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Pool Corp Executive Compensation (FY25)

POOL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Peter Arvan
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 29, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 29, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Peter Arvan: $5,279,413 → $6,514,002 (23.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 99:1 → 111:1 (12.1% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Pool Corp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Peter Arvan, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $6,514,002 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $5,279,413 reported for fiscal 2024, Arvan's total was 23.4% higher.
What was Pool Corp's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 29, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Pool Corp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc., Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., Boise Cascade Company, Core Main, Inc. and Fastenal Company, among others.
What is Pool Corp's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 111:1, against median employee compensation of $58,767.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Peter Arvan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kenneth St. Romain
Senior Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Melanie Hart
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jennifer Neil
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Clay
Former President, Horizon
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Peter Arvan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kenneth St. Romain
Senior Vice President
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Melanie Hart
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jennifer Neil
Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Peter Arvan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kenneth St. Romain
Senior Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Melanie Hart
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jennifer Neil
Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kristopher Neff
Former Vice President, Strategy and Corp. Development
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Peter Arvan
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kenneth St. Romain
Senior Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Melanie Hart
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jennifer Neil
Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Jennifer NeilPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jennifer NeilRSU◇——◇——◇
Melanie HartRSU◇——◇——◇
Melanie HartPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Peter ArvanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Peter ArvanRSU◇——◇——◇
St. RomainRSU◇——◇——◇
St. RomainPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
ArvanRSU◇◇——
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St. RomainRSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
HartRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
NeilRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John E. Stokely
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Manuel J. Perez de la Mesa
◇—◇———◇
David G. Whalen
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James D. Hope
◇◇————◇
Martha S. Gervasi
◇◇————◇
Debra S. Oler
◇◇————◇
Carlos A. Sabater
◇◇————◇
Kevin M. Murphy
◇◇————◇
Mark A. Pompa and Peter D. Arvan served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock or Stock Options.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. AIT
  • Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. BECN
  • Boise Cascade Company BCC
  • Core Main, Inc. CNM
  • Fastenal Company FAST
  • GMS Inc. GMS
  • Henry Schein, Inc. HSIC
  • LKQ Corporation LKQ
  • MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. MSM
  • Patterson Companies, Inc. PDCO
  • Resideo Technologies, Inc. REZI
  • SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. SITE
  • UFP Industries, Inc. UFPI

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 29, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 30, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 1, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 3, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 3, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 4, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 29, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 1, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 2, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 2, 2017=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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- Peter Arvan (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $6,514,002 (base salary $900,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0000945841-26-000077, filed 2026-03-26]

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Citations

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261 figures on this page: 251 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
251 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-191530
  2. 0000945841-26-000077
    Director Compensation
  3. 0000945841-25-000078
  4. 0000945841-25-000053
  5. 0000945841-24-000092
  6. 0000945841-23-000080
  7. 0000945841-23-000066
  8. 0000945841-22-000065
  9. 0000945841-21-000081
  10. 0000945841-20-000104
  11. 0000945841-19-000073
  12. 0000945841-18-000064
  13. 0000945841-17-000085
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Peers Pool Corp discloses

The companies named in POOL's own disclosed peer group.

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.Boise Cascade CompanyCore Main, Inc.Fastenal CompanyGMS Inc.Henry Schein, Inc.LKQ CorporationMSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.Patterson Companies, Inc.Resideo Technologies, Inc.SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.UFP Industries, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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