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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT)

Haverty Furniture Q3 EPS rises to $0.39 from $0.28; raises 2026 gross margin outlook

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Haverty Furniture reported third-quarter 2026 diluted EPS of $0.39, up from $0.28, as sales rose 4.5% to $203.2 million. The company raised its 2026 gross profit margin guidance to 61.3% to 61.5%, citing IEEPA tariff refunds, but also raised its variable SG&A expectation due to higher delivery, transportation and third-party credit costs.

Key points

  • Diluted EPS was $0.39 versus $0.28 a year earlier; comparable store sales rose 4.1%
  • Gross profit margin was 62.3% versus 60.3%, including about $3.2 million of IEEPA tariff refunds; 60.7% excluding refunds
  • 2026 gross margin guidance raised to 61.3% to 61.5%; variable SG&A guidance raised to 19.2% to 19.4% of sales
  • Cash of $127.0 million and no debt outstanding at September 30, 2026; about 723,000 shares repurchased for $16.6 million in the nine months

The filing

CompanyHAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 4, 2026, 6:46 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-069778

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:51 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 November 04, 2026.

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