,572 |
| Selling, general & admin | 784 | 908 | 913 | 958 | 992 |
| Operating income | 833 | 1,026 | 747 | 617 | 580 |
| Pre-tax income | 824 | 985 | 688 | 567 | 533 |
| Income tax | 174 | 237 | 165 | 133 | 127 |
| Net income | 651 | 748 | 523 | 434 | 406 |
| Diluted EPS | 15.97 | 18.70 | 13.35 | 11.30 | 10.85 |
| Diluted shares | 40.5 | 39.8 | 39.0 | 38.2 | 37.3 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 24.3 | 45.6 | 66.5 | 77.9 | 105 |
| Receivables | 155 | 128 | 146 | 116 | 136 |
| Inventory | 1,339 | 1,591 | 1,365 | 1,289 | 1,455 |
| Current assets | 1,769 | 2,019 | 1,815 | 1,729 | 1,970 |
| Net PP&E | 179 | 194 | 224 | 251 | 267 |
| Goodwill | 688 | 692 | 700 | 699 | 707 |
| Total assets | 3,230 | 3,565 | 3,428 | 3,368 | 3,626 |
| Payables | 399 | 407 | 509 | 525 | 653 |
| Current liabilities | 744 | 676 | 771 | 844 | 880 |
| Short-term debt | 11.8 | 25.0 | 38.2 | 49.5 | 13.0 |
| Long-term debt | 1,172 | 1,362 | 1,015 | 901 | 1,186 |
| Total liabilities | 2,159 | 2,330 | 2,115 | 2,095 | 2,441 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,071 | 1,235 | 1,273 | 1,273 | 1,185 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 313 | 485 | 888 | 659 | 366 |
| Capital expenditure | 37.7 | 43.6 | 60.1 | 59.5 | 56.3 |
| Free cash flow | 276 | 441 | 828 | 600 | 310 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 28.3 | 30.4 | 31.6 | 36.8 | 42.7 |
| Stock-based compensation | 15.2 | 14.9 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 22.7 |
| Acquisitions | 812 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 4.7 | 10.8 |
| Share buybacks | 138 | 471 | 306 | 306 | 346 |
| Dividends paid | 120 | 151 | 167 | 180 | 185 |
| Dividend per share | 2.98 | 3.80 | 4.30 | 4.70 | 4.95 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 16.7% | −10.3% | −4.2% | −0.4% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | 23.2% | −27.2% | −17.3% | −6.0% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | 17.1% | −28.6% | −15.4% | −4.0% |
| Gross margin | 30.5% | 31.3% | 30.0% | 29.7% | 29.7% |
| Operating margin | 15.7% | 16.6% | 13.5% | 11.6% | 11.0% |
| Net margin | 12.3% | 12.1% | 9.4% | 8.2% | 7.7% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 60.7% | 60.6% | 41.1% | 34.1% | 34.3% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 33.5% | 35.5% | 28.1% | 24.5% | 21.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.2% | 7.1% | 14.9% | 11.3% | 5.9% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 0.48x | 0.65x | 1.70x | 1.52x | 0.90x |
| Receivable days | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Inventory days | 133 | 137 | 128 | 126 | 143 |
| Payable days | 40 | 35 | 48 | 51 | 64 |
| Debt ÷ equity | 1.10x | 1.12x | 0.83x | 0.75x | 1.01x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 1,159 | 1,341 | 987 | 872 | 1,094 |
| Current ratio | 2.38x | 2.99x | 2.36x | 2.05x | 2.24x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.