---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001834622-26-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HAYW"
cik: "0001834622"
company_name: "Hayward Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-29T11:04:29+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-29T11:05:03.858878+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hayward Q2 FY2026 net sales +6% to $318.4M, adj. EPS $0.26, reaffirms FY guidance

## Summary
- Net sales $318.4M (+6% YoY); net income $45.6M (+2%); diluted EPS $0.21 (+5%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $92.7M (+5%); adjusted diluted EPS $0.26 (+8%).
- North America net sales +9% to $277.7M; Europe & Rest of World -8% to $40.7M.
- Completed debt refinancing on June 23, 2026; net leverage reduced to 1.5x.
- FY2026 guidance reaffirmed: net sales +5% YoY, adj. diluted EPS $0.84-$0.87.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001834622-26-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HAYW
- cik: 0001834622
- company_name: Hayward Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-29T11:04:29+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/1834622/000183462226000046/0001834622-26-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462226000046/hayw-20260729.htm

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