Every material Form 8-K Callaway Golf filed with the SEC in 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.
Callaway Golf reported third quarter 2026 net sales of $436.9 million, down 5.6% from a year earlier, while GAAP net income was $45.7 million compared with a net loss of $14.7 million in the prior-year quarter. The company raised its full-year 2026 net sales and Adjusted EBITDA outlook, but still expects fourth-quarter results to be down year over year.
Q3 Adjusted EBITDA was $35.9 million, up 17.3%; GAAP gross margin rose to 51.9%, up about 1,210 basis points.
Full-year 2026 net sales outlook raised to $2.065 billion to $2.078 billion, from $2.045 billion to $2.070 billion.
Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook raised to $272 million to $280 million, from $246 million to $260 million.
Q4 2026 net sales are estimated at $328 million to $341 million, versus $368 million a year earlier.
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.
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.
At its May 21, 2026 annual meeting, Callaway Golf shareholders elected nine directors, including Thomas G. Dundon and Mark D. Mandel, and approved all three proposals. The company also signed its standard indemnification agreements with Dundon and Mandel, covering expenses, judgments and settlements to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.
Thomas G. Dundon and Mark D. Mandel were elected to the board on May 21, 2026.
Mandel received 145,294,838 votes for and 594,819 against; Dundon received 143,624,916 for and 2,266,864 against.
Shareholders ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for fiscal 2026, with 156,259,310 votes for.
In an advisory vote, shareholders approved executive compensation with 136,918,067 votes for and 8,942,872 against.
Callaway Golf reported first-quarter 2026 net sales of $687.5 million, up 9.2% from a year earlier, and GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.38, up from $0.33. The company raised its full-year 2026 net sales and Adjusted EBITDA outlook, which matters to shareholders because it signals higher expected results for the year, though the filing notes some first-quarter timing benefits.
Net sales rose to $687.5 million from $629.6 million, with Golf Equipment up 9.5% and Apparel, Gear and Other up 8.4%.
Full-year 2026 net sales outlook raised to $2.015 billion to $2.070 billion, from $1.98 billion to $2.05 billion previously.
Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook raised to $211 million to $233 million, from $170 million to $195 million previously.
GAAP net income from continuing operations was $74.9 million, after a $27.7 million loss from equity method investments; the company settled $258 million of convertible notes on May 1, 2026.
Callaway Golf reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on February 12, 2026. Full-year net sales fell 0.8% to $2.06 billion and GAAP earnings per diluted share dropped to $0.21 from $0.50, while adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was $222.4 million, down $38.8 million. The company guided 2026 adjusted EBITDA to $170 million to $195 million, and reported net cash of about $680 million in cash against about $480 million of debt after its Topgolf and Jack Wolfskin transactions.
Q4 2025 net sales were $367.5 million, down 1.1%, and the GAAP net loss from continuing operations was $66.0 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, versus a loss of $0.51 a year earlier.
Full-year 2025 GAAP gross margin fell to 42.1%, with $34 million of incremental tariff expense cited as the main cause.
2026 guidance calls for net sales of $1.98 billion to $2.05 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $170 million to $195 million, compared with $222 million reported for 2025.
The company announced a $200 million share repurchase program in January and plans to repay $258 million of convertible notes in May 2026.
Effective January 1, 2026, Topgolf Callaway Brands completed the sale of a 60% stake in its Topgolf and Toptracer businesses to affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners for about $800 million in net proceeds. The company used $1 billion of the proceeds to repay term loan B borrowings, authorized a $200 million stock repurchase program, and retains a 40% stake in Topgolf. For shareholders, the deal lowers the company's debt and adds a buyback, but the company gives up majority ownership of Topgolf.
Purchase price for the Topgolf equity interests was $660 million; net proceeds including related financing were about $800 million, subject to later adjustments
Company repaid $1 billion of term loan B borrowings; about $480 million of debt remained immediately after, with about $680 million of unrestricted cash
Board authorized repurchases of up to $200 million of common stock, with no required number of shares
Corporate name to change back to Callaway Golf Company on or about January 15, 2026; NYSE ticker to change from MODG to CALY on or about January 16, 2026
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