---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000945841-23-000126"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "POOL"
cik: "0000945841"
company_name: "POOL CORP"
filed_at: "2023-10-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T21:34:19.626304+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Pool Corp Q3 2023 EPS $3.51 vs $4.78 YoY; narrows FY guidance to $13.15-$13.65

## Summary
- Net sales of $1.5B, down 9% YoY from record Q3 2022; operating margin 13.2% vs 16.3%.
- Gross margin fell 210 bps to 29.1% on selling through lower-cost prior-year inventory.
- Diluted EPS $3.51 ($3.50 ex tax benefits) vs $4.78 prior year; net income down 27%.
- FY 2023 EPS guidance narrowed to $13.15-$13.65 (incl $0.15 YTD tax benefit).
- Inventory down 18% YoY to $1.3B; operating cash flow improved to $750M YTD.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000945841-23-000126
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: POOL
- cik: 0000945841
- company_name: POOL CORP
- filed_at: 2023-10-19T23:59:59+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/945841/000094584123000126/0000945841-23-000126-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000094584123000126/pool-20231019.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000945841-23-000126
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000945841-23-000126.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  POOL CORP reported third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $1.5 billion, net income $137.8 million, EPS $3.51.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $1.5 billion
  - Net income: $137.8 million
  - EPS: $3.51
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Q3 2023 EARNINGS RELEASE Document Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POOL CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS AND NARROWS 2023 EARNINGS GUIDANCE Highlights • Net sales of $1.5 billion; our second highest third quarter in company history • Operating income of $194.4 million and operating margin of 13.2% • Q3 2023 diluted EPS of $3.51 or $3.50 without tax
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000094584123000126/0000945841-23-000126-index.htm

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