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DICK'S finalizes $2.5B Foot Locker acquisition

DICK’S Sporting Goods outlines pro forma 2026 results and capital structure impacts from its approximately $2.5 billion Foot Locker acquisition and related note exchange.

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DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) provides unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, reflecting its completed acquisition of Foot Locker, Inc. as if it had occurred on February 2, 2025. The acquisition totalled approximately $2.5 billion, consisting of about $0.2 billion in cash and approximately 9.6 million shares of DICK’S common stock.

The company also completed an Exchange Offer for Foot Locker’s 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029, issuing $381.9 million of new 4.000% Senior Notes due October 1, 2029, with $18.1 million of Foot Locker notes remaining outstanding. On a pro forma basis, basic earnings per share are $6.35 and diluted earnings per share are $6.21. The pro forma figures are prepared under ASC 805 and are illustrative only, excluding potential cost savings, synergies and integration costs.

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Filing Explained

The 8-K adds illustrative, unaudited combined results for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026—pro forma net sales of $21,781,120 thousand and net income of $563,950 thousand—so its effect is informational rather than a new acquisition completion or share issuance.

Item 8.01 Other Events Other
Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Acquisition consideration $2.5 billion Total consideration for the Foot Locker acquisition, including cash and stock
Cash portion of consideration $0.2 billion Cash component of the approximately $2.5 billion Foot Locker purchase price
Shares issued as consideration 9.6 million shares DICK’S common shares issued to acquire Foot Locker
Exchange Offer note cap $400,000,000 Maximum aggregate principal amount of new 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029 offered in the exchange
DICK’S Notes issued $381.9 million Aggregate principal amount of new 4.000% Senior Notes due October 1, 2029 issued in the Exchange Offer
Foot Locker Notes remaining $18.1 million Aggregate principal amount of Foot Locker 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029 not exchanged
Pro forma basic EPS $6.35 Unaudited pro forma basic earnings per common share for the year ended January 31, 2026
Pro forma diluted EPS $6.21 Unaudited pro forma diluted earnings per common share for the year ended January 31, 2026
unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements financial
"The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company"
Exchange Offer financial
"its previously announced offer to eligible holders to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”)"
An exchange offer is a proposal where a company asks investors to swap existing securities, like bonds or shares, for new ones, often with different terms or maturity dates. It matters to investors because it can affect the value of their holdings and the company's financial strategy, potentially providing benefits like better interest rates or reduced debt.
Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations financial
"using the accounting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations"
goodwill impairment charge financial
"Eliminates the goodwill impairment charge of $110 million recorded in Foot Locker's"
Goodwill impairment charge is an accounting write-down taken when the extra value a company recorded from buying another business — things like reputation, customer relationships or brand name — is later judged to be worth less than originally paid. For investors it matters because the charge reduces reported profits and shareholder equity, often signaling that an acquisition didn’t deliver expected benefits and prompting closer scrutiny of future cash flow and management decisions.

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What transaction does DKS detail in this 8-K?

DICK’S Sporting Goods describes its completed acquisition of Foot Locker, Inc. for approximately $2.5 billion, made up of about $0.2 billion in cash and roughly 9.6 million shares of DICK’S common stock, and provides related unaudited pro forma combined financial information.

How did the Foot Locker acquisition affect DKS’s capital structure?

DICK’S issued approximately 9.6 million common shares as part of the roughly $2.5 billion consideration and completed an Exchange Offer, issuing $381.9 million of new 4.000% Senior Notes due October 1, 2029, with $18.1 million of Foot Locker notes remaining outstanding.

What are the key terms of the new DICK’S 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029?

The company issued $381.9 million aggregate principal amount of DICK’S 4.000% Senior Notes, which are unsubordinated unsecured obligations, bear interest at 4.000% per annum, and mature on October 1, 2029, in exchange for Foot Locker’s existing 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029.

What pro forma earnings per share does DKS report after the Foot Locker merger?

On an unaudited pro forma combined basis for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, DICK’S Sporting Goods reports basic earnings per share of $6.35 and diluted earnings per share of $6.21, assuming the Foot Locker acquisition had occurred on February 2, 2025.

How many shares are assumed outstanding in the DKS pro forma EPS calculations?

For the pro forma year ended January 31, 2026, DICK’S assumes weighted average basic shares outstanding of 88,799 and diluted shares of 90,808, which include the impact of issuing approximately 9.6 million shares as acquisition consideration.

Does DKS include cost synergies in the pro forma Foot Locker financials?

No. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements exclude cost savings from operating efficiencies, revenue synergies, and other integration costs. They are provided solely for illustrative purposes and are not necessarily indicative of future results.

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549




FORM 8-K




CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  September 21, 2026



DICK’S SPORTING GOODS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
001-31463
16-1241537
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

345 Court Street, Coraopolis, PA 15108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(724) 273-3400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)


Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)


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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
DKS
The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 


Item 8.01
Other Events.

As previously disclosed, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), completed its acquisition of Foot Locker, Inc. (“Foot Locker”, and such acquisition, the “Foot Locker Merger”) on September 8, 2025.  The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide certain pro forma financial information regarding the Foot Locker Merger for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company, giving effect to the Foot Locker Merger, for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, and the accompanying notes thereto, is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, and the accompanying notes thereto.
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


DICK’S SPORTING GOODS, INC.
   
Date:  September 21, 2026
By:
/s/ Navdeep Gupta

Name:
Navdeep Gupta

Title:
Executive Vice President,


Chief Financial Officer




Exhibit 99.1

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

On September 8, 2025 (“Closing Date”), DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “DICK’S Sporting Goods”) completed its previously announced purchase of Foot Locker, Inc., a New York corporation (“Foot Locker”) for total consideration of approximately $2.5 billion (“the acquisition”) consisting of approximately $0.2 billion of cash consideration and approximately 9.6 million shares of common stock of DICK’S Sporting Goods.

On September 11, 2025, the Company completed its previously announced offer to eligible holders to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) any and all of Foot Locker’s 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Foot Locker Notes”) for (1) up to $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of new 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029 issued by DICK’S (the “DICK’S Notes”) and (2) in certain instances, cash, and the related consent solicitation by Foot Locker (the “Consent Solicitation”) to adopt certain proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the indenture governing the Foot Locker Notes (the “Foot Locker Indenture”).  In connection with the settlement of the Exchange Offer, on September 11, 2025, the Company issued $381.9 million aggregate principal amount of DICK’S Notes, which are unsubordinated unsecured obligations of DICK’S Sporting Goods and bear interest at a rate of 4.000% per annum, maturing on October 1, 2029. The aggregate principal amount of $18.1 million not exchanged in the Exchange Offer remained as Foot Locker Notes.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations (the “pro forma statements of operations”) for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, are presented as if the transactions had been completed on February 2, 2025.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been prepared from (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of DICK’S Sporting Goods contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, and (ii) the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Foot Locker for the six months ended August 2, 2025 included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2025 (as amended by Form 8-K/A on September 18, 2025), as well as Foot Locker’s unaudited financial records covering the period from August 3, 2025 through the Closing Date. Certain of Foot Locker’s historical amounts have been reclassified to conform to DICK’S Sporting Goods’ financial statement presentation.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been prepared to reflect adjustments to the Company’s historical consolidated financial information that are (i) directly attributable to the acquisition, (ii) factually supportable and (iii) with respect to the pro forma statements of operations only, expected to have a continuing impact on the Company’s results.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not include the realization of cost savings from operating efficiencies, revenue synergies or other integration costs expected to result from the acquisition.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been prepared using the acquisition method of accounting using the accounting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), with DICK’S Sporting Goods treated as the acquirer.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent what the actual consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position of the Company would have been had the transactions occurred on the dates assumed, nor are they necessarily indicative of future consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position.


The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the separate historical consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Company included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2026, and Foot Locker included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2025 (as amended by Form 8-K/A on September 18, 2025)

   
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2026
 
                                     
                                     
   
DICK’S Sporting Goods,
Inc. (Historical)
   
Foot Locker, Inc.
for the 26 weeks
ended August 2,
2025 (Historical,
adjusted)(1i)
   
Foot Locker, Inc.
August 3, 2025
through Closing
Date
   
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
   
Notes
   
Pro Forma
Combined
 
                                     
                                     
Net sales
 
$
17,215,120
   
$
3,647,000
   
$
919,000
    $
-
         
$
21,781,120
 
Cost of goods sold, including occupancy and distribution costs
   
11,547,858
     
2,699,000
     
652,000
     
(32,480
)
   
(1a
)
   
14,830,319
 
                             
(36,059
)
   
(1c
)
       
GROSS PROFIT
   
5,667,262
     
948,000
     
267,000
     
68,539
             
6,950,801
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
4,338,162
     
1,228,000
     
223,000
     
(8,120
)
   
(1a
)
   
5,670,652
 
                             
(390
)
   
(1b
)
       
                             
(110,000
)
   
(1f
)
       
Merger and integration costs
   
164,191
     
15,000
     
54,000
     
-
             
233,191
 
Pre-opening expenses
   
69,000
     
2,000
     
-
     
-
             
71,000
 
OPERATING INCOME
   
1,095,909
     
(297,000
)
   
(10,000
)
   
187,049
             
975,958
 
Interest expense
   
64,263
     
11,000
     
2,000
     
2,143
     
(1d
)
   
78,372
 
                             
(1,034
)
   
(1d
)
       
Other (income) expense
   
(110,327
)
   
(8,000
)
   
(3,000
)
   
35,864
     
(1e
)
   
(85,463
)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
   
1,141,973
     
(300,000
)
   
(9,000
)
   
150,076
             
983,049
 
Provision for income taxes
   
292,734
     
101,000
     
6,000
     
19,365
     
(1g
)
   
419,099
 
NET INCOME
 
$
849,239
   
$
(401,000
)
 
$
(15,000
)
 
$
130,711
           
$
563,950
 
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
                                               
Basic
 
$
10.22
                                   
$
6.35
 
Diluted
 
$
9.97
                                   
$
6.21
 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
                                               
Basic
   
83,135
                     
5,664
     
(1h
)
   
88,799
 
Diluted
   
85,144
                     
5,664
     
(1h
)
   
90,808
 
                                                 

 See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements


NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1a)          Reflects adjustment to depreciation expense on a straight-line basis based on the fair value of property and equipment, net and the related useful lives. Depreciation expense is split between “Cost of goods sold, including occupancy and distribution costs” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses”.

(1b)          Eliminates Foot Locker’s historical stock-based compensation expense and recognizes new stock-based compensation expense for Foot Locker RSU Awards and Foot Locker PSU Awards that were replaced by DICK’S Sporting Goods RSUs on the Closing Date.

(1c)          Reflects the impact on lease expense of the measurement of acquired leases at fair value on the Closing Date, including an adjustment for unfavorable terms.

(1d)          Reflects the reversal of historical amortization of transaction fees related to both the Foot Locker Notes and Foot Locker’s revolving credit facility, which was recorded in Foot Locker's condensed statement of operations for the 26 weeks ended August 2, 2025 and the impact of a full year of amortization of the transaction fees and discount associated with the DICK’S Notes and remaining Foot Locker Notes recorded at fair value in connection with the acquisition.

(1e)          Eliminates the recognition of a one-time gain associated with the Company’s investment in Foot Locker that is included in the historical financial statements.

(1f)          Eliminates the goodwill impairment charge of $110 million recorded in Foot Locker's condensed statement of operations for the 26 weeks ended August 2, 2025.

(1g)          Reflects the income tax effects of the pro forma adjustments included in the pro forma statements of operations. The effective tax rate of the combined company could be significantly different from what is presented in these pro forma financial statements for a variety of reasons, including post-merger activities.

(1h)          Reflects the impact of the issuance of approximately 9.6 million shares of DICK'S Sporting Goods common stock as if the acquisition occurred on February 2, 2025.

(1i)          Reclassifications. The following reclassifications were made to conform Foot Locker’s historical financial results to the Company’s presentation on the pro forma financial statements.



Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
For the twenty six weeks ended August 2, 2025
(in thousands)

 DICK’S Sporting Goods,
Inc.
 
 Foot Locker, Inc.
 
Foot
Locker,
Inc.
   
Reclassification
Adjustments
   
Notes
   
Foot
Locker,
Inc.
 
Net sales
 
Sales
 
$
3,639,000
   
$
12,000
     
(2a
)
 
$
3,647,000
 
                 
(4,000
)
   
(2b
)
       


Other revenue    
12,000



(12,000
)
 
(2a
)


-

Cost of goods sold, including occupancy and distribution costs
 
Cost of sales
   
2,629,000
     
83,000
     
(2c
)
   
2,699,000
 
                 
(4,000
)
   
(2b
)
       
                 
(19,000
)
   
(2d
)
       
                 
(9,000
)
   
(2e
)
       
                 
19,000
     
(2f
)
       
GROSS PROFIT
       
1,022,000
     
(74,000
)
           
948,000
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
926,000
     
19,000
     
(2c
)
   
1,228,000
 
                 
19,000
     
(2d
)
       
                 
9,000
     
(2e
)
       
                 
(19,000
)
   
(2f
)
       
                 
(2,000
)
   
(2g
)
       
                 
291,000
     
(2h
)
       
   
           
(15,000
)
   
(2i
)
       


Depreciation and amortization

102,000



(102,000
)

 
(2c
)
  -


  Impairment and other

291,000
   
(291,000
)


(2h
)


-
Merger and integration costs
               
15,000
     
(2i
)
   
15,000
 
Pre-opening expenses
               
2,000
     
(2g
)
   
2,000
 
OPERATING INCOME
       
(297,000
)
   
-
             
(297,000
)
Interest expense
 
Interest expense, net
   
5,000
     
6,000
     
(2j
)
   
11,000
 
Other income
 
Other expense (income), net
   
(2,000
)
   
(6,000
)
   
(2j
)
   
(8,000
)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
       
(300,000
)
   
-
             
(300,000
)
Provision for income taxes
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
   
101,000
                     
101,000
 
NET INCOME
     
$
(401,000
)
 
$
-
           
$
(401,000
)

(2a) Reclassification from "Other revenue" to "Net Sales".

(2b) Reclass income on liquidated inventory from "Sales" to "Cost of goods sold, including occupancy and distribution costs".

(2c) Reclassification of depreciation expense from "Depreciation and amortization" to "Selling, general and administrative expenses" and "Cost of goods sold, including occupancy and distribution costs" for non-store assets and store assets, respectively.

(2d) Reclassification of buyers' compensation from "Cost of goods sold, including occupancy and distribution costs" to "Selling, general and administrative expenses".

(2e) Reclassification of eCommerce payroll from "Cost of goods sold, including occupancy and distribution costs" to "Selling, general and administrative expenses".

(2f) Net reclassification of $26.4 million of occupancy costs from "Selling, general, and administrative expenses" to "Cost of goods sold, including occupancy and distribution costs" and $7.4 other store expense from "Cost of goods sold, including occupancy and distribution costs" to "Selling, general, and administrative expenses".

(2g) Reclassification of store pre-opening expenses from "Selling, general, and administrative expenses" to "Pre-opening expenses".

(2h) Reclassification from "Impairment and other" to "Selling, general and administrative expenses".

(2i) Reclass of merger and integration costs from "Selling, general and administrative expenses" to "Merger and integration costs"

(2j) Reclassification of interest income from "Interest expense, net" to "Other expense (income)".



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