Hayward Holdings, Inc.
—- Market cap
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- Debt
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- Cash
- −$329.65M
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Decision snapshot: HAYW stock price vs VFC: inconclusive — current versus $13.41 implied using P/E multiple.
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Implied fair value · at VFC's multiple
Implied fair value · at HAYW's multiple
Needs HAYW P/E.
Snapshot Sep 10, 2026, 12:18 PM ET
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Price framework
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Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Capital structure 58% equity / 42% debt · EV / Revenue 0.80x
Price framework
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Hayward Holdings, Inc. · implied price per share
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V. F. CORPORATION · implied price per share
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If you believe HAYW can sustain its 6.7% revenue growth and 20.8% operating margin, then holding or modestly adding makes sense because the business quality supports a premium multiple; if you expect growth to normalize, the current price already captures most of VFC-implied value.
HAYW's implied price of $17.32 is only 2.1% above the current price of $16.97, so the market already appears close to VFC-derived fair value. The relative gap is supported by HAYW's stronger operating performance versus VFC, but the narrower upside suggests limited re-rating room from this comparison alone.
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