Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Pool Corporation before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Pool Corporation’s stock price such as:

• Pool Corporation’s current stock price and volume
• Why Pool Corporation’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for POOL from analysts
• POOL’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Pool Corporation (POOL)

Before we jump into Pool Corporation’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, related leisure, irrigation, and landscape maintenance products in the United States and internationally. The company 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. It 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, the company 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. It 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.

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Pool Corporation’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of February 19, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Pool Corporation’s stock price was $218.360.

Pool Corporation is down 14.48% from its previous closing price of $255.330.

During the last market session, Pool Corporation’s stock traded between $216.320 and $232.000. Currently, there are approximately 37.09 million shares outstanding for Pool Corporation.

Pool Corporation’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 20.0, which is high compared to the Distributors industry median of 15.4. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Pool Corporation Stock Price History

Pool Corporation’s (POOL) price is currently down 14.06% so far this month.

During the month of February, Pool Corporation’s stock price has reached a high of $278.170 and a low of $216.320.

Over the last year, Pool Corporation has hit prices as high as $374.740 and as low as $216.320. Year to date, Pool Corporation’s stock is down 4.54%.

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What Caused Pool Corporation Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

One of the most common factors that can drastically impact a stock’s price is analyst upgrades and downgrades. When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. However, as of February 19, 2026,, no analysts have changed their rating of Pool Corporation’s stock over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Pool Corporation’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Pool Corporation’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Pool Corporation’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Pool Corporation (POOL) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Pool Corporation

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of February 19, 2026, Pool Corporation has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -12.50%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 18 and is considered to be Very Weak.

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Pool Corporation Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of February 19, 2026, Pool Corporation’s stock price is $218.360, which is down 14.48% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Pool Corporation stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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