Hayward Holdings, Inc. (HAYW): one to watch?

Solid, steady pool-equipment maker with improving numbers, but at a full-ish price with no obvious bargain today.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals67/100

Down 44% from its all-time high of $27.24 — now $15.13

Why HAYW dropped

Hayward just posted a good Q2 2026 (sales up 6.3% year-on-year, beating expectations) and reaffirmed full-year guidance of ~5% sales growth and 9-13% adjusted EPS growth, with leverage falling to its lowest level since going public; the stock has drifted down mainly from a 30-day high rather than any bad news.

Fwd P/E 15.7Op margin 24.1%Rev growth 6.3%Debt/equity 63.3%Analyst upside 17.6%

How this scored 67/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 13.8%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $164M

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 63.3% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 3.3 (needs 1+)

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Profitability Does it actually make money? 16/25

Operating margin 24.1% 9/9

Net profit margin 13.8% 6/8

Return on equity 10.4% 2/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 14/25

Revenue growth 6.3% 3/9

Earnings growth 5.0% 3/8

Expected profit change 34.2% 8/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 14/25

Forward P/E 15.7 8/10

PEG ratio 1.5 5/8

Analyst target upside 17.6% 2/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 23/25

Debt / equity 63.3% 8/10

Current ratio 3.3 8/8

Free cash flow $164M 7/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-08-03. Research only — not financial advice.