Buyback yield (TTM)
8.65%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
13.06%
5Y share count change
-8.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$636.26M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.09B
Key takeaways
- Pool (POOL) repurchased about $636.26M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 8.8% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 27.99× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +35.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 227% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Pool (POOL)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Pool (POOL)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Pool (POOL)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Pool (POOL)
Latest: $346.29M
Overview
The 2025 reading of Pool (POOL) buyback spend is $346.29M – grew 13.1% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Pool buyback spend expanded at a +35.4% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2022 and 2025, Pool buyback spend declined 26.5%, falling from $471.23M to $346.29M.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $471.23M in 2022 and its low of $0.00 in 1994.
Pool Buyback Spend 2025: $346.29M
2025's buyback spend for Pool came in at $346.29M, grew 13.1% from 2024.
Pool Buyback Spend 2024: $306.30M
Pool posted buyback spend of $306.30M in 2024, edged down 0.0% below 2023.
Pool Buyback Spend 2023: $306.36M
In 2023, Pool reported buyback spend of $306.36M, plunged 35.0% below 2022.
Pool Buyback Spend 2022: $471.23M
Pool buyback spend in 2022 was $471.23M, surged 241.4% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Pool Buyback Spend 2021: $138.04M
Pool buyback spend in 2021 was $138.04M.
See more financial history for Pool (POOL).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $346.29M | $22.73M | $323.55M | 4.12% | 0.04B | -2.5% | |
| 2024 | $306.30M | $0.00 | $306.30M | 2.38% | 0.04B | -2.0% | |
| 2023 | $306.36M | $0.00 | $306.36M | 2.00% | 0.04B | -2.0% | |
| 2022 | $471.23M | $0.00 | $471.23M | 4.01% | 0.04B | -1.7% | |
| 2021 | $138.04M | $0.00 | $138.04M | 0.61% | 0.04B | -0.9% | |
| 2020 | $76.20M | $14.52M | $61.68M | 0.51% | 0.04B | 0.0% | |
| 2019 | $23.19M | $13.47M | $9.72M | 0.27% | 0.04B | -2.0% | |
| 2018 | $187.47M | $12.87M | $174.59M | 3.15% | 0.04B | -1.8% | |
| 2017 | $146.01M | $0.00 | $146.01M | 2.80% | 0.04B | -1.2% | |
| 2016 | $178.41M | $0.00 | $178.41M | 4.15% | 0.04B | -2.9% | |
| 2015 | $99.22M | $0.00 | $99.22M | 2.88% | 0.04B | -2.6% | |
| 2014 | $136.47M | $0.00 | $136.47M | 4.95% | 0.05B | -4.4% | |
| 2013 | $96.18M | $8.15M | $88.03M | 3.62% | 0.05B | -1.1% | |
| 2012 | $81.76M | $8.46M | $73.30M | 4.15% | 0.05B | -1.9% | |
| 2011 | $76.56M | $8.23M | $68.33M | 5.35% | 0.05B | -2.3% | |
| 2010 | $13.68M | $7.79M | $5.89M | 1.24% | 0.05B | +2.3% | |
| 2009 | $1.17M | $0.00 | $1.17M | 0.13% | 0.05B | +1.2% | |
| 2008 | $7.72M | $6.71M | $1.01M | 0.89% | 0.05B | -4.6% | |
| 2007 | $139.68M | $0.00 | $139.68M | 14.85% | 0.05B | -7.1% | |
| 2006 | $111.11M | $0.00 | $111.11M | 5.65% | 0.05B | -1.8% | |
| 2005 | $32.09M | $0.00 | $32.09M | 1.65% | 0.06B | -0.8% | |
| 2004 | $40.82M | $0.00 | $40.82M | 2.45% | 0.06B | -4.0% | |
| 2003 | $3.34M | $0.00 | $3.34M | 0.29% | 0.06B | +1.9% | |
| 2002 | $47.51M | $0.00 | $47.51M | 7.07% | 0.06B | -4.6% | |
| 2001 | $16.96M | $0.00 | $16.96M | 2.47% | 0.06B | +0.7% | |
| 2000 | $4.38M | $0.00 | $4.38M | — | 0.06B | -0.7% | |
| 1999 | $6.20M | $0.00 | $6.20M | — | 0.06B | -0.3% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | +20.5% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +2.0% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$346.29M
- 2024$306.30M
- 2023$306.36M
- 2022$471.23M
- 2021$138.04M
- 2020$76.20M
- 2019$23.19M
- 2018$187.47M
- 2017$146.01M
- 2016$178.41M
- 2015$99.22M
- 2014$136.47M
- 2013$96.18M
- 2012$81.76M
- 2011$76.56M
- 2010$13.68M
- 2009$1.17M
- 2008$7.72M
- 2007$139.68M
- 2006$111.11M
- 2005$32.09M
- 2004$40.82M
- 2003$3.34M
- 2002$47.51M
- 2001$16.96M
- 2000$4.38M
- 1999$6.20M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Pool (POOL)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 27.99×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Pool (POOL)
How Pool splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Pool, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
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- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $280.50M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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