Hayward vs Powell Industries
Hayward reported revenue of $1.1 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Powell Industries' $1.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Hayward's revenue grew 6.7% in its latest year, and Powell Industries' grew 9.1%. Hayward had an operating margin of 20.8%, against 19.7% at Powell Industries. Free cash flow was $227 million at Hayward and $155 million at Powell Industries. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and September 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Hayward | Powell Industries | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Revenue growth | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 5.1% | 16.3% |
| Gross margin | 48.0% | 29.4% |
| Operating margin | 20.8% | 19.7% |
| Net margin | 13.5% | 16.4% |
| Free cash flow | $227M | $155M |
| Free cash flow margin | 20.3% | 14.0% |
| Return on capital | 8.8% | 116.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.9x | −2.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $5M | $13M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.4% | −0.2% |
| Last close | $16.24 | $133.12 |
| P/E at the last close | 20.8× | 26.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $28,608, sold $11.3 million | sold $68.4 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Hayward and Powell Industries pages.