secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     POOL CORP (POOL)
CIK:        0000945841
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-22T13:26:49+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-428428
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000119312526428428/0001193125-26-428428-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945841/000119312526428428/pool-20261022.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-428428

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