Rocky Brands, Inc. filings document the public-company disclosures of a Nasdaq-listed footwear and apparel company with wholesale, retail and contract manufacturing segments. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, including segment sales, margins, inventory, debt, sourcing costs and other financial-condition items tied to the company's brand portfolio.
Proxy materials disclose board matters, shareholder voting items, executive compensation, equity awards and pay-versus-performance information. Recent current reports also document capital-allocation actions such as common stock repurchase authorization, while registration and exchange disclosures identify the company's common stock as the listed security.
Rocky Brands, Inc. reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $138.8 million, up 13.3% from $122.5 million a year earlier. Wholesale sales rose 11.8% to $99.6 million and Retail sales rose 20.0% to $35.4 million; Contract Manufacturing sales decreased 3.1% to $3.8 million. Gross margin was 45.0% of sales, compared with 40.2% a year earlier. The increase included $2.5 million of IEEPA tariff refunds and a temporary $3.5 million benefit from sales of free-trade-zone inventory that carried no incremental tariffs.
Operating income increased to $18.2 million from $11.7 million. Net income was $12.8 million, or $1.69 per diluted share, compared with $7.2 million, or $0.96. Adjusted net income was $13.4 million, or $1.76 per diluted share, versus $7.8 million, or $1.03. Total debt was $116.0 million as of September 30, 2026, down 16.6% from $139.0 million a year earlier. Cash and cash equivalents were $2.3 million and inventories were $189.7 million on that date.
Rocky Brands, Inc. (RCKY) director Tracie A. Winbigler received a direct award of 436 shares of common stock on October 1, 2026. Her reported directly held position after the award was 14,682 shares. The transaction is recorded as an award acquisition, not a market purchase or sale.
Rocky Brands, Inc. director Dwight Eric Smith acquired 436 shares of common stock through a grant/award on October 1, 2026. This was a compensation-related acquisition, not a market purchase. The transaction’s reported price was $0.00 per share.
Rocky Brands, Inc. director Robert Burton Moore Jr. acquired 436 common shares in a grant/award dated October 1, 2026. The reported transaction price was $0.0000 per share. His directly held common-stock position following the award was 31,017 shares; the transaction is reported as an award acquisition, not a purchase.
Rocky Brands, Inc. reported that its director and Assistant Secretary, Curtis A. Loveland, acquired 436 shares of common stock through a grant on October 1, 2026. The reported transaction price was $0.00 per share, and Loveland directly held 93,047 shares after the award. This was recorded as a grant or award acquisition, rather than a purchase transaction.
Rocky Brands, Inc. director William L. Jordan received a grant of 436 shares of common stock on October 1, 2026, at a reported price of $0.00 per share. His reported direct holdings after the grant were 21,387 shares. The transaction is reported as a grant or award acquisition.
Rocky Brands, Inc. director G. Courtney Haning acquired 436 shares of common stock as a grant or award on October 1, 2026. Haning reported direct holdings of 23,186 shares after the transaction.
Rocky Brands, Inc. director Robyn R. Hahn acquired 436 shares of common stock through a grant or award on October 1, 2026. Her direct holdings totaled 6,565 shares after the transaction.
Rocky Brands, Inc. director Michael L. Finn acquired 436 shares of common stock in a grant or award on October 1, 2026. His directly held common-stock position following the transaction was 33,599 shares.
AllianceBernstein L.P. filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting passive ownership of Rocky Brands Inc common stock. AllianceBernstein beneficially owns 647,175 shares of Rocky Brands, representing 8.6% of the outstanding common stock, acquired solely for investment purposes on behalf of client discretionary investment advisory accounts.
The firm reports sole voting power over 612,528 shares and sole dispositive power over 647,175 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. AllianceBernstein is a majority-owned subsidiary of Equitable Holdings, Inc. but states it operates under independent management and makes independent decisions from its parent.