POOL
Pool Corporation
POOL trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over POOL overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
POOL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
POOL's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over POOL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
POOL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect POOL's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over POOL on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings 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's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $10.88 over the past year, against $19.47 in late 2022.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over POOL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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's operating margin was 11% last quarter, down 0.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over POOL on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over POOL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2026 peak: $442M over the past year.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over POOL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 VRT 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.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
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.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over POOL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
POOL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | POOL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 18% below |
| PE % | 20 | 58 | 38 pts below |
POOL has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
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 the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% 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 finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 7.8% so far in 2026.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over POOL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.