Berkshire Hathaway Reduces $649M in Pool Corporation ($POOL)

Key Points

  • Berkshire Hathaway changed its Pool Corporation ($POOL) stake by 100% last quarter, cutting to 0 shares.
  • Wall Street's consensus rating on $POOL is Buy and an average price target of $219.50.
  • $POOL last traded around $211.62.

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Berkshire Hathaway reduced its position in Pool Corporation ($POOL), according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 0 shares of Pool Corporation after selling 3,068,885 shares during the quarter.

Pool Corporation Stock Up 12.5%

Shares of Pool Corporation ($POOL) traded around $211.62 on Saturday, up 12.5% for the day.

Last price$211.62
Market cap$6.78B
P/E ratio17.27
Forward P/E15.78
PEG ratio1.60
Beta1.05
52-week low$172.68
52-week high$336.15
50-day MA$198.98
200-day MA$216.75
Current ratio2.67
Quick ratio0.86
Debt-to-equity1.35

Pool Corporation Earnings

EPS (ttm)$10.80
Revenue (ttm)$5.39B
Revenue growth2.20%
Net margin7.41%
Return on equity31.25%
Next earningsOct 22, 2026

Pool Corporation Dividend

Annual dividend$5.20
Dividend yield276%
Payout ratio46.37%
Ex-dividend dateAug 13, 2026

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ConsensusBuy
Average target$219.50
High target$260
Low target$185
Analysts covering12

About Pool Corporation

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, related leisure, irrigation, and landscape maintenance products in the United States and internationally. It offers maintenance products, including chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement parts for pool equipment, such as cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights; and building materials, such as concrete, plumbing and electrical components, functional and decorative pool surfaces, decking materials, tiles, hardscapes, and natural stones for pool installations and remodeling. The company also provides pool equipment and components for new pool construction and the remodeling of existing pools; irrigation and related products, such as irrigation system components, and professional turf care equipment and supplies; commercial products, including heaters, safety equipment, commercial decking equipment, and commercial pumps and filters. In addition, it offers fiberglass pools, and hot tubs and packaged pool kits comprising walls, liners, braces, and coping for in-ground and above-ground pools; and other pool construction and recreational products which consist discretionary recreational and related outdoor living products, such as grills and components for outdoor kitchens. The company serves swimming pool remodelers and builders; specialty retailers that sell swimming pool supplies; swimming pool repair and service businesses; irrigation construction and landscape maintenance contractors; and commercial pool operators and pool contractors. Pool Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Covington, Louisiana.

ExchangeNasdaqGS
SectorIndustrials
IndustryIndustrial Distribution
HeadquartersCovington, LA
CEOMr. John B. Watwood
Employees6,000

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