Financial Performance - Net sales reached $244.3 million, a 7% year-over-year increase[10] - Adjusted EBITDA was $59.1 million, up 16% year-over-year[10] - Gross profit margin stood at 51.2%, an increase of 150 basis points year-over-year[10, 20] - Adjusted diluted EPS increased by 27% year-over-year to $0.14[10, 20] Segment Performance - North America net sales were $208.2 million, a 6.8% year-over-year increase, with a gross profit margin of 52.8%[23] - Europe & Rest of World net sales were $36.1 million, a 10.7% year-over-year increase, with a gross profit margin of 41.9%[24] Balance Sheet and Cash Flow - Net leverage decreased to 1.8x, the lowest level since Q4 2021[8, 26] - Free cash flow for the year-to-date reached $262 million, compared to $258 million in the same period of the previous year[28] Outlook - The company increased its full-year 2025 net sales outlook to between $1.095 billion and $1.110 billion, representing a growth of approximately 4% to 5.5% year-over-year[37] - The company increased its full-year 2025 adjusted EBITDA outlook to between $292 million and $297 million, representing a growth of approximately 5% to 7% year-over-year[37]

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hayward Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HAYW) ("Hayward†or the "Company†), a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad portfolio of pool and outdoor living technology, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2025 of its fiscal year 2025. Comparisons are to financial results for the prior-year third fiscal quarter. CEO COMMENTS "I am pleased to report third quarter results ahead of expectations, marking another quarter of s. ...

Financial Performance - Hayward's Q2 2025 net sales reached $299.6 million, a 5% increase year-over-year[11] - The company achieved a record gross profit margin of 52.7% in Q2 2025, up 170 bps year-over-year[8, 11] - Adjusted EBITDA for Q2 2025 was $88.2 million, a 7% increase year-over-year, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 29.5%, up 50 bps[11] - Adjusted diluted EPS increased by 14% year-over-year to $0.24[11, 19] Segment Performance - North America net sales were $255.2 million, a 5.8% increase year-over-year, with a gross profit margin of 55.1%[22] - Europe & Rest of World net sales were $44.4 million, a 2.7% increase year-over-year, with a gross profit margin of 38.9%[23] Financial Position and Outlook - Net leverage was reduced to 2.1x, the lowest level since Q1 2022[8, 25] - The company has refined its full-year 2025 guidance, raising the lower end of the net sales range to between $1.070 billion and $1.100 billion[8, 35] - Full year free cash flow is expected to be approximately $150 million[35] Tariff Mitigation - The company is mitigating tariff impacts by reducing China direct sourcing into the US from approximately 10% to approximately 3% of COGS by the end of 2025[17] - A 3% price increase was implemented in North America in April as part of tariff mitigation efforts[17]