Every material Form 8-K A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP. has filed with the SEC since August 04, 2026, 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). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
a.k.a. Brands reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $161.3 million, up 9.7% from a year earlier, but its net loss widened to $7.7 million, or $(0.70) per share, from $5.0 million, or $(0.46) per share. The company also cut the low and high ends of its full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook to $29 million-$30 million from $30 million-$32 million, which matters to shareholders because it lowers management's own profit expectation for the year.
Net sales rose 9.7% to $161.3 million; U.S. net sales rose 14.0%, and Rest of World net sales rose 78.9%.
Net loss was $7.7 million, or $(0.70) per share, versus a net loss of $5.0 million, or $(0.46) per share, in the third quarter of 2025.
Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook was lowered to $29 million-$30 million from $30 million-$32 million; net sales outlook was narrowed to $626 million-$632 million from $625 million-$635 million.
Third-quarter Adjusted EBITDA was $8.2 million, compared with $7.0 million a year earlier, and included $5.3 million in one-time distribution center relocation costs.
a.k.a. Brands reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $160.1 million, down 0.3% from a year earlier, while its net loss narrowed to $0.2 million from $3.6 million. The company reiterated its full-year 2026 outlook, calling for net sales of $625 million to $635 million and adjusted EBITDA of $30 million to $32 million. For shareholders, profitability improved even as sales slipped slightly.
Net sales were $160.1 million, down 0.3% from $160.5 million a year earlier, and down 5.3% on a constant currency basis.
Net loss was $0.2 million, or $(0.01) per share, compared with a net loss of $3.6 million, or $(0.34) per share, in the second quarter of 2025.
Adjusted EBITDA rose to $8.7 million from $7.5 million, and gross margin rose to 61.1% from 57.5%.
Full-year 2026 guidance was reiterated: net sales of $625 million to $635 million and adjusted EBITDA of $30 million to $32 million.
A.K.A. Brands director Ilene Eskenazi resigned from the board and its Compensation Committee, effective August 3, 2026, with the company saying the resignation was not due to any disagreement. Carrie Cassidy, a former RH Chief People Officer, was appointed to the board and the Compensation Committee effective the same day. The change is a board-level personnel update with no stated effect on financial results.
Ilene Eskenazi resigned from the Board and Compensation Committee, effective August 3, 2026; she gave notice on July 30, 2026
Carrie Cassidy appointed to the Board and Compensation Committee, effective August 3, 2026; Class I director through the 2028 annual meeting
Cassidy receives a $50,000 annual cash retainer, 2,778 restricted stock units, and $10,000 for Compensation Committee service
Cassidy was nominated under a 2021 director nomination agreement with funds affiliated with Summit Partners
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