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Pool cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$407M in Q3 2026 · $442M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$421M
Capital spending−$13.2M
Free cash flow+$407M
Cash / net income3.4×
Cash conversion cycle82 days

Analysis

In Q3 2026, Pool generated $421M of operating cash flow and spent $13.2M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $407M. That is $141M more than in Q3 2025 ($267M).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $500M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($1.5B), buybacks ($380M), dividends ($186M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($1.6B), shares issued ($5.5M); the cash balance fell by $22.8M.

Operating cash flow was $421M against net income of $123M — 3.4× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: inventory +$192M, receivables +$158M, payables −$54.9M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 82 days (receivables 10 + inventory 110 − payables 39).

Free cash flow

Pool: free cash flow by quarterPool: free cash flow by quarter$157MQ4 2024$13.9MQ1 2025−$42.9MQ2 2025$267MQ3 2025$71.9MQ4 2025$17.1MQ1 2026−$54.5MQ2 2026$407MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Pool: operating cash flow against capital spendingPool: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$171M$13.5MQ4 2024$27.2M$13.3MQ1 2025−$28.8M$14.1MQ2 2025$287M$20.7MQ3 2025$80.1M$8.2MQ4 2025$25.7M$8.6MQ1 2026−$26.5M$28.0MQ2 2026$421M$13.2MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $421M, Capital spending $13.2M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Pool: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearPool: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsFY2021: Operating cash flow $313MFY2021: Net borrowing −$734MFY2021: Shares issued $17.2MFY2021: Capital spending −$37.7MFY2021: Acquisitions −$812MFY2021: Buybacks −$138MFY2021: Dividends −$120M$331MFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $485MFY2022: Net borrowing $202MFY2022: Shares issued $8.9MFY2022: Capital spending −$43.6MFY2022: Acquisitions −$9.3MFY2022: Buybacks −$471MFY2022: Dividends −$151M$696MFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $888MFY2023: Net borrowing −$334MFY2023: Shares issued $10.5MFY2023: Capital spending −$60.1MFY2023: Acquisitions −$11.5MFY2023: Buybacks −$306MFY2023: Dividends −$167M$899MFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $659MFY2024: Net borrowing −$850MFY2024: Shares issued $13.2MFY2024: Capital spending −$59.5MFY2024: Acquisitions −$4.7MFY2024: Buybacks −$306MFY2024: Dividends −$180M$672MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $366MFY2025: Net borrowing $248MFY2025: Shares issued $9.7MFY2025: Capital spending −$56.3MFY2025: Acquisitions −$10.8MFY2025: Buybacks −$346MFY2025: Dividends −$185M$624MFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $2.7B; the largest uses were net borrowing ($1.9B) and buybacks ($1.6B). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$106M
Debt$1.2B
Net debt$1.1B
Due within a year$188M

Pool funds itself: free cash flow was $442M over the last twelve months, and $106M of cash and investments stands against $1.2B of debt ($188M due within a year, 0.6× covered by cash).

Pool: debt maturities by year (FY2025)Pool: debt maturities by year (FY2025)$188MYear 1$14.8MYear 2$29.5MYear 3$971MYear 4
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $106M of cash and investments now.

Where the cash came from and went

Pool: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Pool: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Operating cash flow$421MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$174MBuybacks−$112MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$76.9MDividends−$47.1MCapital spending−$13.2MOther investing$1.8MShares issued$1.1MExchange rates−$548KOther financing−$225K
Pool: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Pool: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Other financing$1.6BNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$1.5BOperating cash flow$500MBuybacks−$380MDividends−$186MCapital spending−$58.0MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$22.8MShares issued$5.5MAcquisitions−$3.7MExchange rates−$2.7MOther investing$2.2M

From profit to cash

Pool: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Pool: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income$123MDepreciation & amortization$11.8MStock-based pay$5.0MReceivables$158MInventory$192MPayables−$54.9MAccrued liabilities−$14.0MPrepaid and other assets−$5.8MOperating cash flow$421M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q3 2026101103982
Q2 202691085264
Q1 2026121739293
Q4 20251317974118
Q3 2025101154480
Q2 202581025258
Q1 2025111638490
Q4 20241116361113

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Shares issuedCash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026$421M−$13.2M—−$112M−$47.1M−$174M$1.1M−$76.9M$407M
Q2 2026−$26.5M−$28.0M—−$22.0M−$47.2M$213M$176K$35.7M−$54.5M
Q1 2026$25.7M−$8.6M—−$64.4M−$45.8M$47.2M$3.7M$40.5M$17.1M
Q4 2025$80.1M−$8.2M−$3.7M−$182M−$46.3M$137M$499K$23.5M$71.9M
Q3 2025$287M−$20.7M−$7.1M−$3.2M−$46.5M−$23.6M$2.4M−$44.8M$267M
Q2 2025−$28.8M−$14.1M—−$104M−$46.9M$206M$397K−$12.0M−$42.9M
Q1 2025$27.2M−$13.3M—−$56.3M−$45.2M$75.0M$6.4M$6.2M$13.9M
Q4 2024$171M−$13.5M−$257K−$147M−$45.5M$26.7M$1.2M$13.5M$157M

Pool: income statement and cash flow

Pool, Q3 2026: revenue $1.5B (+4% year over year), operating margin 11.4%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Pool: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.