---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001834622-26-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HAYW"
cik: "0001834622"
company_name: "Hayward Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T00:26:29.004936+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hayward Q4 revenue $349.4M (+7% YoY), adj. EPS $0.29; FY2026 adj. EPS guide $0.82-$0.86

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $349.4M (+7% YoY), net income $68.4M (+25%), diluted EPS $0.31, adjusted diluted EPS $0.29.
- FY2025 net sales $1,122.2M (+7%), net income $151.6M (+28%), diluted EPS $0.68, adjusted diluted EPS $0.77.
- FY2025 adjusted EBITDA $299.3M (+8%), margin 26.7%; operating cash flow $256.0M (+21% YoY).
- FY2026 guidance: net sales growth ~4%; adjusted diluted EPS $0.82-$0.86 (6%-12% growth).
- North America Q4 net sales +8% to $308.7M; Europe & RoW segment -1% to $40.7M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001834622-26-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HAYW
- cik: 0001834622
- company_name: Hayward Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1834622/000183462226000007/0001834622-26-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462226000007/hayw-20260225.htm

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