William Blair Estimates Pool’s Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:POOL)

Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:POOL) – Equities researchers at William Blair dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Pool in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.96 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.99. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Pool’s current full-year earnings is $11.32 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Pool’s Q2 2026 earnings at $5.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.63 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Pool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Pool from $322.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Pool from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Pool in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Guggenheim began coverage on shares of Pool in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Pool has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $337.86.

Pool Stock Performance

Pool stock opened at $293.75 on Monday. Pool has a 12-month low of $282.22 and a 12-month high of $395.60. The company has a market capitalization of $10.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.93 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 2.57 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $310.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $306.44.

Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $3.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.01. Pool had a net margin of 7.77% and a return on equity of 31.40%. The firm had revenue of $1.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.26 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. Pool has set its FY 2025 guidance at 10.700-11.200 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pool

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of POOL. Clearstead Trust LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pool during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pool during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of Pool during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new stake in shares of Pool during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Mid American Wealth Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Pool during the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

Pool Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a dividend of $1.25 per share. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. Pool’s dividend payout ratio is currently 45.58%.

About Pool

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.