---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001834622-26-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HAYW"
cik: "0001834622"
company_name: "Hayward Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:23:31.025880+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hayward Q1 net sales +12% to $255.2M, net income +63% to $23.4M; raises FY guidance

## Summary
- Adjusted EBITDA +15% to $56.4M; margin up 60bps to 22.1%.
- Diluted EPS $0.11 (+83% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $0.13 (+30% YoY).
- FY 2026 guidance: sales growth ~5% (from ~4%); adjusted EPS $0.84-$0.87 (from $0.82-$0.86).
- North America segment sales +12% to $209.8M; Europe & ROW sales +9% to $45.4M.
- Cash and equivalents $135.8M; short-term investments $94.9M; revolver availability $186.6M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001834622-26-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HAYW
- cik: 0001834622
- company_name: Hayward Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462226000031/0001834622-26-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462226000031/hayw-20260429.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Hayward Holdings, Inc. reported first quarter of fiscal year 2026, ended March 28, 2026 results: revenue $255.2 million, net income $23.4 million, EPS $0.11. Guidance raised.
  - Period: first quarter of fiscal year 2026, ended March 28, 2026
  - Revenue: $255.2 million
  - Net income: $23.4 million
  - EPS: $0.11
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Hayward Holdings Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results and Increases Guidance FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2026 SUMMARY • Net Sales increased 12% year-over-year to $255.2 million • Net Income increased 63% year-over-year to $23.4 million • Adjusted EBITDA* increased 15% year-over-year to $56.4 million • Diluted earnings per share (EPS) increased 83%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462226000031/0001834622-26-000031-index.htm

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