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THIRD QUARTER 2026 EARNINGS PRESENTATION October 22, 2026
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This presentation includes “forward-looking” statements that involve risks and uncertainties that are generally identifiable through the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “may,” “outlook,” and other words and similar expressions and include projections of earnings. The forward-looking statements in this presentation are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including the sensitivity of our business to weather conditions; changes in economic conditions, consumer discretionary spending, the housing market, inflation or interest rates; our ability to maintain favorable relationships with suppliers and manufacturers; competition from other leisure product alternatives or mass merchants; our ability to continue to execute our growth strategies; changes in the regulatory environment; new or additional taxes, duties or tariffs; excess tax benefits or deficiencies recognized under ASU 2016-09 and other risks detailed in POOLCORP’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports and filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as updated by POOLCORP’s subsequent filings with the SEC. This presentation may also contain references to certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the SEC. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles can be found in the Appendix at the end of this presentation or in POOLCORP’s most recent earnings release, which was furnished in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. Safe Harbor Statement Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 2
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Second Quarter 2026 Earnings | 3 Q3 2026 Results at a glance (QTD, $ in millions except for per share data) Net Sales $1,505.0 +4% vs Q3 2025 Gross Profit $436.3 +2% vs Q3 2025 Gross Margin 29.0% -60 bps vs Q3 2025 Operating Income $172.2 -3% vs Q3 2025 Operating Margin 11.4% -90 bps vs Q3 2025 Diluted EPS (GAAP) $3.40 In line with Q3 2025 Diluted EPS (ex-ASU) $3.40 Up $0.01 vs Q3 2025 Second Quarter 2026 Earnings | 3 Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 3
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Q3 2026 POOLCORP SALES SUMMARY QTD Sales Performance (1)Presented in USD; in local currency, up 8% QTD Pool Corp Q3 2026 Net Sales +4% Sales by State Q3 2026 FL +3% CA Flat TX +4% AZ +2% Horizon Q3 2026 Net Sales -5% Europe Q3 2026(1) Net Sales +6% Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 4 Improving sales trends by geography with swimming pool outperforming Horizon irrigation and landscape in FL, TX and AZ; Horizon pressures in line with slowness in residential housing market
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Growth across all product categories through resilient maintenance and remodel volumes and above-market performance on new construction (1)Independently owned Pinch A Penny locations; end market figures represent franchisee end user sales Q3 2026 POOLCORP SALES SUMMARY Blue Products & End Markets – QTD Results Product Q3 2026 Chemicals +4% Building Materials +3% Equipment +5% End Market Q3 2026 Commercial +7% Retail +3% Pinch A Penny(1) +3% POOL360 & Network Expansion 415 430 445 460 Q3 2024 Q3 2025 Q3 2026 Total Sales Centers 275 295 315 Q3 2024 Q3 2025 Q3 2026 Pinch A Penny Total Franchisees(1) 13% 15% 17% 19% Q3 2024 Q3 2025 Q3 2026 POOL360 Sales % of Total Sales Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 5
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ESTIMATED QUARTERLY IMPACTS 3% 1% 0% $1.45B $1.50B $0.86B $1.06B $1.26B $1.46B $1.66B $1.86B $2.06B -8% -6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4% Price Q3 2025 Sales Discretionary Q3 2026 Sales Maintenance 29.6% 29.0% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Q3 2025 Gross Margin Q3 2026 Gross Margin Supply Chain Customer Mix +4% -60 bps(1) Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 6 o Price realization and solid maintenance volumes drove sales growth o Discretionary sales were flat, compared to declines in previous quarters, driven by continued strength in building materials o Higher inbound freight costs, partially offset by pricing changes o Larger customers sales growth, with less favorable margin profiles, outpacing smaller customers (1) Contribution drivers are directional only and may not represent actual proportions Flat Inbound Freight
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QUARTERLY FINANCIAL TRENDS Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 7 16.8% 23.3% 21.9% 14.7% 17.3% 24.8% 21.7% 14.5% 17.6% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Operating Expenses % of Net Sales -3% -2% -4% +1% +1% -1% +6% +2% +4% $0 $400 $800 $1,200 $1,600 $2,000 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Net Sales & Y/Y Change % ($ in millions) 29.1% 29.4% 29.2% 30.0% 29.6% 30.1% 29.0% 29.7% $0 $120 $240 $360 $480 $600 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Gross Profit & Gross Margin ($ in millions) 12.3% 6.1% 7.2% 15.3% 12.3% 5.3% 11.4% 7.3% 15.1% $0 $80 $160 $240 $320 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Operating Income & Operating Margin ($ in millions) 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2026 2026 2026 2026 (1) 29.0% (1) Based on Adjusted Operating Expenses and Adjusted Operating Income; see Appendix for additional details (1)
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Returning $338.1 million to our shareholders year-to-date, including $111.6M of share repurchases during the third quarter BALANCE SHEET, CASH FLOW & CAPITAL ALLOCATION Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 8 As of and through September 30, 2026 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $419.8M vs $285.7M through Q3 2025 Inventory -$38.6M and -3% vs 9/30/2025 strong inventory management through disciplined supply chain execution Debt $104.9M increase vs 9/30/2025 primarily to fund open market share repurchases 1.83x Debt/EBITDA vs 1.58x Q3 2025 within range of 1.5x-2.0x $49.8 $140.1 $198.0 2026 Capital Allocation ($ in millions) Share Repurchases Capital Expenditures Dividends
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Prioritizing High-Impact Actions and Investments Executing on four strategic priorities to unlock profitability, extend competitive advantage and deliver sustainable shareholder value Sales Excellence • Elevate business d evelopment team results • Enhance talent m anagement, training, and development Pricing and Supply Chain Discipline • Pricing optimization r oadmap • Execute chemicals p laybook • Sharpen private-l abel profitability contributions Operational Execution • Drive sales center p roductivity • Streamline freight co sts • Reinforce cost d iscipline • Ramp up productivity i n recently opened greenfield locations Programmatic M&A • Selective approach w ith clear operational and financial fit Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 9
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2026 GUIDANCE Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 10 Latest Guidance 2026 Earnings Driver As of 10/22/26 As of 07/23/26 Net sales +3% to +4% + Low-single digits Inflation/pricing +3% +2% Maintenance from installed base Slight growth Slight growth New construction units Slightly down Flat to slightly down Renovation and remodel activity Flat to slightly up Flat to slightly up Gross margin ~30 to 50 bps below PY ~30 bps below PY Interest expense ~$50 million $49 million to $51 million Annual tax rate (excluding ASU)(1) ~25.0% ~25.0% Weighted average share outstanding 36.2 million 36.4 million Diluted earnings per share(2) $10.66 to $10.96 $10.66 to $10.96 Adjusted diluted earnings per share(2), (3) $10.87 to $11.17 $10.87 to $11.17 Note: Based on company estimates; references to expected trends and comparisons are versus full year 2025 1Tax rate (excluding ASU) is slightly lower than 25.0% in Q3 2026 and slightly higher for the other quarters 2Includes $0.02 benefit related to ASU 2016-09 3See Appendix
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Appendix Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 11
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APPENDIX Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 12 Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA 2026 2025 2026 2025 Net income ($ in thousands) $123,042 $127,013 $364,361 $374,816 Adjustments to increase (decrease) net income: Interest and other non-operating expenses (1) 11,415 11,622 37,846 35,633 Provision for income taxes 37,449 38,985 119,774 118,048 Share-based compensation (2) 4,962 4,435 22,437 17,385 Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated investments, net (58) (15) (51) (56) Depreciation 11,807 10,634 34,461 30,438 Amortization (3) 1,917 2,000 5,910 5,925 CEO cash transition costs (2) - - 1,962 — Adjusted EBITDA $190,534 $194,674 $586,700 $582,189 (1) Excludes loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions of $347 and $382 for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively, and $556 and ($246) for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively. (2) CEO transition costs comprise $6.3 million included within share-based compensation for awards previously granted but not fully amortized and $2.0 million of cash transition costs for a total of $8.3 million included in Selling and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2026. (3) Excludes amortization of deferred financing costs of $290 and $286 for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively, and $840 and $673 for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively. This non-cash expense is included in Interest and other non- operating expenses, net on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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APPENDIX Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 13 Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures ($ in thousands, except per share data) Nine Months Ended Reconciliation of operating expenses to adjusted operating expenses September 30, 2026 Operating expenses $ 784,464 CEO transition costs (8,262) Adjusted operating expenses $ 776,202 Nine Months Ended Reconciliation of operating income to adjusted operating income September 30, 2026 Operating income $ 522,486 CEO transition costs 8,262 Adjusted operating income $ 530,748 Nine Months Ended September 30, Reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income 2026 2025 Net income $ 364,361 $ 374,816 CEO transition costs 8,262 — Tax impact (738) — ASU 2016-09 tax benefit (714) (4,181) Adjusted net income $ 371,171 $ 370,635 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Reconciliation of diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS September 30, September 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Diluted EPS $ 3.40 $ 3.40 $ 10.02 $ 9.97 After-tax CEO transition costs — — 0.21 — ASU 2016-09 tax benefit — (0.01) (0.02) (0.11) Adjusted diluted EPS $ 3.40 $ 3.39 $ 10.21 $ 9.86
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APPENDIX Third Quarter 2026 Earnings | 14 Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures Full Year 2026 Guidance Range 2026 Floor Ceiling Diluted EPS(1) $ 10.66 $ 10.96 After-tax CEO transition costs 0.21 0.21 Adjusted diluted EPS(1) $ 10.87 $ 11.17 (1) Includes $0.02 year-to-date ASU 2016-09 tax benefits