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Company snapshot — Pool Corporation

POOL in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related outdoor products across the United States and abroad. Its range covers maintenance chemicals, replacement parts, building materials for pool construction, irrigation components, and commercial pool equipment, alongside hot tubs, pool kits, and outdoor leisure items such as grills. It sells to pool builders, remodelers, specialty retailers, service contractors, irrigation and landscape businesses, and commercial pool operators. The company is based in Covington, Louisiana.
Where it sits in the stack
Pool Corporation carries no seat in our index and sits outside the compute build-out entirely; it belongs to the Industrial Distribution sleeve of our universe, within the United States segment, where it moves physical maintenance and construction goods to pool and landscape trades.
Who it is priced against
Its cohort is drawn on Industrial Distribution in the United States, grouping it with MSC Industrial Direct, WESCO International, WW Grainger, Core & Main, Watsco, SiteOne Landscape Supply and Ferguson; the market also names Leslie's as a direct competitor in pool retail.
Why Closelook tracks it
Pool Corporation holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Closelook score, so its peer group is ranked on trend state — distance from the 50- and 200-day averages — rather than on a score. The diary has not yet quoted it.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the stock's distance below its 50- and 200-day averages narrows or widens, since that trend state, not a score, is what moves it within its distribution peer group.

Pool Corporation (POOL) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-20. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for POOL, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Wells Fargo, 2026-09-11

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for POOL from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Wells Fargo — target 185 from 215 Target cut to $185 from $215 (+5.3% to spot) 2026-09-11
  • Price target DA Davidson — target 210 Target set to $210 (+11.6% to spot) 2026-08-24

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Industrial Distribution · United States · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Industrial Distribution · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against POOL on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.05%, quarterly · last 1.30 USD on 2026-08-13

Dividends and capital return

What POOL pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 5.13 USD per share · a 3.05% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +4.6% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 4.90 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.30 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-13
  • By calendar year 2023: 1.10 USD (partial) · 2024: 4.70 USD · 2025: 4.98 USD · 2026: 3.85 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-07

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Pool Corporation (POOL)?

Pool Corporation trades as POOL on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is POOL in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Pool Corporation is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does POOL trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -11.7% vs the 50-day and -20.4% vs the 200-day average, 47.8% below the 52-week high and +1.6% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Pool Corporation do?

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related outdoor products across the United States and abroad. Its range covers maintenance chemicals, replacement parts, building materials for pool construction, irrigation components, and commercial pool equipment, alongside hot tubs, pool kits, and outdoor leisure items such as grills. It sells to pool builders, remodelers, specialty retailers, service contractors, irrigation and landscape businesses, and commercial pool operators. Its cohort is drawn on Industrial Distribution in the United States, grouping it with MSC Industrial Direct, WESCO International, WW Grainger, Core & Main, Watsco, SiteOne Landscape Supply and Ferguson; the market also names Leslie's as a direct competitor in pool retail.

Where does Pool Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

Pool Corporation carries no seat in our index and sits outside the compute build-out entirely; it belongs to the Industrial Distribution sleeve of our universe, within the United States segment, where it moves physical maintenance and construction goods to pool and landscape trades. Pool Corporation holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Closelook score, so its peer group is ranked on trend state — distance from the 50- and 200-day averages — rather than on a score. The diary has not yet quoted it.

Does Pool Corporation pay a dividend?

Pool Corporation has paid 5.13 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.05% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.30 USD on 2026-08-13. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Pool Corporation recently?

The most recent analyst action on Pool Corporation on the Closelook wire is a price target by Wells Fargo on 2026-09-11 (target 185 from 215). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for POOL, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Industrial Distribution, then Industrials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.