Hayward Holdings layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Hayward Holdings reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | approximately 1,875 total full-time equivalent employees | As of December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 2,080 total full-time equivalent employees | December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 1,980 | December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryInitiated programs to centralize and consolidate manufacturing operations and professional services in Europe, including severance and employee benefit costs.
Word for word“In the third quarter of 2023, the Company initiated programs to centralize and consolidate manufacturing operations and professional services in Europe.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryEnterprise cost reduction program, which included severance and employee benefit costs, with headcount reduction referenced in SG&A discussion.
Word for word“For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred $ 1.2 million of expense related to the program, bringing the total program cost to $ 4.1 million.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryRelocated corporate office functions from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey to Charlotte, North Carolina, with severance and retention costs for impacted employees; relocation completed.
Word for word“The Company incurred approximately $ 1.9 million of expense related to the relocation during the year ended December 31, 2023.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryDiscontinued a product line, resulting in impairment of fixed assets, inventory and intangible assets (not workforce-related).
Word for word“In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company discontinued a product line.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryCentralization and consolidation of manufacturing operations and professional services in Europe, with severance and employee benefit costs.
Word for word“For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred $ 0.8 million of expense related to the program, bringing the total program cost to $ 3.2 million.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryReduction-in-force within the E&RW segment, with termination benefits recorded as an adjustment.
Word for word“Further, other adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2024 include $1.1 million of transaction and integration costs associated with the acquisition of the ChlorKing business, $0.9 million of termination benefits related to a reduction-in-force within E&RW, $0.8 million of separation and other costs associated with the centralization and consolidation of operations in Europe and $0.4 million of costs to finalize restructuring actions initiated in prior years.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryDiscontinuation of a product line, leading to impairment of fixed assets, inventory and intangible assets, recorded within acquisition and restructuring expense.
Word for word“For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded a $ 3.9 million impairment charge in its North America reportable segment for significant long-lived assets associated with the discontinuation of a product line.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryRelocation of the corporate headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Word for word“Adjustments in the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily include $6.7 million of costs related to the discontinuation of a product line leading to an impairment of the associated fixed assets, inventory and intangible assets, $2.4 million related to programs to centralize and consolidate manufacturing operations and professional services in Europe, $1.9 million of costs associated with the relocation of the corporate headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, $1.2 million separation costs associated with the 2022 cost reduction program and $0.8 million of costs associated with integration costs from prior acquisitions.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryBusiness restructuring costs recorded, mainly termination benefits, with restructuring liability balances tracked.
Word for word“Business restructuring costs $ 2,187 $ 12,419 $ 6,215 Acquisition transaction costs 4,277 794 1,947 Total $ 6,464 $ 13,213 $ 8,162 In the third quarter of 2023, the Company initiated programs to centralize and consolidate manufacturing operations and professional services in Europe.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryThe company took restructuring actions in Europe and Rest of World, including a reduction-in-force and consolidation of facilities, which began in late 2024 and continued to generate costs in 2025.
Word for word“During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred $ 0.4 million of costs related to restructuring actions in E&RW that began during the fourth quarter of 2024.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryThe company recorded a small reduction in expense to finalize moving its corporate office functions from New Jersey to North Carolina.
Word for word“During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred a reduction in expense of $ 0.2 million to finalize the relocation of its corporate office functions to Charlotte, North Carolina from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryThe company recorded separation costs tied to consolidating its North America operations in 2025.
Word for word“Other adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2025 include $0.4 million of costs related to restructuring actions in E&RW, $0.3 million of separation costs for the consolidation of operations in North America and $0.2 million of other acquisition and integration costs, partially offset by a reduction in expense of $0.2 million to finalize the relocation of the Company's corporate office functions to Charlotte, North Carolina from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.” 10-K for 2025
| Fiscal year ended | Restructuring costs incurred | Cash paid for restructuring |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | — | $1.1 million |
| 2020-12-31 | — | $24 million |
| 2021-12-31 | $9.9 million | $575,000 |
| 2022-12-31 | $7.5 million | $11.1 million |
| 2023-12-31 | — | $5.8 million |
| 2024-12-31 | — | $3.1 million |
| 2025-12-31 | — | $1.3 million |
Hayward Holdings has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Hayward Holdings’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-25. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.