POOL NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Pool Corporation · Industrials · Industrial Distribution

Open interactive chart View report data Download investor PDF
Latest close 183.8 USD
-8.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -14.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.6%, after a -13.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bearish with 38/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 84d.

Setup score 25 out of 100
Latest Close 183.8 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -8.6% latest completed week
4W Return -13.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return -11.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 1.9% 1 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -8.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -13.2%. Indicator stack 1/62 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bearish 38/100 conviction; expected move 8.7%. News sentiment 55/100 24 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 84d Next report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -14.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.6%, after a -13.2% four-week move.

Study the full chart

52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1312-week average 0.07

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.13Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -13.2% over four weeks, -11.0% over 12 weeks, and -42.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-8.6%
4W-13.2%
12W-11.0%
26W-29.7%
52W-42.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year1
Trend breadth1.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.58Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change16.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-31.13Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-16.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

Open full factor analysis
Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength29/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Value36/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Quality82/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Momentum8/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Growth8/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework62/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
16.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
13.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
10.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
29.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
10.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
15.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
15.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
2.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-2.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
59.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
5.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
7.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.8x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBearish

POOL shows bearish options pressure with a 38/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.28, expected move of 8.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction38/100
Expected move8.7%
Put/call volume1.28
Pressure-20
Speculation8
Volatility59
Trend agreement84
Open options detail
Insider activity19 / 1

19 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 24 relevant articles.

9 positive · 14 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings84dNext report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move8.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-44.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.3%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-16.6%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week-8.6%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses9
Recent vol5.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.6% / -4.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape26/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 26/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis21/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.13; No reversal markers Factors39/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 12; Small Cap Core rank 34 SVQF62/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 278.0 of 726 Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options55/100

POOL shows bearish options pressure with a 38/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.28, expected move of 8.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 8.7% Sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 24 relevant articles.

Pool Corporation $POOL Stock Holdings Increased by NewEdge Wealth LLC Insiders19 / 1

19 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings84d

Next report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026183.8 USD-8.6%214.8 USD305.6 USD0.58-31.136.4MOff
17 Jul 2026201.2 USD-4.4%216.3 USD306.8 USD0.77-26.873.5MOff
10 Jul 2026210.4 USD-4.1%217.2 USD307.7 USD0.89-27.503.3MOff
3 Jul 2026219.5 USD3.7%218.1 USD308.6 USD0.83-23.952.7MOff
26 Jun 2026211.6 USD6.3%218.7 USD309.4 USD0.50-26.824.4MOff
19 Jun 2026199.0 USD2.0%219.6 USD310.4 USD0.00-34.9711.1MOff
12 Jun 2026195.0 USD5.1%220.9 USD311.2 USD-0.46-35.385.4MOff
5 Jun 2026185.5 USD2.3%222.4 USD312.2 USD-0.78-37.864.5MOff
29 May 2026181.4 USD-1.8%224.4 USD313.0 USD-0.76-42.732.7MOff
22 May 2026184.6 USD5.3%227.1 USD313.8 USD-0.63-40.874.2MOff
15 May 2026175.3 USD-5.9%230.6 USD314.6 USD-0.37-43.975.0MOff
8 May 2026186.4 USD-9.8%234.2 USD315.6 USD-0.21-41.546.4MOff
1 May 2026206.6 USD-10.5%237.5 USD316.5 USD-0.27-32.653.6MOff
24 Apr 2026230.8 USD2.2%240.8 USD317.3 USD-0.34-24.544.6MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.