Pool Corporation

DB:SP1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €8.4b

Pool Valuation

Is SP1 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of SP1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: SP1 (€215.5) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€270.86)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: SP1 is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SP1?

Key metric: As SP1 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SP1. This is calculated by dividing SP1's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SP1's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24.2x
EarningsUS$410.09m
Market CapUS$9.91b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does SP1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for SP1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average32.2x
ZAL Zalando
22.7x21.21%€5.5b
AG1 AUTO1 Group
68x32.54%€5.4b
FIE Fielmann Group
19.4x12.40%€3.5b
HBM HORNBACH Baumarkt
18.6xn/a€2.1b
SP1 Pool
24.2x5.98%€9.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SP1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the peer average (32.2x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SP1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Retail Distributors Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SP1 24.2xIndustry Avg. 13.1xNo. of Companies6PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SP1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the European Retail Distributors industry average (13.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SP1's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

SP1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.2x
Fair PE Ratio13x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SP1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst SP1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€215.50
€259.17
+20.26%
10.00%€299.34€210.80n/a11
Feb ’27€210.90
€259.17
+22.89%
10.00%€299.34€210.80n/a11
Jan ’27€192.60
€274.73
+42.64%
11.22%€319.05€212.70n/a11
Dec ’26€213.30
€282.71
+32.54%
8.53%€321.98€244.70n/a11
Nov ’26€238.60
€282.71
+18.49%
8.53%€321.98€244.70n/a11
Oct ’26€260.40
€283.98
+9.06%
9.40%€319.54€242.85n/a11
Sep ’26€263.00
€287.18
+9.19%
9.40%€323.14€245.58n/a11
Aug ’26€267.00
€286.73
+7.39%
9.32%€323.51€245.87n/a11
Jul ’26€244.90
€280.75
+14.64%
8.12%€326.96€244.13n/a12
Jun ’26€264.20
€283.26
+7.21%
8.12%€329.89€246.32n/a12
May ’26€255.30
€285.12
+11.68%
7.81%€329.55€246.06n/a12
Apr ’26€291.80
€335.18
+14.87%
6.52%€369.72€300.40n/a11
Mar ’26€329.00
€349.49
+6.23%
5.95%€381.44€309.92n/a10
Feb ’26€334.20
€367.24
+9.89%
7.38%€402.76€325.12€210.9010
Jan ’26€328.00
€353.64
+7.82%
8.97%€416.16€309.81€192.6010
Dec ’25€354.70
€353.64
-0.30%
8.97%€416.16€309.81€213.3010
Nov ’25€329.70
€353.64
+7.26%
8.97%€416.16€309.81€238.6010
Oct ’25€336.00
€328.98
-2.09%
9.89%€382.22€285.51€260.4010
Sep ’25€314.00
€328.98
+4.77%
9.89%€382.22€285.51€263.0010
Aug ’25€343.90
€328.98
-4.34%
9.89%€382.22€285.51€267.0010
Jul ’25€285.20
€311.64
+9.27%
10.17%€352.55€270.60€244.9011
Jun ’25€327.10
€359.82
+10.00%
8.07%€396.29€312.95€264.2011
May ’25€343.20
€364.59
+6.23%
7.74%€399.20€315.25€255.3012
Apr ’25€377.40
€365.58
-3.13%
6.92%€404.17€322.60€291.8013
Mar ’25€362.40
€360.33
-0.57%
6.53%€391.68€320.72€329.0012
Feb ’25€342.30
€355.22
+3.78%
8.38%€399.82€285.05€334.2012
€248.86
Fair Value
13.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/09 05:54
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/06 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Pool Corporation is covered by 20 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David MantheyBaird
Brennan MatthewsBerenberg
Shaun CalnanBofA Global Research