POOL
Pool Corporation
POOL has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
POOL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
POOL's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
RKLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
RKLB's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
POOL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $209 | -2.4% |
| Forward | 19x | $214 | — |
| Current | 20x | $214 | — |
| Fair | 28x | $307 | +43% |
| Expensive | 38x | $409 | +91% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
POOL's PE is in its cheap range at 20x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 19x.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
POOL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect POOL's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over POOL on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
POOL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $11.38 | +4.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.88 | -1% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.88 | +0.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.88 | +1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.85 | -4% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.99 | -5.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.86 | -8.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.68 | -16% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.30 | -15% |
POOL has the edge over RKLB on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RKLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.36 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.27 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | +$0.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.39 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.46 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.38 | $0.00 |
RKLB is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.36 per share over the past year, against $0.46 at its worst in mid-2025.
POOL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +3.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +6.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $982.2M | -0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B | +1.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.8B | +0.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | -4.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $987.5M | -1.6% |
POOL's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $1.5B last quarter, up 3.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.3% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.3% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | 0 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.2% | -2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.1% | -1.8 points |
POOL has the edge over RKLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RKLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $267.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $234.1M | +62% |
| Q1 2026 | $200.3M | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $179.7M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $155.1M | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $144.5M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $122.6M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $132.4M | +121% |
RKLB has the edge over POOL on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -30% | +8.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -25% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | -28% | +20 points |
| Q4 2025 | -28% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -38% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -41% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -48% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39% | +41 points |
RKLB's operating margin was −30% last quarter, up 8.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
POOL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $407.4M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | -$54.5M | -$11.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $17.1M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $71.9M | -54% |
| Q3 2025 | $266.6M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | -$42.9M | -589% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.9M | -89% |
| Q4 2024 | $157M | +30% |
POOL has the edge over RKLB on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RKLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$23.9M | +$45.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$110.1M | -$54.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$77.4M | +$5.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$114.2M | -$90.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$69.4M | -$27.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$55.3M | -$26.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$82.9M | -$61.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$23.9M | +$28.7M |
RKLB has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$326M over the past year, against −$232M the year before.
POOL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -209K shares |
| 1 year | -3.5% | -1.3M shares |
| 3 years | -7.9% | -3.1M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -4.8M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -4.9M shares |
POOL has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $111.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $22M |
| Q1 2026 | $64.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $182.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $104.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $56.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $146.9M |
POOL spent $380M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 22% from the year before.
RKLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.6% | +22.6M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +124M shares |
| 3 years | +35% | +168M shares |
| 5 years | +46% | +204M shares |
RKLB has 652M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
POOL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2023 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2023 | 1.2x | Healthy |
POOL's net debt is about 1.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.5 years a year ago.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
POOL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 88.4 | Overbought |
POOL's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 88 (overbought).
RKLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.6 | Neutral |
RKLB's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (neutral).
POOL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | POOL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 18% below |
| PE % | 20 | 58 | 38 pts below |
POOL is trading at 20x earnings, a 18% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
POOL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $186.2 | 15% above |
| 20 week MA | $189.7 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $208.3 | 2.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $259.5 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $309.9 | 31% below |
POOL has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 31% below its 200-week average.
RKLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.4 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $68.1 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $77.6 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $56.5 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.4 | 104% above |
RKLB's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 104% above its 200-week average.
POOL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $213.3 | $364.7 | +71% |
| 2021 | $364.7 | $549.7 | +51% |
| 2022 | $549.7 | $305.6 | -44% |
| 2023 | $305.6 | $398.7 | +30% |
| 2024 | $398.7 | $345.1 | -13% |
| 2025 | $345.1 | $232.5 | -33% |
| 2026 YTD | $232.5 | $214.2 | -7.8% |
POOL has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RKLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.82 | $10.3 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $12.0 | +17% |
| 2022 | $12.0 | $3.77 | -69% |
| 2023 | $3.77 | $5.53 | +47% |
| 2024 | $5.53 | $27.2 | +392% |
| 2025 | $27.2 | $70.7 | +160% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.7 | $64.1 | -9.3% |
RKLB's yearly returns have swung widely, from +392% in 2024 to −69% in 2022. It's down 9.3% so far in 2026.