Pool Corporation

Pool Corporation
POOLCORP
Company typePublic
IndustrySwimming pools
Founded1980; 44 years ago (1980) in Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
FounderFrank St. Romain
HeadquartersCovington, Louisiana, U.S.
Key people
Peter D. Arvan, President and CEO
John E. Stokely, Chairman
Melanie M. Housey Hart, CFO
Revenue
  • Decrease US$5.541 billion (2023)
  • Decrease US$746 million (2023)
  • Decrease US$523 million (2023)
Total assets
  • Decrease US$3.428 billion (2023)
Total equity
  • Increase US$1.312 billion (2023)
OwnerBerkshire Hathaway (1%)
Number of employees
Approximately 6,000 (2023)
Websitewww.poolcorp.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Pool Corporation, doing business as POOLCORP, is the largest distributor of supplies, equipment, and machinery for swimming pools worldwide. The company is organized in Delaware and headquartered in Covington, Louisiana. It serves approximately 125,000 customers and operates 439 sales centers in North America, Europe and Australia. The company receives over half of its revenue from the California, Texas, Florida, and Arizona markets and has benefited from population shifts to warmer climates. In 2023, the company received 62% of its revenue from maintenance and minor repair products, 24% of its revenue from products used in pool renovations, and 14% of its revenue from products used in pool construction.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Pool Corporation Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 27, 2024.