HAYW vs POOL
HAYW: A leader in pool equipment with a 33% North American market share, leveraging an 85% recurring aftermarket business and IoT-connected automation to drive upgrades across 25 million installed pools globally. POOL: The world's largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and equipment, generating recurring revenue from 14+ million pools through maintenance, chemicals, and equipment sales to builders, service contractors, and retailers.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | HAYW | POOL | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $14.22 | $196.19 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $3.1B | $7.2B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 19.21 | 17.65 | POOL lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | 0.65 | 2.64 | HAYW lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | +14.0% | +7.6% | HAYW higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +47.4% | +29.7% | HAYW higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +21.1% | +10.9% | HAYW higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | +10.3% | +32.5% | POOL higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | +5.2% | +11.0% | POOL higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 0.59 | 1.10 | HAYW lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +7.5% | +1.8% | HAYW higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | -5.1% | -5.1% | Tie |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 0 | 5 | POOL higher |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 1.12 | 1.05 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | -1.6% | -37.7% | HAYW higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.