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POOL Pool (POOL) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Wholesale & Retail · Wholesale-misc durable goods · CIK 0000945841
Cluster · 4 insiders
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
346
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about POOL

Insiders, 180 days
+$4.0M net bought
4 buyers
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: purchase, 2024-05-01

Pool insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, POOL CORP insiders bought a net $4.0M of stock across 99 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 4 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-05-14 SECtraded 2026-05-13
10,000
$1.8M
+12.1%
Context
  • 66 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys, 63 sales), the last on May 7, 2026.
  • -6.2% median (-4.6% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 24.9% of the 40,108 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 346 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J bought about $1.8M of POOL on May 13, 2026; 3 other insiders bought within 30 days and 346 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-05-12 SECtraded 2026-05-08
525
$100.0K
+12.9%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 5.9% of the 8,936 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 346 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director WHALEN DAVID G bought about $100.0K of POOL on May 8, 2026; 3 other insiders bought within 30 days and 346 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-05-08 SECtraded 2026-05-07
10,000
$1.9M
+7.1%
Context
  • 65 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 63 sales), the last on Mar 13, 2026.
  • -11.6% median (-11.6% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 33.2% of the 30,108 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 346 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J bought about $1.9M of POOL on May 7, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 3 other insiders bought within 30 days and 346 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-05-08 SECtraded 2026-05-07
1,000
$193.1K
+7.1%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 6.2% of the 16,230 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 346 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director STOKELY JOHN E bought about $193.1K of POOL on May 7, 2026; 3 other insiders bought within 30 days and 346 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
BUY
2026-05-08 SECtraded 2026-05-07
464
$90.2K
+7.1%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Feb 25, 2026.
  • The trade is 12.6% of the 3,678 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 346 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Hope James D bought about $90.2K of POOL on May 7, 2026; 3 other insiders bought within 30 days and 346 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
99 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$4.0M over 180 days
more than 95% of Wholesale & Retail
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
346 funds bought in last quarter
more than 84% of Wholesale & Retail
Revenue
-0.4% year over year
below 65% of Wholesale & Retail
Margin
7.7% net margin
more than 84% of Wholesale & Retail
Buybacks
$64.4M repurchased, FY to 2026-03-31
more than 55% of Wholesale & Retail
Short interest
10.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 4.7 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 85% of Wholesale & Retail
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider buying stopped: no purchases in 90 days after 5 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 5 purchases in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-33.4%12M
-47%-32%-16%+0%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-07 · PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J bought $1.9M2026-05-13 · PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J bought $1.8M2026-03-02 · PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J bought $1.1M2026-03-13 · PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J bought $1.0M2026-02-23 · St Romain Kenneth G bought $1.0M2026-02-24 · HART MELANIE M sold $605.0K2025-12-02 · Arvan Peter D sold $600.4K2025-12-02 · Arvan Peter D sold $346.1K2026-02-25 · Hope James D bought $300.2K2025-12-02 · Arvan Peter D sold $281.4K2026-02-23 · St Romain Kenneth G bought $214.9K2026-05-07 · STOKELY JOHN E bought $193.1K2026-03-24 · NEIL JENNIFER M sold $103.4K2026-05-08 · WHALEN DAVID G bought $100.0K2026-05-07 · Hope James D bought $90.2K
Insider buyInsider sell
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Who owns POOL: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
4,032,463 sh
$866.6M
1,736,495 sh
$373.2M

Congress trades in POOL

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2024-05-01 · disclosed 15 days later
$50,001 - $100,000
Bought 2024-05-01 · disclosed 15 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2024-02-09 · disclosed 6 days later
$50,001 - $100,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

POOL planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

POOL mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Harbor Active Small Cap ETF
$697.0K position · as of 2026-07-31
5.0%
Villere Balanced Fund
$2.6M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.2%
Rule One Fund
$5.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.1%
DAVENPORT SMALL CAP FOCUS FUND
$18.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.9%
Advisors Capital Small/Mid Cap Fund
$3.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.8%
Villere Equity Fund
$888.9K position · as of 2026-05-31
2.7%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Peter D. Arvan
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$6.5M
$1.1M
$2.0M
-35%
+96%
2024
$5.3M
$1.1M
$1.5M
-5%
+66%
2023
$6.1M
$10.4M
$1.9M
+10%
+33%
2022
$5.8M
-$6.8M
$1.8M
-17%
+5%
2021
$5.6M
$17.3M
$2.0M
+53%
+29%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
4 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $4.0M bought by insiders over 180 days, 346 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Sector by SEC SIC code

POOL financials

Revenue growth
-0.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
7.7%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$5.4B
four quarters, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Net margin, TTM
+7.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Free cash flow, TTM
$312.7M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Debt to equity
1.10x
long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31; equity 2026-03-31
Cash flow to debt
0.29x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31
Return on equity
+34.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on assets
+10.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on invested capital
+18.4%
operating income after a 24.4% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31 plus average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+22.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
17.91x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Enterprise value
$8.3B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-04-23 shares, plus long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31, minus cash 2019-09-30
FCF yield
+4.4%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
8.69x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 2%: four quarters to 2026-03-31 against the four to 2025-03-31
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$5.3B$5.3B$5.5B$6.2B
Gross profit$1.6B$1.6B$1.7B$1.9B
Operating income$580.2M$617.2M$746.6M$1.0B
Net income$406.4M$434.3M$523.2M$748.5M
EPS (diluted)10.8511.3013.3518.70
Operating cash flow$365.9M$659.2M$888.2M$484.9M
Long-term debt$1.2B$900.9M$1.0B$1.4B
Buybacks$346.3M$306.3M$306.4M$471.2M
Dividends paid$184.9M$179.6M$167.5M$150.6M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

POOL Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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POOL ranks highest on insider conviction (96th percentile) and institutional and government (84th), and lowest on growth (35th), among Wholesale & Retail peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
79
Inputs
  • Return on equity+34.2% · 88 pct, sector of 206
  • Return on assets+10.5% · 84 pct, sector of 257
  • Return on invested capital+18.4% · 58 pct, sector of 109
  • Return on capital employed+22.1% · 85 pct, sector of 220
Financial health
37
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.10x · 19 pct, sector of 222
  • Cash flow to debt0.29x · 55 pct, sector of 210
Growth
35
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-0.4% · 35 pct, sector of 311
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
96
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$4.0M · 95 pct, sector of 187
  • Insider buyers, 180d4 · 97 pct, sector of 189
Institutional and government
84
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter346 · 84 pct, sector of 234
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
50
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+10.5% · 26 pct, sector of 320
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 242
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+19.0% · 24 pct, sector of 226
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

POOL filings, in plain words

Are Pool insiders buying or selling POOL?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Pool insiders were net buyers, a net $4.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 4 buyers.

Have members of Congress traded POOL?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a purchase by Debbie Dingell dated 2024-05-01.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Pool insiders were net buyers of POOL, a net $4.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 4 buyers. 4 insiders reported purchases in that window. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in POOL, none in the last year; the latest on record is a purchase by Debbie Dingell dated 2024-05-01. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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