[10-Q] Hayward Holdings, Inc. Quarterly Earnings Report

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Hayward Holdings (HAYW) Q2-25 10-Q highlights:

• Revenue: $299.6 m, up 5.3% YoY; YTD $528.4 m, up 6.4%.
• Gross margin: 52.7% vs 51.1% prior-year, benefitting from price/mix and moderated input costs.
• Operating income: $71.4 m (+4.9%); margin 23.8% (-10 bp) as SG&A and R&D growth offset part of gross leverage.
• Net income: $44.8 m (+19.3%); diluted EPS $0.20 vs $0.17. YTD EPS $0.27 (+29%). Lower interest expense (-19%) and absence of debt-extinguishment charge aided bottom line.
• Cash & liquidity: Operating cash inflow $188.4 m (-10% YoY); cash balance surged to $365.1 m, while net debt essentially flat at $949 m. Leverage remains ~3.1× EBITDA (management metric).
• Balance sheet trends: Accounts receivable fell $109 m from YE on seasonal collections and $100 m receivables sale; inventory up 5.5% to $228 m ahead of peak season.
• Segment view: North America sales +5.8% to $255.2 m; Europe & Rest of World +2.7% to $44.4 m despite currency headwinds.
• Cash return: No dividends; buyback authorization remains $400 m through Jul-25, with just $1.1 m repurchased YTD. New $450 m program approved post-quarter (expires 2028).
• Legal & tax: Securities class-action partially survives motion to dismiss; $22 m product-liability settlement fully covered by insurers. Effective tax rate rose to 24.6% from 19.9%.
• Outlook: Management discusses macro, seasonality and supply-chain normalisation but gives no numerical guidance.

Positive

• Revenue growth: 5.3% YoY for Q2 and 6.4% YTD, outpacing broader pool-equipment market.
• Margin expansion: Gross margin up 160 bp YTD driven by pricing and cost controls.
• EPS acceleration: Diluted EPS up 18% for Q2 and 29% YTD.
• Liquidity strength: Cash balance increased $168 m to $365 m with no significant debt increase.
• New $450 m buyback authorization extends capital-return flexibility through 2028.

Negative

• Operating cash flow declined 10% YoY despite profit growth.
• Inventory rose 5.5%, tying up $228 m amid uncertain demand.
• Effective tax rate jumped to 24.6% from 19.9%, pressuring future net income.
• Legal overhang: Securities class action and derivative suit continue, outcome uncertain.
• High leverage: ~$949 m net debt keeps leverage near 3× EBITDA.

Insights

Equity Research Analyst

TL;DR: Solid top-line growth, margin uptick, strong cash, but leverage and soft cash-flow comps temper enthusiasm.

Revenue exceeded pool-market trends, showing Hayward’s aftermarket resilience and early benefits from ChlorKing acquisition. Gross margin expanded 160 bp YTD on mix and cost easing. Interest savings amplified EPS. Cash build is notable, giving dry powder for buybacks and M&A. However, operating cash flow fell 10%, inventory remains elevated, and debt/EBITDA near 3× limits capital flexibility if demand weakens. Valuation should reflect improving fundamentals but litigation overhang and higher tax rate warrant a neutral stance.

Risk & Governance Specialist

TL;DR: Litigation, higher tax rate and concentration in cyclical U.S. pool market keep risk profile moderate-to-elevated.

The partial survival of the securities class action extends legal uncertainty; no reserve booked, so adverse settlement could hit equity. Debt covenants appear comfortable, yet >$950 m term loan maturing 2028 exposes company to rate resets once swaps roll off. Inventory build and seasonality require vigilant working-capital management. New share-repurchase plan signals confidence but may conflict with leverage goals if macro deteriorates. Overall impact: neutral to mildly positive, contingent on sustained pool demand.

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FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 28, 2025

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from   to

Commission file number 001-40208

Hayward Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

1415 Vantage Park Drive

Suite 400

Charlotte, NC

(Address of Principal Executive

Office)

82-2060643

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

28203

(Zip Code)

(704) 837-8002

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $.001 per share

HAYW

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes  ☒   No  ☐ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer			☒			Accelerated filer			☐
Non-accelerated filer			☐			Smaller reporting company			☐
						Emerging growth company			☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).     Yes   ☐     No  ☒

The registrant had outstanding 216,706,567 shares of common stock as of July 28, 2025.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hayward Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” “we” or “us”) contains certain “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) and releases issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such forward-looking statements relating to us are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, us. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our strategies, plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, expenditures and assumptions and other statements contained in or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts. When used in this document, words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “intend,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “plan,” “target,” “predict,” “project,” “seek” and similar expressions as they relate to us are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our shareholders, and we therefore make forward-looking statements in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Act. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or control, and actual results may differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements.

Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding: our financial position; business plans and objectives; general economic and industry trends; business prospects; future product development and acquisition strategies; future channel stocking levels; growth and expansion opportunities; operating results; and working capital and liquidity. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are only predictions. We may not achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place significant reliance on our forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of forward-looking statements taken from third-party industry and market reports.

Important factors that could affect our future results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements include the following:

• our relationships with and the performance of distributors, builders, buying groups, retailers, e-tailers and servicers who sell our products to pool owners;

• the impact of changes in laws, regulations and administrative policy, including those that limit U.S. tax benefits, impact trade agreements, or address the impacts of climate change;

• impacts on our business from the sensitivity of our business to seasonality and unfavorable economic and business conditions;

• our ability to develop, manufacture and effectively and profitably market and sell our new planned and future products;

• the impact of product manufacturing disruptions, including as a result of catastrophe, procurement challenges and other events beyond our control;

• competition from national and global companies, as well as lower-cost manufacturers;

• the imposition, or threat of imposition, of tariffs and other trade restrictions could adversely affect our business, including as a result of an adverse impact on general economic conditions;

• our ability to execute on growth strategies and expansion opportunities;

• our exposure to credit risk on our accounts receivable;

• impacts on our business from political, regulatory, economic, trade and other risks associated with operating international businesses, including risks associated with geopolitical conflict;

• our ability to maintain favorable relationships with suppliers and manage disruptions to our global supply chain and the availability of raw materials;

• our ability to identify emerging technological and other trends in our target end markets;

• failure of markets to accept new product introductions and enhancements;

• the ability to successfully identify, finance, complete and integrate acquisitions;

• our reliance on information technology systems and susceptibility to threats to those systems, including cybersecurity threats, and risks arising from our collection and use of personal information data;

• our use of artificial intelligence technologies may not be successful and may present business, intellectual property, compliance and reputational risks;

• misuse of our technology-enabled products could lead to reduced sales, liability claims or harm to our reputation;

• regulatory changes and developments affecting our current and future products;

• volatility in currency exchange rates and interest rates;

• our ability to service our existing indebtedness and obtain additional capital to finance operations and our growth opportunities;

• our ability to establish, maintain and effectively enforce intellectual property protection for our products, as well as our ability to operate our business without infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights of others;

• the impact of material cost and other inflation, including as a result of new or increased tariffs;

• our ability to attract and retain senior management and other qualified personnel;

• the outcome of litigation and governmental proceedings;

• uncertainties related to distribution channel inventory practices and the impact on our net sales volumes;

• our ability to realize cost savings from restructuring activities; and

• other factors set forth in the respective “Risk Factors” section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.         

Many of these factors are macroeconomic in nature and are, therefore, beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from those described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, planned or projected. The forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made only as of the date of this report. Unless required by United States federal securities laws, we neither intend nor assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

HAYWARD HOLDINGS, INC.
Table of Contents
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
			ITEM 1.			Financial Statements (unaudited)			1
						Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets			1
						Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations			2
						Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income			3
						Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Redeemable Stock and Stockholders’ Equity			4
						Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows			5
						Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements			6
						Note 1 Nature of Operations and Organization			6
						Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies			6
						Note 3 Revenue			7
						Note 4 Inventories			8
						Note 5 Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities			8
						Note 6 Income Taxes			9
						Note 7 Long-Term Debt			9
						Note 8 Derivatives and Hedging Transactions			10
						Note 9 Fair Value Measurements			11
						Note 10 Segments and Related Information			12
						Note 11 Earnings Per Share			14
						Note 12 Commitments and Contingencies			15
						Note 13 Leases			16
						Note 14 Stockholders’ Equity			16
						Note 15 Stock-based Compensation			17
						Note 16 Acquisitions and Restructuring			17
						Note 17 Related-Party Transactions			18
						Note 18 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			19
						Note 19 Subsequent Events			19
			ITEM 2.			Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			21
			ITEM 3.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			36
			ITEM 4.			Controls and Procedures			36
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
			ITEM 1.			Legal Proceedings			37
			ITEM 1A.			Risk Factors			38
			ITEM 2.			Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			39
			ITEM 5.			Other Information			39
			ITEM 6.			Exhibits			40
SIGNATURES									41

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

						June 28, 2025						December 31, 2024
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents						$	365,051					$	196,589
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,837 and $2,701, respectively						169,766						278,582
Inventories, net						228,292						216,472
Prepaid expenses						18,859						20,203
Income tax receivable						—						6,426
Other current assets						48,688						48,697
Total current assets						830,656						766,969
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $118,219 and $112,099, respectively						154,931						160,377
Goodwill						951,339						943,645
Trademark						736,000						736,000
Customer relationships, net						189,153						198,333
Other intangibles, net						90,999						96,095
Other non-current assets						83,998						89,205
Total assets						$	3,037,076					$	2,990,624
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt						$	13,412					$	13,991
Accounts payable						74,489						81,476
Accrued expenses and other liabilities						198,751						217,242
Income taxes payable						6,075						273
Total current liabilities						292,727						312,982
Long-term debt, net						949,064						950,562
Deferred tax liabilities, net						234,060						239,111
Other non-current liabilities						62,827						64,322
Total liabilities						1,538,678						1,566,977
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 authorized, no shares issued or outstanding as of June 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024						—						—
Common stock $0.001 par value, 750,000,000 authorized; 245,217,249 issued and 216,550,880 outstanding at June 28, 2025; 244,444,889 issued and 215,778,520 outstanding at December 31, 2024						246						245
Additional paid-in capital						1,100,884						1,093,468
Common stock in treasury; 28,666,369 and 28,666,369 at June 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively						(359,206)						(358,133)
Retained earnings						758,696						699,564
Accumulated other comprehensive income						(2,222)						(11,497)
Total stockholders’ equity						1,498,398						1,423,647
Total liabilities, redeemable stock, and stockholders’ equity						$	3,037,076					$	2,990,624

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Net sales						$	299,603					$	284,393					$	528,444					$	496,962
Cost of sales						141,764						139,306						257,230						247,296
Gross profit						157,839						145,087						271,214						249,666
Selling, general and administrative expense						71,893						63,155						137,010						123,169
Research, development and engineering expense						6,128						6,119						12,114						12,421
Acquisition and restructuring related expense						1,565						839						3,491						1,343
Amortization of intangible assets						6,870						6,949						13,705						13,849
Operating income						71,383						68,025						104,894						98,884
Interest expense, net						13,650						16,799						27,301						35,391
Loss on debt extinguishment						—						4,926						—						4,926
Other expense (income), net						(1,706)						(646)						(527)						(1,284)
Total other expense						11,944						21,079						26,774						39,033
Income from operations before income taxes						59,439						46,946						78,120						59,851
Provision for income taxes						14,640						9,365						18,988						12,430
Net income						$	44,799					$	37,581					$	59,132					$	47,421
Earnings per share
Basic						$	0.21					$	0.17					$	0.27					$	0.22
Diluted						$	0.20					$	0.17					$	0.27					$	0.21
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic						216,382,177						214,915,338						216,175,618						214,637,930
Diluted						221,834,188						221,259,232						221,856,056						221,159,419

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(In thousands)

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						Three Months Ended
						June 28, 2025																		June 29, 2024
						Gross						Taxes						Net						Gross						Taxes						Net
Net income																		$	44,799																	$	37,581
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments						12,607						—						12,607						(2,332)						—						(2,332)
Net change on cash flow hedges						(3,165)						792						(2,373)						(1,649)						302						(1,347)
Comprehensive income																		$	55,033																	$	33,902
						Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025																		June 29, 2024
						Gross						Taxes						Net						Gross						Taxes						Net
Net income																		$	59,132																	$	47,421
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments						16,336						—						16,336						(8,041)						—						(8,041)
Net change on cash flow hedges						(9,415)						2,354						(7,061)						1,503						(375)						1,128
Comprehensive income																		$	68,407																	$	40,508

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Redeemable Stock and Stockholders' Equity

(Dollars in thousands)

															Common Stock												Additional Paid-in Capital						Treasury Stock						Retained Earnings						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)						Total Stockholders’ Equity
																					Shares									Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2024																					215,778,520						$	245					$	1,093,468					$	(358,133)					$	699,564					$	(11,497)					$	1,423,647
Net income																					—						—						—						—						14,333						—						14,333
Stock-based compensation																					—						—						2,935						—						—						—						2,935
Issuance of Common Stock																					425,617						—						416						—						—						—						416
Repurchase of stock																					—						—						—						(993)						—						—						(993)
Other comprehensive loss																					—						—						—						—						—						(959)						(959)
Balance as of March 29, 2025																					216,204,137						$	245					$	1,096,819					$	(359,126)					$	713,897					$	(12,456)					$	1,439,379
Net income																					—						—						—						—						44,799						—						44,799
Stock-based compensation																					—						—						3,382						—						—						—						3,382
Issuance of Common Stock																					346,743						1						683						—						—						—						684
Repurchase of stock																					—						—						—						(80)						—						—						(80)
Other comprehensive income																					—						—						—						—						—						10,234						10,234
Balance as of June 28, 2025																					216,550,880						$	246					$	1,100,884					$	(359,206)					$	758,696					$	(2,222)					$	1,498,398

															Common Stock												Additional Paid-in Capital						Treasury Stock						Retained Earnings						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)						Total Stockholders’ Equity
																					Shares									Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2023																					214,165,676						$	243					$	1,080,894					$	(357,755)					$	580,909					$	7,167					$	1,311,458
Net income																					—						—						—						—						9,840						—						9,840
Stock-based compensation																					—						—						1,983						—						—						—						1,983
Issuance of Common Stock																					550,713						1						799						—						—						—						800
Repurchase of stock																					—						—						—						(355)						—						—						(355)
Other comprehensive loss																					—						—						—						—						—						(3,234)						(3,234)
Balance as of March 30, 2024																					214,716,389						$	244					$	1,083,676					$	(358,110)					$	590,749					$	3,933					$	1,320,492
Net income																					—						—						—						—						37,581						—						37,581
Stock-based compensation																					—						—						2,649						—						—						—						2,649
Issuance of Common Stock																					355,409						—						355						—						—						—						355
Other comprehensive loss																					—						—						—						—						—						(3,679)						(3,679)
Balance as of June 29, 2024																					215,071,798						$	244					$	1,086,680					$	(358,110)					$	628,330					$	254					$	1,357,398

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

						Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income						$	59,132					$	47,421
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities
Depreciation						11,517						9,067
Amortization of intangible assets						17,166						17,046
Amortization of deferred debt issuance fees						1,880						2,294
Stock-based compensation						6,317						4,632
Deferred income taxes						(3,008)						(6,631)
Allowance for bad debts						2						81
Loss on debt extinguishment						—						4,926
(Gain) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment						206						(504)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable						114,267						124,537
Inventories						(6,098)						6,384
Other current and non-current assets						6,176						7,803
Accounts payable						(8,321)						(562)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities						(10,874)						(6,655)
Net cash provided by operating activities						188,362						209,839
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment						(12,423)						(9,685)
Software development costs						(1,159)						(1,021)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired						—						(62,367)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment						—						48
Proceeds from short-term investments						—						25,000
Net cash used in investing activities						(13,582)						(48,025)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt						—						2,856
Payments of long-term debt						(3,831)						(129,401)
Proceeds from issuance of short-term notes payable						—						6,340
Payments of short-term notes payable						(2,169)						(2,888)
Debt issuance costs						(1,143)						—
Purchase of common stock						(1,073)						(355)
Other, net						164						(159)
Net cash used in financing activities						(8,052)						(123,607)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents						1,734						(1,248)
Change in cash and cash equivalents						168,462						36,959
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period						196,589						178,097
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period						$	365,051					$	215,056
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid-interest						$	25,230					$	36,601
Cash paid-income taxes						9,591						6,221
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accrued and unpaid purchases of property, plant, and equipment						$	927					$	600
Equipment financed under finance leases						344						630

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Nature of Operations and Organization

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”) is a global designer and manufacturer of pool and outdoor living technology. The Company has seven manufacturing facilities worldwide, which are located in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Rhode Island, Spain (two) and China, and other facilities in the United States, Canada, France and Australia. Cash flow is impacted by the seasonality of the swimming pool business. Cash flow is usually higher in the second and third quarters due to terms of sale to our customers.

We establish actual interim closing dates using a fiscal calendar in which our fiscal quarters end on the Saturday closest to the calendar quarter end, with the exception of year-end, which ends on December 31 of each fiscal year. The interim closing date for the first, second and third quarters of 2025 are March 29, June 28, and September 27, compared to the respective March 30, June 29, and September 28, 2024 dates. We had three fewer working days for the six months ended June 28, 2025 compared to the respective 2024 period.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of such information. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Certain information and note disclosures, including a description of significant accounting policies normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

Hayward Holdings, Inc. and its direct wholly owned subsidiary, Hayward Intermediate, Inc., are holding companies with no other operations, material assets or liabilities other than the ownership by Hayward Intermediate, Inc. of all of the equity interests in Hayward Industries, Inc., which is the borrower under our First Lien Term Facility and ABL Revolving Credit Facility (collectively “Credit Facilities”). Refer to Note 21. Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Parent Company Only) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 for the financial information detail of the holding company, Hayward Holdings, Inc.

These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 28, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results for any subsequent periods or the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for comparative purposes to conform to the current presentation.

Accounts Receivable, Net

On July 3, 2024, the Company entered into a Receivables Purchase Agreement under which it may offer to sell eligible accounts receivable. The agreement is uncommitted and the eligible accounts receivable to be sold under the agreement consist of up to $125 million in accounts receivable generated by sales to specified customers of the Company. The Company will be paid a discounted purchase price for each receivable sold. The discount rate used to determine the purchase price for the subject receivables is based upon an annual interest rate equal to the forward-looking term rate based on the secured overnight financing rate for the period of time between payment to the Company and the due date for the receivable plus a buffer period specific to the obligor, plus a margin applicable to the specified obligor.

Transactions under this agreement are accounted for as sales of accounts receivable, and the receivables sold are removed from the consolidated balance sheets at the time of the sales transaction. Proceeds received from the sales of accounts receivable are classified as operating cash flows in the consolidated statements of cash flows. We record the discount in the “Other expense, net” line in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company, as the servicer under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, continues to service the accounts receivable sold. No sales of accounts receivable occurred during the three months ended June 28, 2025. For the six months ended June 28, 2025, there were proceeds of $99.1 million from the sale of $100.0 million of receivables under the Receivables Purchase Agreement. As of June 28, 2025, none of the sold receivables

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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

remained to be collected and remitted to the transferee. The expense recognized related to the discount on sales for the six months ended June 28, 2025 was $0.9 million.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Income Taxes

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which is intended to improve income tax disclosure requirements by requiring (i) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (ii) the disaggregation of income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The guidance makes several other changes to the income tax disclosure requirements. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted, and is required to be applied prospectively with the option of retrospective application. The Company will apply the guidance on a retrospective basis and the adoption is not expected to have a material impact on its condensed financial statements or related disclosures.

Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which includes requirements that an entity disclose in the notes to the financial statements specified information about certain costs and expenses, including the amounts of (a) purchases of inventory, (b) employee compensation, (c) depreciation and (d) intangible asset amortization included in each relevant expense caption presented on the statement of operations. The standard also requires disclosure of a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively, as well as the total amount of selling expenses and an entity’s definition of selling expenses. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of the standard on its disclosures.

3. Revenue

The following table disaggregates net sales between product groups and geographic regions, respectively (in thousands):

						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Product groups
Residential pool						$	267,680					$	260,025					$	469,458					$	451,903
Commercial pool						19,413						11,583						34,423						20,087
Flow control						12,510						12,785						24,563						24,972
Total						$	299,603					$	284,393					$	528,444					$	496,962
Geographic
United States						$	235,524					$	221,350					$	408,596					$	380,075
Canada						19,651						19,763						33,648						34,467
Europe						27,549						28,702						55,507						54,483
Rest of World						16,879						14,578						30,693						27,937
Total International						64,079						63,043						119,848						116,887
Total						$	299,603					$	284,393					$	528,444					$	496,962

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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

4. Inventories

Inventories, net, consist of the following (in thousands):

						June 28, 2025						December 31, 2024
Raw materials						$	86,828					$	94,168
Work in progress						21,237						20,013
Finished goods						120,227						102,291
Total						$	228,292					$	216,472

5. Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

						June 28, 2025						December 31, 2024
Selling, promotional and advertising						$	48,687					$	60,620
Insurance reserve						34,937						32,836
Warranty reserve						27,379						25,306
Employee compensation and benefits						23,285						28,860
Inventory purchases						17,728						24,002
Operating lease liability - short term						9,109						8,673
Freight						5,970						7,010
Accrued Interest						4,819						591
Professional fees						4,077						2,254
Payroll taxes						3,921						5,232
Taxes - non income						3,344						2,630
Deferred income						2,715						3,399
Business restructuring costs						1,146						1,304
Short-term notes payable						—						2,169
Other accrued liabilities						11,634						12,356
Total						$	198,751					$	217,242

The Company offers warranties on certain of its products and records an accrual for estimated future claims. Such accruals are based on historical experience and management’s estimate of the level of future claims.

The following table summarizes the warranty reserve activities (in thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2024						$	25,306
Accrual for warranties issued during the period						8,122
Payments						(6,741)
Balance at March 29, 2025						26,687
Accrual for warranties issued during the period						10,385
Payments						(9,693)
Balance at June 28, 2025						27,379

8

Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Balance at December 31, 2023						$	22,154
Accrual for warranties issued during the period						8,202
Payments						(6,999)
Balance at March 30, 2024						23,357
Accrual for warranties issued during the period						11,637
Payments						(10,124)
Balance at June 29, 2024						24,870

Warranty expenses for the three and six months ended June 28, 2025 were $10.4 million and $18.5 million, respectively, and $11.6 million and $19.8 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 29, 2024.

6. Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 was 24.6% and 19.9%, respectively, after discrete items. The change in the Company's effective tax rate was primarily due to return-to-provision adjustments during the prior-year period.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 was 24.3% and 20.8%, respectively. The change in the Company's effective tax rate was primarily due to return-to-provision adjustments during the prior-year period.

The Company will recognize a tax benefit in the financial statements for an uncertain tax position only if the Company’s assessment is that the position is “more likely than not” (i.e., a likelihood greater than 50 percent) to be allowed by the tax jurisdiction based solely on the technical merits of the position. The term “tax position” refers to a position in a previously filed tax return or a position expected to be taken in a future tax return that is reflected in measuring current or deferred income tax assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes. There were uncertain tax positions of $1.3 million as of June 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and projected future taxable income in making this assessment. Management evaluates the need for valuation allowances on the deferred tax assets according to the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes. In making this determination, the Company assesses all available evidence (positive and negative) including recent earnings, internally-prepared income tax projections, and historical financial performance.

7. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt, net, consists of the following (in thousands):

						June 28, 2025						December 31, 2024
First Lien Term Facility, due May 28, 2028						$	962,500					$	965,000
ABL Revolving Credit Facility						—						—
Other bank debt						6,307						6,461
Finance lease obligations						1,743						2,448
Subtotal						970,550						973,909
Less: Current portion of the long-term debt						(13,412)						(13,991)
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs						(8,074)						(9,356)
Total						$	949,064					$	950,562

On June 18, 2025, the Company entered into the Fifth Amendment to its existing ABL Revolving Credit Facility (the “ABL Facility”) to extend the maturity date to February 25, 2028. The amendment also included the removal of the 10 basis points credit spread adjustment previously applicable to Secured Overnight Financing Rate borrowings and the removal of the first-in, last-out subfacility.

9

Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The Credit Facilities contain collateral requirements, restrictions, and covenants, including restrictions under the First Lien Term Facility on the Company’s ability to pay dividends on the Common Stock. Under the agreement governing the First Lien Credit Facility (the “First Lien Credit Agreement”), the Company must also make an annual mandatory prepayment of principal commencing April 2023 for between 0% and 50% of the excess cash, as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement, generated in the prior calendar year. The amount due varies with the First Lien Leverage Ratio as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement, from zero if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.5x, to fifty percent if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.0x less certain allowed deductions. The Company did not have a mandatory prepayment in 2025 based on the First Lien Leverage Ratio as of December 31, 2024 and the applicable criteria under the First Lien Credit Agreement. All outstanding principal under the First Lien Credit Agreement is due at maturity on May 28, 2028. The maturity date under the ABL Facility is February 25, 2028. As of June 28, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facilities.

8. Derivatives and Hedging Transactions

The Company holds derivative financial instruments for the purpose of hedging the risks of certain identifiable and anticipated transactions. In general, the types of risks hedged are those relating to the variability of future earnings and cash flows caused by movements in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. In hedging these transactions, the Company holds the following types of derivatives in the normal course of business.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges to manage interest rate risk related to its variable rate debt obligations. As cash flow hedges, unrealized gains are recognized as assets while unrealized losses are recognized as liabilities. The interest rate swap agreements are highly correlated to the changes in interest rates to which the Company is exposed. Unrealized gains and losses on these instruments have been designated as effective and as such, the related gains or losses have been recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. Other comprehensive income or loss is reclassified into current period income when the hedged interest expense affects earnings.

As of June 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company was a party to interest rate swap agreements that hedged a notional amount of $600.0 million of the Company’s variable rate debt.

Foreign Exchange Contracts

The Company enters into foreign exchange contracts to manage risks associated with future intercompany and foreign currency transactions that may be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates. These contracts are marked-to-market with the resulting gains and losses recognized in earnings. For the three months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, the Company recognized $2.9 million and $0.2 million of expense, respectively, and for the six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, $3.7 million of expense and $0.9 million of income, respectively, in Other (income) expense, net, related to foreign exchange contracts.

The following table summarizes the gross fair values and location of the significant derivative instruments within the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

			Other Current Assets						Other Non-Current Assets						Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities												Other Current Assets						Other Non-Current Assets												Other Non-Current Liabilities
			June 28, 2025																		December 31, 2024
Interest rate swaps			$	—					$	8,350					$	135											$	1,083					$	16,640											$	92
Foreign exchange contracts			90						—						1,528												2,339						—												—
Total			$	90					$	8,350					$	1,663											$	3,422					$	16,640											$	92

10

Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table presents the effects of derivative instruments by contract type in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (in thousands):

Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI (1)

Gain (Loss) Reclassified From AOCI to Earnings (2)

Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Earnings

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

June 28, 2025

June 29, 2024

June 28, 2025

June 29, 2024

Interest rate swaps (3)

$

(767)

$

2,593

$

2,398

$

4,391

Interest expense, net

(1) The tax benefit and expense, respectively, on the (loss) gain recognized in AOCI for the three months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 was $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

(2) The tax expense on the gain reclassified from AOCI to earnings for the three months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 was $0.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

(3) The Company estimates that $6.5 million of unrealized gains will be reclassified from AOCI into earnings in the next twelve months.

Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI (1)

Gain (Loss) Reclassified From AOCI to Earnings (2)

Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Earnings

Six Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 28, 2025

June 29, 2024

June 28, 2025

June 29, 2024

Interest rate swaps

$

(4,227)

$

10,257

$

5,188

$

8,755

Interest expense, net

(1) The tax benefit and expense, respectively, on the (loss) gain recognized in AOCI for the six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 was $1.1 million and $2.6 million, respectively.

(2) The tax expense on the gain reclassified from AOCI to earnings for the six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 was $1.3 million and $2.2 million, respectively.

9. Fair Value Measurements

The Company is required to disclose the estimated fair values of all financial instruments, even if they are not carried at their fair value. The fair values of financial instruments are estimates based upon market conditions and perceived risks. These estimates require management’s judgment and may not be indicative of the future fair values of the assets and liabilities.

The accounting guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures establishes a three-level fair value hierarchy:

•Level 1 - Inputs are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

•Level 2 - Inputs are based on observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical or similar assets and liabilities.

•Level 3 - One or more inputs are unobservable and significant.

Financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. The carrying amount of these instruments approximate fair value because of their short-term nature.

The Company’s interest rate swaps and foreign exchange contracts are measured in the financial statements at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair values of these instruments are estimated using industry standard valuation models using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves. These instruments are customary, over-the-counter contracts with various bank counterparties. Accordingly, the fair value measurements of the interest rate swaps and foreign exchange contracts are categorized as Level 2.

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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company’s investment plan assets as part of the nonqualified Hayward Industries Supplemental Retirement Plan (the “Supplemental Retirement Plan”) are presented in the financial statements at fair value on a recurring basis and are based on quoted market prices in active markets. Accordingly, the fair value measurements of the Supplemental Retirement Plan assets are categorized as Level 1. The value of investments related to the Supplemental Retirement Plan is included in other assets and a corresponding liability to participants is recorded in other liabilities.

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

			June 28, 2025																								December 31, 2024
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Total						Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Total
Assets:
Interest rate swaps			$	—					$	8,350					$	—					$	8,350					$	—					$	17,723					$	—					$	17,723
Foreign exchange contracts			—						90						—						90						—						2,339						—						2,339
Supplemental Retirement Plan assets			9,452						—						—						9,452						7,741						—						—						7,741
Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps			$	—					$	135					$	—					$	135					$	—					$	92					$	—					$	92
Foreign exchange contracts			—						1,528						—						1,528						—						—						—						—
Supplemental Retirement Plan liabilities			9,452						—						—						9,452						7,741						—						—						7,741

The estimated fair value of the long-term debt and related current maturities (excluding finance leases, the ABL Facility, and other bank debt) is based on observable quoted prices in active markets for similar liabilities and is classified as a Level 2 input. The fair value of the ABL Facility approximates its carrying value.

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial liabilities that were not carried at fair value (in thousands):

			June 28, 2025												December 31, 2024
			Carrying Value						Fair Value						Carrying Value						Fair Value
Liabilities:
Long-term debt and related current maturities			$	962,500					$	966,109					$	965,000					$	970,433

10. Segments and Related Information

The Company’s operational and management structure is aligned to its key geographies and go-to market strategy resulting in two reportable segments: North America (“NAM”) and Europe & Rest of World (“E&RW”). Operating segments have not been aggregated to form the reportable segments. The Company's CODM is the President and Chief Executive Officer. The Company determined its reportable segments based on how the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) reviews the Company’s operating results in assessing performance and allocating resources. The CODM uses segment income in assessing performance of and allocating resources to the reportable segments. Segment income is defined as net sales less cost of sales, less segment selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”) and research development and engineering expense (“RD&E”), excluding acquisition and restructuring related expense, as well as amortization of intangible assets recorded within segment SG&A expense.

The CODM does not evaluate reportable segments using asset information as these are managed on an enterprise-wide basis. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those of Holdings.

The North America segment manufactures and sells residential and commercial swimming pool equipment and supplies as well as equipment that controls the flow of fluids.

The Europe & Rest of World segment manufactures and sells residential and commercial swimming pool equipment and supplies.

12

Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company sells its products primarily through distributors and retailers. Financial information by reportable segment, net of intercompany transactions, is included in the following summary (in thousands):

						Three Months Ended																		Three Months Ended
						June 28, 2025																		June 29, 2024
						North America						Europe & Rest of World						Total						North America						Europe & Rest of World						Total
External net sales						$	255,175					$	44,428					$	299,603					$	241,113					$	43,280					$	284,393
Significant Segment Expenses
Cost of Sales						114,615						27,149						141,764						113,683						25,623						139,306
Segment selling, general and administrative expense						51,390						9,358						60,748						46,325						9,019						55,344
Research, development and engineering expense						5,796						332						6,128						5,770						349						6,119
Segment income						83,374						7,589						90,963						75,335						8,289						83,624
Capital expenditures (1)						6,941						530						7,471						4,222						560						4,782
Depreciation and amortization (1)(2)						6,209						439						6,648						5,882						263						6,145
Intersegment sales						5,685						295						5,980						4,938						30						4,968
						Six Months Ended																		Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025																		June 29, 2024
						North America						Europe & Rest of World						Total						North America						Europe & Rest of World						Total
External net sales						$	442,244					$	86,200					$	528,444					$	414,542					$	82,420					$	496,962
Significant Segment Expenses
Cost of Sales						202,948						54,282						257,230						197,235						50,061						247,296
Segment selling, general and administrative expense						101,015						17,130						118,145						90,486						17,357						107,843
Research, development and engineering expense						11,453						661						12,114						11,744						677						12,421
Segment income						126,828						14,127						140,955						115,077						14,325						129,402
Capital expenditures (1)						12,840						742						13,582						9,461						1,227						10,688
Depreciation and amortization (1)(2)						13,409						853						14,262						11,412						520						11,932
Intersegment sales						12,369						358						12,727						13,015						60						13,075

(1) Capital expenditures and depreciation associated with Corporate are not included in these totals.

(2) Amortization expense excluded from segment income is not included in these totals.

13

Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table presents a reconciliation of segment income to income from operations before income taxes (in thousands):

						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Total segment income						$	90,963					$	83,624					$	140,955					$	129,402
Corporate expense, net						11,145						7,811						18,865						15,326
Acquisition and restructuring related expense						1,565						839						3,491						1,343
Amortization of intangible assets						6,870						6,949						13,705						13,849
Operating income						71,383						68,025						104,894						98,884
Interest expense, net						13,650						16,799						27,301						35,391
Loss on debt extinguishment						—						4,926						—						4,926
Other (income) expense, net						(1,706)						(646)						(527)						(1,284)
Total other expense						11,944						21,079						26,774						39,033
Income from operations before income taxes						$	59,439					$	46,946					$	78,120					$	59,851

11. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders (in thousands, except share and per share data):

						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Net income attributable to common stockholders						$	44,799					$	37,581					$	59,132					$	47,421
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic						216,382,177						214,915,338						216,175,618						214,637,930
Effect of dilutive securities(a)						5,452,011						6,343,894						5,680,438						6,521,489
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted						221,834,188						221,259,232						221,856,056						221,159,419
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders, basic						$	0.21					$	0.17					$	0.27					$	0.22
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted						$	0.20					$	0.17					$	0.27					$	0.21

(a) For the three months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 there were potential common shares totaling approximately 2.6 million and 2.5 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, there were potential common shares totaling approximately 2.0 million and 2.6 million, respectively, that were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS as the effect of inclusion of such shares would have been anti-dilutive.

14

Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

12. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

The Company is involved in litigation arising in the normal course of business, including involving product liability claims. Where appropriate, these matters have been submitted to the Company’s insurance carrier. The Company determines whether an estimated loss from a contingency should be accrued by assessing whether a loss is deemed probable and can be reasonably estimated. It is not possible to quantify the ultimate liability, if any, in these matters.

As of December 11, 2024, during the discovery phase of litigation in which the Company was one of several named defendants, the Company reached a mutual understanding to settle its liability in a wrongful death lawsuit related to a discontinued product. We expect the resolution to include payment in the amount of $22.0 million, which amount will be paid entirely by the Company’s insurance carriers pursuant to agreement among the Company and its insurance carriers. Accordingly, the Company has an accrual for a loss contingency of $22.0 million and insurance receivables of $22.0 million, which are recorded within other current assets and accrued expenses and other liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively. The Company expects the resolution payment to be made within the next three months.

On August 2, 2023, a securities class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against the Company and certain of its current directors and officers (Kevin Holleran and Eifion Jones) and MSD Partners, L.P. and CCMP Capital Advisors, LP on behalf of a putative class of stockholders who acquired shares of the Company’s common stock between March 2, 2022 and July 27, 2022. That action is captioned City of Southfield Fire and Police Retirement System vs. Hayward Holdings, Inc., et al., 2:23-cv-04146-WJM-ESK (D.N.J.) (“City of Southfield”). On September 28, 2023, a second, related securities class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against the Company and certain of its current directors and officers (Kevin Holleran and Eifion Jones) and MSD Partners, L.P. and CCMP Capital Advisors, LP on behalf of a putative class of stockholders who acquired shares of the Company’s common stock between October 27, 2021 and July 28, 2022. That action is captioned Erie County Employees’ Retirement System vs. Hayward Holdings, Inc., et al., 2:23-cv-04146-WJM-ESK (D.N.J.) (“Erie County”). On December 19, 2023, the Court issued a ruling consolidating the two securities class actions (City of Southfield and Erie County) under the City of Southfield docket (the “Securities Class Action”) and appointing a lead plaintiff. In a consolidated class action complaint filed March 4, 2024, the lead plaintiff alleged on behalf of a putative class of stockholders who acquired shares of the Company's common stock between October 27, 2021 and July 28, 2022, among other things, that the Company, Kevin Holleran, and Eifion Jones violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by, among other things, making materially false or misleading statements regarding inventory, growth, and demand trends and the Company’s financial projections for 2022. On October 2, 2024, the Court issued an Opinion and Order dismissing the consolidated class action complaint and granting the lead plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint within 30 days. On November 1, 2024, the lead plaintiff filed a consolidated amended class action complaint making substantially similar allegations as in the consolidated class action complaint, but adding additional defendants affiliated with MSD Partners, L.P. and CCMP Capital Advisors, LP. On December 18, 2024, the Company and all other defendants moved to dismiss the consolidated amended class action complaint. On June 4, 2025, the Court issued an Opinion and Order granting in part and denying in part the motion to dismiss. The Court thereafter ordered the parties to mediation. The case is currently stayed. The Securities Class Action seeks unspecified monetary damages on behalf of a putative class and an award of costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

On November 27, 2023, a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against current and past officers and directors of the Company captioned Heicklen v. Holleran, et al., 2:23-cv-22649 (D.N.J.) (the “Derivative Action”). The Derivative Action alleges breaches of fiduciary duties to Company stockholders, aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, corporate waste, and violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with the claims in the Securities Class Action. The plaintiff in the Derivative Action seeks recovery of unspecified damages and attorneys' fees and costs, as well as improvements to the Company’s corporate governance and internal procedures. The Derivative Action was stayed pending final decision on the motion to dismiss filed in the Securities Class Action. On July 22, 2025, the Court further stayed the Derivative Action in light of the mediation in the Securities Class Action.

We dispute the allegations of wrongdoing in the Securities Class Action and the Derivative Action and intend to vigorously defend ourselves in these matters. In view of the complexity and ongoing and uncertain nature of the outstanding proceedings and inquiries, at this time we are unable to estimate a reasonably possible financial loss or range of financial loss, if any, that we may incur to resolve the Securities Class Action and the Derivative Action.

15

Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

13. Leases

The Company’s operating and finance lease portfolio is described in Note 15. Leases of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):

			Six Months Ended
			June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases			$	2,783					$	4,486
Finance leases			344						508

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):

			June 28, 2025						December 31, 2024
Operating leases
Other non-current assets			$	53,150					$	55,809
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			9,109						8,673
Other non-current liabilities			51,541						54,766
Total operating lease liabilities			60,650						63,439
Finance leases
Property, plant and equipment			7,473						8,936
Accumulated depreciation			(2,762)						(2,892)
Property, plant and equipment, net			4,711						6,044
Current maturities of long-term debt			904						1,753
Long-term debt			839						695
Total finance lease liabilities			$	1,743					$	2,448

14. Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

The Company’s Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Company to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 value per share, all of which is undesignated.

Common Stock

The Company’s Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Company to issue up to 750,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 value per share. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Board of Directors.

Dividends paid

For the three and six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, no dividends were declared or paid to the Company’s common stockholders.

Share Repurchase Program

The Board of Directors authorized the Company’s share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”) such that the Company is authorized to repurchase from time to time up to an aggregate of $450.0 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, which authorization expires on July 26, 2025. The Company had no repurchases of its common stock in the quarter ended June 28, 2025 under the Share Repurchase Program. As of June 28, 2025, $400.0 million remained available for additional share repurchases under the program.

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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

15. Stock-based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for equity-classified stock-based awards for the three and six months ended June 28, 2025 was $3.4 million and $6.3 million, respectively, and $2.6 million and $4.6 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 29, 2024.

The Company has established two equity incentive plans, the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. The Company no longer grants awards under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.

2021 Equity Incentive Plan

In March 2021, the Company adopted the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”). Under the 2021 Plan, up to 13,737,500 shares of common stock may be granted to employees, directors and consultants in the form of stock options, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards. The terms of awards granted under the 2021 Plan are determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, subject to the provisions of the 2021 Plan.

Options granted under the 2021 Plan expire no later than ten years from the date of grant. Options and time-based restricted stock units granted under the 2021 Plan generally vest ratably over a three-year period and performance-based restricted stock units vest at the end of three years subject to the performance criteria.

During the six months ended June 28, 2025, the Company granted 587,128 time-based restricted stock units and 353,162 performance-based restricted stock units (at the target performance level) under the 2021 Plan with a weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of $14.37 and $15.31, respectively.

16. Acquisitions and Restructuring

Acquisition and restructuring related expense, net consists of the following (in thousands):

			Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
			June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Business restructuring costs (income), net			$	(8)					$	284					$	205					$	788
Acquisition transaction and integration costs			1,573						555						3,286						555
Total			$	1,565					$	839					$	3,491					$	1,343

Restructuring

During the three months ended June 28, 2025, the Company incurred a reduction in expense of $0.2 million to finalize the relocation of its corporate office functions to Charlotte, North Carolina from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. The finalized total cost to execute the program was $5.7 million.

During the third quarter of 2023, the Company initiated programs to centralize and consolidate operations and professional services in Europe. For the three and six months ended June 29, 2024, the Company incurred $0.3 million and $0.7 million of expense related to the programs, respectively. The total costs incurred to execute the programs were $3.2 million.

The following tables summarize the status of the Company’s restructuring related expense and related liability balances (in thousands):

												2025 Activity
						Liability as of December 31, 2024						Costs Recognized						Cash Payments												Liability as of June 28, 2025
One-time termination benefits						$	1,534					$	205					$	(363)											$	1,376
Other						28						—						(28)												—
Total						$	1,562					$	205					$	(391)											$	1,376

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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

									2024 Activity
			Liability as of December 31, 2023						Costs Recognized						Cash Payments						Non-cash charges						Liability as of June 29, 2024
One-time termination benefits			$	2,353					$	385					$	(2,022)					$	—					$	716
Facility-related			—						160						(160)						—						—
Other			6						243						(310)						67						6
Total			$	2,359					$	788					$	(2,492)					$	67					$	722

    

Restructuring costs are included within acquisition and restructuring related costs on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations, while the restructuring liability is included as a component of accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Acquisitions

On June 26, 2024, the Company acquired the equity interests of ChlorKing HoldCo, LLC and related entities (“ChlorKing”). The acquired business includes pool saline chlorinators and UV disinfection systems serving the commercial pools and water treatment market segments. The acquisition broadens the Company’s commercial portfolio of products and expands the market of commercial customers while furthering the Company's commitment to sustainable and energy-efficient technology for both commercial and residential pools. The acquisition is included in our North America segment.

The consideration paid net of cash acquired was $55.2 million. The purchase price was funded with cash on hand. For the three and six months ended June 28, 2025, transaction expenses recognized for the acquisition were $1.6 million and $3.3 million, respectively. These expenses are included within acquisition and restructuring related costs on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The acquisition accounting was complete as of December 31, 2024.

17. Related-Party Transactions

During the three and six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, the Company did not incur any significant related-party transactions.

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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

18. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income are provided in the tables below (in thousands):

			Cumulative Translation Adjustment						Unrecognized (Losses) Gain on Derivative Instruments for Cash Flow Hedges						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Taxes
Balance at December 31, 2024			$	(24,720)					$	13,223					$	(11,497)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications			3,729						(3,460)						269
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			—						(2,790)						(2,790)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income			3,729						(6,250)						(2,521)
Tax Amounts			—						1,562						1,562
Balance at March 29, 2025			$	(20,991)					$	8,535					$	(12,456)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications			12,607						(767)						11,840
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			—						(2,398)						(2,398)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)			12,607						(3,165)						9,442
Tax Amounts			—						792						792
Balance at June 28, 2025			$	(8,384)					$	6,162					$	(2,222)

			Cumulative Translation Adjustment						Unrecognized (Losses) Gain on Derivative Instruments for Cash Flow Hedges						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Taxes
Balance at December 31, 2023			$	(8,548)					$	15,715					$	7,167
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			(5,709)						7,516						1,807
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			—						(4,364)						(4,364)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)			(5,709)						3,152						(2,557)
Tax Amounts			—						(677)						(677)
Balance at March 30, 2024			$	(14,257)					$	18,190					$	3,933
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications			(2,332)						2,742						410
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			—						(4,391)						(4,391)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)			(2,332)						(1,649)						(3,981)
Tax Amounts			—						302						302
Balance at June 29, 2024			$	(16,589)					$	16,843					$	254

19. Subsequent Events

On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14” (the “Act”), commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” was enacted in the United States. The Act changes existing U.S. tax laws, including extending or making permanent certain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, in addition to other changes. The Company continues to evaluate the impact the Act will have on the consolidated financial statements, but does not anticipate a significant impact to deferred tax assets and liabilities or to income taxes payable in the third quarter of 2025, which is the period of enactment.

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Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

On July 28, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program such that the Company is authorized to repurchase up to an aggregate of $450 million of its common stock with such authority expiring on July 28, 2028. Repurchases under the share repurchase program will be funded by cash on hand and cash generated from operations and may be made, from time to time, in amounts and at prices the Company deems appropriate and will be subject to a variety of factors, including the market price of the Company’s common stock, general market and economic conditions, applicable legal requirements and other considerations. The share repurchase program is expected to be conducted through open market repurchases, privately negotiated transactions or other means, including through Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plans or through the use of other techniques such as accelerated share repurchases. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of its common stock, and may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion without prior notice.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition to historical financial information, this discussion and analysis includes forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs and involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including those set forth in the section “Special Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 28, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results for any subsequent periods or the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

Our Company

The Company is a leading global designer and manufacturer of pool and outdoor living technology. With the pool as the centerpiece of the growing outdoor living space, the pool industry has attractive market characteristics, including significant aftermarket requirements (such as the ongoing repair, replacement, remodeling and upgrading of equipment for existing pools), innovation-led growth opportunities, and a favorable industry structure. We are a leader in this market with a highly-recognized brand, one of the largest installed bases of pool equipment in the world, decades-long relationships with our key channel partners and trade customers and a history of technological innovation. Our engineered products, which include various energy efficient and more environmentally sustainable offerings, enhance the pool owner’s outdoor living lifestyle while also delivering high quality water, pleasant ambiance and ease of use for the ultimate backyard experience. Aftermarket replacements and upgrades to higher value Internet of Things and energy efficient models are a primary growth driver for our business.

We have an estimated North American residential pool market share of approximately 33%. We believe that we are well-positioned for future growth. We estimate aftermarket sales represent approximately 85% of North American residential pool net sales and are generally recurring in nature since these products are critical to the ongoing operation of pools given requirements for water quality and sanitization. Our product replacement cycle of approximately 8 to 11 years drives multiple replacement opportunities over the typical life of a pool, creating opportunities to generate aftermarket product sales as pool owners repair, remodel and upgrade their pools. We estimate aftermarket sales based upon feedback from certain representative customers and management’s interpretation of available industry and government data, and not upon our GAAP net sales results.

The Company has seven manufacturing facilities worldwide, which are located in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Rhode Island, Spain (two) and China, and other facilities in the United States, Canada, France and Australia.

Segments

Our business is organized into two reportable segments: North America (“NAM”) and Europe & Rest of World (“E&RW”). The Company determined its reportable segments based on how the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) reviews the Company’s operating results in assessing performance and allocating resources.

The NAM segment manufactures and sells a complete line of residential and commercial swimming pool equipment and supplies in the United States and Canada, and manufactures and sells flow control products.

The E&RW segment manufactures and sells residential and commercial swimming pool equipment and supplies in Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East, Australia and other Asia Pacific countries.

NAM accounted for 85% of total net sales for each of the three months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, and E&RW accounted for 15% of total net sales for each of the three months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024.

NAM accounted for 84% and 83% of total net sales for the six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, respectively, and E&RW accounted for 16% and 17% of total net sales for the six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, respectively.

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Factors Affecting the Comparability of our Results of Operations

Our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 28, 2025 and the three and six months ended June 29, 2024 have been affected by the following, among other events, which must be understood to assess the comparability of our period-to-period financial performance and condition.

Our fiscal quarters end on the Saturday closest to the calendar quarter end, with the exception of year end which ends on December 31 of each fiscal year. The interim closing date for the first, second and third quarters of 2025 are March 29, June 28, and September 27, compared to the respective March 30, June 29, and September 28, 2024 date. This resulted in three fewer working days for the six months ended June 28, 2025 compared to the respective 2024 period.

Seasonality

Our business is seasonal, with sales typically higher in the second and fourth quarters. During the second quarter, sales are higher in anticipation of the start of the summer pool season, and in the fourth quarter, we incentivize trade customers to buy and stock in preparation for next year’s pool season under an “Early Buy” program, which features a price discount and extended payment terms. Shipments for the 2024 Early Buy program began in the late third quarter and continued through approximately the first quarter of 2025. The favorable payment terms extended as part of the Early Buy program generally do not exceed 180 days. We aim to keep our manufacturing plants running at a constant level throughout the year and consequently we typically build inventory in the first and third quarters, and inventory is sold-down in the second and fourth quarters. Our accounts receivable balance increases from September to April as a result of the Early Buy extended terms. Also, because the majority of our sales are to distributors whose inventory of our products may vary, including due to reasons beyond our control, such as end-user demand, supply chain lead times and macroeconomic factors, our revenue may fluctuate from period to period.

Tariffs, Trade Restrictions and Other Geopolitical Events

The imposition of, and threat of imposition of, tariffs and other trade restrictions by the United States government in 2025, and tariffs and other trade restrictions announced by governments of other nations in response to these actions, have created substantial uncertainty in the global economy. This uncertainty, as well as the direct impact of these tariffs and other trade restrictions, may adversely affect the Company’s business by reducing market demand for the Company’s products, increasing the Company’s supply costs that cannot be passed on to customers and/or adversely affecting the competitiveness of the Company’s products against those of manufacturers not subject to such tariffs and trade restrictions. Geopolitical conflicts around the world have also created substantial uncertainty in the global economy, including as a result of sanctions and penalties imposed in response to these conflicts. In particular, armed conflicts in the Middle East and in Ukraine and Russia have adversely affected market demand in the Middle East and Asia, which has negatively impacted our results in our E&RW segment. See “—Segment—Europe & Rest of World (“E&RW”),” below. Given the nature of our business and global operations, if these or other geopolitical conflicts continue or worsen, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Key Measures We Use to Evaluate Our Business

We consider a variety of financial and operating measures in assessing the performance of our business. The key GAAP measures we use are net sales, gross profit and gross profit margin, selling, general, and administrative expense (“SG&A”), research, development, and engineering expense (“RD&E”), operating income and operating income margin. The key non-GAAP measures we use are EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted segment income, and adjusted segment income margin.

For information about our use of Non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation of these metrics to the most relevant GAAP measure see “—Non-GAAP Reconciliation.”

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Results of Operations

Consolidated

The following tables summarize key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated. We derived the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future. The following table summarizes our results of operations:

(In thousands)						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Net sales						$	299,603					$	284,393					$	528,444					$	496,962
Cost of sales						141,764						139,306						257,230						247,296
Gross profit						157,839						145,087						271,214						249,666
Selling, general and administrative expense						71,893						63,155						137,010						123,169
Research, development and engineering expense						6,128						6,119						12,114						12,421
Acquisition and restructuring related expense						1,565						839						3,491						1,343
Amortization of intangible assets						6,870						6,949						13,705						13,849
Operating income						71,383						68,025						104,894						98,884
Interest expense, net						13,650						16,799						27,301						35,391
Loss on debt extinguishment						—						4,926						—						4,926
Other expense (income), net						(1,706)						(646)						(527)						(1,284)
Total other expense						11,944						21,079						26,774						39,033
Income from operations before income taxes						59,439						46,946						78,120						59,851
Provision for income taxes						14,640						9,365						18,988						12,430
Net income						$	44,799					$	37,581					$	59,132					$	47,421
Adjusted EBITDA (a)						$	88,236					$	82,614					$	137,338					$	127,655

(a) See “—Non-GAAP Reconciliation.”

Net sales

Net sales increased to $299.6 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $284.4 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $15.2 million, or 5.3%. See the segment discussion below for further information.

Net sales increased to $528.4 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $497.0 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $31.4 million, or 6.3%. See the segment discussion below for further information.

The year-over-year net sales increase was driven by the following:

						Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 28, 2025
Price, net of discounts and allowances						5.3		%				4.1		%
Volume						(2.5)		%				0.1		%
Acquisitions						2.1		%				2.3		%
Currency and other						0.4		%				(0.2)		%
Total						5.3		%				6.3		%

The net sales increase for the three months ended June 28, 2025 was driven by positive net price to offset inflation and tariffs, the favorable impact from acquisitions and foreign currency translation, partially offset by a decline in volume. The decline in volume was driven by the timing of orders in the 2025 season.

The net sales increase for the six months ended June 28, 2025 was driven by positive net price to offset inflation and tariffs and the favorable impact from acquisitions, while volume and the impact from foreign currency translation remained relatively flat.

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Gross profit and gross profit margin

Gross profit increased to $157.8 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $145.1 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $12.7 million, or 8.8%.

Gross profit margin increased to 52.7% for the three months ended June 28, 2025 compared to 51.0% for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 170 basis points, due to positive net price impact and operational efficiencies.

Gross profit increased to $271.2 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $249.7 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $21.5 million, or 8.6%.

Gross profit margin increased to 51.3% for the six months ended June 28, 2025 compared to 50.2% for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 110 basis points, primarily due to positive net price impact and operational efficiencies.

Selling, general, and administrative expense

Selling, general, and administrative expense (SG&A) increased to $71.9 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $63.2 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $8.7 million, or 13.8%, primarily due to higher salary costs driven by wage inflation and investments in our selling and customer care teams, and higher incentive compensation, partially offset by decreased warranty costs.

As a percentage of net sales, SG&A increased to 24.0% for the three months ended June 28, 2025 as compared to 22.2% for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 180 basis points, driven by the factors discussed above.

SG&A increased to $137.0 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $123.2 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $13.8 million, or 11.2%, driven by higher salary costs related to wage inflation and investments in our selling and customer care teams and higher incentive compensation expense, partially offset by decreased warranty costs.

As a percentage of net sales, SG&A increased to 25.9% for the six months ended June 28, 2025 as compared to 24.8% for six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 110 basis points, due to the factors discussed above.

Research, development, and engineering expense

Research, development, and engineering expense (RD&E) remained flat at $6.1 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 29, 2024. RD&E spend continues to be focused on new product development and new product quality.

As a percentage of net sales, RD&E was 2.0% for the three months ended June 28, 2025, compared to 2.2% for the three months ended June 29, 2024.

RD&E decreased modestly to $12.1 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 compared with $12.4 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024. As a percentage of net sales, RD&E was 2.3% for the six months ended June 28, 2025 compared to 2.5% for the six months ended June 29, 2024, a decrease of 20 basis points.

Acquisition and restructuring related expense

For the three months ended June 28, 2025, we incurred $1.6 million of acquisition and restructuring-related expense as compared to $0.8 million of expense for the three months ended June 29, 2024. The expense in the three months ended June 28, 2025 was primarily driven by costs associated with the acquisition of ChlorKing HoldCo, LLC and related entities (“ChlorKing”), including the deferred purchase price recognized as compensation cost over the twelve-month service period from the date of acquisition, compared to the three months ended June 29, 2024 which also primarily related to costs associated with the acquisition of ChlorKing.

For the six months ended June 28, 2025, we incurred $3.5 million of acquisition and restructuring-related expense as compared to $1.3 million of expense for the six months ended June 29, 2024. The six months ended June 28, 2025 primarily included costs associated with the acquisition of the ChlorKing business, including the deferred purchase price recognized as compensation cost over the twelve-month service period from the date of acquisition. The acquisition and restructuring-related expenses in the six months ended June 29, 2024 primarily included costs associated with the centralization and consolidation of operations in Europe and costs related to the acquisition of the ChlorKing business.

See Note 16. Acquisitions and Restructuring.

Amortization of intangible assets

For the three months ended June 28, 2025, amortization of intangible assets decreased by $0.1 million compared to the three months ended June 29, 2024 due to the amortization pattern of certain intangible asset classes based on the declining

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balance method, partially offset by additional amortization expense associated with intangible assets acquired as part the ChlorKing acquisition.

For the six months ended June 28, 2025, amortization of intangible assets decreased $0.1 million compared to the six months ended June 29, 2024 due to the amortization pattern of certain intangible asset classes based on the declining balance method, partially offset by additional amortization expense associated with intangible assets acquired as part the ChlorKing acquisition.

Operating income

For the three and six months ended June 28, 2025, operating income increased $3.4 million and $6.0 million, respectively, due to the aggregated effect of the items described above.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net, decreased to $13.7 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $16.8 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024.

Interest expense, net, for the three months ended June 28, 2025 consisted of $15.1 million of interest expense on the outstanding debt and $1.1 million of amortization of deferred financing fees, partially offset by $2.5 million of interest income on cash deposits. The effective interest rate on our borrowings, including the impact of an interest rate hedge, was 6.52% for the three months ended June 28, 2025.

Interest expense, net, for the three months ended June 29, 2024 consisted of $17.3 million of interest expense on the outstanding debt and $1.1 million of amortization of deferred financing fees, partially offset by $1.6 million of interest income on cash deposits. The effective interest rate on our borrowings, including the impact of an interest rate hedge, was 7.16% for the three months ended June 29, 2024.

Interest expense, net, decreased by $3.1 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 29, 2024, primarily due to lower interest rates, reduced debt as a result of the repayment of the Incremental Term Loan B principal balance in April 2024 and increased interest income on cash deposits.

For the six months ended June 28, 2025, interest expense, net, decreased to $27.3 million from $35.4 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024.

Interest expense, net, for the six months ended June 28, 2025 consisted of $29.4 million of interest on the outstanding debt and $1.9 million of amortization of deferred financing fees, partially offset by $4.0 million of interest income. The effective interest rate on our borrowings, including the impact of an interest rate hedge, was 6.41% for the six months ended June 28, 2025.

Interest expense, net, for the six months ended June 29, 2024 consisted of $36.4 million of interest on the outstanding debt and $2.3 million of amortization of deferred financing fees, partially offset by $3.3 million of interest income. The effective interest rate on our borrowings, including the impact of an interest rate hedge, was 7.25% for the six months ended June 29, 2024.

Interest expense, net, decreased by $8.1 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 compared to the prior year period, primarily due to lower interest rates, the repayment of the Incremental Term Loan B principal balance and increased interest income on cash investment balances.

Loss on extinguishment of debt

There was no loss on extinguishment of debt for the three and six months ended June 28, 2025. The $4.9 million loss on extinguishment of debt for the three and six months ended June 29, 2024 was incurred as a result of the voluntary repayment of the Incremental Term Loan B principal balance in April 2024.

Provision for income taxes

We incurred income tax expense of $14.6 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025. compared to income tax expense of $9.4 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $5.2 million, or 56.3%.

The increase in the Company’s effective tax rate from 19.9% for the three months ended June 29, 2024 to 24.6% for the three months ended June 28, 2025 was primarily due to return-to-provision adjustments during the prior-year period.

We incurred income tax expense of $19.0 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025, compared to income tax expense of $12.4 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $6.6 million, or 52.8%.

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The increase in the Company’s effective tax rate from 20.8% for the six months ended June 29, 2024 to 24.3% for the six months ended June 28, 2025 was primarily due to return-to-provision adjustments during the prior-year period.

Net income and net income margin

As a result of the foregoing, net income increased $7.2 million and $11.7 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 28, 2025.

Net income margin increased to 15.0% for the three months ended June 28, 2025 compared to 13.2% for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 180 basis points.

Net income margin increased to 11.2% for the six months ended June 28, 2025 compared to 9.5% for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 170 basis points.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin

Adjusted EBITDA increased to $88.2 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $82.6 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $5.6 million, or 6.8%, driven primarily by increased net sales and higher gross profit, partially offset by an increase in SG&A expense.

Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 29.5% for the three months ended June 28, 2025 compared to 29.0% for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 50 basis points.

Adjusted EBITDA increased to $137.3 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $127.7 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $9.6 million, or 7.6%, driven primarily by increased net sales and higher gross profit, partially offset by an increase in SG&A expense.

Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 26.0% for the six months ended June 28, 2025 compared to 25.7% for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 30 basis points, due to the factors described above.

See “— Non-GAAP Reconciliation” for a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to the most directly comparable GAAP metric.

Segment

The Company manages its business primarily on a geographic basis. The Company’s reportable segments consist of NAM and E&RW. We evaluate performance based on net sales, gross profit, segment income and adjusted segment income, and we use gross profit margin, segment income margin and adjusted segment income margin as comparable performance measures for our reporting segments.

Segment income represents segment net sales less cost of sales, segment SG&A and RD&E, excluding acquisition and restructuring related expense as well as amortization of intangible assets. A reconciliation of segment income to our operating income is detailed below. Adjusted segment income represents segment income adjusted for the impact of depreciation, amortization of intangible assets recorded within cost of sales, stock-based compensation and certain non-cash, nonrecurring or other items that are included in segment income that we do not consider indicative of the ongoing segment operating performance. See “—Non-GAAP Reconciliation” for a reconciliation of these metrics to the most directly comparable GAAP metric.

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North America (“NAM”)

(Dollars in thousands)						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Net sales						$	255,175					$	241,113					$	442,244					$	414,542
Gross profit						$	140,558					$	127,430					$	239,297					$	217,307
Gross profit margin %						55.1		%				52.9		%				54.1		%				52.4		%
Segment income						$	83,374					$	75,335					$	126,828					$	115,077
Segment income margin %						32.7		%				31.2		%				28.7		%				27.8		%
Adjusted segment income (a)						$	89,070					$	81,274					$	139,727					$	126,577
Adjusted segment income margin % (a)						34.9		%				33.7		%				31.6		%				30.5		%

(a) See “—Non-GAAP Reconciliation.”

Net sales

Net sales increased to $255.2 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $241.1 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $14.1 million, or 5.8%.

Net sales increased to $442.2 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $414.5 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $27.7 million, or 6.7%.

The year-over-year net sales increase was driven by the following factors:

						Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 28, 2025
Price, net of allowances and discounts						6.1		%				4.7		%
Volume						(2.7)		%				(0.6)		%
Acquisitions						2.5		%				2.8		%
Currency and other						(0.1)		%				(0.2)		%
Total						5.8		%				6.7		%

The net sales increase for the three months ended June 28, 2025 was driven by positive net price to offset inflation and tariffs, and the acquisition and successful integration of the ChlorKing business, partially offset by a decline in volume due to the timing of orders in the 2025 season.

The net sales increase for the six months ended June 28, 2025 was driven primarily by positive net price to offset inflation and tariffs, and the acquisition and successful integration of the ChlorKing business, partially offset by a modest decline in volume.

Gross profit and gross profit margin

Gross profit increased to $140.6 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $127.4 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $13.2 million, or 10.3%.

Gross profit margin increased to 55.1% for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from 52.9% for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 220 basis points. Gross margin increased due to net price increases, including normalized allowances and discounts and operational efficiencies in our manufacturing facilities.

Gross profit increased to $239.3 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $217.3 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $22.0 million, or 10.1%.

Gross profit margin increased to 54.1% for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from 52.4% for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 170 basis points. Gross margin increased due to positive net price impact and operational efficiencies in our manufacturing facilities.

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Segment income and segment income margin

Segment income increased to $83.4 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $75.3 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $8.1 million, or 10.7%. This was primarily driven by an increase in net sales and gross profit as discussed above, partially offset by an increase in SG&A due to higher salary costs driven by wage inflation and investments in our selling and customer care teams, and higher incentive compensation, partially offset by decreased warranty costs.

Segment income margin increased to 32.7% for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from 31.2% for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 150 basis points. The increase was driven by the same factors discussed above in segment income.

Segment income increased to $126.8 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $115.1 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $11.7 million, or 10.2%. This was primarily attributable to the increase in net sales and gross profit as discussed above, partially offset by higher SG&A expense due to higher salary costs driven by wage inflation and investments in our selling and customer care teams, and higher incentive compensation, partially offset by decreased warranty costs.

Segment income margin increased to 28.7% for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from 27.8% for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 90 basis points. The increase was driven by the same factors as the increase in segment income discussed above.

Adjusted segment income and Adjusted segment income margin

Adjusted segment income increased to $89.1 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $81.3 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $7.8 million, or 9.6%. This was driven by the increase in segment income as discussed above, after adjusting for the non-cash and specified costs discussed below in “— Non-GAAP Reconciliation.”

Adjusted segment income margin increased to 34.9% for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from 33.7% for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 120 basis points.

Adjusted segment income increased to $139.7 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $126.6 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $13.1 million or 10.4%. This was driven by the increased segment income as discussed above, after adjusting for the non-cash and specified costs discussed below in “— Non-GAAP Reconciliation.”

Adjusted segment income margin increased to 31.6% for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from 30.5% for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of 110 basis points.

Refer to “—Non-GAAP Reconciliation” for a reconciliation of segment income to adjusted segment income.

Europe & Rest of World (“E&RW”)

(Dollars in thousands)						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Net sales						$	44,428					$	43,280					$	86,200					$	82,420
Gross profit						$	17,281					$	17,657					$	31,917					$	32,359
Gross profit margin %						38.9		%				40.8		%				37.0		%				39.3		%
Segment income						$	7,589					$	8,289					$	14,127					$	14,325
Segment income margin %						17.1		%				19.2		%				16.4		%				17.4		%
Adjusted segment income (a)						$	8,028					$	8,552					$	14,980					$	14,855
Adjusted segment income margin % (a)						18.1		%				19.8		%				17.4		%				18.0		%

(a) See “—Non-GAAP Reconciliation.”

Net sales

Net sales increased to $44.4 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $43.3 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $1.1 million, or 2.7%.

Net sales increased to $86.2 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $82.4 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $3.8 million, or 4.6%.

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The year-over-year net sales increase was driven by the following:

						Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 28, 2025
Price, net of allowances and discounts						0.7		%				0.9		%
Volume						(1.0)		%				3.3		%
Currency and other						3.0		%				0.4		%
Total						2.7		%				4.6		%

The net sales increase for the three months ended June 28, 2025 was primarily due to the favorable impact of foreign currency translation and positive net price, partially offset by a decline in volume. The decline in volume is due to the timing of orders during the 2024 season.

The net sales increase for the six months ended June 28, 2025 was primarily due to growth in volume, positive net price to offset inflation and a favorable impact from foreign currency translation. The volume growth was driven by improved market conditions in the Middle East, Asia and Europe compared to the prior-year period.

Gross profit and Gross profit margin

Gross profit decreased to $17.3 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $17.7 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 2.1%.

Gross profit margin decreased to 38.9% for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from 40.8% for the three months ended June 29, 2024, a decrease of 190 basis points, primarily driven by unfavorable mix and higher manufacturing costs, partially offset by higher net price.

Gross profit decreased to $31.9 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $32.4 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 1.4%.

Gross profit margin decreased to 37.0% for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from 39.3% for the six months ended June 29, 2024, a decrease of 230 basis points, primarily driven by unfavorable mix and higher manufacturing costs, partially offset by positive net price impact.

Segment income and Segment income margins

Segment income decreased to $7.6 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $8.3 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, a decrease of $0.7 million, or 8.4%. This was primarily driven by a decrease in gross profit as discussed above.

Segment income margin decreased by 210 basis points from 19.2% for the three months ended June 29, 2024 to 17.1% for the three months ended June 28, 2025, resulting from a decrease in gross profit.

Segment income decreased to $14.1 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $14.3 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 1.4%. This was driven by the factors discussed above.

Segment income margin decreased by 100 basis points, to 16.4% for the six months ended June 28, 2025, as compared to 17.4% for the six months ended June 29, 2024.

Adjusted segment income and Adjusted segment income margin

Adjusted segment income decreased to $8.0 million for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from $8.6 million for the three months ended June 29, 2024, a decrease of $0.6 million or 6.1%. This was primarily driven by the decrease in gross profit after adjusting for the non-cash and specified costs described in “—Non-GAAP Reconciliation” below.

Adjusted segment income margin decreased to 18.1% for the three months ended June 28, 2025 from 19.8% for the three months ended June 29, 2024, a decrease of 170 basis points.

Adjusted segment income increased to $15.0 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $14.9 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, an increase of $0.1 million or 0.8%. This was primarily driven by the increase in net sales, partially offset by the impact of unfavorable mix in gross profit as discussed above, after adjusting for the non-cash and specified costs described in “—Non-GAAP Reconciliation” below.

Adjusted segment income margin decreased to 17.4% for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from 18.0% for the six months ended June 29, 2024, a decrease of 60 basis points.

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Refer to “—Non-GAAP Reconciliation” for a reconciliation of segment income to adjusted segment income.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation

The Company uses EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted segment income and adjusted segment income margin to supplement GAAP measures of performance to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies. These metrics are also frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry, when considered alongside other GAAP measures.

EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest (including amortization of debt costs), income taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA adjusted for the impact of restructuring related income or expenses, stock-based compensation, currency exchange items, and certain non-cash, nonrecurring, or other items that are included in net income and EBITDA that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by net sales. Adjusted segment income is defined as segment income adjusted for the impact of depreciation, amortization of intangible assets recorded within cost of sales, stock-based compensation and certain non-cash, nonrecurring or other items that are included in segment income that we do not consider indicative of the ongoing segment operating performance. Adjusted segment income margin is defined as adjusted segment income divided by segment net sales.

EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted segment income and adjusted segment income margin are not recognized measures of financial performance under GAAP. We believe these non-GAAP measures provide analysts, investors and other interested parties with additional insight into the underlying trends of our business and assist these parties in analyzing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance, which allows for a better comparison against historical results and expectations for future performance. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to understand and compare operating results across reporting periods for various purposes including internal budgeting and forecasting, short and long-term operating planning, employee incentive compensation, and debt compliance. These non-GAAP measures are not intended to replace the presentation of our financial results in accordance with GAAP.

EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted segment income and adjusted segment income margin are not calculated in the same manner by all companies, and accordingly, are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies and may not be an appropriate measure for performance relative to other companies. EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted segment income should not be construed as indicators of a company’s operating performance in isolation from, or as a substitute for, net income (loss) and segment income which are prepared in accordance with GAAP. We have presented EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted segment income and adjusted segment income margin solely as supplemental disclosure because we believe it allows for a more complete analysis of results of operations. In the future we may incur expenses such as those added back to calculate adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted segment income should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by these items.

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Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

Following is a reconciliation from net income to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin for the three and six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024:

(Dollars in thousands)						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Net income						$	44,799					$	37,581					$	59,132					$	47,421
Depreciation						5,254						4,757						11,517						9,067
Amortization						8,631						8,503						17,166						17,046
Interest expense, net						13,650						16,799						27,301						35,391
Income taxes						14,640						9,365						18,988						12,430
Loss on debt extinguishment						—						4,926						—						4,926
EBITDA						86,974						81,931						134,104						126,281
Stock-based compensation (a)						11						230						57						420
Currency exchange items (b)						778						(180)						772						(126)
Acquisition and restructuring related expense, net (c)						1,565						839						3,491						1,343
Other (d)						(1,092)						(206)						(1,086)						(263)
Total Adjustments						1,262						683						3,234						1,374
Adjusted EBITDA						$	88,236					$	82,614					$	137,338					$	127,655
Net income margin						15.0		%				13.2		%				11.2		%				9.5		%
Adjusted EBITDA margin						29.5		%				29.0		%				26.0		%				25.7		%

(a)						Represents non-cash stock-based compensation expense related to equity awards issued to management, employees, and directors. The adjustment includes only expense related to awards issued under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, which were awards granted prior to the effective date of Hayward’s initial public offering (the “IPO”).
(b)						Represents unrealized non-cash (gains) losses on foreign denominated monetary assets and liabilities and foreign currency contracts.
(c)						Adjustments in the three months ended June 28, 2025 are primarily driven by $1.5 million of transaction and integration costs associated with the acquisition of ChlorKing and $0.2 million of termination benefits related to a reduction-in-force within E&RW, partially offset by a reduction in expense of $0.2 million to finalize the relocation of the Company's corporate office functions to Charlotte, North Carolina from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. Adjustments in the three months ended June 29, 2024 are primarily driven by $0.6 million of transaction costs associated with the acquisition of the ChlorKing business and $0.3 million of separation and other costs associated with the centralization of operations in Europe. Adjustments in the six months ended June 28, 2025 are primarily driven by $3.3 million of transaction and integration costs associated with the acquisition of the ChlorKing business, $0.2 million of separation costs for the consolidation of operations in North America and $0.2 million of termination benefits related to a reduction-in-force within E&RW, partially offset by a reduction in expense of $0.2 million to finalize the relocation of the Company's corporate office functions to Charlotte, North Carolina from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. Adjustments in the six months ended June 29, 2024 are primarily driven by $0.7 million of separation and other costs associated with the centralization of operations in Europe and $0.6 million of transaction costs associated with the acquisition of ChlorKing.
(d)						Adjustments in the three months ended June 28, 2025 primarily include $1.1 million of income from insurance proceeds related to flood damage associated with a hurricane at a contract manufacturing facility. Adjustments in the three months ended June 29, 2024 are primarily driven by $0.5 million of gains on the sale of assets, partially offset by $0.2 million of costs incurred related to litigation. Adjustments in the six months ended June 28, 2025 primarily include $1.1 million of income from insurance proceeds related to flood damage associated with a hurricane at a contract manufacturing facility. Adjustments in the six months ended June 29, 2024 are primarily driven by $0.5 million of gains on the sale of assets, partially offset by $0.3 million of costs incurred related to litigation.

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Following is a reconciliation from segment income to adjusted segment income for NAM for the three and six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 (dollars in thousands):

NAM						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Segment income						$	83,374					$	75,335					$	126,828					$	115,077
Depreciation						4,448						4,328						9,948						8,215
Amortization						1,761						1,554						3,461						3,197
Stock-based compensation						—						57						—						69
Other (a)						(513)						—						(510)						19
Total adjustments						5,696						5,939						12,899						11,500
Adjusted segment income						$	89,070					$	81,274					$	139,727					$	126,577
Segment income margin						32.7		%				31.2		%				28.7		%				27.8		%
Adjusted segment income margin						34.9		%				33.7		%				31.6		%				30.5		%

(a)						The three months ended June 28, 2025 primarily includes $0.5 million of income from insurance proceeds related to flood damage associated with a hurricane at a contract manufacturing facility.
						The six months ended June 28, 2025 primarily includes $0.5 million of income from insurance proceeds related to flood damage associated with a hurricane at a contract manufacturing facility. The six months ended June 29, 2024 represents losses on the sale of assets.

Following is a reconciliation from segment income to adjusted segment income for E&RW for the three and six months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 (dollars in thousands):

E&RW						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Segment income						$	7,589					$	8,289					$	14,127					$	14,325
Depreciation						439						263						853						520
Amortization						—						—						—						—
Stock-based compensation						—						—						—						10
Total Adjustments						439						263						853						530
Adjusted segment income						$	8,028					$	8,552					$	14,980					$	14,855
Segment income margin						17.1		%				19.2		%				16.4		%				17.4		%
Adjusted segment income margin						18.1		%				19.8		%				17.4		%				18.0		%

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are net cash provided by operating activities and availability under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility (“ABL Facility”).

Primary working capital requirements are for raw materials, component and certain finished goods inventories and supplies, payroll, manufacturing, freight and distribution, facility, and other operating expenses. Cash flow from operations and working capital requirements fluctuate during the year, driven primarily by the seasonal demand for our products, an Early Buy program, the timing of inventory purchases and receipt of customer payments, and as such, the utilization of the ABL Facility may fluctuate during the year.

Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents totaled $365.1 million as of June 28, 2025, which is an increase of $168.5 million from $196.6 million at December 31, 2024.

We focus on increasing cash flow, solidifying the liquidity position through working capital initiatives, and paying our debt obligations, while continuing to fund business growth initiatives and return of capital to shareholders. We believe that net cash provided by operating activities and availability under the ABL Facility will be adequate to finance our working capital requirements, inclusive of capital expenditures, and debt service over the next 12 months.

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Accounts Receivable Sales

On July 3, 2024, we entered into a Receivables Purchase Agreement under which we may offer to sell eligible accounts receivable. The agreement is uncommitted and the eligible accounts receivable to be sold under the agreement consist of up to $125 million in accounts receivable generated by sales to specified customers of the Company. The Company will be paid a discounted purchase price for each receivable sold. The discount rate used to determine the purchase price for the subject receivables is based upon an annual interest rate equal to the forward-looking term rate based on the secured overnight financing rate for the period of time between payment to the Company and the due date for the receivable plus a buffer period specific to the obligor, plus a margin applicable to the specified obligor.

Transactions under this agreement are accounted for as sales of accounts receivable, and the receivables sold are removed from the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets at the time of the sales transaction. For ease of administration, the Company collects customer payments related to the receivables sold and remits those payments to the purchaser. Proceeds received from the sales of accounts receivable are classified as operating cash flows and collections of previously sold accounts receivable not yet submitted to the financial institution are classified as financing cash flows in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. We record the discount in the “Other expense, net” line in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

No sales of accounts receivable occurred during the three months ended June 28, 2025. During the six months ended June 28, 2025, there were proceeds of $99.1 million from the sale of $100.0 million of receivables under the Receivables Purchase Agreement. As of June 28, 2025, none of the sold receivables remained to be collected and remitted to the transferee. The expense recognized related to the discount on sales for the six months ended June 28, 2025 was $0.9 million.

Credit Facilities

The First Lien Term Facility and ABL Facility (collectively “Credit Facilities”) contain various restrictions, covenants and collateral requirements. Refer to Note 7. Long-Term Debt of notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on the terms of the Credit Facilities. We also have a revolving credit facility for our Spain subsidiary in the amount of €0.5 million as a local source of liquidity. As of June 28, 2025, the Spain revolving facility balance was zero with a borrowing availability of €0.5 million.

Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

						June 28, 2025						December 31, 2024
First Lien Term Facility, due May 28, 2028						$	962,500					$	965,000
ABL Revolving Credit Facility						—						—
Other bank debt						6,307						6,461
Finance lease obligations						1,743						2,448
Subtotal						970,550						973,909
Less: Current portion of the long-term debt						(13,412)						(13,991)
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs						(8,074)						(9,356)
Total						$	949,064					$	950,562

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ABL Facility

The ABL Facility provides for an aggregate amount of borrowings up to $425.0 million, with a discretionary peak season commitment of $475.0 million, subject to a borrowing base calculation based on available eligible receivables, eligible inventory, and qualified cash in North America. Accounts receivable for customers whose receivables are eligible for purchase under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, regardless of whether any amount of outstanding accounts receivable with those specific customers have been sold under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, are not eligible accounts receivable under the ABL Facility. An amount of up to 30% (or up to 40% with agent consent) of the then-outstanding commitments under the ABL Facility is available to our Canada and Spain subsidiaries. A portion of the ABL Facility not to exceed $50 million is available for the issuance of letters of credit in U.S. Dollars, of which $20.0 million is available for the issuance of letters of credit in Canadian dollars. The maturity of the facility is February 25, 2028.

On June 18, 2025, the Company entered into the Fifth Amendment to its existing ABL Facility to extend the maturity date to February 25, 2028. The amendment also included the removal of the 10 basis points credit spread adjustment previously applicable to Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("Term SOFR") borrowings and the removal of the first-in, last-out subfacility.

The borrowings under the ABL Facility bear interest at a rate equal to the Term SOFR and a margin of between 1.25% to 1.75%, or at a base rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.75%.

The borrowings under the ABL Facility prior to the Fifth Amendment on June 18, 2025, bore interest at a rate equal to the Term SOFR plus a 0.10% credit spread adjustment and a margin of between 1.25% to 1.75%, or at a base rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.75% with no credit spread adjustment.

For the three months ended June 28, 2025, the average borrowing base under the ABL Facility was $205.7 million and the average loan balance outstanding was zero. As of June 28, 2025, the loan balance was zero with a borrowing availability of $162.7 million.

For the six months ended June 28, 2025, the average borrowing base under the ABL Facility was $198.3 million and the average loan balance outstanding was zero.

First Lien Term Facilities

The Company's First Lien Term Facility bears interest at a rate equal to a base rate or SOFR, plus, in either case, an applicable margin. The applicable margin is 2.75% per annum with a 0.50% floor, with a stepdown to 2.50% per annum with a 0.50% floor when net secured leverage as defined by the First Lien Credit Agreement is less than 2.5x. The loan under the First Lien Term Facility amortizes quarterly at a rate of 0.25% of the original principal amount and requires a $2.5 million repayment of principal on the last business day of each March, June, September and December.

Under the agreement governing the First Lien Credit Facility (the “First Lien Credit Agreement”), the Company must make an annual mandatory prepayment of principal for between 0% and 50% of the excess cash and subject to permitted deductions, as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement, generated in the prior calendar year. The amount due varies with the First Lien Leverage Ratio as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement, from zero if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.5x, to fifty percent if the First Lien Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.0x, in each case as of December 31 of the prior year. The First Lien Term Facility matures on May 28, 2028.

As of June 28, 2025, the balance outstanding under the First Lien Term Facility was $962.5 million.

For the three months ended June 28, 2025, the effective interest rate on borrowings under the First Lien Term Facility, including the impact of an interest rate hedge, was 6.24%. The effective interest rate is comprised of 6.93% for interest and 0.29% for financing costs, partially offset by 0.98% for interest income on the interest rate swaps.

For the six months ended June 28, 2025, the effective interest rate on borrowings under the First Lien Term Facility, including the impact of an interest rate hedge, was 6.13%. The effective interest rate is comprised of 6.94% for interest and 0.27% for financing costs, partially offset by 1.08% for interest income on the interest rate swaps.

Covenant Compliance

The Credit Facilities contain various restrictions, covenants and collateral requirements. As of June 28, 2025, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facilities.

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Sources and Uses of Cash

Following is a summary of our cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities:

(Dollars in thousands)						Six Months Ended
						June 28, 2025						June 29, 2024
Net cash provided by operating activities						$	188,362					$	209,839
Net cash used in investing activities						(13,582)						(48,025)
Net cash used in financing activities						(8,052)						(123,607)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents						1,734						(1,248)
Change in cash and cash equivalents						$	168,462					$	36,959

Net cash provided by operating activities

Net cash provided by operating activities decreased to $188.4 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 from $209.8 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, a decrease of $21.4 million, or 10.2%. The decrease in cash provided was driven by less cash generated by working capital compared to the prior-year period, partially offset by an increase in net income.

Net cash used in investing activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $13.6 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 compared to net cash used in investing activities of $48.0 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, a change of $34.4 million, or 71.7%. The cash used in the six months ended June 28, 2025 was driven by capital expenditures compared to the prior-year period which was driven by the acquisition of the ChlorKing business and capital expenditures, partially offset by proceeds of certificates of deposit investments.

Net cash used in financing activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $8.1 million for the six months ended June 28, 2025 compared to $123.6 million for the six months ended June 29, 2024, a decrease of $115.5 million, or 93.5%. The cash used in the six months ended June 28, 2025 was driven by payments of long-term debt and short-term notes payable compared to the prior-year period, which was primarily driven by the prepayment of the Incremental Term Loan B principal balance, partially offset by issuances of short-term notes payable associated with financed insurance policies.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We had $3.9 million and $4.3 million of outstanding letters of credit on our ABL Revolving Credit Facility as of June 28, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported therein. The estimates that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments are described in Part II, Item 7, under the heading “Critical Accounting Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (our “Annual Report on Form 10-K”), which section is incorporated herein by reference, and remain unchanged through the first six months of 2025.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

See Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies of notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the potential economic loss that may result from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments. We are exposed to various market risks, including changes in interest rates and foreign currency rates. Periodically, we use derivative financial instruments to manage or reduce the impact of changes in interest rates and foreign currency rates. Counterparties to all derivative contracts are major financial institutions. All instruments are entered into for other than trading purposes.

There have been no material changes in the interest rate risk during the six months ended June 28, 2025 from what we reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 28, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In addition to the matters discussed in this report and in the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, we are from time to time subject to, and are presently involved in, other litigation and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. These proceedings could relate to commercial or contractual disputes with suppliers, customers or parties to acquisitions and divestitures, intellectual property matters, product liability, the use or installation of our products, consumer matters, employment and labor matters, and environmental, safety and health matters, including claims based on alleged exposure to asbestos-containing product components. Where appropriate, these matters have been submitted to the Company’s insurance carriers. We believe that the outcome of such other litigation and legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

On August 2, 2023, a securities class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against the Company and certain of its current directors and officers (Kevin Holleran and Eifion Jones) and MSD Partners, L.P. and CCMP Capital Advisors, LP on behalf of a putative class of stockholders who acquired shares of the Company's common stock between March 2, 2022 and July 27, 2022. That action is captioned City of Southfield Fire and Police Retirement System vs. Hayward Holdings, Inc., et al., 2:23-cv-04146-WJM-ESK (D.N.J.) (“City of Southfield”). On September 28, 2023, a second, related securities class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against the Company and certain of its current directors and officers (Kevin Holleran and Eifion Jones) and MSD Partners, L.P. and CCMP Capital Advisors, LP on behalf of a putative class of stockholders who acquired shares of the Company's common stock between October 27, 2021 and July 28, 2022. That action is captioned Erie County Employees’ Retirement System vs. Hayward Holdings, Inc., et al., 2:23-cv-04146-WJM-ESK (D.N.J.) (“Erie County”). On December 19, 2023, the Court issued a ruling consolidating the two securities class actions (City of Southfield and Erie County) under the City of Southfield docket (the “Securities Class Action”) and appointing a lead plaintiff. In a consolidated class action complaint filed March 4, 2024, the lead plaintiff alleged on behalf of a putative class of stockholders who acquired shares of the Company's common stock between October 27, 2021 and July 28, 2022, among other things, that the Company, Kevin Holleran, and Eifion Jones violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by, among other things, making materially false or misleading statements regarding inventory, growth, and demand trends and the Company’s financial projections for 2022. On October 2, 2024, the Court issued an Opinion and Order dismissing the consolidated class action complaint and granting the lead plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint within 30 days. On November 1, 2024, the lead plaintiff filed a consolidated amended class action complaint making substantially similar allegations as in the consolidated class action complaint, but adding additional defendants affiliated with MSD Partners, L.P. and CCMP Capital Advisors, LP. On December 18, 2024, the Company and all other defendants moved to dismiss the consolidated amended class action complaint. On June 4, 2025, the Court issued an Opinion and Order granting in part and denying in part the motion to dismiss. The Court thereafter ordered the parties to mediation. The case is currently stayed. The Securities Class Action seeks unspecified monetary damages on behalf of a putative class and an award of costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

On November 27, 2023, a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against current and past officers and directors of the Company captioned Heicklen v. Holleran, et al., 2:23-cv-22649 (D.N.J.) (the “Derivative Action”). The Derivative Action alleges breaches of fiduciary duties to Company stockholders, aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, corporate waste, and violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with the claims in the Securities Class Action. The plaintiff in the Derivative Action seeks recovery of unspecified damages and attorneys' fees and costs, as well as improvements to the Company’s corporate governance and internal procedures. The Derivative Action was stayed pending final decision on the motion to dismiss filed in the Securities Class Action. On July 22, 2025, the Court further stayed the Derivative Action in light of the mediation in the Securities Class Action.

We dispute the allegations of wrongdoing in the Securities Class Action and the Derivative Action and intend to vigorously defend ourselves in these matters. In view of the complexity and ongoing and uncertain nature of the outstanding proceedings and inquiries, at this time we are unable to estimate a reasonably possible financial loss or range of financial loss, if any, that we may incur to resolve the Securities Class Action and the Derivative Action.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common stock involves risks. For a detailed discussion of the risks that affect our business please refer to the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other than as noted below, there have been no material changes to our risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Our use of artificial intelligence technologies may not be successful and may present business, intellectual property, compliance and reputational risks.

We use artificial intelligence (“AI”) and automated decision-making technologies (collectively, “AI Technologies”) in our business. As with many technological innovations, there are meaningful risks involved in developing, maintaining, and deploying these technologies, and there can be no assurance that the usage of or our investments in such technologies will always enhance our products or services or be beneficial to our business, including our efficiency or profitability.

In particular, if AI Technologies in our business are incorrectly designed or implemented; trained or reliant on incomplete, biased or otherwise poor quality data; used without sufficient oversight and governance to ensure their responsible use; and/or adversely impacted by unforeseen defects, technical challenges, cybersecurity threats or material performance issues, the performance of our products, services and business, as well as our reputation could suffer.

Further, the use of AI Technologies may unintentionally compromise confidential or sensitive information, put our intellectual property at risk, or subject us to data privacy or intellectual property claims. Additionally, the regulatory framework for AI Technologies is rapidly evolving, and existing laws and regulations may be interpreted in ways that would affect the operation of our AI Technologies, or could be rescinded or amended. As a result, implementation standards and enforcement practices are likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future, and we cannot yet completely determine the impact future laws, regulations, standards or market perception of their requirements may have on our business.

We may be negatively impacted by litigation and other claims, including intellectual property, product liability or warranty claims, and health and safety concerns, including product recalls.

We have been, and in the future may be, made a party to litigation arising in the ordinary course of our business, including those relating to commercial or contractual disputes with suppliers, customers or parties to acquisitions and divestitures, intellectual property matters, product liability, the use or installation of our products, consumer matters, employment and labor matters, violations of securities laws and environmental, health and safety matters, including claims based on alleged exposure to asbestos-containing product components. The outcome of such legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, and some may be disposed of unfavorably to us. Regardless of the outcome, legal proceedings can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors. In addition, we have agreed to provide indemnification in connection with prior acquisitions or dispositions for certain of these matters, and we cannot provide any assurance that material indemnification claims will not be brought against us in the future. Relatedly, we have been, and in the future may be, subject to lawsuits or other actions related to products produced by companies we have acquired.

We have in the past and may in the future implement a voluntary recall or market withdrawal or may be required to do so by a government/regulatory authority. A recall or market withdrawal of one of our products would be costly and would divert management resources. A recall or withdrawal of one of our products, or a similar product processed by another entity, also could impair sales of our products because of confusion concerning the scope of the recall or withdrawal, or because of the damage to our reputation for quality and safety.

If our products are, or are alleged to be, defectively (or non-compliantly) designed, manufactured or labeled, contain or are alleged to contain, defective components or components containing hazardous materials, such as asbestos, or are misused, we may become subject to costly litigation initiated by pool owners as well as government/regulatory enforcement actions. Product liability claims (and/or claims/actions for non-compliance) could harm our reputation, divert management’s attention from our core business, be expensive to defend, reduce product sales and may result in sizable damage awards against us. Although we maintain product liability insurance, we may not have sufficient insurance coverage for future product liability claims, and claims brought against us, with or without merit, could increase our product liability insurance rates or prevent us from securing continuing coverage. In addition, successful product liability claims made against one of our competitors could cause claims to be made against us or expose us to a perception that we are vulnerable to similar claims. In at least some jurisdictions, non-compliance with applicable regulations may amount to a criminal offense in which the Company may be subject to fines or other sanctions.

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The Company had no repurchases of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, in the quarter ended June 28, 2025. On July 26, 2022, the Board of Directors renewed the initial authorization of its share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”) such that the Company is authorized, commencing at that time, to repurchase from time to time up to an aggregate of $450.0 million of its common stock with such authority expiring on July 26, 2025.

Under the Share Repurchase Program, the Company may purchase shares of its common stock on a discretionary basis from time to time and may be conducted through privately negotiated transactions, including with our significant stockholders, as well as through open market repurchases or other means, including through Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plans or through the use of other techniques such as accelerated share repurchases. The amount and timing of future repurchases may vary depending on market conditions and the level of operating, financing and other investing activities.

As of June 28, 2025, $400.0 million remained available under the current authorization for additional share repurchases. The Company did not make purchases of its common stock under the Share Repurchase Program for the three months ended June 28, 2025.

Period						(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased						(b) Average Price Paid per Share						(c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Program						(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Program
March 30 – May 3, 2025						—						$	—					—						$	400,000,000
May 4 – May 31, 2025						—						—						—						400,000,000
June 1 – June 28, 2025						—						—						—						400,000,000
Total						—						$	—					—						$	400,000,000

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers

During the three months ended June 28, 2025, none of the Company’s directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or adopted or terminated a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.

Description

10.1

Amendment No. 5 to ABL Credit Agreement, dated June 18, 2025, by and among Hayward Industries, Inc., as holdings, Hayward Intermediate, Inc., Hayward Pool Products Canada, Inc. / Produits De Piscines Hayward Canada, Inc., and Hayward Ibérica, S.L.U., as borrowers, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders and issuing banks party thereto (previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on June 20, 2025 and incorporated herein by reference).

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Hayward Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Hayward Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Hayward Holdings, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Hayward Holdings, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in the Interactive Data Files submitted as Exhibits 101.*)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this day of July 30, 2025.

			HAYWARD HOLDINGS, INC.
			By:			/s/ Eifion Jones
			Name:			Eifion Jones
			Title:			Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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FAQ

How much revenue did Hayward Holdings (HAYW) generate in Q2 2025?

HAYW reported $299.6 million in net sales for the quarter ended 28 June 2025, a 5.3% increase year-over-year.

Did Hayward Holdings improve its profitability in the latest quarter?

Yes. Net income rose to $44.8 million with diluted EPS of $0.20, up 18% versus Q2-24, aided by higher margins and lower interest expense.

What is Hayward’s current cash and debt position?

As of 28 June 2025, cash & equivalents were $365.1 million; long-term debt stood at $949.1 million net of issuance costs.

How did the North America segment perform compared with Europe & Rest of World?

North America sales grew 5.8% to $255.2 m, while Europe & Rest of World sales increased 2.7% to $44.4 m.

Is Hayward repurchasing its shares?

The company repurchased only $1.1 million of stock YTD but has $400 million remaining under the 2025 program and a new $450 million authorization through 2028.

What risks does the ongoing litigation pose?

A securities class action partially survived dismissal; potential damages are uncertain and no reserve is recorded, leaving downside legal risk.