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.
POOL CORP director Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa reported bona fide gifts of common stock held through trusts. On April 7, 2026, entities associated with him gifted a total of 180,000 shares of POOL common stock, split as 90,000 shares from a trust and 90,000 shares from family trusts, all at a stated price of $0.00 per share, indicating non-market transfers.
Following these gifts, trust holdings reported in the filing were 20,108 shares and family trust holdings were 899,972 shares. Separate from these, he reported 12,075 shares held directly and 6,000 shares held indirectly by immediate family, showing a substantial remaining position after the charitable-style transfers.
Jennifer Neil filed a Form 144 to sell multiple small blocks of Common Stock acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The filing lists separate lots by grant date (examples include 103 shares from 07/31/2018 and 72 shares from 01/31/2020). The filing also discloses prior sales of 508 shares on 03/24/2026.
POOL CORP director David G. Whalen reported a small acquisition of company stock. He acquired 45 shares of common stock at $202.82 per share in a transaction classified as a small acquisition under Rule 16a-6. Following this transaction, he directly owns 7,767 shares.
POOL CORP Senior VP, CFO and Treasurer Melanie M. Hart reported a small acquisition of common stock under Rule 16a-6. On this Form 4, she acquired 8 shares of Pool Corp common stock at $202.48 per share, bringing her direct holdings to 26,387 shares. This filing reflects a routine, exempt insider acquisition rather than a large open-market trade.
The Vanguard Group files Amendment No. 14 to a Schedule 13G/A reporting no beneficial ownership in Pool Corp common stock. The filing states amount beneficially owned: 0 and percent of class: 0%. It explains that an internal realignment on January 12, 2026 caused certain Vanguard subsidiaries to report holdings separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998).
The filing names Pool Corp as the issuer and is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration on 03/27/2026.