AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Callaway Golf (CALY)

Callaway Golf Q2 sales up 2%, GAAP profit up 67%, full-year guidance raised

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Callaway Golf reported second quarter 2026 net sales of $612.2 million, up 2.0% from a year earlier, and GAAP net income from continuing operations of $75.8 million, up 66.6%. The company raised its full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook to $246 million to $260 million, from $211 million to $233 million previously, and its net sales outlook to $2.045 billion to $2.070 billion. The company also repaid $258 million of convertible notes and $163 million of term loan B debt during the quarter.

Key points

  • Net sales of $612.2 million rose 2.0%, with Golf Equipment up 4.5% and Apparel, Gear and Other down 3.6%.
  • GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $0.40, versus $0.24 a year earlier.
  • GAAP gross margin rose about 620 basis points to 50.1%.
  • Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook raised to $246 million to $260 million; the company has $120 million of repurchase authority remaining.

The filing

CompanyCallaway Golf (CALY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 4, 2026, 4:18 PM ET
Accession number0000837465-26-000021

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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