Is HAYW a high-quality business?

AlphaMadera's AlphaQuality grade scores Hayward Holdings, Inc. on six pillars — profitability, capital efficiency, balance-sheet strength, growth durability, cash generation, and shareholder yield. The composite letter grade reflects how HAYW compares to a Buffett-style quality bar.

What is Hayward Holdings, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

AlphaQuality assigns a letter grade (A through F) to HAYW based on a six-pillar quantitative model. The live page shows the composite grade plus each pillar's individual score with the underlying metrics.

What makes HAYW a quality stock?

AlphaQuality looks at return on capital, free-cash-flow margins, debt-to-equity, revenue stability, dividend and buyback policy, and operating-margin trend. Stocks scoring well across all six pillars earn higher grades — the methodology favors compounders over cyclicals.

HAYW - Hayward Holdings, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Platform & Compounding FCF

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C+ 58.8 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 25%

C+ 58.9

5yr Avg ROIC 12.7% 72/100
Operating Margin Trend -0.71 pp/yr 28/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

C- 45.2

5yr Avg ROE 9.2% 56/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 2.6% 25/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 25%

D+ 41.2

5yr Revenue CAGR -5.4% 9/100
5yr EPS CAGR 8.5% 72/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5 60/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 20%

A 87.3

5yr FCF Margin 14.3% 80/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.25x 96/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 10%

B+ 75.2

Net Debt / EBITDA -1.31x 100/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 3.96x 55/100
Altman Z-Score 2.45 55/100

Stability

Weight: 5%

D+ 39.6

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.75 10/100
Piotroski F-Score 6 67/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5 60/100

3 of 3 gurus held; 1 new buy; 1 added; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.

Holders: 3
Avg Δ position: +743.4%
New buys: 1
Full exits: 1

Dalio new
Wood sold -100%
Cooperman increased +1523%

How this is calculated

AlphaQuality grades six pillars from 0-100 and weights each by archetype:

Profitability (25%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (25%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (20%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (10%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (5%) — EPS Volatility (σ/μ), Piotroski F-Score, Negative-Revenue Years (5)

We deliberately ignore stock price, analyst targets, and consensus ratings so the grade is suitable for backtesting forward returns. A minimum of 5 fiscal years of audited statements is required; distressed and highly leveraged infrastructure businesses are declared ungradable rather than forced into a numeric score.