POOL Pool margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 40

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 16

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 69

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 62

Gross margin

29.6%

Operating margin

10.8%

EBITDA margin

10.8%

Net margin

7.4%

The Pool reports a gross margin of 29.6%, an operating margin of 10.8%, an EBITDA margin of 10.8%, and a net margin of 7.4%. Gross margin expanded the most, by 0.1 percentage points, while EBITDA margin contracted the most, by 0.4 percentage points.

POOL margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Pool's margins averaged 29.66% gross, 11.65% operating, 11.59% EBITDA, and 8.17% net. All four current margins are below their three-year averages.

POOL margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Pool's gross margin expanded by 0.1 percentage points, but operating margin contracted by 0.3 percentage points, EBITDA margin by 0.4 percentage points, and net margin by 0.4 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

0.1pp

Operating margin expansion

-0.3pp

EBITDA margin expansion

-0.4pp

Net margin expansion

-0.4pp

POOL Gross margin

Pool's gross margin averaged 29.66% over the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Pool's current gross margin is 29.6% and is 0.1 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Pool's gross margin peaked at 30% in Dec 2023 and reached a low of 29.4% in Mar 2025.

POOL Operating margin

Pool recorded an average operating margin of 11.65% across the last 3 years. As of the latest period, Pool's current operating margin is 10.8%, which is 0.9 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Pool's operating margin peaked at 13.5% in Dec 2023 and reached a low of 10.8% in Jun 2026.

POOL EBITDA margin

The average EBITDA margin for Pool was 11.59% during the last 3 years. Pool currently reports an EBITDA margin of 10.8%, 0.8 percentage points below its three-year average. The EBITDA margin for Pool moved between 10.8% in Jun 2026 and 13.1% in Dec 2023.

POOL Net margin

Over the last 3 years, the average net margin for Pool was 8.17%. As of the latest period, Pool's current net margin is 7.4%, which is 0.8 percentage points below its three-year average. Pool's net margin ranged from a low of 7.4% in Jun 2026 to a high of 9.4% in Dec 2023.

POOL margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Pool's gross margin of 29.6% is below the Industrials sector and the industry average. Compared to its Industrials sector average of 32.6%, Pool's gross margin is 9% lower.

POOL margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Pool's gross margin?

The current gross margin for POOL is 29.6% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What is Pool's operating margin?

The current operating margin for POOL is 10.8% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What is Pool's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for POOL is 10.8% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What is Pool's net margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, POOL recorded a net margin of 7.4%.

What are the average margins of POOL?

The three-year average margins for POOL were 29.7% gross, 11.7% operating, 11.6% EBITDA, and 8.2% net.

What are the highest historical margins of POOL?

Across the 5-year period, POOL posted its highest margins at 31.8% gross in Jun 2022, 17.2% operating in Jun 2022, 17.5% EBITDA in Jun 2022, and 13.2% net in Jun 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of POOL?

Pool's lowest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 29.4% gross in Mar 2025, 10.8% operating in Jun 2026, 10.8% EBITDA in Jun 2026, and 7.4% net in Jun 2026.