Pool (POOL) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 2.10% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Pool 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Pool's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 2.10%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pool's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

POOL' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7 Med: 1.6 Max: 3.3
Current: 2.1

During the past 13 years, Pool's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 3.30%. The lowest was -7.00%. And the median was 1.60%.

POOL's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
89.13% of 92 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: -0.2 vs POOL: 2.10

Competitive Comparison of Pool's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Pool's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Pool's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Pool's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pool's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

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Pool 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Pool (NAS:POOL) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Pool Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

POOL:Mexico 1POOL:Italy SP1:Germany SP1:Germany

Address

109 Northpark Boulevard, Covington, LA, USA, 70433-5001

Website

https://www.poolcorp.com

Pool Corp distributes swimming pool supplies and related products. Its products include non-discretionary pool-maintenance products, like chemicals and replacement parts, as well as pool equipment, like packaged pools (kits to build swimming pools), cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights. Customers include pool builders and remodelers, independent retail stores, and pool repair and service companies.

Executives

Jennifer M Neil	officer: Secretary	SCP POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
Perez De La Mesa Manuel J	director, officer: President/CEO
Hart Melanie Housey	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
Kristopher Robert Neff	officer: Vice President, Strategy & Cor	429 HAMPTON TERRACE, LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048
Walker Saik	officer: Corporate Controller	5202 CHESTNUT ST, NEW ORLEANS LA 70115
Ilya Mihaly	officer: Vice President - Operations &	10703 BEAGLE RUN PL, TAMPA FL 33626
James D Hope	director	1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Carlos A. Sabater	director	1140 ALFONSO AVENUE, CORAL GABLES FL 33146
Peter D Arvan	officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	2537 ST. JAMES DRIVE, UNIT 507, SOUTHPORT NC 28461
Martha S Gervasi	director	610 BOWSPRIT LANE, LONGBOAT KEY FL 34228
Robert C Sledd	director	9201 FOREST HILL AVENUE, RICHMOND VA 23235
Mark W Joslin	officer: Chief Financial Officer	SCP POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
St Romain Kenneth G	officer: Group Vice President	POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
David B. Collier	officer: VP OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN	720 EVENING STAR LN, CASTLE ROCK CO 80108
Arthur D Cook	officer: Vice President