---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-428428"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "POOL"
cik: "0000945841"
company_name: "POOL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-10-22T13:26:49+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-22T13:28:04.255348+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Pool Corp Q3 net sales +4% to $1.5B; EPS flat at $3.40 as operating income fell 3%; FY26 EPS guidance confirmed

## Summary
- Net sales rose 4% to $1.5B, accelerating from 2% growth in Q2, with price contributing 3%; gross margin fell 60 bps to 29.0% on higher inbound freight and customer mix.
- Operating income fell 3% to $172.2M from $178.0M; net income $123.0M vs $127.0M; diluted EPS $3.40, adjusted $3.40 vs $3.39.
- Nine-month operating cash flow rose 47% to $419.8M, inventory fell 3% while sales grew, and total debt rose $104.9M to $1.2B.
- YTD returned $338.1M to shareholders via $140.1M dividends and $198.0M buybacks; quarterly dividend raised 4% to $1.30 from $1.25 per share.
- FY26 guidance confirmed: diluted EPS $10.66-$10.96, adjusted $10.87-$11.17, including $0.21 of CEO transition costs and $0.02 of ASU 2016-09 tax benefits.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-428428
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: POOL
- cik: 0000945841
- company_name: POOL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-10-22T13:26:49+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000119312526428428/0001193125-26-428428-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000119312526428428/pool-20261022.htm

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