Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (AENT) reports news on its role as a distributor, logistics provider, and omnichannel fulfillment partner for physical media, video games, toys, licensed merchandise, and pop-culture collectibles. Company updates commonly cover quarterly results, retailer and e-commerce channel activity, fulfillment execution for time-sensitive music releases, and product programs tied to vinyl records, movies, games, and fan merchandise.
News also tracks proprietary and licensed collectible brands, including Movies Unlimited, Handmade by Robots, and Alliance Authentic, as well as distribution relationships with collectibles and entertainment partners. Recurring announcements describe catalog expansion, exclusive releases, collector-focused platforms, industry events, and capital-market communications such as conference calls and investor presentations.
Alliance Entertainment (AENT) will offer 16 popmarket exclusives at New York Comic Con 2026, running October 8–11 in New York.
The Booth #4415 lineup at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center spans action figures, 3D puzzles, a comic, vinyl records, music merchandise and a Blu-ray collection. Suggested retail prices range from $8 to $150. Godzilla 2000 and Green Ranger figures are each limited to 3,000; a Super7 Godzilla 2001 figure will debut at popmarket before other channels. The 100-unit ULTRAMAN Legacy Collection, priced at $150, includes three television series, a Gold Ultraman figure and convention-exclusive packaging. Vinyl releases include a 750-copy Dawn of the Dead soundtrack pressing and a 500-copy Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer variant.
A separate ULTRAMAN retail edition will be available exclusively through Amazon beginning October 13, while supplies last.
Alliance Entertainment (AENT) will participate in the virtual Lytham Partners Fall 2026 Investor Conference on September 29-30, 2026, offering a webcast presentation and one-on-one investor meetings.
The company webcast is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, and can be accessed via the conference website or directly through a provided webinar link. A replay will be available after the event. Management will also hold virtual one-on-one meetings with investors, which can be arranged by contacting Lytham Partners or by registering on the event website.
Alliance Entertainment (AENT) reported fiscal 2026 net revenue up 8% to $1.149 billion and gross margin up 80 basis points to 13.3%.
Gross profit rose 15% to $152.3 million. GAAP operating income was $27.2 million and net income was $13.1 million, both down versus fiscal 2025, reflecting a $7.8 million non-cash write-off of a historical vendor rebate receivable. Adjusted EBITDA increased 14% to $41.5 million, while adjusted net income grew 24% to $23.4 million and adjusted diluted EPS rose 24% to $0.46.
Vinyl revenue grew 13% to $383 million, CD revenue 25% to $156 million, physical movie revenue 22% to $339 million and collectibles revenue 45% to $32 million. Distribution and fulfillment fee revenue increased 26% to $18.6 million. Net cash used in operating activities was $1.7 million, with working capital rising to $62.4 million. Interest expense declined 28% to $7.6 million after refinancing, and the company ended the year with $45.7 million of availability on its $120 million revolver.
Alliance Entertainment (Nasdaq: AENT) will host a conference call on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026. A detailed earnings press release will be issued prior to the call.
The call will feature CEO Jeff Walker, CFO Amanda Gnecco, and Executive Chairman Bruce Ogilvie, followed by a Q&A session. Investors can join via toll-free dial-in 1-877-407-0784, international dial-in 1-201-689-8560, using Conference ID 13762431, or listen via webcast through the investor relations section of Alliance Entertainment’s website.
Alliance Entertainment (Nasdaq: AENT)/b) reported strong engagement at the July 27–30 Record Store Day Summer Camp in New Orleans, where its sales organization and AMPED Distribution division met with hundreds of independent retail accounts and more than 15 supported labels.According to the company, meetings focused on current business performance, upcoming releases, product initiatives, and planning for the coming selling season. Alliance highlighted growth in its collectibles business, including the Handmade by Robots brand, and noted strong momentum across key product categories at independent retail. Discussions also emphasized the growth of Record Store Day, ongoing expansion of vinyl, and a resurgence of compact discs.
Alliance Entertainment (Nasdaq: AENT) announced that its AMPED Distribution division is leading a nationwide, multi-channel retail marketing campaign for Shaboozey’s new album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, in partnership with EMPIRE.
The integrated campaign spans independent record stores, mass merchants, national retailers, exclusive vinyl, e-commerce support, and release-week activations across North America. AMPED organized 31 independent record store listening parties in 16 states, secured programs with AIMS, CIMS, and DORS coalitions, and extended marketing to thousands of additional independents. The initiative also includes exclusive vinyl variants, support for Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Barnes & Noble, plus Times Square Nasdaq MarketSite billboard and a Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue fan event.
Alliance Entertainment (Nasdaq: AENT) used a Scanavo-hosted SteelBook® panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 to debut the public artwork for the Masters of the Universe SteelBook®, which is now widely available for pre-order on Amazon ahead of a Fall 2026 release.
The company also announced it had secured an additional 5,000 units of the previously sold-out Project Hail Mary Amazon Exclusive Limited Edition Collector's SteelBook®. The first run sold out within 72 hours, and according to Alliance Entertainment, the new 5,000-unit restock sold out the same day as the panel, ahead of an early Q4 release. Alliance emphasized growing collector demand for premium physical media and highlighted its broader catalog of over 340,000 SKUs and 57,300 exclusive titles serving more than 35,000 retail locations.
Alliance Authentic (Nasdaq:AENT), a collecting platform within Alliance Entertainment, will host its first in-person pop-up at San Diego Comic-Con 2026.
From July 23-26 at the Hard Rock Hotel, it will showcase Certified Uncirculated, NFC-secured preserved vinyl and figures, including limited Star Wars Japanese-exclusive soundtrack editions and Handmade by Robots collectibles.
Alliance Authentic (Nasdaq:AENT), part of Alliance Entertainment, expanded its preservation platform on June 29, 2026, beyond vinyl to include preserved Funko and Handmade by Robots collectibles.
The rebuilt platform offers permanently preserved, curated, numbered, limited, certified uncirculated, NFC-secured records and figures whose verified identity and history travel with each new owner.
Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ:AENT) was ranked among the top three U.S. disc retailers by Media Play News, reflecting its growing independent retail presence. The company reports consistently generating over $1 billion in annual revenue, with net revenues up 21% year over year in fiscal Q3 2026.
Alliance highlights its integrated model across physical retail and e-commerce, leveraging direct-to-consumer platforms such as Movies Unlimited, DeepDiscount.com and Critics’ Choice Video, and serving as exclusive licensed distributor for Paramount Pictures and Amazon MGM Studios in North America.