HAYWHayward Holdings, Inc.

$14.53

Is it safe?

Can HAYW take a bad year?

Hayward Holdings, Inc. carries $723M of net debt at 2.70× EBITDA: a load its earnings can carry.

$723M

Net debt · as at Q1 2026 · between two and four years of EBITDA, normal for a stable business

Net debt / EBITDA
2.70×

Net debt / EBITDA · 3.29× a year ago · the load is coming down

Altman Z-score
2.57

Altman Z-score · grey zone, between 1.8 and 3

Debt / equity
0.59×

Debt / equity

Details
Total debtQ1 2026
$954M
Cash and short-term investments
$231M
Net debt
$723M
EBITDA, trailing twelve months
$268M
Operating profit, trailing twelve months
$242M
Debt / equity
0.59×
Total debt / EBITDA
3.56×
Annualised volatilitytwo years of daily moves
33%
Worst drawdown on file
−70%
Below its 52-week high
−16%

Balance sheet from SEC filings; drawdown and volatility from end-of-day closes; Altman Z from the filed statements.