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

Academy Sports raises FY2026 EPS guidance as Q2 diluted EPS rises 17.3% to $2.17

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Academy Sports and Outdoors reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $1,647.3 million, up 3.0%, with comparable sales down 0.4%. The company raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $6.50 to $6.90 from $6.40 to $6.80, while keeping its sales guidance unchanged, which supports shareholders' expectations for earnings growth.

Key points

  • Q2 net sales of $1,647.3 million, up 3.0%; comparable sales fell 0.4%
  • Q2 adjusted diluted EPS of $2.31, up 19.1%; GAAP diluted EPS of $2.17, up 17.3%; net tariff refund benefit added $0.06 to EPS
  • Fiscal 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance raised to $6.50 to $6.90; sales guidance unchanged at $6,230 million to $6,355 million
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, payable October 14, 2026, to holders of record on September 16, 2026

The filing

CompanyAcademy Sports + Outdoors (ASO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 9, 2026, 8:02 AM ET
Accession number0001817358-26-000146

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

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:01 AM ET, from this filing 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 September 09, 2026.

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