Nature of Operations and Organization	6 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of Operations and Organization	1. Nature of Operations and Organization Hayward Holdings, Inc. (“Hayward,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is a leading global specialty water management company focused on designing and manufacturing pool and outdoor living technology and industrial flow control products. The Company has seven manufacturing facilities worldwide, which are located in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Rhode Island, Spain (two) and China, and other facilities in the United States, Canada, France and Australia. Cash flow is impacted by the seasonality of the swimming pool business. Cash flow is usually higher in the second and third quarters due to terms of sale to our customers. We establish actual interim closing dates using a fiscal calendar in which our fiscal quarters end on the Saturday closest to and before the calendar quarter end, with the exception of year-end, which ends on December 31 of each fiscal year. The interim closing date for the first, second and third quarters of 2026 are March 28, June 27, and September 26, compared to the respective March 29, June 28, and September 27, 2025 dates. We had one fewer working day for the six months ended June 27, 2026 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2025.

Nature of Operations and Organization

6 Months Ended

Jun. 27, 2026

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

1. Nature of Operations and Organization

Hayward Holdings, Inc. (“Hayward,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is a leading global specialty water management company focused on designing and manufacturing pool and outdoor living technology and industrial flow control products. The Company has seven manufacturing facilities worldwide, which are located in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Rhode Island, Spain (two) and China, and other facilities in the United States, Canada, France and Australia. Cash flow is impacted by the seasonality of the swimming pool business. Cash flow is usually higher in the second and third quarters due to terms of sale to our customers.

We establish actual interim closing dates using a fiscal calendar in which our fiscal quarters end on the Saturday closest to and before the calendar quarter end, with the exception of year-end, which ends on December 31 of each fiscal year. The interim closing date for the first, second and third quarters of 2026 are March 28, June 27, and September 26, compared to the respective March 29, June 28, and September 27, 2025 dates. We had one fewer working day for the six months ended June 27, 2026 compared to the six months ended June 28, 2025.