secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Hayward Holdings, Inc. (HAYW)
CIK:        0001834622
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001834622-26-000007
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462226000007/0001834622-26-000007-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462226000007/hayw-20260225.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001834622-26-000007

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