Every material Form 8-K JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC has filed with the SEC since June 22, 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.
Johnson Outdoors Inc. said its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per Class A share and $0.30 per Class B share. The dividend is payable October 23, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 9, 2026. The filing contains no financial results, and the announcement is a routine capital return decision for holders of both share classes.
Dividend: $0.33 per Class A share and $0.30 per Class B share
Record date: close of business October 9, 2026
Payment date: October 23, 2026
Announced in a press release dated September 25, 2026, furnished as Exhibit 99.1
Johnson Outdoors reported fiscal third-quarter net sales up 5% to $189.7 million, and net income of $14.9 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, compared with $7.7 million, or $0.75, a year earlier. The company said the quarter included approximately $15 million of tariff refunds that helped lift gross margin, and that Camping & Watercraft Recreation sales fell 13%. The filing gives no updated outlook, and the CFO said the company remains cautious about cost trends as tariff policies evolve.
Net sales rose 5% to $189.7 million from $180.7 million a year earlier.
Net income was $14.9 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, versus $7.7 million, or $0.75, in the prior-year quarter.
Tariff refunds of approximately $15 million contributed to gross margin of 45.3%, compared with 37.6% a year earlier.
Camping & Watercraft Recreation sales declined 13%; year-to-date net sales were $525.1 million, up 15.0%.
Johnson Outdoors appointed Asad Rahman, formerly Vice President of Finance at Mars, Incorporated, as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective June 30, 2026. Current CFO David W. Johnson, who previously announced his retirement, steps down from those roles on the same date but will remain an employee through the end of fiscal 2026 to assist the transition.
Asad Rahman, age 48, becomes CFO and principal financial and accounting officer effective June 30, 2026
David W. Johnson steps down as CFO effective June 30, 2026 and stays employed through the fiscal year ending October 2, 2026
Rahman receives restricted stock valued at $200,000 under the Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, vesting June 30, 2028
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