Pool Corporation stock falls 1.18 percent as low hits 52-week floor

Published on 09/24/2026 at 15:11 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Pool Corporation stock traded at USD 166.61 on September 23, 2026, after touching its 52-week low of USD 164.90. Q2 adjusted EPS beat consensus by USD 0.05.

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Pool Corporation stock (ISIN US73278L1052) fell 1.18 percent to USD 166.61 on Nasdaq on September 23, 2026, after touching a 52-week low of USD 164.90. The move puts the distributor's latest earnings beat against a sharper valuation reset.

Quarterly earnings beat estimates

For Q2 2026, Pool Corporation delivered adjusted EPS of USD 5.38, exceeding the USD 5.33 consensus estimate by USD 0.05, according to MarketBeat. Revenue reached USD 1.82 billion and rose 2.2 percent year over year, while the finance data for Q2 2026 shows total revenue of USD 1.822938 billion.

The earnings comparison is positive but narrow. Pool's adjusted EPS beat consensus by USD 0.05, while revenue matched the USD 1.82 billion estimate cited by MarketBeat, leaving margin performance as the more important operating variable.

Margins face operating pressure

Pool's Q2 2026 gross profit was USD 540.762 million, up 1 percent, while gross margin slipped 30 basis points to 29.7 percent, according to StockTitan. That spread between revenue growth and gross-profit growth helps explain why a modest earnings beat has not stopped the stock from testing its yearly floor.

Management's fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance is USD 10.66 to USD 10.96. MarketBeat cites a current analyst consensus of USD 10.95, placing the midpoint of the company range at USD 10.81 and the consensus near the upper end of that range.

Stock sits at a yearly floor

Pool Corporation's September 23, 2026 trading range ran from USD 164.90 to USD 168.28, and the session low matched the 52-week low. The USD 166.61 price was 47.0 percent below the 52-week high of USD 314.53, while market capitalization stood at USD 6.071 billion on the same date.

The combination of 2.2 percent quarterly revenue growth, a USD 0.05 adjusted EPS beat and a 29.7 percent gross margin gives investors three separate signals: demand is growing, earnings are holding above consensus and profitability remains under pressure.