Pool Corp Reports 4% Q3 Sales Growth and Confirms 2026 EPS Guidance

Pool Corp reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $1.5 billion, up 4% year over year, while diluted EPS was unchanged at $3.40; operating income fell 3% to $172.2 million and net income fell 3% to $123.0 million. On October 22, 2026, the company confirmed full-year diluted EPS guidance of $10.66 to $10.96 and adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $10.87 to $11.17, including $0.02 of year-to-date ASU 2016-09 tax benefits; inventory declined 3%, and the company returned $158.7 million to shareholders during the quarter through dividends and share repurchases.