secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     POOL CORP (POOL)
CIK:        0000945841
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-172135
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Pool Corp Q1 net sales +6% to $1.1B; EPS $1.45 (+2%); confirms FY26 guidance
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- Net sales $1.1B (+6% YoY); operating income $82.6M (+7%); operating margin 7.3% (+10 bps).
- Diluted EPS $1.45 (+2% reported, +8% adjusted for ASU 2016-09 tax benefit).
- Confirms FY2026 EPS guidance $10.87-$11.17; includes YTD ASU 2016-09 benefit of $0.02.
- Inventory up 14% to $1.7B; debt increased $222.6M to $1.2B to fund $349M in share repurchases.
- Gross margin 29.0% (down 20 bps) on seasonal mix; SG&A up 5% on greenfield and technology spend.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000119312526172135/0001193125-26-172135-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000119312526172135/pool-20260423.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-172135

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