Hayward Holdings, Inc.
Rank #395ValueHAYW · NYSE · Industrials
Hayward Holdings, Inc. (HAYW) — Rank #395 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.17) · ROE 9.4% · Piotroski F-Score 8 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001834622 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Hayward Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of pool equipment and associated automation systems in North America, Europe, and internationally.
Show moreShow less
It offers pool equipment, including pumps, filters, robotics, suction and pressure cleaners, water features and landscape lighting, water sanitizers, salt chlorine generators, gas heaters and heat pumps, safety equipment, and in-floor automated cleaning systems, as well as LED illumination solutions. The company sells its products through specialty distributors, retailers, pool builders, and buying groups. Hayward Holdings, Inc.
was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Industry
- Electrical Equipment & Parts
- Sector
- Industrials
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- hayward.com
Price History
Company Snapshot
P/E and dividend yield are the primary valuation lenses for mature businesses.
Market Cap
$2.68B
P/E (annual)
18.6
P/S (annual)
2.4
P/B
1.7
P/OCF (annual)
10.5
Shareholder Yield
-0.4%
Employees
1,960
Industry
Electrical Equipment & Parts
Exchange
NYSE
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
3/3 passGrowth
2/2 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 2/5 Terry Smith thresholds1 of 5 threshold not computable from filed data.
What Growth Is Priced In
Implied revenue growth (10Y)
1.3%
The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).
Dilution drag: 0.4% — per-share value needs a total required return of 1.7% once share-count change is priced in.
vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 6.3%
within its own historyCost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)
r = 8%
-2.6%
r = 10% (base)
1.3%
r = 12%
4.7%
Net debt / market cap: 26.0%
Valuation History
Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.
P / E
Price / diluted EPS
P / S
Price / revenue per share
P / B
Price / book value per share
P / GP
Price / gross profit per share
P / FCF
Price / free cash flow per share
Dividend yield and payout ratio are the primary reads at this stage (trailing P/E — see valuation above).
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.17
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
11th pctl of 36 SIC 35 peers
Return on equity
9.4%
Gross margin
48.0%
74th pctl of 36 SIC 35 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
6.7%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue vs COGS | ||||
| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
-5.1%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
5.1%
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
-5.5%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
37.4%
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
0.95
43rd pctl of 36 SIC 35 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
3.26×
94th pctl of 36 SIC 35 peers
Quick ratio
2.28×
Net cash
-$729.10M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
$223.68M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
0.48
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
1.2%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
8 / 9
Fundamental-strength score (0-9).