POOL - Latest News

Pool Corporation (POOL), operates in Industrials / Industrial - Distribution, trades on NASDAQ.

Market capitalization stands near $6.39B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 15.70. Beta to the broader market is 1.15.

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

Housing Stocks Are in Depression Mode. Whirlpool Down 81%, Lennar Crashed 54% While the S&P 500 Soars.

247wallst.com - May 13, 2026

The S&P 500 is at fresh highs while a giant chunk of the real economy sits in a deep freeze.

Argenx Eyes Larger Patient Pool Following Expanded FDA Nod For Lead Drug For Neuromuscular Disease

benzinga.com - May 11, 2026

Argenx SE – ADR (NASDAQ:ARGX) shares are up during Monday's session as the company celebrates a recent FDA approval for its drug, VYVGART, which adult

Pool Safe Inc. Announces Repayment of Credit Facility with Intrexa Ltd.

newsfilecorp.com - May 7, 2026

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 7, 2026) - Pool Safe Inc.

Pool Corporation: Abrupt CEO Change Doesn't Disrupt Earnings (Rating Upgrade)

seekingalpha.com - May 7, 2026

Pool Corporation suddenly announced a change in CEO. The change in leadership came as a surprise, and without a clear reason.

Pool Safe Inc. Announces Closing of Concurrent Non-Brokered Private Placements of Common Shares and Senior Secured Convertible Debentures for Gross Proceeds of $3 Million

newsfilecorp.com - May 4, 2026

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 4, 2026) - Pool Safe Inc.

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 (May 13, 2026) is "Housing Stocks Are in Depression Mode. Whirlpool Down 81%, Lennar Crashed 54% While the S&P 500 Soars.". 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.