UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 29, 2025

Hayward Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40208

82-2060643

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1415 Vantage Park Drive

Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28203

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(704) 837-8002

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share

HAYW

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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			Item 2.02			Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 29, 2025, Hayward Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended September 27, 2025. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


			Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description

99.1						Press Release of the Company, dated October 29, 2025
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	HAYWARD HOLDINGS, INC.

Date: October 29, 2025	By:	/s/ Eifion Jones
		Eifion Jones
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Hayward Holdings, Inc. 8-K