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

Pool Co. (NASDAQ:POOL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Pool in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $4.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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 has been the subject of several other reports. Loop Capital downgraded Pool from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $380.00 to $415.00 in a research report on Monday, January 8th. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “hold” rating and set a $370.00 price objective on shares of Pool in a research report on Tuesday, March 5th. TheStreet downgraded Pool from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Pool from $407.00 to $436.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 28th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $388.63.

Pool Stock Performance

NASDAQ POOL opened at $362.91 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $13.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.25, a P/E/G ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 1.00. 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 50-day moving average of $394.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $372.49. Pool has a 1-year low of $307.77 and a 1-year high of $422.73.

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

Pool Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Pool

In other Pool news, General Counsel Jennifer M. Neil sold 1,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $401.00, for a total value of $441,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel now owns 8,622 shares in the company, valued at $3,457,422. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 3.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pool

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in shares of Pool by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 49,129 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $19,720,000 after purchasing an additional 4,877 shares during the last quarter. James Hambro & Partners raised its stake in shares of Pool by 21.4% during the fourth quarter. James Hambro & Partners now owns 189,479 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $75,573,000 after purchasing an additional 33,402 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in Pool by 30,047.2% in the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 183,898 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $73,322,000 after acquiring an additional 183,288 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Pool by 394.7% in the fourth quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,556 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,817,000 after acquiring an additional 3,635 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Pool in the fourth quarter worth $4,329,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

Pool Company Profile

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.