---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001834622-23-000068"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HAYW"
cik: "0001834622"
company_name: "Hayward Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T14:48:22.043156+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hayward Q2 net sales $283.5M (-29% YoY); net income down 56% to $29.5M

## Summary
- Net sales decreased 29% to $283.5M; net income $29.5M (-56% YoY); diluted EPS $0.13 vs $0.28
- Adjusted EBITDA $79.5M (-38%), margin 28.0% (down 400 bps); adjusted diluted EPS $0.19 (-48%)
- North America sales $237.4M (-31%); Europe & ROW $46.2M (-19%)
- FY2023 guidance: net sales decline 20-23%, Adjusted EBITDA $265-280M, better margins offset softer volumes
- Operating cash flow $166.5M ytd, up ~$103M driven by working capital improvements

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001834622-23-000068
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HAYW
- cik: 0001834622
- company_name: Hayward Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462223000068/0001834622-23-000068-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462223000068/hayw-20230802.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Hayward Holdings, Inc. reported full year 2023 results: revenue to decrease 20% to 23%. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: full year 2023
  - Revenue: to decrease 20% to 23%
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Hayward is refining its full year 2023 guidance to reflect incremental reductions in channel inventory levels and better than expected margins. For the full fiscal year 2023, Hayward expects net sales to decrease 20% to 23% and Adjusted EBITDA* of $265 million to $280 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462223000068/0001834622-23-000068-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Hayward Holdings, Inc. reported the second quarter ended July 1, 2023 results: revenue $283.5 million, net income $29.5 million, EPS $0.13. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the second quarter ended July 1, 2023
  - Revenue: $283.5 million
  - Net income: $29.5 million
  - EPS: $0.13
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Hayward Holdings Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results SECOND QUARTER FISCAL 2023 SUMMARY • Net Sales of $283.5 million • Net Income of $29.5 million • Adjusted EBITDA* of $79.5 million • Diluted EPS of $0.13 and adjusted diluted EPS* of $0.19
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462223000068/0001834622-23-000068-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.