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Hayward (HAYW)

Industrials · Electrical Equipment Parts · NYSE

Hayward (HAYW) is a Industrials company in the Electrical Equipment Parts industry. It has a market capitalization of $3.38B, a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 18.9 and a free-cash-flow yield of 6.2%. Over the most recent reported fiscal year, revenue grew 6.7% and free cash flow per share grew 19.6%. Nama's AI scorecard rates it Buy, 6.6 out of 10. On 12-month momentum it ranks in the trailing band of its market.
AI scorecard
Buy · 6.6/10
Positive, at the low end of Buy. As of Nov 7, 2026.
Momentum
Trailing · -26.2% over 12 months ex. last
Bottom 20% of its market on the past year's move.
Shariah screen
Not Shariah Compliant
At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.
Off its high
-43.3%
How far the last close sits under the highest price of the past five years.
Market cap$3.38B
Trailing P/E18.9
Price / book2.2
Price / sales2.9
FCF yield6.2%
Dividend yield—
Gross margin45.7%
Operating margin21.8%
Net margin14.3%
Revenue growth (YoY)+6.7%
Revenue growth (3-yr annual)-5.1%
EPS growth (YoY)+14.9%
FCF/share growth (YoY)+19.6%
Beta1.2
ExchangeNYSE
SectorIndustrials
IndustryElectrical Equipment Parts

HAYW earnings

Next report: Feb 25, 2027 (Q4 2026, EPS estimate $0.31). Beat the EPS estimate in 4 of 4 recent quarters.

QuarterReportedEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Q3 2026 Oct 28, 2026 $0.18 $0.15 +20.0% $260.13M
Q2 2026 Jul 29, 2026 $0.26 $0.24 +8.3% $318.38M
Q1 2026 Apr 29, 2026 $0.13 $0.11 +18.2% $255.22M
Q4 2025 Feb 25, 2026 $0.29 $0.28 +3.6% $349.38M

HAYW analyst price target

Median target $18.00 from 7 analysts, ranging $15.00 – $20.00.

Electrical Equipment Parts peers

TickerCompanyMarket capP/E
VRT Vertiv $70.41B 29.2
BE Bloom Energy $51.20B 66.4
HUBB Hubbell $22.69B 21.4
NVT nVent Electric $17.16B 21.4
AYI Acuity $9.67B 16.2
AEIS Advanced Energy Industries $7.98B 18.9
FPS Forgent Power Solutions $6.21B —
ENS EnerSys $5.30B 12.1
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HAYW FAQ

Is HAYW a buy?
Nama's AI scorecard currently rates Hayward Buy (6.6 out of 10), a call computed from its profitability, cash generation, growth, valuation and balance sheet. It is a research reading, not investment advice.
What is HAYW's P/E ratio?
Hayward trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 18.9.
When does HAYW report earnings?
Hayward's next scheduled report is on Feb 25, 2027. Analysts expect EPS of $0.31.
What is the HAYW price target?
The median analyst price target from 7 analysts is $18.00, with a range of $15.00 – $20.00.
Is HAYW Shariah compliant?
Nama's AAOIFI-style screen reads Hayward as Not Shariah Compliant. At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.