Pool profit margin POOL
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 7.4%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 10.8%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −0.4 pts
- Peer median
- 5.0%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Pool kept 7.4% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 10.8% and a gross margin of 29.6%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 11.1%.
The median for 10 industrial distribution stocks of a similar size is 5.0%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.7% | 11.0% | 29.7% |
| FY2024 | 8.2% | 11.6% | 29.7% |
| FY2023 | 9.4% | 13.5% | 30.0% |
| FY2022 | 12.1% | 16.6% | 31.3% |
| FY2021 | 12.3% | 15.7% | 30.5% |
| FY2020 | 9.3% | 11.8% | 28.7% |
| FY2019 | 8.2% | 10.7% | 28.9% |
| FY2018 | 7.8% | 10.5% | 29.0% |
| FY2017 | 6.9% | 10.2% | 28.9% |
| FY2016 | 5.8% | 10.0% | 28.8% |
| FY2015 | 5.4% | 9.1% | 28.6% |
| FY2014 | 4.9% | 8.4% | 28.6% |
| FY2013 | 4.7% | 8.0% | 28.4% |
| FY2012 | 4.2% | 7.4% | 29.0% |
| FY2011 | 4.0% | 7.0% | 29.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 7.4% | −0.4 pts | 10.8% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 7.6% | −0.2 pts | 10.9% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 7.7% | −0.5 pts | 11.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 7.8% | −0.6 pts | 11.1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 7.8% | −0.8 pts | 11.1% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 7.8% | −1.4 pts | 11.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 8.2% | −1.3 pts | 11.6% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 8.4% | −1.2 pts | 11.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 8.6% | −1.7 pts | 12.2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 9.2% | −2.1 pts | 13.0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 9.4% | −2.7 pts | 13.5% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 9.6% | −3.2 pts | 13.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrial - Distribution nearest Pool's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| POOLPool | 7.4% |
| CNMCore & Main | 6.0% |
| MSMMSC Industrial Direct | 5.9% |
| SITESiteOne Landscape Supply | 3.5% |
| AITApplied Industrial Technologies | 8.3% |
| LKQLKQ | 3.4% |
| WSOWatsco | 6.5% |
| WCCWESCO International | 2.8% |
| BCCBOISE CASCADE | 1.6% |
| REZIResideo Technologies | 5.6% |
| DXPEDXP Enterprises | 4.4% |
| Peer median | 5.0% |
Where Pool ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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