---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000945841-23-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "POOL"
cik: "0000945841"
company_name: "POOL CORP"
filed_at: "2023-02-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T10:11:51.665401+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Pool Corp reports record 2022 revenue $6.2B, EPS $18.70; guides 2023 EPS $16.03-$17.03, down 9-14%

## Summary
- Record 2022 net sales $6.2B (+17% YoY); diluted EPS $18.70 (+17%); adjusted EPS $18.43 (+21%).
- Q4 net sales $1.1B (+6%) but diluted EPS fell 31% to $1.82; adjusted EPS down 22% to $1.79.
- 2023 diluted EPS guidance $16.03-$17.03 (down 9-14% from 2022), including $0.03 tax benefit.
- Gross margin contracted 230 bps in Q4 to 28.8%, hurt by $13M in import tariffs and lower vendor incentives.
- Inventory rose 19% to $1.6B; debt up $203.5M to $1.4B to fund $471M in share repurchases.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000945841-23-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: POOL
- cik: 0000945841
- company_name: POOL CORP
- filed_at: 2023-02-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000094584123000003/0000945841-23-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000094584123000003/pool-20230216.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000945841-23-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  POOL CORP reported year ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $6.2 billion, net income $748.5 million, EPS $18.70 per diluted share. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: year ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $6.2 billion
  - Net income: $748.5 million
  - EPS: $18.70 per diluted share
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POOL CORPORATION REPORTS YEAR END AND FOURTH QUARTER 2022 RESULTS; PROVIDES 2023 EARNINGS GUIDANCE Highlights include: • Record annual net sales of $6.2 billion, up 17% from 2021 • Operating income of $1.0 billion, up 23% from 2021 with a 90 bps improvement in operating margin • Record 2022 diluted EPS of $18.70, an increase of 17% over
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000094584123000003/0000945841-23-000003-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.