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Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. filings document the regulatory record of a Nasdaq-listed sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer. Its Form 8-K reports cover operating results, earnings presentations, Regulation FD updates, analyst-day materials, dividend announcements, board changes, and capital-structure disclosures involving Academy, Ltd. and senior secured debt.
The company’s proxy materials describe shareholder voting matters, board governance, executive compensation, equity awards, and related annual meeting disclosures. Other filing content identifies the company’s common stock, Delaware corporate status, exchange listing, and recurring risk and governance subjects associated with a public retail operator.
Beck Wendy A. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Academy Sports & Outdoors director Wendy A. Beck received a grant of 3,384 restricted stock units. These units were granted under the company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan and each unit represents a right to receive one share of common stock with $0.01 par value.
The award vests 100% on the earliest of the first anniversary of the grant date, the business day immediately before the next annual meeting of stockholders, Beck’s termination due to death or Disability, or a Change in Control, in each case subject to continued service. Following this grant, she directly holds 3,384 restricted stock units.
Nealon Thomas M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. director Thomas M. Nealon received a grant of 3,384 restricted stock units as equity compensation. Each unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
The award vests 100% on the earliest of the first anniversary of the June 15, 2026 grant date, the business day immediately before the next annual stockholders meeting, termination due to death or Disability as defined in the company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, or a Change in Control under that plan. Following this grant, Nealon holds 3,384 restricted stock units directly.
RAFF BERYL reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. director Beryl Raff received a grant of 3,384 restricted stock units as equity compensation. Each unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock upon vesting, which is scheduled to occur 100% after one year or earlier upon specific events.
Palermo Theresa reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Academy Sports & Outdoors director Theresa Palermo received an equity award of 3,384 restricted stock units on June 15, 2026. Each unit represents one share of common stock. The award vests 100% on the earliest of the first anniversary, the business day before the next annual stockholder meeting, certain termination events, or a Change in Control, generally conditioned on continued service.
HICKS KEN C reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. director Ken C. Hicks received a grant of 5,801 restricted stock units on June 15, 2026 as equity compensation. The award was made under the company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock upon vesting. The 5,801 time-based units vest 100% on the earliest of the first anniversary of the grant date (or the business day immediately before the next annual stockholders’ meeting, if earlier), the director’s termination due to death or Disability as defined in the plan, or a Change in Control under the plan. Following this award, the filing shows holdings of 5,801 restricted stock units directly.
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. reported 2026 first-quarter net sales of $1,442,003 (amounts in thousands), up 6.7% from 2025, with net income of $52,703 (thousands), a 14.4% increase. Diluted earnings per share were $0.80 versus $0.68 a year earlier.
Comparable sales grew 2.9%, driven by a 4.5% increase in average ticket, while e-commerce net sales rose 17.4% and reached 11.0% of merchandise sales. Gross margin was 33.2%, down 80 basis points, mainly from 110 basis points of tariff pressure, partly offset by lower shrink and freight costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses leveraged to 28.1% of sales despite higher investments in new stores and technology. Operating cash flow was $160,606 (thousands), funding $38,903 (thousands) of capital expenditures, $98,412 (thousands) of share repurchases for 1,703,031 shares, and a $0.15 per-share dividend.
The company ended the quarter with $337,810 (thousands) of cash and no ABL borrowings. After quarter-end, it issued $500,000 (thousands) of 5.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2031, redeemed $400,000 (thousands) of 6.00% notes, repaid an $85,000 (thousands) term loan, and extended its $1.0 billion ABL Facility maturity to 2031.
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. president Samuel J. Johnson reported routine equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units. On June 9, 2026, he exercised 827 restricted stock units, which converted into the same number of common shares. In a related move, 326 common shares were disposed of to cover tax obligations, a non-market "F" code tax-withholding transaction. Following these transactions, Johnson directly holds 107,055 shares of common stock, indicating only a small portion of his position was used for taxes and no open-market buying or selling occurred.
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. CEO Lawrence Steven Paul reported routine equity compensation activity. On June 9, 2026, he exercised 9,917 restricted stock units, converting them into the same number of Common Stock shares at a stated price of $0.0000 per share.
To cover tax obligations, 4,994 Common Stock shares were disposed of in a tax-withholding transaction at $51.67 per share, not an open-market sale. Following these transactions, he directly held 192,724 Common Stock shares, and the exercised RSUs no longer remain outstanding.
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. reported first quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $1.44 billion, up 6.7% from $1.35 billion a year earlier, with comparable sales increasing 2.9%.
Net income rose to $52.7 million from $46.1 million, and diluted GAAP EPS increased 17.6% to $0.80. Adjusted diluted EPS grew 22.4% to $0.93, reflecting higher equity-compensation add-backs. Gross margin was 33.2%, slightly below 34.0% last year, while SG&A leverage improved as a percentage of sales.
Cash from operations was $160.6 million and adjusted free cash flow reached $121.6 million. The company opened two new stores, bringing the total to 324, and highlighted plans for 18–23 additional openings in fiscal 2026. Based on Q1 results, Academy raised the low end of its fiscal 2026 outlook, now guiding net sales between $6.23 billion and $6.36 billion, GAAP diluted EPS of $5.95–$6.35, and adjusted diluted EPS of $6.40–$6.80. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share.
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. reported results from its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 4, 2026. Stockholders elected three Class III directors—Ken Hicks, Beryl Raff, and Jeff Tweedy—for two-year terms ending at the 2028 Annual Meeting.
Hicks received 56,212,506 votes for and 503,348 withheld, Raff received 56,390,582 for and 325,272 withheld, and Tweedy received 56,416,017 for and 299,837 withheld, with 4,056,313 broker non-votes for each. Stockholders also ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor with 59,714,421 votes for and approved 2025 executive compensation on a non-binding basis with 56,136,547 votes for.
The Board appointed Shannon Hennessy to the Compensation Committee and Clay Johnson to the Audit Committee, effective immediately, reflecting routine committee assignment updates following the meeting.