Fiscal year 2025 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
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.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Holleran | $975,962 | $0 | $4,113,204 | $0 | $1,325,000 | $0 | $322,616 | $6,736,782 |
| President, Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Eifion Jones | 576,154 | 0 | 1,233,958 | 0 | 510,000 | 0 | 188,878 | 2,508,990 |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| John Collins | 516,154 | 0 | 771,224 | 0 | 425,000 | 0 | 166,018 | 1,878,395 |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer | ||||||||
| Susan Canning | 472,115 | 0 | 699,257 | 0 | 335,000 | 0 | 154,480 | 1,660,852 |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
| Eric Sejourne | 482,115 | 0 | 565,574 | 0 | 340,000 | 0 | 155,963 | 1,543,652 |
| 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Holleran | $6,736,782 | — | — | — |
| Eifion Jones | 2,508,990 | — | — | — |
| John Collins | 1,878,395 | — | — | — |
| Susan Canning | 1,660,852 | — | — | — |
| Eric Sejourne | 1,543,652 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Canning | PSU | 3,109 | — | $48,034 |
| John Collins | PSU | 42,376 | — | 654,709 |
| Kevin Holleran | PSU | 261,300 | — | 4,037,085 |
| John Collins | RSU | 221,239 | — | 3,418,143 |
| Kevin Holleran | RSU | 138,027 | — | 2,132,517 |
| Kevin Holleran | PSU | 138,027 | — | 2,132,517 |
| Kevin Holleran | RSU | 87,101 | — | 1,345,710 |
| Eifion Jones | PSU | 67,800 | — | 1,047,510 |
| Eifion Jones | PSU | 47,594 | — | 735,333 |
| Kevin Holleran | RSU | 41,773 | — | 645,393 |
| Eifion Jones | RSU | 41,408 | — | 639,754 |
| Eifion Jones | PSU | 41,408 | — | 639,754 |
| Susan Canning | PSU | 38,420 | — | 593,589 |
| Eifion Jones | RSU | 33,899 | — | 523,740 |
| Susan Canning | Option | 18,817 | 11.8 | — |
| Eric Sejourne | PSU | 31,140 | — | 481,113 |
| John Collins | RSU | 25,880 | — | 399,846 |
| John Collins | PSU | 25,880 | — | 399,846 |
| Susan Canning | RSU | 23,465 | — | 362,534 |
| Susan Canning | PSU | 23,465 | — | 362,534 |
| Susan Canning | RSU | 22,742 | — | 351,364 |
| John Collins | RSU | 21,187 | — | 327,339 |
| Eric Sejourne | RSU | 18,979 | — | 293,226 |
| Eric Sejourne | PSU | 18,979 | — | 293,226 |
| Kevin Holleran | PSU | 17,232 | — | 266,234 |
| Eric Sejourne | RSU | 15,571 | — | 240,572 |
| Susan Canning | RSU | 13,818 | — | 213,488 |
| Eifion Jones | RSU | 12,194 | — | 188,397 |
| John Collins | RSU | 6,281 | — | 97,041 |
| Eifion Jones | PSU | 5,030 | — | 77,714 |
| John Collins | PSU | 2,591 | — | 40,031 |
| Kevin Holleran | Option | 104,300 | 11.8 | — |
| Eifion Jones | Option | 30,445 | 11.8 | — |
| John Collins | Option | 15,681 | 11.8 | — |
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-21 | 186,094,162 | 10,540,076 | 281,964 | 94.64% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-05-22 | 169,630,954 | 14,205,872 | 13,138 | 92.27% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-05-30 | 199,220,042 | 7,383,765 | 133,908 | 96.43% | 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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-21 | 94.64%a |
| 2025 | 2025-05-22 | 92.27%b |
| 2024 | 2024-05-30 | 96.43%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.
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen FeliceIndependent · Board Chair · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | $0 | $330,463 | $0 | — | $0 | $330,463 |
| Lori WalkerIndependent · Audit · Nominating/Governance (Chair) | 105,000 | 130,292 | 0 | — | 0 | 235,292 |
| Lawrence SilberIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | 100,000 | 130,292 | 0 | — | 0 | 230,292 |
| Ronald KeatingIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance · Newly elected | 0 | 219,089 | 0 | — | 0 | 219,089 |
| Arthur SoucyIndependent · Audit · Nominating Corporate Governance | 0 | 215,327 | 0 | — | 0 | 215,327 |
| Diane DayhoffIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | 85,000 | 130,292 | 0 | — | 0 | 215,292 |
| Edward WardIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | 85,000 | 130,292 | 0 | — | 0 | 215,292 |
| Kevin BrownIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | 51,607 | 130,011 | 0 | — | 0 | 181,618 |
| Kevin HolleranEmployee director · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating/Governance | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 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 | $425,000 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| 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.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies Hayward Holdings 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.
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation | 2025 | Todd Adams | $1,005,000 | $8,000,010 | $0 | $1,852,969 | $11,603,760 |
| 2 | Watts Water Technologies, Inc. | 2025 | Robert Pagano, Jr. | 1,175,385 | 5,920,238 | 0 | 2,709,000 | 10,423,317 |
| 3 | SPX Technologies, Inc. | 2025 | Eugene Lowe, III | 1,138,116 | 4,619,805 | 1,318,221 | 2,072,966 | 9,338,813 |
| 4 | YETI Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | Matthew Reintjes | 1,057,308 | 5,500,187 | 0 | 1,126,033 | 7,697,528 |
| 5 | Mueller Water Products, Inc. | 2025 | Marietta Edmunds Zakas | 931,327 | 2,970,915 | 849,977 | 2,038,676 | 6,855,283 |
| 6 | Hayward Holdings | 2025 | Kevin Holleran | 975,962 | 4,113,204 | 0 | 1,325,000 | 6,736,782 |
| 7 | Badger Meter, Inc. | 2025 | Kenneth Bockhorst | 880,000 | 3,042,144 | 0 | — | 5,932,862 |
| — | Latham Group, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | CSW Industrials, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Trex Company, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Aaon, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | The Azek Company Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | 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.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Holdings | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Aaon, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Badger Meter, Inc. | 179.8% | PSU 80 · RSU 20 | No | Willis Towers Watson PLC and Zayla |
| CSW Industrials, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Latham Group, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Leslie s, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Mueller Water Products, Inc. | 199% | PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Options 25 | Yes — relative total shareholder return (rTSR) | Farient Advisors, LLC |
| SPX Technologies, Inc. | 163.9% | PSU 50 · Options 25 · RSU 25 | Yes — Relative TSR | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| The Azek Company Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Trex Company, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Watts Water Technologies, Inc. | 180.6% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | Pearl Meyer |
| YETI Holdings, Inc. | 71.0% | PBRSU 75 · RSU 25 | Yes — Relative Total Stockholder Return (TSR) | FW Cook |
| Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation | 147% | PSU 100 | No | Willis 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.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Kevin Holleran | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 51. As printed: 6,736,782. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c8 · span 1830962–1830971 |
| 2 | Section 01, Eifion Jones | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 51. As printed: 2,508,990. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c8 · span 1850896–1850905 |
| 3 | Section 01, John Collins | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 51. As printed: 1,878,395. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c8 · span 1870817–1870826 |
| 4 | Section 01, Susan Canning | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 51. As printed: 1,660,852. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c8 · span 1891023–1891032 |
| 5 | Section 01, Eric Sejourne | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 51. As printed: 1,543,652. Filing ↗machine: r15 · c8 · span 1911001–1911010 |
| 6 | Section 08, Stephen Felice | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 330,463. Filing ↗machine: span 1152764–1152771 |
| 7 | Section 08, Lori Walker | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 235,292. Filing ↗machine: span 1169269–1169276 |
| 8 | Section 08, Lawrence Silber | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 230,292. Filing ↗machine: span 1161763–1161770 |
| 9 | Section 08, Ronald Keating | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 219,089. Filing ↗machine: span 1156620–1156627 |
| 10 | Section 08, Arthur Soucy | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 215,327. Filing ↗machine: span 1164120–1164127 |
| 11 | Section 08, Diane Dayhoff | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 215,292. Filing ↗machine: span 1150398–1150405 |
| 12 | Section 08, Edward Ward | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 215,292. Filing ↗machine: span 1173088–1173095 |
| 13 | Section 08, Kevin Brown | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 181,618. Filing ↗machine: span 1146733–1146740 |
| 14 | Section 08, Kevin Holleran | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-05-22 | 0001834622-26-000038 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.64% (votes for as printed: 186,094,162). Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-05-23 | 0001834622-25-000075 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.27% (votes for as printed: 169,630,954). Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-04 | 0001834622-24-000068 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.43% (votes for as printed: 199,220,042). Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 426,607 + equity 1,416,058 + all other 0 = 1,842,665, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,842,665 |
| 19 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-12 | 0001193125-26-104339 | CEO total compensation as printed in Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 11,603,760. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c44 · span 590719–590729 |
| 20 | Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-01 | 0001104659-26-038336 | CEO total compensation as printed in Watts Water Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,423,317. Filing ↗machine: t44 · r1 · c41 · span 907085–907095 |
| 21 | SPX Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-31 | 0000088205-26-000019 | CEO total compensation as printed in SPX Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,338,813. Filing ↗machine: t119 · r2 · c11 · span 620400–620409 |
| 22 | YETI Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-26 | 0001140361-26-011375 | CEO total compensation as printed in YETI Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,697,528. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 1046975–1046984 |
| 23 | Mueller Water Products, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-12-19 | 0001350593-25-000069 | CEO total compensation as printed in Mueller Water Products, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,855,283. Filing ↗machine: t85 · r2 · c8 · span 974013–974022 |
| 24 | Hayward Holdings (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 0001834622-26-000026 | CEO total compensation as printed in Hayward Holdings's own proxy. As printed: 6,736,782. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c8 · span 1830962–1830971 |
| 25 | Badger Meter, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-13 | 0001193125-26-106185 | CEO total compensation as printed in Badger Meter, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,932,862. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c18 · span 521750–521759 |
| 26 | Section 10a, Watts Water Technologies, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001104659-26-038336 | Watts Water Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 27 | Section 10a, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-104339 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 28 | Section 10a, YETI Holdings, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001140361-26-011375 | YETI Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 29 | Section 10a, Mueller Water Products, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001350593-25-000069 | Mueller Water Products, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 30 | Section 10a, SPX Technologies, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000088205-26-000019 | SPX Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings. Filing ↗ |
| 31 | Section 10a, Badger Meter, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-106185 | Badger Meter, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Hayward Holdings. Filing ↗ |