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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Pool (POOL)

Pool Corp Q3 net sales rise 1% to $1.5 billion, EPS up 4% to $3.40; guidance confirmed

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Pool Corporation reported third-quarter 2025 net sales up 1% from a year earlier to $1.5 billion, with diluted EPS up 4% to $3.40 and gross margin up 50 basis points to 29.6%. The company confirmed its full-year 2025 diluted EPS guidance range of $10.81 to $11.31, but nine-month operating income and cash flow from operations declined from the prior year.

Key points

  • Q3 2025 net income was $127.0 million versus $125.7 million in Q3 2024; diluted EPS was $3.40 versus $3.27.
  • Nine-month net sales were flat at $4.3 billion, while nine-month diluted EPS fell 3% to $9.97 from $10.30.
  • Nine-month net cash from operations was $285.7 million versus $488.6 million, mainly due to higher inventory investment and a $68.5 million federal tax payment deferred from 2024.
  • Full-year 2025 diluted EPS guidance of $10.81 to $11.31 was confirmed, including a $0.11 year-to-date ASU 2016-09 tax benefit.

The filing

CompanyPool (POOL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 23, 2025, 10:29 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-248060

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 23, 2025.

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