secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Hayward Holdings, Inc. (HAYW)
CIK:        0001834622
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001834622-26-000031
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462226000031/0001834622-26-000031-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462226000031/hayw-20260429.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001834622-26-000031

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