Pool Corporation filings document operating results, governance and capital-return disclosures for a Delaware wholesale distributor of swimming pool and backyard products. Form 8-K reports include quarterly and annual earnings releases, guidance updates, dividend announcements and Regulation FD materials tied to the company’s distribution business.
The company’s proxy and other governance filings cover director elections, auditor ratification, executive compensation, board committee matters and shareholder voting results. Recent material-event reports also record leadership changes, director departures and related compensatory arrangements, while financial exhibits discuss sales mix, margins, inventory, debt and share repurchase activity.
POOL CORP director Debra Sue Oler received a grant of 644 shares of Common Stock on April 29, 2026. The shares were acquired at no stated purchase price as a grant or award and are held directly. Following this award, her direct holdings total 3,607 POOL CORP shares.
POOL CORP director Kevin Michael Murphy received a stock grant of 644 shares of Common Stock. The award was recorded on April 29, 2026 at a reported price of $0.00 per share, indicating it was a compensation-related grant rather than an open-market purchase.
Following this grant, Murphy directly holds 1,105 shares of Pool Corp common stock. The filing classifies the transaction as a “grant, award, or other acquisition,” reflecting routine equity compensation for a board member rather than a discretionary trading decision.
Hope James D reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
POOL CORP director James D. Hope received a grant of 644 shares of Common Stock. The shares were awarded on April 29, 2026 at a stated price of $0.00 per share, reflecting a stock-based award rather than a market purchase.
Following this grant, Hope directly holds 3,214 shares of POOL CORP common stock. This filing records a routine equity compensation award to a board member, not an open-market buy or sell transaction.
GERVASI MARTHA S reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
POOL CORP director Martha S. Gervasi received a grant of 644 shares of Common Stock on April 29, 2026. The award was reported at a price of $0.00 per share, indicating it was a compensation-related share grant rather than an open-market purchase. Following this grant, she directly owns 2,617 shares of POOL CORP common stock.
POOL CORP director Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa received a grant of 2,604 non-qualified stock options for common stock. These options have an exercise price of $209.61 per share, become exercisable on April 29, 2027, and expire on April 29, 2036.
Following this compensation award, he holds 2,604 stock options directly, and the filing shows no open-market buying or selling of POOL CORP shares in this transaction.
POOL CORP director Mark A. Pompa filed an initial ownership report on Form 3. The filing lists his role as a director and indicates he is not an officer and not a ten percent owner. The report does not show any transactions or derivative positions.
Pool Corp ownership filing shows Vanguard Capital Management beneficially owns 2,434,480 shares of Pool Corp common stock, representing 6.63% of the class. The filer reports 289,088 shares of sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 2,434,480 shares.
The filing is signed by Ashley Grim as Head of Global Fund Administration on 04/30/2026.
Pool Corporation announced that its Board increased the company’s share repurchase program to $600.0 million, adding $329.0 million to the $271.0 million remaining as of April 28, 2026. The timing and amount of repurchases are at the company’s discretion.
The Board also raised the quarterly cash dividend to $1.30 per share, up from $1.25, payable on May 28, 2026 to stockholders of record on May 14, 2026. As of April 28, 2026, Pool had 36,443,003 shares outstanding.
At the 2026 Annual Meeting, stockholders elected nine directors, ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for 2026, and approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation.
Pool Corporation posted modestly higher first-quarter 2026 results. Net sales rose 6% to $1.14 billion, driven by strong maintenance products, higher equipment demand and improving building materials, helped by prior price increases and early-buy activity.
Gross profit increased to $329.9 million, though gross margin slipped 20 basis points to 29.0% on product mix and lower-margin early buys. Operating income grew 7% to $82.6 million, while net income was essentially flat at $53.2 million.
Diluted EPS increased to $1.45 from $1.42. Excluding tax benefits from ASU 2016‑09 in both periods, adjusted diluted EPS rose 8% to $1.43. Inventory climbed 14% year over year to $1.66 billion ahead of the pool season, and total debt reached $1.25 billion, partly supporting $349.0 million of share repurchases over twelve months.
Management expects full‑year 2026 net sales to grow at a low single‑digit rate versus 2025, gross margin to be similar to the 2025 level of 29.7%, operating expenses to rise around 3%, an effective tax rate near 25% excluding ASU 2016‑09, and projects 2026 diluted EPS between $10.87 and $11.17.
Pool Corporation reported Q1 2026 results and reaffirmed its full-year earnings guidance. Net sales rose 6% to $1.14 billion, driven by resilient maintenance demand, strong equipment sales and gradual recovery in discretionary categories. Gross margin slipped slightly to 29.0%, while operating margin edged up to 7.3%.
Operating income increased 7% to $82.6 million. Diluted EPS grew 2% to $1.45, or 8% to $1.43 on an adjusted basis excluding ASU 2016-09 tax benefits. The company maintained its 2026 earnings outlook of $10.87 to $11.17 per diluted share.
Inventory increased 14% to $1.66 billion ahead of the swimming pool season, and total debt rose to $1.2 billion, largely to fund $349.0 million of share repurchases over the past twelve months. Adjusted EBITDA reached $101.5 million versus $95.4 million a year earlier.