%{{tag.tag}} {{articledata.title}} {{moment(articledata.cdate)}} @{{articledata.company.replace(" ","")}} comment Pool Corp. (NASDAQ: $POOL ) is one of the few small-cap stocks owned by legendary investor Warren Buffett. Through his holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), Buffett has built a stake in POOL stock over the past two years and is now its second-largest shareholder. Buffett currently owns more than three million shares of the pool equipment supplier, a stake valued at $640.53 million U.S. The investor no doubt likes Pool Corp.'s strong financials and commitment to shareholder returns. The company's net income grew 55% between 2019 and 2025, and free cash flow has also risen sharply over the past six years. As a result, Pool Corp. has a steadily growing dividend that currently yields a strong 2.40%, as well as rising share repurchases – two things Buffett loves as an investor. In the past 20 years, Pool Corp. has reduced its share count by 32%. And the balance sheet remains healthy with only $1.4 billion U.S. of net debt. With a price-to-current-year-earnings ratio of 18 times, POOL stock also looks cheap in the current market, something Buffett also prizes. A market capitalization of $7.65 billion U.S. places Pool Corp. in the small-cap stock camp, and it is one of only a few such stocks owned by Buffett. The share price has been walloped coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic, having fallen 43% in the past five years. Buffett has clearly seen the share price decline as a buying opportunity, especially given that Pool Corp.'s finances and shareholder returns remain rock solid. It might be worth taking the plunge with POOL stock while the share price remains depressed.