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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

IndustrialsIndustrial Machinery
Ticker HAYWCHARLOTTE, NCFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $7.23Diluted shares 221.6M

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HAYW) is a leading global designer and manufacturer of pool equipment, outdoor living products, and industrial flow control solutions. The company operates through two reportable segments: North America, which accounts for approximately 85% of net sales, and Europe & Rest of World,… From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-27
Sales & profitability
$1.12B
+6.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.17B
20.79%
+0.9 percentage points
Last 12 mo 21.15%
$151.57M
+27.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $161.41M
9.51%
+1.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo 10.08%
Cash & financing
$256.03M
+20.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $239.23M
$221.72M
+18.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $200.61M
0.60
Was 0.68× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.60
222.2M
+0.4% year over year
Last 12 mo 221.6M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Hayward Holdings, Inc. does

In the company’s own words

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HAYW) is a leading global designer and manufacturer of pool equipment, outdoor living products, and industrial flow control solutions. The company operates through two reportable segments: North America, which accounts for approximately 85% of net sales, and Europe & Rest of World, representing 15% of net sales. Founded in 1925, Hayward serves an estimated global installed base of approximately 25 million pools, with North America and Europe comprising the two largest markets.

The company's extensive product portfolio includes high-efficiency variable-speed pumps, filters, robotic and suction cleaners, gas heaters and heat pumps, LED illumination solutions, water features, sanitizers, salt chlorine generators, and automated cleaning systems. Many products feature built-in Internet of Things capabilities integrated through the SmartPad platform and OmniLogic mobile application, enabling pool owners to manage connected equipment remotely. Approximately 51% of net sales derive from non-discretionary products essential to operating residential or commercial pools, with aftermarket sales representing approximately 85% of total net sales.

Hayward distributes products through an authorized network of regional and national distributors, direct sales to major retailers and builders, and buying groups. The company maintains longstanding relationships with approximately 630 suppliers, with an average relationship of over 19 years among its top 30 suppliers. As of December 31, 2025, the company employed approximately 1,980 full-time equivalent employees, with about 24% located at international operations in Canada, Spain, France, Australia, and China.

The company holds approximately 221 issued U.S. patents and 242 issued foreign patents covering technologies including pumps, filters, heaters, robotic cleaners, lighting, automation controls, and sanitization systems. Hayward also maintains approximately 139 U.S. trademark registrations and 707 foreign trademark registrations. The company's website is www.hayward.com, with investor information available at www.investor.hayward.com.

Company details
Sector
Industrials
Industry (SIC)
Industrial Machinery
Headquarters
CHARLOTTE, NC
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1834622
SIC
3580

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2021–2025 · USD
$-140.18M$280.36M$700.90M$1.12B$1.54B20212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Hayward Holdings, Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

307
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$1.80B
held by funds, at market
52.1%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Hayward Holdings, Inc.’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.19%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
FMI Common Stock Fund
FMIMX · FMI Funds Inc
5.24%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.04%of fund net assets
Small Cap Growth Fund
ANONX · American Century Mutual Funds, Inc.
1.34%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Could not be determined for this company: bond issues.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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