---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001834622-23-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HAYW"
cik: "0001834622"
company_name: "Hayward Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T22:42:19.145389+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hayward Q4 net sales down 27% YoY; guides FY2023 sales down 18-22%

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $259M (-27% YoY); net income $16M (-75% YoY); adjusted EBITDA $53.3M (-50% YoY).
- Q4 GAAP diluted EPS $0.07 (-72% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $0.11 (-61% YoY).
- Full year 2022 net sales $1,314.1M (-6% YoY); adjusted EBITDA $367.6M (-13% YoY).
- Cost reduction program targeting $25-30M SG&A savings in 2023; $9M realized in 2022.
- FY2023 guidance: net sales decrease 18-22%; adjusted EBITDA $265-285M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001834622-23-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HAYW
- cik: 0001834622
- company_name: Hayward Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462223000012/0001834622-23-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462223000012/hayw-20230228.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Hayward Holdings, Inc. reported full fiscal year 2022 results: revenue $1,314.1 million, net income $179.3 million, EPS $0.78.
  - Period: full fiscal year 2022
  - Revenue: $1,314.1 million
  - Net income: $179.3 million
  - EPS: $0.78
  - Result: reported results
  source text: FULL FISCAL YEAR 2022 HIGHLIGHTS • Net Sales decreased 6% year-over-year to $1,314.1 million • Net Income decreased 12% year-over-year to $179.3 million • Adjusted EBITDA decreased 13% year-over-year to $367.6 million • GAAP diluted EPS increased 59% year-over-year to $0.78 • Adjusted diluted EPS decreased 28% year-over-year to $0.98
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462223000012/0001834622-23-000012-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Hayward Holdings, Inc. reported fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 results: revenue $259.0 million, net income $16.0 million, EPS $0.07.
  - Period: fourth quarter of fiscal 2022
  - Revenue: $259.0 million
  - Net income: $16.0 million
  - EPS: $0.07
  - Result: reported results
  source text: FOURTH QUARTER FISCAL 2022 SUMMARY • Net Sales decreased 27% year-over-year to $259.0 million • Net Income decreased 75% year-over-year to $16.0 million • Adjusted EBITDA decreased 50% year-over-year to $53.3 million • GAAP diluted EPS decreased 72% year-over-year to $0.07 • Adjusted diluted EPS decreased 61% year-over-year to $0.11
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462223000012/0001834622-23-000012-index.htm

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