Head to head
Pool Corp vs W.W. Grainger
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: POOL · GWW
POOL
Pool Corp
154.14-2.59%
1-year price shape — -48% over the period
Quant Rating E · 4/100
vs
GWW
W.W. Grainger
1,263.51-0.94%
1-year price shape — +33% over the period
Quant Rating B · 74/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
W.W. Grainger edges it on the scoreable measures. W.W. Grainger has the highest Quant Rating (74); W.W. Grainger has done best over the past year (+33%); W.W. Grainger earns the most per share.
| POOL | GWW | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Industrial Distribution | Industrial Distribution |
| Last price | 154.14 | 1,263.51 |
| Change today | -2.59% | -0.94% |
| 1-year return | -47.5% | +32.9% |
| Market cap | $5.60B | $59.51B |
| 52-week range | 153.55 – 298.13 | 901.22 – 1,417.14 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 14.15 | 32.21 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 0th | 92nd |
| P/B | 4.45 | 14.41 |
| Dividend yield | 3.28% | 0.73% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 10.85 | 35.40 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $394.30M | $1.67B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $5.39B | $18.85B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +2.2% | +10.3% |
| Gross margin | 29.6% | 39.4% |
| Operating margin | 10.8% | 14.6% |
| Net margin | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $301.13M | $1.51B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 112.5% | 76.2% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 31 buy / 19 sell | 37 buy / 13 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 9.1% | 2.2% |
| Analyst consensus | 40% buy / 60% hold (10) | 38% buy / 50% hold / 12% sell (8) |
| Analyst price target | $216 (+40%) | $1,355 (+7%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | E (4) | B (74) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 6,000 | 25,000 |
| Founded | 1980 | 1928 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.