- Delivers Q4 net sales and earnings per share results above guidance
- Fourth quarter net sales of
$2.7 billion , down 2%. Earnings per diluted share of$1.99 ; Adjusted earnings per diluted share of$2.05 - Provides full-year 2026 guidance of net sales down 4.5% to down 2.5%, earnings per diluted share of
$3.00 to$3.25 ; and adjusted earnings per diluted share of$2.40 to$2.65
Daniel Heaf, chief executive officer of
Heaf continued, “We are making progress, but transformations of this scale take time. We are undertaking a comprehensive, end-to-end evolution of our business - building a
Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
The company reported net sales of
Earnings per diluted share were
Reported fourth quarter 2025 results included pre-tax costs of
At the conclusion of this press release is a reconciliation of reported-to-adjusted results, including a description of the adjusted items.
Full-Year 2025 Results
The company reported net sales of
Earnings per diluted share were
Reported full-year 2025 results included pre-tax costs of
Reported full-year 2024 results include a
Excluding these items, adjusted full-year earnings per diluted share was
At the conclusion of this press release is a reconciliation of reported-to-adjusted results, including a description of the adjusted items.
2026 Guidance
For fiscal 2026, the company is forecasting net sales to decline between 4.5% to 2.5% compared to
We expect that our 2026 results will include an
Excluding these items, forecasted adjusted earnings per diluted share for the full-year 2026 is expected to be between
For the first quarter of fiscal 2026, the company is forecasting net sales to decline between 6% to 4% compared to
At the conclusion of this press release is a reconciliation of our guidance-to-adjusted guidance, including a description of the adjusted items.
Earnings Call and Additional Information
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | |||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||
| Fourth Quarter | Full-Year | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 2,724 | $ | 2,788 | $ | 7,291 | $ | 7,307 | ||||||||
| Costs of Goods Sold, Buying and Occupancy | (1,480 | ) | (1,487 | ) | (4,102 | ) | (4,073 | ) | |||||||
| Gross Profit | 1,244 | 1,301 | 3,189 | 3,234 | |||||||||||
| General, Administrative and Store Operating Expenses | (645 | ) | (623 | ) | (2,063 | ) | (1,968 | ) | |||||||
| Operating Income | 599 | 678 | 1,126 | 1,266 | |||||||||||
| Interest Expense | (68 | ) | (76 | ) | (276 | ) | (312 | ) | |||||||
| Other Income, Net | 7 | 10 | 32 | 74 | |||||||||||
| Income Before Income Taxes | 538 | 612 | 882 | 1,028 | |||||||||||
| Provision for Income Taxes | (135 | ) | (159 | ) | (233 | ) | (230 | ) | |||||||
| Net Income | $ | 403 | $ | 453 | $ | 649 | $ | 798 | |||||||
| Net Income Per Diluted Share | $ | 1.99 | $ | 2.09 | $ | 3.11 | $ | 3.61 | |||||||
| Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding | 203 | 217 | 209 | 221 | |||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||
2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||
| Current Assets: | |||||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | 953 | $ | 674 | |||
| Accounts Receivable, Net | 180 | 205 | |||||
| Inventories | 699 | 734 | |||||
| Easton Assets Held for Sale | 81 | 96 | |||||
| Other | 106 | 114 | |||||
| Total Current Assets | 2,019 | 1,823 | |||||
| Property and Equipment, Net | 1,127 | 1,127 | |||||
| Operating Lease Assets | 941 | 949 | |||||
| 628 | 628 | ||||||
| 165 | 165 | ||||||
| Deferred Income Taxes | 112 | 130 | |||||
| Other Assets | 77 | 50 | |||||
| Total Assets | $ | 5,069 | $ | 4,872 | |||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY (DEFICIT) | |||||||
| Current Liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts Payable | $ | 465 | $ | 338 | |||
| Accrued Expenses and Other | 579 | 584 | |||||
| Current Debt | 280 | — | |||||
| Current Operating Lease Liabilities | 195 | 192 | |||||
| Income Taxes | 72 | 117 | |||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 1,591 | 1,231 | |||||
| Deferred Income Taxes | 65 | 24 | |||||
| Long-term Debt | 3,612 | 3,884 | |||||
| Long-term Operating Lease Liabilities | 867 | 883 | |||||
| Other Long-term Liabilities | 213 | 233 | |||||
| Total Equity (Deficit) | (1,279 | ) | (1,383 | ) | |||
| Total Liabilities and Equity (Deficit) | $ | 5,069 | $ | 4,872 | |||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||
| (In millions) | |||||||
| Full-Year | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Operating Activities: | |||||||
| Net Income | $ | 649 | $ | 798 | |||
| Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: | |||||||
| Depreciation of Long-lived Assets | 254 | 282 | |||||
| Share-based Compensation Expense | 31 | 40 | |||||
| Gain on Sale of Non-core Asset | (8 | ) | — | ||||
| Gain on Sales of | — | (39 | ) | ||||
| Loss on Extinguishment of Debt | — | 10 | |||||
| Deferred Income Taxes | 63 | (112 | ) | ||||
| Changes in Assets and Liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts Receivable | 25 | 18 | |||||
| Inventories | 37 | (26 | ) | ||||
| Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other | 111 | (50 | ) | ||||
| Income Taxes Payable | (57 | ) | (23 | ) | |||
| Other Assets and Liabilities | (3 | ) | (12 | ) | |||
| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | $ | 1,102 | $ | 886 | |||
| Investing Activities: | |||||||
| Capital Expenditures | $ | (237 | ) | $ | (226 | ) | |
| Proceeds from Sale of Non-core Asset | 9 | — | |||||
| Proceeds from Sales of | — | 40 | |||||
| Other Investing Activities | 1 | 24 | |||||
| $ | (227 | ) | $ | (162 | ) | ||
| Financing Activities: | |||||||
| Payments for Long-term Debt | $ | — | $ | (522 | ) | ||
| Repurchases of Common Stock | (401 | ) | (401 | ) | |||
| Dividends Paid | (167 | ) | (177 | ) | |||
| Payments of Finance Lease Obligations | (14 | ) | (17 | ) | |||
| Tax Payments related to Share-based Awards | (8 | ) | (16 | ) | |||
| Other Financing Activities | (9 | ) | 1 | ||||
| $ | (599 | ) | $ | (1,132 | ) | ||
| Effects of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | 3 | $ | (2 | ) | ||
| Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents | 279 | (410 | ) | ||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year | 674 | 1,084 | |||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year | $ | 953 | $ | 674 | |||
| Fourth Quarter 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Sales (In millions): | |||||||||||||||||
| Fourth Quarter | Full-Year | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | % Change | 2025 | 2024 | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Stores - | $ | 2,054 | $ | 2,109 | (2.6 | %) | $ | 5,582 | $ | 5,534 | 0.9 | % | |||||
| Direct - | 579 | 595 | (2.5 | %) | 1,395 | 1,474 | (5.4 | %) | |||||||||
| International (b) | 91 | 84 | 8.6 | % | 314 | 299 | 4.9 | % | |||||||||
| Total | $ | 2,724 | $ | 2,788 | (2.3 | %) | $ | 7,291 | $ | 7,307 | (0.2 | %) | |||||
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(a) Results include fulfilled buy online-pick up in store orders.
(b) Results include royalties associated with franchised stores and wholesale sales.
| Stores | Stores | |||||||
| Opened | Closed | |||||||
| 1,782 | 94 | (62 | ) | 1,814 | ||||
| 113 | — | — | 113 | |||||
| Total | 1,895 | 94 | (62 | ) | 1,927 | |||
| Total Partner-operated Stores: | ||||||||
| Stores | Stores | |||||||
| Opened | Closed | |||||||
| International | 494 | 70 | (28 | ) | 536 | |||
| International - Travel Retail | 35 | 4 | (2 | ) | 37 | |||
| 529 | 74 | (30 | ) | 573 | ||||
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(a) Includes store locations only and does not include kiosks, shop-in-shops, gondola or beauty counter locations.
| ADJUSTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||
| Fourth Quarter | Full-Year | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||
| Reconciliation of Reported Operating Income to Adjusted Operating Income | ||||||||||||||
| Reported Operating Income | $ | 599 | $ | 678 | $ | 1,126 | $ | 1,266 | ||||||
| Business Transformation Activities | 15 | — | 15 | — | ||||||||||
| Leadership Transition Costs | — | — | 15 | — | ||||||||||
| Adjusted Operating Income | $ | 614 | $ | 678 | $ | 1,156 | $ | 1,266 | ||||||
| Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to Adjusted Net Income | ||||||||||||||
| Reported Net Income | $ | 403 | $ | 453 | $ | 649 | $ | 798 | ||||||
| Business Transformation Activities | 15 | — | 15 | — | ||||||||||
| Leadership Transition Costs | — | — | 15 | — | ||||||||||
| Gain on Sale of Non-core Asset | — | — | (8 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Gain on Sales of | — | — | — | (39 | ) | |||||||||
| Tax Effect of Adjustments | (3 | ) | — | (2 | ) | 14 | ||||||||
| Tax Benefit from Valuation Allowance Release | — | — | — | (44 | ) | |||||||||
| Adjusted Net Income | $ | 415 | $ | 453 | $ | 669 | $ | 729 | ||||||
| Reconciliation of Reported Net Income Per Diluted Share to Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share | ||||||||||||||
| Reported Net Income Per Diluted Share | $ | 1.99 | $ | 2.09 | $ | 3.11 | $ | 3.61 | ||||||
| Business Transformation Activities | 0.07 | — | 0.07 | — | ||||||||||
| Leadership Transition Costs | — | — | 0.07 | — | ||||||||||
| Gain on Sale of Non-core Asset | — | — | (0.04 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Gain on Sales of | — | — | — | (0.18 | ) | |||||||||
| Tax Effect of Adjustments | (0.01 | ) | — | (0.01 | ) | 0.06 | ||||||||
| Tax Benefit from Valuation Allowance Release | — | — | — | (0.20 | ) | |||||||||
| Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share | $ | 2.05 | $ | 2.09 | $ | 3.21 | $ | 3.29 | ||||||
See Notes to Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
| FORECASTED ADJUSTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
| First Quarter | Full-Year | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of Forecasted Net Income Per Diluted Share to Forecasted Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share | ||||||||||||||||
| Low | High | Low | High | |||||||||||||
| Forecasted Net Income Per Diluted Share | $ | 0.84 | $ | 0.90 | $ | 3.00 | $ | 3.25 | ||||||||
| Interchange Fee Settlement | (0.43 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss on Extinguishment of Debt | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||
| Tax Effect of Adjustments | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||
| Tax Benefit from the Resolution of Certain Tax Matters | (0.31 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.31 | ) | ||||||||
| Forecasted Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 2.40 | $ | 2.65 | ||||||||
| Full-Year | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of Forecasted Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Forecasted Free Cash Flow | ||||||||||||||||
| Forecasted Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | $ | 870 | ||||||||||||||
| Forecasted Capital Expenditures | (270 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Forecasted Free Cash Flow | $ | 600 | ||||||||||||||
See Notes to Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
NOTES TO RECONCILIATION OF GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)
The adjusted financial information should not be construed as an alternative to the results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Further, the company’s definitions of adjusted income information may differ from similarly titled measures used by other companies. Management believes that the presentation of adjusted financial information provides additional information to investors to facilitate the comparison of past and present operations. While it is not possible to predict future results, management believes the adjusted financial information is useful for the assessment of the operations of the company because the adjusted items are not indicative of the company’s ongoing operations due to their size and nature. Additionally, management uses adjusted financial information as key performance measures for the purpose of evaluating performance internally. The adjusted financial information should be read in conjunction with the company’s historical financial statements and notes thereto contained in the company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The “Adjusted Financial Information” provided in the attached reflects the following non-GAAP financial measures:
Fiscal 2025
In the fourth quarter of 2025, adjusted results exclude the following:
- Aggregate pre-tax costs of
$15 million ($12 million net of tax of$3 million ), primarily included in general, administrative and store operating expenses, resulting from business transformation activities in connection with the Consumer First Formula. These costs primarily related to severance benefits.
In the third quarter of 2025, adjusted results exclude the following:
- An
$8 million pre-tax gain ($6 million net of tax of$2 million ), included in other income, net, related to the sale of a non-core asset.
In the second quarter of 2025, adjusted results exclude the following:
- Aggregate pre-tax costs of
$15 million ($14 million net of tax of$1 million ), included in general, administrative and store operating expenses, due to the transition of certain members of the leadership team, primarily related to severance benefits.
There were no adjustments to results in the first quarter of 2025.
Fiscal 2024
There were no adjustments to results in the first, third or fourth quarters of 2024.
In the second quarter of 2024, adjusted results exclude the following:
- A
$39 million aggregate pre-tax gain ($25 million net of tax of$14 million ), included in other income, net, related to the sales of certain Easton investments; and - A
$44 million tax benefit related to the release of a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset.
The “Forecasted Adjusted Financial Information” provided in the attached reflects the following non-GAAP financial measures:
Fiscal 2026
The 2026 forecasted adjusted results exclude the following items, which we expect to recognize in the first quarter of fiscal 2026:
- An
$88 million pre-tax gain ($65 million net of tax of$23 million ), which will be included in general, administrative and store operating expenses, related to cash proceeds received, net of legal fees, for a favorable settlement of payment card interchange fee litigation; - A
$9 million pre-tax loss ($7 million net of tax of$2 million ), which will be included in other income, net, associated with the anticipated early extinguishment of outstanding notes; and - A
$62 million tax benefit associated with the resolution of certain tax matters.
Our Forecasted Free Cash Flow is defined as Forecasted Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities less our Forecasted Capital Expenditures. Our Forecasted Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure which we believe is useful to analyze our anticipated ability to generate cash. Our Forecasted Free Cash Flow calculation may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Our Forecasted Free Cash Flow should be evaluated in addition to, and not considered a substitute for, other GAAP financial measures.
