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Dick'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
A seller of sporting goods, apparel, and footwear, DICK'S Sporting Goods runs stores under banners like DICK'S, Golf Galaxy, Public Lands, and Going Going Gone!, plus the youth-sports app GameChanger—and in 2025 it added Foot Locker. Founded in 1948 after 18-year-old Richard "Dick" Stack's boss brushed off his ideas, he borrowed seed money from his grandmother's cookie jar to open a bait-and-tackle shop in Binghamton, New York—the company still bears his name.
DICK'S Business comparable sales rose 6.0%, but Foot Locker integration costs and inventory write-downs compressed consolidated gross margin to 32.6%.
The core DICK'S Business accelerated, but the Foot Locker acquisition continued to weigh on consolidated results. rose 62.7% to $5.16 billion, driven by $1.79 billion from the Foot Locker Business and a 6.0% increase at the DICK'S Business, while consolidated contracted 4.1 points to 32.6% as $42.7 million in Foot Locker write-downs and the lower-margin mix diluted profitability. The company raised its full-year outlook, but the integration story is still in its early, costly stages.
Key takeaways
DICK'S Business rose 6.0%, accelerating from 4.5% in the prior-year quarter and marking the strongest quarterly comp since at least Q1 FY2024, driven by continued strength in footwear and athletic apparel.
Consolidated contracted 411 to 32.6%, primarily due to $42.7 million in Foot Locker write-downs and the structural from the lower-margin Foot Locker Business.
The Foot Locker Business contributed $1.79 billion in but only $17.5 million in , while the company incurred $96.5 million in pre-tax acquisition-related charges, including the write-downs and merger and integration costs.
Section summaries
Management's Discussion and Analysis
Q1 FY2026 net sales rose 62.7% to $5.16B, driven by Foot Locker acquisition and 6.0% DICK'S Business comparable sales growth.
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Consolidated reached $5.16 billion, including $1.79 billion from the newly acquired Foot Locker Business and a 6.0% increase for the DICK'S Business.
DICK'S Business was $361.0 million, with a margin of 10.69%, down 66 as strategic investments in technology and talent offset growth.
rose 55.3% to $276.5 million, aided by higher and a $150 million interchange fee litigation settlement, partially offset by Foot Locker changes.
The company raised its full-year 2026 outlook, now expecting total of $22.1-$22.4 billion and of $13.27-$14.27, with DICK'S Business growth of 2.5%-4.0% and Foot Locker growth of 1.5%-3.0%.
What changed
The DICK'S Business growth accelerated to 6.0% from 4.5% in Q1 FY2025, exceeding the raised full-year outlook of 2.5%-4.0% and settling the prior watch item of whether comps could sustain above 4.5%.
The Foot Locker Business pressure materialized as flagged, with the $42.7 million driving a consolidated gross margin decline that was steeper than the prior quarter's 264-basis-point contraction.
The securities class action saw a partial denial of the motion to dismiss, with shrinkage and risk-factor claims dismissed but some inventory-related statements surviving, moving the case closer to potential discovery or settlement discussions.
remained negative at -$84.2 million, though this was an improvement from the -$515.6 million outflow in Q3 FY2025, as acquisition-related cash demands began to moderate.
What to watch
Whether the Foot Locker Business can improve from the $17.5 million reported this quarter as optimization actions conclude and the 'Fast Break' pilot expands to approximately 250 stores.
Whether DICK'S Business growth can sustain the 6.0% pace through the remainder of the year against the raised 2.5%-4.0% full-year outlook.
The outcome of the securities class action now that the motion to dismiss has been partially denied, and whether the surviving claims lead to settlement discussions or discovery.
Whether the $1.5 billion net capital expenditure plan for fiscal 2026 begins to generate returns that lift consolidated above the 8.7% reported this quarter.
contracted 411 to 32.59%, primarily due to $42.7 million in Foot Locker write-downs and the lower-margin Foot Locker Business mix.
DICK'S Business was $361.0 million (10.69% of sales), down 66 , as strategic investments in technology and talent offset growth.
Foot Locker Business contributed $1.79 billion in and $17.5 million in , while the company incurred $96.5 million in pre-tax acquisition-related charges.
increased to $276.5 million, aided by higher and a $150 million interchange fee litigation settlement, partially offset by Foot Locker changes.
Full-year 2026 outlook raised: total of $22.1-$22.4 billion and of $13.27-$14.27, with DICK'S growth of 2.5%-4.0% and Foot Locker proforma growth of 1.5%-3.0%.
Dick's Sporting Goods faces securities class action, derivative suits, and a books-and-records demand, all at early stages with no financial exposure stated.
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A consolidated securities class action alleges misrepresentations about , margins, business prospects, and retail-theft shrinkage for purchasers of common stock between August 23, 2022 and August 21, 2023.
The District Court partially granted and partially denied the motion to dismiss; claims about shrinkage and risk factors were dismissed, while some inventory-related statements survived.
Two stockholder derivative actions were consolidated and stayed pending resolution of the securities litigation; they allege federal securities law violations, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment.
A stockholder filed a complaint in Delaware Chancery Court seeking inspection of books and records related to potential wrongdoing; that action is also stayed.
The Company believes none of the complaints state meritorious claims and intends to defend each case vigorously, but cannot predict outcomes at this early stage.
No estimate of possible loss or financial exposure is provided for any of the described proceedings.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors affecting the Company from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of the Company’s 2025 Annual Report.
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There have been no material changes to the risk factors affecting the Company from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of the Company’s 2025 Annual Report.