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Hayward (HAYW): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$6,736,782CEO Kevin Holleran · source
Say-on-pay support94.64%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers50th pct.Of 13 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio79:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $5,632,006FY2023
  • $6,023,949FY2024
  • $6,736,782FY2025

CEO total pay was $6,736,782 in fiscal 2025, up from $6,023,949 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $975,962 · bonus $0 · stock awards $4,113,204 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Hayward Holdings, Inc. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Kevin Holleran (President, Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Hayward Holdings, Inc. in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $6,736,782.
How does Hayward Holdings, Inc.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Kevin Holleran's total compensation ranked at the 50th percentile of Hayward Holdings, Inc.'s disclosed peer group.
What is Hayward Holdings, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Hayward Holdings, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 79:1.
How did shareholders vote on Hayward Holdings, Inc.'s executive compensation?
As disclosed, 94.64% of shareholders supported Hayward Holdings, Inc.'s executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Hayward Holdings, Inc. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Hayward Holdings, Inc. reported total board compensation of $1,842,665 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Kevin Holleran$975,962$0$4,113,204$0$1,325,000$0$322,616$6,736,782
President, Chief Executive Officer
Eifion Jones576,15401,233,9580510,0000188,8782,508,990
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
John Collins516,1540771,2240425,0000166,0181,878,395
Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
Susan Canning472,1150699,2570335,0000154,4801,660,852
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Eric Sejourne482,1150565,5740340,0000155,9631,543,652
Senior Vice President, Chief Global Operations Officer

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Kevin Holleran$6,736,782$6,023,949$5,632,006↑ +712,833
Eifion Jones2,508,9902,359,6221,989,721↑ +149,368
John Collins1,878,3954,752,8181,316,590↓ −2,874,423
Susan Canning1,660,8521,616,8641,677,556↑ +43,988
Eric Sejourne1,543,6521,559,103—↓ −15,451

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The compensation philosophy is focused on attracting and retaining top executive talent while aligning executive compensation with the Company's corporate and financial objectives and the long-term creation of stockholder value.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantPearl Meyer
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Kevin HolleranPSU2025-02-2858,661138,027—317,462$2,113,193
Eric SejournePSU2025-02-288,06618,979—43,652290,568
Kevin HolleranRSU2025-02-28——138,027—2,000,011
Susan CanningRSU2025-02-28——23,465—340,008
John CollinsRSU2025-02-28——25,880—375,001
Eifion JonesRSU2025-02-28——41,408—600,002
John CollinsPSU2025-02-2810,99925,880—59,524396,223
Eifion JonesPSU2025-02-2817,59841,408—95,238633,956
Susan CanningPSU2025-02-289,97323,465—53,970359,249
Eric SejourneRSU2025-02-28——18,979—275,006

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Kevin Holleran$2,000,011$2,113,193$051.4%
Eric Sejourne275,006290,568051.4%
Susan Canning340,008359,249051.4%
John Collins375,001396,223051.4%
Eifion Jones600,002633,956051.4%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
John CollinsPSU2,591—$40,031
Susan CanningPSU3,109—48,034
Eifion JonesPSU5,030—77,714
John CollinsRSU6,281—97,041
Eifion JonesRSU12,194—188,397
Susan CanningRSU13,818—213,488
Eric SejourneRSU15,571—240,572
John CollinsOption15,68111.8—
Kevin HolleranPSU17,232—266,234
Susan CanningOption18,81711.8—
Eric SejourneRSU18,979—293,226
Eric SejournePSU18,979—293,226
John CollinsRSU21,187—327,339
Susan CanningRSU22,742—351,364
Susan CanningRSU23,465—362,534
Susan CanningPSU23,465—362,534
John CollinsRSU25,880—399,846
John CollinsPSU25,880—399,846
Eifion JonesOption30,44511.8—
Eric SejournePSU31,140—481,113
Eifion JonesRSU33,899—523,740
Susan CanningPSU38,420—593,589
Eifion JonesRSU41,408—639,754
Eifion JonesPSU41,408—639,754
Kevin HolleranRSU41,773—645,393
John CollinsPSU42,376—654,709
Eifion JonesPSU47,594—735,333
Eifion JonesPSU67,800—1,047,510
Kevin HolleranRSU87,101—1,345,710
Kevin HolleranOption104,30011.8—
Kevin HolleranRSU138,027—2,132,517
Kevin HolleranPSU138,027—2,132,517
John CollinsRSU221,239—3,418,143
Kevin HolleranPSU261,300—4,037,085
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Stephen FeliceIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation · Nominating & Corporate Governance (Chair)$0$330,463$0—$0$330,463
Lori WalkerIndependent · Audit105,000130,2920—0235,292
Lawrence SilberIndependent · Compensation (Chair)100,000130,2920—0230,292
Ronald KeatingIndependent · Compensation · Newly elected0219,0890—0219,089
Arthur SoucyIndependent · Audit · Nominating & Corporate Governance0215,3270—0215,327
Diane DayhoffIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating & Corporate Governance85,000130,2920—0215,292
Edward WardIndependent · Nominating & Corporate Governance85,000130,2920—0215,292
Kevin BrownIndependent · Audit · Compensation51,607130,0110—0181,618
Kevin HolleranEmployee director—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$85,000
Annual equity retainer$130,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$426,607
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,416,058
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,842,665

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Hayward as a peer

Companies that benchmark against HAYW

3 companies name HAYW as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses HAYW in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named HAYW in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Hayward Holdings, Inc. names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer’s own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer’s filing. A dash means the peer’s current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Hayward Holdings, Inc..

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation2025Todd Adams$1,005,000$8,000,010$0$1,852,969$11,603,760
2Watts Water Technologies, Inc.2025Robert Pagano, Jr.1,173,0006,450,42102,709,00010,423,317
3SPX Technologies, Inc.2025Eugene Lowe, III1,138,1164,619,8051,318,2212,072,9669,338,813
4Yeti Holdings, Inc.2025Matthew Reintjes1,057,3085,500,18701,126,0337,697,528
5CSW Industrials, Inc.2026Joseph Armes925,0004,938,00101,286,9767,273,615
6Mueller Water Products, Inc.2025Marietta Edmunds Zakas931,3272,970,915849,9772,038,6766,855,283
7Hayward Holdings, Inc.2025Kevin Holleran975,9624,113,20401,325,0006,736,782
8Trex Company, Inc.2025Bryan Fairbanks950,0003,836,050676,9501,074,1466,582,168
9Pool Corporation2025Peter Arvan900,0004,624,9420912,4236,514,002
10The Azek Company Inc.2024Jesse Singh850,6283,140,196900,0161,365,0306,339,248
11Badger Meter, Inc.2025Kenneth Bockhorst880,0003,042,1440—5,932,862
12Aaon, Inc.2025Matthew Tobolski712,8851,916,180764,557218,8693,656,082
13Latham Group, Inc.2025Scott Rajeski500,000896,5030438,0001,844,715
—Leslie s, Inc.——————not in coverage universe

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Hayward Holdings, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedPearl Meyer
Aaon, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · Option 25 · RSU 25not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Badger Meter, Inc.179.8%PSU 80 · RSU 20NoWillis Towers Watson PLC and Zayla
CSW Industrials, Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedWTW
Latham Group, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedPearl Meyer
Leslie s, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Mueller Water Products, Inc.199%PRSU 50 · Option 25 · RSU 25Yes — relative total shareholder return (rTSR)Farient Advisors, LLC
Pool Corporationnot disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 50not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners
SPX Technologies, Inc.163.9%PSU 50 · Option 25 · RSU 25Yes — Relative TSRMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
The Azek Company Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 25 · Option 25not disclosedFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Trex Company, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedKorn/Ferry International
Watts Water Technologies, Inc.180.6%not disclosedNoPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Yeti Holdings, Inc.71.0%PBRSU 75 · RSU 25Yes — Relative Total Stockholder Return (TSR)FW Cook
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation147%PSU 100NoWillis Towers Watson

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-21186,094,16210,540,076281,96494.64%Passed
20252025-05-22169,630,95414,205,87213,13892.27%Passed
20242024-05-30199,220,0427,383,765133,90896.43%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-05-2194.64%a
20252025-05-2292.27%b
20242024-05-3096.43%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)79 : 1
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation$76,621
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (56 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Kevin Holleran. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 51. As printed: 6,736,782. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Eifion Jones. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 51. As printed: 2,508,990. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, John Collins. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 51. As printed: 1,878,395. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Susan Canning. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 51. As printed: 1,660,852. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Eric Sejourne. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 51. As printed: 1,543,652. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kevin Holleran PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Eric Sejourne PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kevin Holleran RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Susan Canning RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, John Collins RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Eifion Jones RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, John Collins PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Eifion Jones PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Susan Canning PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Eric Sejourne RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-04. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 79 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Stephen Felice. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 330,463. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Lori Walker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 235,292. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Lawrence Silber. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 230,292. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ronald Keating. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 219,089. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Arthur Soucy. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 215,327. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Diane Dayhoff. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 215,292. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Edward Ward. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 215,292. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kevin Brown. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 181,618. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kevin Holleran. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-22. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.64% (votes for as printed: 186,094,162). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-23. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.27% (votes for as printed: 169,630,954). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-04. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.43% (votes for as printed: 199,220,042). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 426,607 + equity 1,416,058 + all other 0 = 1,842,665, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 11,603,760. View filing ↗
  • Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Watts Water Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,423,317. View filing ↗
  • SPX Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in SPX Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,338,813. View filing ↗
  • Yeti Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Yeti Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,697,528. View filing ↗
  • CSW Industrials, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-16. CEO total compensation as printed in CSW Industrials, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,273,615. View filing ↗
  • Mueller Water Products, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Mueller Water Products, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,855,283. View filing ↗
  • Hayward Holdings, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Hayward Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,736,782. View filing ↗
  • Trex Company, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-16. CEO total compensation as printed in Trex Company, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,582,168. View filing ↗
  • Pool Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in Pool Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 6,514,002. View filing ↗
  • The Azek Company Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-01-13. CEO total compensation as printed in The Azek Company Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,339,248. View filing ↗
  • Badger Meter, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Badger Meter, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,932,862. View filing ↗
  • Aaon, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Aaon, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,656,082. View filing ↗
  • Latham Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Latham Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,844,715. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Aaon, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Aaon, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, CSW Industrials, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. CSW Industrials, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, The Azek Company Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. The Azek Company Inc. names Hayward Holdings, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Latham Group, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Latham Group, Inc. names Hayward Holdings, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Watts Water Technologies, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Watts Water Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Pool Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Pool Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, YETI Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. YETI Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Mueller Water Products, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Mueller Water Products, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, SPX Technologies, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. SPX Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Trex Company, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Trex Company, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Badger Meter, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Badger Meter, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings, Inc.. View filing ↗
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