secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     POOL CORP (POOL)
CIK:        0000945841
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-058288
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Pool Corp 2025 revenue flat at $5.3B, EPS down 4%; 2026 guidance $10.85-$11.15
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- FY 2025 net sales $5.3B unchanged YoY; gross margin 29.7% (up 20 bps excluding tariff reversal).
- FY 2025 diluted EPS $10.85 (GAAP), down 4% from $11.30; adjusted $10.73 (ex ASU 2016-09).
- Q4 2025 net sales $982.2M (-1% YoY); diluted EPS $0.85 vs $0.98 (down 13%).
- 2026 EPS guidance $10.85-$11.15, implying modest growth; expects stable maintenance and building materials.
- Operating cash flow fell to $365.9M from $659.2M; inventory up 13% to $1.5B; share repurchases $341.1M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000119312526058288/0001193125-26-058288-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000119312526058288/pool-20260219.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-058288

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