AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-07-29 — Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
Pool Corp Q2 revenue grew 2% to $1.82B on inflationary pricing and maintenance demand, but gross margin contracted 30bps to 29.7% due to freight costs and unfavorable customer mix.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Largest Expense Items
Cost of sales$1,282.2M+2.6% YoY
Elevated inbound freight costs and unfavorable customer mix shift partially offset by supply chain initiatives
Selling and administrative expenses$273.1M+4% YoY
Increase driven by $8.3M CEO transition costs; adjusting for those, operating expenses increased 1%
Interest and other non-operating expenses, net$14.3M+17.4% YoY
Increase due to higher average outstanding debt; weighted average effective interest rate decreased to 4.2% from 4.6%
Margins: Gross margin declined 30 basis points to 29.7% due to elevated inbound freight costs and unfavorable customer mix, partially offset by supply chain optimization benefits. The company expects full-year 2026 gross margin to be approximately 30bps below 2025's 29.7%, impacted by higher freight costs but benefiting from supply chain management and pricing strategies.
Watch Items from the Filing
Operating expenses include $8.3M non-cash CEO transition costs ($6.3M share-based compensation acceleration, $2.0M cash costs); material one-time charge affecting quarter comparability.
Total debt increased $110.8M to $1.34B in past 12 months to fund $266.7M of share repurchases; leverage ratio of 1.78x remains within covenant band but rising toward midpoint of 1.5–2.0x target.
Oler Debra SueDirectorGrant or award · Apr 29, 2026
Pompa Mark ADirectorGrant or award · Apr 29, 2026
About POOL CORP (POOL): stock profile, AI score and financials
POOL CORP (POOL) stock profile, AI quality score, and SEC EDGAR financial data, a Consumer Discretionary sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores POOL at 52.5/100 on a composite quality score built from its SEC filings, placing it at rank #1,469 of 2,925 stocks — the bottom half of the AI-ranked universe. POOL scores in the top quartile across balance sheet strength (86.7), institutional flow (83.4), revenue scale (78.9). Areas of concern include revenue growth (25.6) and earnings quality (26.4), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), POOL CORP reports quarterly revenue of $1.8B, net income of $188.1M, an operating margin of 14.7%. Top institutional holders of POOL by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP, KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, based on the most recent SEC filings. POOL trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 945841. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate POOL daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for POOL CORP directly from SEC EDGAR.