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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Academy Sports + Outdoors (ASO)

Academy Sports raises 2026 EPS outlook as Q1 diluted EPS rises 17.6%

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Academy Sports and Outdoors reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $1.44 billion, up 6.7%, and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.80, up 17.6%. The company raised the low end of its full-year guidance, lifting GAAP diluted EPS to $5.95 to $6.35 from $5.65 to $6.15, which benefits shareholders while management says it expects inflationary pressures to continue weighing on consumer spending.

Key points

  • Q1 net sales of $1.44 billion, up 6.7%; comparable sales up 2.9%
  • Q1 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.80, up 17.6%; adjusted diluted EPS of $0.93, up 22.4%
  • FY2026 GAAP diluted EPS guidance raised to $5.95-$6.35 from $5.65-$6.15; adjusted EPS guidance raised to $6.40-$6.80 from $6.10-$6.60
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share declared June 4, 2026, payable July 16, 2026 to holders of record on June 18, 2026

The filing

CompanyAcademy Sports + Outdoors (ASO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 9, 2026, 8:08 AM ET
Accession number0001817358-26-000105

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:01 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 09, 2026.

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