POOL - Latest News
Pool Corporation (POOL), operates in Industrials / Industrial - Distribution, trades on NASDAQ.
Market capitalization stands near $7.10B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 17.65. Beta to the broader market is 1.05.
The article list below shows the most recent POOL headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent POOL Headlines
YETI vs. POOL: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
zacks.com - Aug 14, 2026
Investors looking for stocks in the Leisure and Recreation Products sector might want to consider either Yeti (YETI) or Pool Corp. (POOL).
Pool Corp (POOL) Shares Fall 3.1% -- What GF Score of 66 Tells Investors
gurufocus.com - Aug 10, 2026
On August 10, 2026, Pool Corp (POOL) shares fell 3. 1% to a current price of $199.
Greg Abel Sold 15 Buffett Stock Positions in His First Quarter as Berkshire CEO. What His Early Portfolio Moves Signal for Shareholders.
fool.com - Aug 6, 2026
Is this a one-time flex or a long-term strategy?
Pool Corporation Announces Upcoming Investor Conference Participation
globenewswire.com - Aug 4, 2026
COVINGTON, La. , Aug.
Pool Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
globenewswire.com - Jul 29, 2026
COVINGTON, La. , July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pool Corporation (Nasdaq/GSM:POOL) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly
How News Affects POOL Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track POOL's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked POOL news questions
- What is the latest POOL news headline?
- The most recent POOL headline (Aug 14, 2026) is "YETI vs. POOL: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the POOL news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What POOL news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual POOL options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.