Peter Arvan

Peter Arvan leads Pool Corporation as President and CEO, overseeing the world's largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related outdoor living products. Pool Corp distributes chemicals, equipment (pumps, filters, heaters, automation systems), parts, and accessories to approximately 125,000 pool builders, remodelers, service companies, and retailers through 430+ sales centers across North America, Europe, and Australia. Pool Corp's dominant position in a fragmented distribution market provides significant competitive advantages: its purchasing scale enables the best supplier pricing, its distribution network provides next-day delivery to most U.S. locations, and its customer base of pool professionals creates a sticky, recurring revenue stream. Approximately 60% of Pool Corp's revenue comes from non-discretionary maintenance and repair spending (chemicals, replacement parts, equipment repair) — an installed pool requires ongoing maintenance regardless of economic conditions. The installed base of over 5 million in-ground swimming pools in the U.S. is the foundation of Pool Corp's business, with new pool construction (approximately 80,000-100,000 per year) adding to the base incrementally. COVID accelerated pool construction as homeowners invested in outdoor living, though new pool construction has normalized. Key stock drivers include maintenance and repair demand, new pool construction activity, pool equipment upgrade cycles, weather patterns (longer pool seasons in warm states), input costs, housing market health, and the competitive dynamics with SRS Distribution and independent distributors.