Hayward Holdings maintains 2026 net sales guidance for about 5% growth from 2025
Company expects 2026 adjusted diluted EPS of $0.84 to $0.87, up 9% to 13% from 2025
Hayward says outlook supported by positive price realization and technology adoption
Q2 results beat estimates
Specialty water management firm's fiscal Q2 sales rose 6%, beating analyst expectations
Adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA for Q2 both beat analyst expectations
Company attributes growth to strong price realization and stable volume
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q2 Sales
Beat
$318.40 mln
$304.60 mln (9 Analysts)
Q2 Adjusted Net Income
Beat
$57.80 mln
$56.17 mln (7 Analysts)
Q2 Adjusted EBITDA
Beat
$92.70 mln
$89.23 mln (9 Analysts)
Q2 Adjusted EBITDA Margin
29.10%
Q2 Operating Income
$76 mln
Analyst coverage and valuation
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 6 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is "buy"
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