Pool vs QXO
POOL and QXO side by side, both in wholesale trade-durable goods. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How POOL and QXO compare
QXO is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Pool ($11.5B against $7.5B).
QXO grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (408% versus 2.2% for Pool).
Pool keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.4% compared with −5.2% at QXO.
Pool pays a dividend yielding 2.5%; QXO does not pay one.
Pool scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 6 for QXO), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | POOL | QXO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.5B | $11.5B |
| Share price | $205.95 | $11.04 |
| Change, 1 year | −27.4% | −40.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −60.2% | −77.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.98 | 0.99 |
| Employees | 6,000 | 7,794 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.9× | – |
| P/S | 1.4× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/B | 5.9× | 1.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.2× | – |
| P/FCF | 24.9× (better) | 81.1× |
| FCF yield | 4.0% (better) | 1.2% |
| Fair value | $224.30 | $12.94 |
| Margin of safety | 8.2% | 14.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.2% | 408% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.1% | 178% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −2.6% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 0.28% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 3.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 29.6% (better) | 24.0% |
| Operating margin | 10.8% (better) | −3.4% |
| Net margin | 7.4% (better) | −5.2% |
| FCF margin | 5.6% (better) | 1.4% |
| Return on equity | 31.3% (better) | −5.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 17.4% (better) | −2.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.06 | 0.58 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.26 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | −1.4× |
| Current ratio | 2.67 | 4.11 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.37 (better) | 1.42 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | – |
| Payout ratio | 46.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 16.7% | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.6% (better) | −0.06% |
| Shareholder yield | 6.1% (better) | −0.06% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 110% | 85.8% |
| Held by insiders | 3.4% | 41.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $5.7M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.4% | 19.3% |
Go deeper
- POOL stock overview
- POOL income statement
- POOL valuation and score
- QXO stock overview
- QXO income statement
- QXO valuation and score
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