secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Hayward Holdings, Inc. (HAYW)
CIK:        0001834622
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-29T11:04:29+00:00
Accession:  0001834622-26-000046
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462226000046/0001834622-26-000046-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834622/000183462226000046/hayw-20260729.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001834622-26-000046

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