Hayward PE ratio HAYW

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2022.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 17.1×
4-year median: 25.7×
Against its 4-year history: 24th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
4-year range: 8.1× to 46.9×
Peer median: 26.1×

Hayward's PE ratio is 17.1× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $12.67 against $0.74 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is below its 4-year median of 25.7×, lower than on 76% of days in the last 4 years.

Over that time it ranged from 8.1× in Oct 2022 to 46.9× in Dec 2023.

The median for 10 industrial machinery stocks of a similar size is 26.1×.

PE ratio over time

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	17.1×	15.3×	27.2×
2025	25.7×	22.6×	36.2×
2024	36.8×	33.4×	45.4×
2023	46.9×	12.2×	46.9×
2022	10.2×	8.1×	16.7×

Against its peers

Companies in Industrial - Machinery nearest Hayward's size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
HAYWHayward	17.1×
SXIStandex International	27.8×
KAIKadant	28.2×
KMTKennametal	6.7×
CXTCrane NXT	23.5×
HLIOHelios Technologies	30.8×
MWAMueller Water Products	15.8×
MIRMirion Technologies	165×
GRCGorman Rupp	31.1×
SPBSpectrum Brands	24.4×
EPACEnerpac Tool	20.2×
Peer median	26.1×

Where Hayward ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.