442 material Form 8-K filings that 386 companies we cover made with the SEC in March 2025, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
Abercrombie & Fitch reported fourth quarter and fiscal 2024 results on March 5, 2025, with full-year net sales up 16% to $4.95 billion and diluted earnings per share of $10.69, compared with $6.22 a year earlier. The Board also authorized a new $1.3 billion share repurchase program with no expiration date, and the company gave fiscal 2025 guidance of 3% to 5% net sales growth and net income per diluted share of $10.40 to $11.40.
Fourth quarter net sales were $1.58 billion, up 9%, with comparable sales up 14%.
Full-year operating margin was 15.0%, up from 11.3% in fiscal 2023.
Full-year diluted EPS was $10.69 versus $6.22; the 2025 outlook is $10.40 to $11.40.
The new $1.3 billion authorization replaces the 2021 program; the company expects $400 million in share repurchases in 2025.
CooperCompanies reported fiscal first-quarter 2025 results for the period ended January 31, 2025, with revenue up 4% to $964.7 million and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.52, compared with $0.41 a year earlier. The company also raised the low end of its fiscal 2025 non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance to $3.94 to $4.02, from $3.92 to $4.02, which gives shareholders a higher expected earnings floor for the year.
Q1 revenue of $964.7 million, up 4% from $931.6 million a year earlier; up 5% in constant currency and organically
GAAP diluted EPS of $0.52 vs. $0.41; non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.92 vs. $0.85
Fiscal 2025 non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance raised to $3.94 to $4.02 from $3.92 to $4.02
Fiscal 2025 total revenue guidance of $4,080 million to $4,158 million, with organic growth of 6% to 8%
Gap Inc. reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 net income of $206 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, up from $185 million, or $0.49, a year earlier, while net sales fell 3% to $4.1 billion, partly because the quarter had 13 weeks versus 14 a year earlier. For the full year, net sales rose 1% to $15.1 billion and net income reached $844 million, or $2.20 per diluted share, compared with $502 million, or $1.34. The company guided fiscal 2025 net sales growth of 1% to 2% and operating income growth of 8% to 10%.
Fourth-quarter comparable sales rose 3%; net sales of $4.1 billion were down 3%, with about 7 percentage points of negative impact from the calendar shift.
Fourth-quarter operating income was $259 million, an operating margin of 6.2%, versus $214 million a year earlier.
Full-year operating income was $1.1 billion versus $560 million; free cash flow was $1.0 billion.
Fiscal 2025 outlook: net sales growth of 1% to 2% and operating income growth of 8% to 10%; first-quarter net sales expected flat to up slightly.
Burlington Stores reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 comparable store sales growth of 6%, above its 0% to 2% guidance, and adjusted EPS of $4.13, up 12% and above its $3.55 to $3.75 guidance range. For full fiscal 2024, adjusted EPS was $8.35, up 34%, but the company said the 2025 outlook is very uncertain and guided first-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.30 to $1.45, below the $1.42 reported a year earlier.
Q4 net income was $261 million, or $4.02 per diluted share, versus $227 million, or $3.53 per share, in the prior year's 14-week period.
Q4 adjusted EPS was $4.13 versus guidance of $3.55 to $3.75.
Fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS is guided to $8.70 to $9.30, compared with $8.35 in fiscal 2024.
First-quarter fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS is guided to $1.30 to $1.45, compared with $1.42 a year earlier.
BrightSpring reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results and raised its 2025 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA guidance, excluding the Community Living business it agreed on January 20, 2025 to sell to Sevita for $835 million. Full-year net loss narrowed to $20.5 million from $156.8 million in 2023, while revenue and Adjusted EBITDA both grew.
Q4 2024 net revenue of $3,053 million, up 28.6%; Q4 net income of $15.4 million versus a net loss of $7.2 million in Q4 2023
Full-year 2024 net revenue of $11,266 million, up 27.6%; Adjusted EBITDA of $588 million, up 9.3%
2025 guidance raised: revenue of $11,600 million to $12,100 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $545 million to $560 million, excluding Community Living
Community Living divestiture to Sevita for $835 million, subject to customary closing adjustments
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.