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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH)

Sally Beauty Q3 Net Sales Rise 0.2% to $935 Million; GAAP EPS Up 25% to $0.55

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Sally Beauty Holdings reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, with net sales up 0.2% to $935 million and consolidated comparable sales flat. GAAP diluted EPS rose 25% to $0.55, while adjusted diluted EPS rose 8% to $0.55, and the company narrowed its full-year outlook within its prior ranges. Shareholders are seeing modest top-line growth and higher per-share earnings, but the company's nine-month net earnings declined 2.5%.

Key points

  • Q3 net sales of $935 million, up 0.2%; consolidated comparable sales flat; global e-commerce sales up 11% to $110 million
  • Q3 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.55, up 25% from $0.44; adjusted diluted EPS of $0.55, up 8% from $0.51
  • Full-year fiscal 2026 adjusted diluted EPS narrowed to $2.04 to $2.08 from $2.02 to $2.10; net sales outlook narrowed to $3.725 billion to $3.733 billion from $3.725 billion to $3.750 billion
  • Q3 free cash flow of $62 million; repaid $20 million of term loan B and repurchased 1.9 million shares for $25 million

The filing

CompanySally Beauty Holdings (SBH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 3, 2026, 7:14 AM ET
Accession number0001368458-26-000004

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

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:55 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 August 03, 2026.

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