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HAYWARD HOLDINGS INC
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Insider compensation
Public aggregate: $2.3M average total compensation across covered insiders.
Governance movement
Public aggregate: 0 governance events in the last year.
Institutional ownership
Public aggregate: 287 holders from the latest quarter.
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Company Overview
Hayward Holdings Inc. is a global designer and manufacturer in the Industrials sector and the Electrical Equipment & Parts industry, with a business heavily concentrated in pool equipment and related outdoor-living products. The company’s portfolio includes pumps, filters, cleaners, heaters, sanitization systems, automation, and IoT-enabled controls, with about 85% of sales tied to replacement, repair, remodeling, and upgrade activity rather than new pool construction. Its business is supported by a broad installed base, strong distributor relationships, and a recurring aftermarket demand profile, with North America as the primary earnings engine and Europe & Rest of World as the secondary segment.
Executive Compensation Practices
Executive compensation at Hayward is likely driven by a mix of revenue growth, gross margin expansion, operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and cash flow performance, which aligns with the company’s emphasis on pricing discipline, manufacturing efficiency, and working-capital management. In fiscal 2025, SG&A rose partly because of higher incentive compensation, suggesting annual bonuses may be linked to profitability and operational execution, not just top-line growth. Given the company’s focus on tariff mitigation, pricing actions, and innovation in energy-efficient and connected products, long-term incentives may also reward product development, margin improvement, and successful integration of acquisitions such as ChlorKing.
Insider Trading Considerations
Insider trading patterns at Hayward may be influenced by the company’s seasonal sales cycle, with stronger second- and fourth-quarter demand and first-quarter working-capital pressure from the Early Buy program. Because management regularly discusses pricing actions, tariff exposure, weather sensitivity, and inventory timing, insiders may have material nonpublic insight into near-term margin trends, channel demand, and cash flow swings that can affect trading behavior. The company’s exposure to tariff and geopolitical disruptions, especially in Europe & Rest of World, may also create periods of heightened uncertainty when insiders could be more constrained or more active depending on their knowledge of supply-chain and demand developments. As an Industrials manufacturer with a broad distribution network and significant regulatory exposure, Hayward likely maintains standard blackout windows around earnings and other key operational updates.
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