POOL Stock — Pool Corp.

Pool Corp. (POOL)

POOL is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.04%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.02%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 64/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 25527.0% over the past 30.9 years, 23374.1 points ahead of SPY at 2152.9%.

At the current 3.04% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $304 per year, or about $76.00 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products including maintenance chemicals, repair parts, building materials, irrigation systems, and recreational outdoor living products to builders, retailers, service businesses, and commercial operators in the United States and internationally. The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. Pool Corporation appeals to income investors seeking dividend exposure in the specialty retail and distribution sector.

POOL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-22.

Total return is 25527.0% over the past 30.9 years, 23374.1 points ahead of SPY at 2152.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -44.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 45.3%.

POOL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

64 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.95%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/13/1995

Distribution rate

3.04%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.02%

5-year average yield

1.26

Last close

$168.60 (as of 2026-09-22)

Market cap

$6,127,049,944

Average volume

789718.0

Last dividend

$1.30

Last ex-dividend date

08/13/2026

Last payment date

08/27/2026

Beta

1.055

Payout ratio

0.462

P/E ratio

15.5

Forward P/E

14.0647

EPS

$10.88

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.04%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (3.02%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

POOL risks and drawbacks

POOL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 45.3%.

Who may consider POOL — and who may not

POOL may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (POOL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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