POOL dividend analysis

POOL dividend deep dive

Dividend metrics on POOL: yield 7.70%, payout 47%, growth streak 8 years, 5y CAGR 6.7%. The combination places the name in the high-yield bucket on yield and the slow-growth bucket on distribution growth.

Safety read on the POOL distribution: 53/100, with Quality at 52/100 and Risk at 39/100 on the five-pillar framework. The watchlist band is the headline.

DRIP projection on POOL at the current $77.00 entry, holding the 7.70% yield and 6.7% growth flat: 5-year cumulative income return ≈ 48.4%, 10-year ≈ 120.2%, 20-year ≈ 385.1%. These are starting-yield reinvestment numbers only; price appreciation is not included.

Peer table for POOL: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%), mean yield 3.13%. The 7.70% yield is the relative-value entry point; the safety score and growth rate finish the picture.

On the POOL payment cadence: the most recent ex-dividend date was 2026-03-01, with cash distributed on 2026-03-15. The quarterly run-rate sits at $1.482 per share against an annualized $5.93.

Final-line read on POOL: yield 7.70%, distribution growth 6.7% per year, safety 53/100. The constraint is the payout ratio; the catalyst is the next earnings print.