Movado Group, Inc. filings document the public-company reporting for a watch and accessories business whose common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under MOV. Recent Form 8-K reports cover operating results and financial condition, press-release exhibits, shareholder-vote outcomes and material definitive agreements, including licensing arrangements connected to the company's brand portfolio.
Proxy materials describe annual meeting procedures, director elections, shareholder voting matters and board governance. The filing record also identifies the registrant's common stock, corporate jurisdiction and exchange listing, tying governance and capital-structure disclosures to Movado Group's operating business.
For Movado Group, Inc. (MOV), Royce & Associates reported beneficial ownership of 752,000 common shares, or 4.71% of the class, as of September 30, 2026. The ownership table lists sole voting and dispositive power over 752,000 shares and zero shared voting or dispositive power.
Royce & Associates, LP states that the securities are beneficially owned by investment-company or managed-account clients. It disclaims any pecuniary interest and says the report is not an admission that the adviser is a beneficial owner.
Movado Group, Inc. (MOV) entered into a binding agreement to sell a 95% interest in its EBEL brand for approximately $66.5 million to a buyer group led by Montres Journe SA, with Chanel and Pierre Jacques participating. Movado will retain a 5% interest. The consideration is subject to customary adjustments, and the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including completion of a pre-closing reorganization.
At closing, 95% of the equity in a newly formed Swiss subsidiary holding assets primarily dedicated to EBEL will transfer to the buyer group. The assets include trademarks, other intellectual property, inventory and certain other assets, including the Villa Turque; certain EBEL-dedicated personnel will become employees of the subsidiary. Pierre Jacques is to serve as EBEL’s Chief Executive Officer following the transaction. Movado will provide certain services under a transition services agreement after closing.
Movado Group Inc. Senior VP and General Counsel Mitchell Cole Sussis received a compensation-related award of 38.58 phantom stock units on September 30, 2026, under the company's Deferred Compensation Plan. His directly held phantom stock position after the award was 1,649.54 units, and each unit is the economic equivalent of one common share. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Movado Group Inc. reports that Behzad Soltani, EVP & COO, acquired 106.29 phantom stock units on September 30, 2026. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Movado Group common stock. His reported position following the transaction was 2,381.11 phantom stock units. The units were acquired under the Deferred Compensation Plan and are distributable in equal annual installments for 10 years following termination of employment.
Movado Group Inc. reported that Michelle Kennedy, SVP, Human Resources, acquired 40.01 phantom stock units on September 30, 2026. Her reported direct holdings after the transaction were 588.34 units. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one common share, and the units are distributable in equal annual installments for 10 years following her termination of employment.
Movado Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Efraim Grinberg acquired 471.05 phantom stock units on September 30, 2026, bringing his reported direct position to 36,335.76 phantom stock units. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Movado common stock. The units were acquired under the Deferred Compensation Plan and are distributable in equal annual installments for 10 years following Grinberg’s termination of employment with the company.
Movado Group Inc. director Alexander Grinberg acquired 27.61 phantom stock units on September 30, 2026, bringing his reported direct position to 2,909.7 units. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one Movado Group common share. The units are distributable in equal annual installments for 10 years following Grinberg’s termination of employment with the company.
Movado Group Inc. reports that Linda Feeney, SVP, Principal Acct. Officer, acquired 26.01 phantom stock units on September 30, 2026. Her resulting direct balance was 617.36 phantom stock units. The units were acquired under the company's Deferred Compensation Plan and are distributable in equal annual installments for 10 years following her termination of employment.
Movado Group Inc. Chief Financial Officer Sallie A. Demarsilis acquired 109.28 phantom stock units on September 30, 2026, bringing her reported direct holdings to 5,304.54 phantom stock units. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock. The units are distributable in equal annual installments for 10 years following her termination of employment.
MOVADO GROUP, INC. (MOV) reported significantly stronger results for the quarter and six months ended July 31, 2026. Quarterly net sales were $169.8 million, up from $161.8 million a year earlier, and net income attributable to Movado rose to $12.3 million from $3.0 million. Diluted EPS increased to $0.53 from $0.13.
For the first six months, net sales reached $312.2 million versus $293.6 million, while net income attributable to Movado grew to $19.2 million from $4.4 million; diluted EPS was $0.84 versus $0.20. Operating cash flow turned positive at $6.5 million compared with an $11.0 million outflow a year ago, despite higher inventories. Cash and cash equivalents were $211.6 million with no borrowings on the $75 million revolving credit facility and $74.7 million of availability.
Movado paid $16.6 million in dividends in the first half and repurchased 61,000 shares for $1.5 million, leaving $44.6 million authorized for further buybacks. The company recorded $3.2 million of U.S. tariff refunds as a benefit to cost of sales and disclosed that it continues to cooperate with an SEC Division of Enforcement information request related to a prior restatement.