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 1.7 times as much as Pool ($13.1B against $7.7B).
QXO grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (159% versus 2.9% for Pool).
Pool keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.3% compared with −4.1% at QXO.
Pool pays a dividend yielding 2.4%; QXO does not pay one.
Pool scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 5 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 | $7.7B | $13.1B |
| Share price | $216.20 | $12.60 |
| Change, 1 year | −13.7% | −32.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −62.5% | −72.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 6,000 | 7,794 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.9× | – |
| P/S | 1.4× | 1.1× (better) |
| P/B | 6.3× | 0.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.3× | – |
| P/FCF | 17.5× | – |
| FCF yield | 5.7% (better) | −0.75% |
| Fair value | $220.48 | – |
| Margin of safety | 1.9% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.9% | 159% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.1% | 178% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −3.9% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −0.91% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 3.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 29.4% (better) | 25.9% |
| Operating margin | 10.5% (better) | −3.0% |
| Net margin | 7.3% (better) | −4.1% |
| FCF margin | 8.1% (better) | −0.81% |
| Return on equity | 30.4% (better) | −3.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.8% (better) | −1.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.95 | 0.57 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.85 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | −1.0× |
| Current ratio | 2.46 (better) | 2.02 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.75 (better) | 0.89 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | – |
| Payout ratio | 47.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 16.7% | – |
| Buyback yield | 4.9% (better) | −0.03% |
| Shareholder yield | 7.3% (better) | −0.03% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 112% | 85.8% |
| Held by insiders | 3.5% | 41.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $5.7M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.3% | 23.4% |
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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