Solo Brands (SBDS) cuts losses, boosts cash flow amid lower 2026 sales
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Solo Brands, Inc. reported lower sales but significantly improved profitability and cash generation for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026. Net sales were $88.5 million for the quarter and $151.3 million year‑to‑date, down 4.1% and 10.7% from 2025, driven by declines in Solo Stove and Chubbies, especially in direct‑to‑consumer, partially offset by strong Watersports retail growth.
Despite lower revenue, income from operations improved to $3.5 million from a $9.8 million loss in the prior‑year quarter, and the year‑to‑date operating loss narrowed to $1.2 million from $20.5 million. This reflected sharp reductions in restructuring and consulting costs, lower SG&A, and benefits from tariff refunds. The company received $9.9 million of IEEPA tariff refunds, reducing cost of goods sold and boosting margins.
Net loss attributable to Solo Brands was $4.4 million for the quarter and $9.9 million year‑to‑date, compared with larger losses in 2025. Operating cash flow swung to a $20.0 million inflow from a $64.3 million outflow a year earlier, aided by inventory reductions and non‑cash charges. Cash rose to $35.4 million, while total debt (term loan and revolver) stood at $249.2 million gross. Management discloses risks around future covenant compliance under the 2025 Credit Agreement and notes those risks raise substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern, but concludes its cost‑saving plans and tariff refunds alleviate that substantial doubt for at least 12 months after issuance.
Positive
- Operating performance improved sharply: income from operations was $3.5 million vs. a $9.8 million loss in the prior‑year quarter, and year‑to‑date operating loss narrowed to $1.2 million from $20.5 million.
- Cash flow and liquidity strengthened: net cash from operating activities improved to a $20.0 million inflow from a $64.3 million outflow, and cash increased to $35.4 million.
- Restructuring costs fell significantly: restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges declined to $2.2 million year‑to‑date from $16.1 million, indicating lower one‑time expense burden.
- Tariff refunds boosted margins and flexibility: the company recognized $9.9 million of IEEPA tariff refunds in the first half, reducing cost of goods sold and inventory and providing additional financial flexibility.
Negative
- Revenue contraction: net sales declined 10.7% year‑to‑date to $151.3 million, with direct‑to‑consumer sales down 20.8%, signaling demand and channel pressure.
- Ongoing net losses: net loss attributable to Solo Brands, Inc. was $4.4 million for the quarter and $9.9 million year‑to‑date, following even larger losses in 2025.
- High leverage and rising interest cost: term debt totaled $254.1 million with net long‑term debt of $245.0 million, and interest expense, net rose 33.1% year‑to‑date to $15.4 million.
- Going‑concern risk tied to covenants: management states that variability in operating performance could affect future compliance with leverage, fixed charge coverage and minimum liquidity covenants, raising substantial doubt about continued operations absent successful mitigation.
Filing Explained
The completed corporate simplification removes Class B and noncontrolling interests; debt capacity remains conditional on covenant testing beginning September 30, 2026.
A Form 10-Q is an unaudited quarterly report. This filing reports that the Corporate Simplification was completed effective January 1, 2026, with Holdings becoming a wholly owned subsidiary.
Former Holdings LLC units were converted into Class A shares, while all Class B shares were retired and canceled; no LLC units or Class B shares remained outstanding. The filing therefore documents a completed ownership-structure change rather than leaving the merger at a proposal stage.
As of
Additional leverage, fixed-charge-coverage, and minimum-liquidity covenants begin with the quarter ending
Key Figures
Net sales Q2 2026: $88,460 (thousands)
Net sales H1 2026: $151,341 (thousands)
Income (loss) from operations Q2 2026: $3,513 (thousands)
+5 more
8 metrics
Net sales Q2 2026
$88,460 (thousands)
Three months ended June 30, 2026 net sales
Net sales H1 2026
$151,341 (thousands)
Six months ended June 30, 2026 net sales, down 10.7% vs. 2025
Income (loss) from operations Q2 2026
$3,513 (thousands)
Income from operations vs. $(9,835) (thousands) in Q2 2025
Net cash from operating activities H1 2026
$20,004 (thousands)
Six months ended June 30, 2026 vs. $(64,256) (thousands) in 2025
IEEPA tariff refunds H1 2026
$9.9 million
Refunds received related to incremental tariffs in 2025 and 2026
Cash and cash equivalents
$35,446 (thousands)
Balance at June 30, 2026
Long-term debt principal
$254,143 (thousands)
Term loans outstanding at June 30, 2026 before issuance costs
Net loss attributable Q2 2026
$(4,391) (thousands)
Net loss attributable to Solo Brands, Inc. for the quarter
Key Terms
going concern, IEEPA tariff refunds, revolving credit facility, segment adjusted EBITDA, +2 more
6 terms
going concern financial
"management projects compliance with these financial covenants... and raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern"
Going concern is the accounting assumption that a company will keep operating and meeting its obligations for the foreseeable future. The phrase matters most when a company or its auditors disclose substantial doubt about it, a formal warning that the business may not have enough resources to continue without raising money, restructuring, or selling assets. That language in a filing or press release signals elevated financial risk.
IEEPA tariff refunds regulatory
"the Company began receiving IEEPA tariff refunds during the second quarter of 2026"
Refunds under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are repayments of import duties, fees, or penalties that were charged because of trade restrictions or sanctions put in place under emergency authority and later reversed, modified, or found inapplicable. For investors, these refunds can change a company’s past cash outflows and future cost structure—similar to getting a billed charge returned after a rule change—affecting reported earnings or cash available for other uses.
revolving credit facility financial
"a revolving credit facility with an initial committed amount of $90 million"
A revolving credit facility is a type of loan that a business can borrow from whenever it needs money, up to a set limit. It’s like having a credit card for companies—allowing them to borrow, pay back, and borrow again as needed, providing flexibility for managing cash flow or funding short-term expenses.
segment adjusted EBITDA financial
"We define segment adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses"
Segment adjusted EBITDA is a measure of how much profit a specific part of a company generates from its everyday operations, before counting interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and one‑off items. Investors use it like checking the fuel efficiency of one car in a fleet: it helps compare which business lines truly earn money, evaluate trend performance, and decide where to invest or cut costs without distortions from financing or accounting choices.
Corporate Simplification financial
"The Corporate Simplification was intended to simplify the Company’s organizational structure"
variable interest entity financial
"we consolidated one entity that is a VIE, that relates to a manufacturing entity for Oru"
A variable interest entity (VIE) is a company structure where one party controls another company’s operations and economic outcomes through contracts or special arrangements instead of owning a majority of its voting shares. For investors, VIEs matter because the controlling party’s financial results, debts and risks can appear in the controller’s reports even though ownership looks separate, so understanding VIEs helps assess true exposure, governance limits and transparency—like spotting a puppet controlled by strings rather than direct ownership.
AI-generated analysis. How Rhea-AI works. Not financial advice.
FAQ
How did Solo Brands (SBDS) perform financially in Q2 2026?
Solo Brands generated Q2 2026 net sales of $88.5 million, down 4.1% year over year, but improved to $3.5 million of income from operations versus a prior‑year operating loss of $9.8 million through cost reductions and tariff refunds.
What were Solo Brands (SBDS) year-to-date 2026 results versus 2025?
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, Solo Brands reported net sales of $151.3 million, down 10.7%, and a net loss of $9.9 million versus a $39.3 million loss in 2025, with the operating loss narrowing from $20.5 million to $1.2 million.
What is Solo Brands’ (SBDS) liquidity and debt position as of June 30, 2026?
Solo Brands held $35.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and had total debt of $258.3 million principal (net long‑term debt $245.0 million). Revolver availability was $57.2 million based on the borrowing base, net of $5.8 million in letters of credit.
How did IEEPA tariff refunds impact Solo Brands (SBDS) in 2026?
Solo Brands received $9.9 million of IEEPA tariff refunds in the first half of 2026. Of this, $5.9 million reduced cost of goods sold, $0.3 million was recorded as interest income, and $3.7 million reduced inventory, improving margins and cash flexibility.
Does Solo Brands (SBDS) face a going-concern issue?
Management notes that covenant risks under the 2025 Credit Agreement raise substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern. However, it concludes that cost‑saving plans and tariff refunds alleviate this substantial doubt for at least 12 months after the financial statements’ issuance.
How are Solo Brands’ (SBDS) segments performing in 2026?
In the first half of 2026, Solo Stove net sales fell to $48.7 million from $64.4 million and Chubbies to $77.3 million from $87.1 million, while Watersports increased to $25.3 million from $17.4 million, driven by retail channel growth.
What restructuring actions did Solo Brands (SBDS) take in 2026?
In 2026, Solo Brands executed workforce reductions, closed Oru’s manufacturing facility, and terminated a Salt Lake City distribution center lease. Related 2026 charges totaled $2.2 million year‑to‑date, much lower than 2025’s $16.1 million restructuring and related costs.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026
or
For the transition period from ___________ to ___________
Commission File Number 001-40979
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Address of Principal Executive Offices | Zip Code | ||||||||||
(817 ) 900-2664
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | SBDS | OTCQB Venture Market | ||||||
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As of August 7, 2026, there were 2,568,010 shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | i | ||||
Where You Can Find More Information | i | ||||
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 1 | ||||
Item 1. Financial Statements | 1 | ||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) | 1 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) | 2 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) | 3 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit) (Unaudited) | 4 | ||||
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) | 6 | ||||
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 17 | ||||
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 27 | ||||
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 27 | ||||
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION | 28 | ||||
Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 28 | ||||
Item 1A. Risk Factors | 28 | ||||
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 28 | ||||
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 28 | ||||
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | 28 | ||||
Item 5. Other Information | 28 | ||||
Item 6. Exhibits | 29 | ||||
Signatures | 30 | ||||
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) of Solo Brands, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report may be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “targets,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report include, but are not limited to statements regarding our future ability to continue as a going concern, our ability to transform our business, improve our liquidity and long-term capital structure, including through the continued execution of cost saving and operational improvements, our future results of operations and financial position, the effect of tariffs, industry and business trends, business strategy, plans, restocking trends, market growth, compliance with debt covenants and our objectives for future operations.
The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, our future ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to realize expected benefits from our strategic plans; our ability to implement any restructuring and cost-reduction efforts; our limited liquidity; our ability to mitigate the impact of new and increased tariffs and similar restrictions on our business; our reliance on third-party manufacturers, which operate mostly outside of the U.S., and problems with, or the loss of, our suppliers or an inability to obtain raw materials; our dependence on cash generated from operations to support our business and our growth initiatives; our ability to relist to a national exchange; risks associated with fluctuations in the price of our Class A common stock; risks associated with our indebtedness, including the limits imposed by our indebtedness to invest in the ongoing needs of our business; our ability to maintain and strengthen our brand to generate and maintain ongoing demand for our products; our ability to design, develop and introduce new products; our ability to manage our future growth effectively; our ability to expand into additional markets; risks associated with our international operations; our inability to sustain historic growth rates; our ability to cost-effectively attract new customers and retain our existing customers; the highly competitive market in which we operate; our failure to maintain product quality and product performance at an acceptable cost; the impact of product liability and warranty claims and product recalls, including write-offs; geopolitical actions, natural disasters, or pandemics; the ability of our largest stockholders to influence corporate matters; and the important factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (“2025 Form 10-K”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and in Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report, as any such factors may be updated from time to time in its other filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
You should read this Quarterly Report and the documents that we reference in this Quarterly Report and have filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report with the understanding that our actual future results, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We may use our website as a distribution channel of material information about the Company, including through press releases, investor presentations, and notices of upcoming events. We intend to utilize the investor relations section of our website at https://investors.solobrands.com as a channel of distribution to reach public investors and as a means of disclosing material non-public information for complying with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. We also intend to use certain social media channels, including, but not limited to, X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn, as a means of communicating with the public, our customers and investors about our Company, our products, and other matters. While not all of the information that the Company posts to its website and brand-related social media channels may be deemed to be of a material nature, some information may be, and we therefore encourage investors, the media, and others interested in our Company to review the information we make public in these locations.
All periodic and current reports, registration statements and other filings that we have filed or furnished to the SEC, including our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, are available free of charge from the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) and on our website at https://investors.solobrands.com. Such documents are available as soon as reasonably practicable after electronic filing of the material with the SEC.
Any reference to our website or social media channels does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on or available through our website, and you should not consider such information to be a part of the periodic and current reports, registration statements or other filings that we file or furnish with the SEC from time to time.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
SOLO BRANDS, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| (In thousands, except number of shares and par value) | June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||
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| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | ( | ( | |||||||||
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Treasury stock, | ( | ( | |||||||||
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| Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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SOLO BRANDS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(Unaudited)
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(In thousands, except per share data) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Other non-operating (income) expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Income (loss) before income taxes | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Solo Brands, Inc. | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation, net of tax | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Less: other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Solo Brands, Inc. | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) per Class A common stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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SOLO BRANDS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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| (In thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash and cash equivalents (used in) provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
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Equity-based compensation, net | |||||||||||
Loss on disposition of the TerraFlame manufacturing operations | |||||||||||
| Inventory charges associated with restructuring and consolidation activities | |||||||||||
Restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges | ( | ( | |||||||||
Other | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | ( | ||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||
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| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
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| Capital expenditures | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
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Proceeds from revolving credit facilities and term loans | |||||||||||
Repayments of revolving credit facilities and term loans | ( | ( | |||||||||
Debt issuance costs paid | ( | ||||||||||
| Net consideration paid to Former Sellers of TerraFlame | ( | ||||||||||
| Finance lease liability principal paid | ( | ||||||||||
| Surrender of stock to settle taxes on restricted stock awards | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | ( | ||||||||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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SOLO BRANDS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit)
(Unaudited)
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| (In thousands) | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Additional Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Treasury Stock | Non-controlling Interest | Total Shareholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation, net of income tax expense (benefit) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Class B Common Stock | ( | ( | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surrender of stock to settle taxes on equity awards | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vested equity-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation, net of income tax expense (benefit) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surrender of stock to settle taxes on equity awards | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vested equity-based compensation and re-allocation of ownership percentage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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SOLO BRANDS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit)
(Unaudited)
| Class A Common Stock | Class B Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Additional Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Treasury Stock | Non-controlling Interest | Total Shareholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation, net of income tax expense (benefit) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surrender of stock to settle taxes on equity awards | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vested equity-based compensation and re-allocation of ownership percentage | — | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation, net of income tax expense (benefit) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surrender of stock to settle taxes on equity awards | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common stock in lieu of cash lender consent fee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vested equity-based compensation and re-allocation of ownership percentage | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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SOLO BRANDS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization
Solo Brands, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is a branded outdoor lifestyle company that develops, markets, and sells products across outdoor cooking, outdoor recreation, casual apparel, and watersports categories. The Company’s portfolio includes Solo Stove, which offers fire pits, griddles, coolers, and related accessories; Chubbies, which offers casual apparel, activewear, and swimwear; and its Watersports brands, including International Surf Ventures (“ISLE”), which offers inflatable and hard paddle boards and related accessories, and Oru Kayak (“Oru”), which offers folding kayaks and accessories. The Company’s products are sold through direct-to-consumer channels, retail partners, and distributors in the United States and internationally.
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements contained herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, these unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented have been reflected. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include those of our wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries and an entity consolidated under the variable interest entity model. Intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Form 10-K”). Certain prior period amounts have been conformed to the current period’s presentation.
Included below are selected significant accounting policies. Refer to Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies, within the “2025 Form 10-K for the full list of significant accounting policies.
Reverse Stock Split
On July 8, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect a reverse stock split of all issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of 1-for-40. The reverse stock split did not change the par value or the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s consolidated financial statements present the retroactive effect of the reverse stock split on the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock and per share amounts for all periods presented.
Corporate Simplification
On December 17, 2025, as part of the Corporate Simplification transactions, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Solo Stove Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”) and Solo Merger Sub LLC (“Merger Sub”), a subsidiary of Solo Brands, Inc. and SP SS Blocker Purchaser, LLC (“Blocker”), formed for the sole purpose of merging with and into Holdings. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, effective January 1, 2026 (the “Effective Time”), Merger Sub merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”) as a wholly owned subsidiary of Solo Brands, Inc., as described further in Note 11, Income Taxes and Note 12, Equity.
The Company’s ownership interest in Holdings was 100.0 % and 66.1 % as of June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Tariffs
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) does not authorize a U.S. President to impose tariffs during peacetime national emergencies and that the challenge to the legality of the incremental tariffs was within the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”), thus affirming a prior decision of the CIT that the U.S. President lacked authority to impose incremental tariffs. The Company filed a lawsuit in the CIT challenging the legality of incremental tariffs and the Company sought to recover the incremental tariffs paid in 2025 and 2026.
The Company began receiving refunds in May 2026 and elected to recognize these tariff refunds in accordance with gain contingency accounting under ASC 450-30, Gain Contingencies. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company received $9.9 5.9 0.3 3.7 million was recorded as a reduction to inventory on the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
The Company has filed for $10.5 million of IEEPA tariff refund claims in total and received the remaining $0.6 million of refunds subsequent to June 30, 2026. The Company continues to monitor developments related to these IEEPA tariff refunds and assess the potential impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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Going Concern
The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
On June 13, 2025, the Company entered into Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement and Limited Waiver and Amendment No. 1 to Security Agreement (the “2025 Credit Agreement”), which amended the credit agreement dated May 12, 2021 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. The 2025 Credit Agreement restructured the Company’s outstanding revolving and term loans, extended certain maturities, reduced near-term cash interest requirements through the ability to make certain interest payments in-kind and deferred compliance with certain financial covenants for a defined period of time.
Beginning with the quarter ending September 30, 2026, the Company will be required to comply with additional financial covenants under the 2025 Credit Agreement, including leverage, fixed charge coverage and minimum liquidity requirements, as described further in Note 10, Debt, Net.
In evaluating its ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve months following the issuance of these unaudited consolidated financial statements, management projects compliance with these financial covenants. However, the risks associated with variability in the Company’s operating performance could affect future covenant compliance, and raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the issuance of these unaudited consolidated financial statements. Management developed plans intended to mitigate these conditions, including optimization of the Company's distribution and fulfillment network, reductions in marketing spend and other fixed operating costs, and prioritization of available cash towards debt and other obligations. These plans alleviate the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least the twelve months following the issuance of these unaudited consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, as disclosed within Tariffs above, the Company began receiving IEEPA tariff refunds during the second quarter of 2026 and has received all refunds filed for, including refunds received subsequent to June 30, 2026, which has provided additional financial flexibility in support of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
If the Company does not achieve the expected benefits from these operational initiatives or if operating results or liquidity deteriorate, the Company could be required to seek additional capital through equity or debt financings or other sources. There can be no assurance that such financing would be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses during the reporting period and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Estimates and assumptions about future events and their effects cannot be made with certainty. Estimates may change as new events occur when additional information becomes available and if our operating environment changes. Actual results could differ from our estimates.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
The Company extends trade credit to its retail customers on terms that generally are practiced in the industry. The Company periodically performs credit analyses and monitors the financial condition of its customers to reduce credit risk. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers, but generally does not require collateral to support accounts receivable. Accounts receivable mostly consist of amounts due from our business-to-business customers.
As of June 30, 2026, Costco and Dick’s Sporting Goods represented 24.9 % and 12.6 %, respectively, of total outstanding accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2025, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Spreetail represented 28.0 % and 12.7 %, respectively, of total outstanding accounts receivable. There are no other significant concentrations of receivables that represent a significant credit risk.
Debt Issuance Costs
Debt issuance costs related to term debt are recorded as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability on the consolidated balance sheets. The costs are amortized using the effective interest rate method over the term of the related debt. Debt issuance costs related to revolving loans are recorded within other non-current assets and amortized straight-line over the term of the related debt. Amortization of debt issuance costs are recorded as a component of interest expense, net on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Costs incurred in connection with an expected refinancing, restructuring or debt issuance are capitalized and recorded within other non-current assets.
Restructuring, Contract Termination and Impairment Charges
Restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges are primarily comprised of severance and employee-related benefits, contract termination fees and impairment charges. We recognize employee severance costs as a liability at estimated fair value, at the time of communication to affected employees, unless future service is required, in which case the costs are recognized ratably over the future service period. Contract termination fees include costs incurred to terminate a contract and the impacts to related assets or liabilities associated with these contracts. Asset impairment charges include impairments of long-lived assets, including intangible assets and goodwill, as addressed in Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies, in the 2025 Form 10-K. Restructuring, contract termination and asset impairment activities are recognized when they are incurred and included in restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges on the unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
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Commitments and Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings. While the Company intends to prosecute and defend any lawsuit vigorously, the Company presently believes that the ultimate outcome of any currently pending legal proceeding will not have any material adverse effect on its financial position, cash flows, or results of operations. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages, which could impact the Company’s business and the results of operations for the period in which the ruling occurs or future periods. Based on the information available, the Company evaluates the likelihood of potential outcomes. The Company records the appropriate liability when the amount is deemed probable and reasonably estimable. In addition, the Company does not accrue for estimated legal fees and other directly related costs as they are expensed as incurred. The unaudited consolidated balance sheets do not include a liability for any potential obligations as of June 30, 2026 or December 31, 2025.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements - Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), that requires the disclosure of certain amounts included in certain expense captions on the face of the income statement. The FASB subsequently issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) to clarify the effective date of ASU 2024-03. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, but will require certain additional disclosures. The Company does not expect to early adopt at this time.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. ASU 2025-06 modernizes the accounting for internal-use software by removing all references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages. ASU 2025-06 requires entities to begin capitalizing software costs when management authorizes and commits to funding the software project, and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used for its intended purpose. ASU 2025-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company does not expect to early adopt at this time.
NOTE 2 - Restructuring, Contract Termination and Impairment Charges
2026 Restructuring Activity
The cost saving initiatives identified and executed upon during the six months ended June 30, 2026 were designed to reduce operational expenditures over the long-term. The key cost saving initiatives and operational planning activities undertaken during the six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:
•Restructuring
•retention payments to key personnel to support the sustainment of operations and focus on cost saving and operational improvements, resulting in recognition of restructuring charges of $0.5 million during the period; and
•reduction in force (“RIF”) of management and non-management personnel in an effort to align headcount with the operational needs of the business resulting in a moderate decline in related expenses in the short term, with the significance of the savings anticipated to be recognized in future periods, resulting in a restructuring charge of $0.3 million.
•Contract Termination
•early termination of the Company’s Salt Lake City distribution center lease to reduce fixed costs in the short term and in future periods, which resulted in a contract termination benefit of $0.2 million upon recognition of the lease modification.
•Facility Closure
•closure of Oru’s manufacturing facility to reduce fixed costs in the short term and in future periods, as well as eliminate the Company’s only manufacturing operation, resulting in recognition of restructuring charges of $0.4 million during the period related to severance costs and impairment charges of $0.8 million, or an aggregate charge to expense of $1.2 million. Refer to Note 4, Inventory for additional information on a related inventory write-down recorded during the period.
2025 Restructuring Activity
In 2025, management, along with our Board of Directors, engaged strategic consulting firms to assist with improving our financial results. This operational improvement involved the engagement of restructuring, legal and investment banking consultants to perform financial planning, forecasting and project management activities. Certain of these strategic consulting firms assisted and continue to assist in developing operational plans for the near- and long-term, as well as identifying cost saving initiatives to reduce our operational expenses and aid in the development of enhanced internal reporting to deliver timely insight to management.
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The cost saving initiatives identified and executed upon during the six months ended June 30, 2025 were designed to reduce operational expenditures over the long-term. The key cost saving initiatives and operational planning activities undertaken during the six months ended June 30, 2025 were as follows:
•Restructuring
•retention payments to key personnel to support the sustainment of operations and focus on cost saving and operational improvements, resulting in a restructuring charge of $5.7 million;
•RIF of management and non-management personnel in an effort to align headcount with the operational needs of the business resulting in a moderate decline in related expenses in the short term, with the significance of the savings anticipated to be recognized in future periods, resulting in a restructuring charge of $0.9 million; and
•expenses related to the strategic consulting firms discussed above, resulting in a restructuring charge of $6.5 million.
•Contract Terminations
•termination of an underperforming licensing agreement in an effort to redeploy the allocated funds for operational purposes, resulting in a charge to contract termination of $2.5 million; and
•settlement of a termination fee with a former advertising services vendor, with a previously accrued balance of $5.4 million that was settled for $4.0 million, a $1.4 million benefit to the Company.
•Facility Closures
•closure of two distribution centers to reduce fixed costs in the short term and in future periods, as well as eliminate unnecessary capacity, resulting in restructuring charges of $0.5 million, impairment charges of $0.5 million, and contraction termination of $0.2 million, or an aggregate charge to expense of $1.2 million.
The components of the restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges are as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring charges(1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contract termination charges (benefit) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
(1)Includes immaterial amounts not outlined in the narrative above.
The Company expects to continue to evaluate and identify additional cost-saving initiatives that it may execute in the near term, with potential expenses to be incurred at the onset of said initiative that will be reflected within restructuring, contract termination and/or impairment charges. As of June 30, 2026, the Company is unable to estimate the potential upfront costs of these future cost saving initiatives, due to their preliminary nature.
NOTE 3 – Revenue
The Company primarily engages in direct-to-consumer transactions, which are comprised of product sales directly from the Company’s website, and business-to-business transactions, or retail, which are comprised of product sales to retailers, including where possession of the Company’s products is taken and sold by the retailer in-store or online.
The following table disaggregates net sales by channel (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct-to-consumer | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The following table disaggregates net sales by product (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fire pits, griddles, coolers, and related accessories | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Apparel, activewear, and swimwear | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Paddle boards, kayaks, and related accessories | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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The following table disaggregates net sales by geographic region (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| International | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
NOTE 4 – Inventory
Inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
Finished products on hand, net of inventory obsolescence reserve of $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Finished products in transit | |||||||||||
Raw materials(1) | |||||||||||
| Inventory | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1)During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recognized an inventory writedown of $1.4
NOTE 5 – Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Inventory deposits | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Tax receivables | |||||||||||
| Software | |||||||||||
| Payroll | |||||||||||
| Insurance | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
NOTE 6 – Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Machinery | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | |||||||||||
| Buildings | |||||||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | |||||||||||
| Software and website development | |||||||||||
| Computer and other equipment | |||||||||||
| Land | |||||||||||
| Construction in progress | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, gross | |||||||||||
| Accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment was $1.8 million and $3.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to $1.8 million and $3.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.
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During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recognized an impairment of property and equipment, net, of $0.8
NOTE 7 – Intangible Assets, Net
Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Gross carrying value | |||||||||||
Brand | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Trademark | |||||||||||
| Customer relationships | |||||||||||
Patents | |||||||||||
| Intangible assets, gross | |||||||||||
Accumulated amortization and impairments(1) | |||||||||||
| Brand | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Trademarks | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Customer relationships | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Patents | ( | ( | |||||||||
Accumulated amortization and impairments(1) | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1) Includes aggregate impairments for brand of $77.3 7.1 0.5 6.8
NOTE 8 – Goodwill
The carrying value of goodwill at our Chubbies reporting unit, the only reporting unit with remaining goodwill, was $73.1
NOTE 9 – Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Significant accrued expenses and other current liabilities were as follows (in thousands):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Leases | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Inventory | |||||||||||
Income taxes(1) | |||||||||||
| Payroll | |||||||||||
| Allowance for sales returns and rebates | |||||||||||
| Non-income taxes | |||||||||||
Warranty | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1) The decrease in income taxes is primarily related to the Corporate Simplification, see Note 11, Income Taxes for further information.
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NOTE 10 – Debt, Net
Debt, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
Term loans | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Unamortized debt issuance costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
Long-term debt, net | |||||||||||
Plus: current portion of long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Total debt, net of debt issuance costs | $ | $ | |||||||||
Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan
On June 13, 2025, the Company entered into Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement and Limited Waiver and Amendment No. 1 to Security Agreement (the “2025 Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., the Lenders and L/C Issuers party thereto (each as defined therein) and the other parties thereto. The 2025 Credit Agreement consists of (i) a term loan with an aggregate principal amount of $240 million (“2025 Term Loan”) and (ii) a revolving credit facility with an initial committed amount of $90 million (“2025 Revolving Credit Facility”). The 2025 Revolving Credit Facility includes (i) a sub-limit of $10 million for swing line loans and (ii) a separate sub-limit of $20 million for the issuance of letters of credit.
Pursuant to the 2025 Credit Agreement, the maturity date of the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility and 2025 Term Loan is June 30, 2028. The Company is required to make mandatory quarterly principal payments on the 2025 Term Loan as follows: (a) beginning with the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2026, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of 2025 Term Loan as of June 13, 2025 multiplied by 0.25 % and (b) beginning with the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2027, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the 2025 Term Loan as of June 13, 2025 multiplied by 1.00 %.
Each of the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility and 2025 Term Loan bears interest at (depending on the Company’s election from time to time) either an adjusted term rate defined in the agreement based on SOFR or the base rate defined in the credit agreement, each plus an applicable margin. The interest is payable in kind (“PIK”), and thus capitalized thereon and increasing the principal balance thereof, (i) on a quarterly basis through March 31, 2026, and (ii) for the period beginning on April 1, 2026 and ending on March 31, 2027, upon the Company’s election, and (iii) after March 31, 2027, it is only payable in cash. The Company elected not to pay in PIK for the three months ended June 30, 2026, and PIK capitalized for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $5.8 million. The unfunded portion of the commitments under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility will accrue an annual commitment fee of 0.50 %. As of June 30, 2026, the interest rate on the 2025 Term Loan was 9.23 %, and the weighted-average interest rates on the 2025 Term Loan and 2025 Revolving Credit Facility for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were 9.14 % and 7.16 %, respectively.
As of June 30, 2026, availability for future draws on the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility based on the borrowing base as of such date was $57.2 million, net of $5.8 million of letters of credit issued and outstanding.
As of June 30, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the 2025 Credit Agreement.
As of June 30, 2026, the future maturities of principal amounts of our total debt obligations through maturity consists of the following:
| Years Ending December 31, | Amount | ||||
| 2026 (remaining six months) | $ | ||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| Total | $ | ||||
NOTE 11 – Income Taxes
Corporate Simplification
On December 17, 2025, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement with Holdings, Merger Sub and Blocker. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, effective January 1, 2026, Merger Sub merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Merger was part of a series of internal legal reorganization transactions undertaken to simplify the Company’s organizational structure and eliminate its umbrella partnership-C corporation (UP-C) structure (the “Corporate Simplification”).
The Corporate Simplification was intended to simplify the Company’s organizational structure and is expected to reduce future cash payment obligations that may otherwise have arisen under the Tax Receivable Agreement. The Tax Receivable Agreement remains in effect following the Merger; however, no liability has been recorded as of June 30, 2026 due to its immateriality and the impact of valuation allowances.
The Corporate Simplification resulted in a change in the tax status of certain entities within the consolidated group. As a result of the Merger, the Company is permitted to file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return (and, where applicable, consolidated or combined state income tax
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returns). The Company remeasured its deferred tax assets and liabilities on a consolidated basis, rather than on a separate-entity basis, to reflect this change in tax status. The remeasurement resulted in an adjustment to increase our total deferred tax assets by $1.4
In connection with the Corporate Simplification, the Company separately assessed its valuation allowance, inclusive of realization of deferred tax liabilities within the consolidated group, including those associated with the Chubbies segment, to support the realizability of deferred tax assets. This resulted in the reduction of a portion of the Company’s existing valuation allowance and a corresponding recognition of an income tax benefit of $6.6
Provision for Income Taxes
The Company is subject to U.S. federal, state and local, and foreign income taxes in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates. As a result of the Corporate Simplification, the Company expects to elect to file a consolidated tax return for U.S. federal and state purposes (where applicable) for our domestic operations across all entities. Furthermore, our foreign operations are subject to income taxes for our Oru Mexico and Solo Stove entities.
Our forecasted annual effective tax rate (“AETR”), as calculated for our tax filing jurisdictions generating earnings, was 24.3 % as of June 30, 2026. The effective income tax rate was (3.2 )% and 39.7 % for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to (8.7 )% and (13.3 )% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The change in the effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was primarily driven by the effects of the Corporate Simplification and related valuation release.
The Company’s income tax expense (benefit) is as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Income taxes represent federal, state, local, and foreign income taxes on a consolidated basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and the Company’s allocable share of taxable income of Holdings, as well as Oru’s and Chubbies’ federal, state, and local income taxes and foreign income taxes related to international subsidiaries for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The Company evaluates the realizability of its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis and establishes valuation allowances when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset may not be realized. As of June 30, 2026, the Company concluded, based on the weight of all available positive and negative evidence, that all of the Company’s deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be unrealized resulting in the Company recording a full valuation allowance against the deferred taxes of Solo Brands, Inc. and subsidiaries.
NOTE 12 – Equity
Corporate Simplification
As a result of the Corporate Simplification, described in further detail in Note 11, Income Taxes, all issued and outstanding LLC Units of Holdings (other than those held by the Company or Blocker) were cancelled and converted into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, and all outstanding shares of the Company’s Class B common stock were retired and cancelled. Following the Merger, Holdings is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and no LLC Units or Class B common stock remain outstanding.
The Corporate Simplification was accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control. As a result, the noncontrolling interest attributable to the former LLC Unit holders was reclassified to additional paid-in capital in the Company’s unaudited consolidated statements of equity (deficit) as of the effective date of January 1, 2026.
NOTE 13 – Fair Value Measurements
Financial Assets and Liabilities not Measured at Fair Value
Financial assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis on our consolidated balance sheets include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, net, accounts payable and other debt. The fair value of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, net and accounts payable approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of the instruments.
The Company’s outstanding debt related to the 2025 Credit Agreement, as discussed in Note 10, Debt, Net, is recorded at carrying value, less associated debt issuance costs, and the Company believes carrying value approximates fair value based on the variable nature of interest at market rates using Level 2 inputs.
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NOTE 14 – Net Income (Loss) Per Class A Common Stock
Basic net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to Solo Brands, Inc. by the weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to Solo Brands, Inc. by the weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding adjusted to give effect to potentially dilutive securities. The weighted average number of shares has been retrospectively adjusted as a result of the 1-for-40 reverse stock split effected in the third quarter of 2025. See Note 1, Organization and Basis of Presentation for additional information.
The following table sets forth the calculation of the basic and diluted net income (loss) per share for the Company’s Class A common stock (in thousands, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Solo Brands, Inc. | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic and diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock outstanding - basic and diluted | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
NOTE 15 - Variable Interest Entities
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”)
As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we consolidated one
In June 2026, the Company initiated the process for closing the Oru manufacturing facility which resulted in an impairment of the VIE’s property and equipment, net, of $0.3 million. See Note 2, Restructuring, Contract Termination and Impairment Charges for more information. There was no change to the VIE determination as a result of this closure as of June 30, 2026.
Total assets of the VIE included on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were $1.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively. Total liabilities of the VIE included on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and excludes an intercompany note payable to the Company of $3.0 million and $2.5 million, respectively, which is eliminated in consolidation.
The VIE’s assets may only be used to settle the VIE’s obligations and may not be used for other consolidated entities. The VIE’s liabilities are non-recourse to the general credit of the Company’s other consolidated entities.
Unconsolidated VIE
NOTE 16 - Segments
The Company conducts its worldwide operations through operating segments, each of which represents major product lines. Operations are conducted in the U.S. and various foreign locations, primarily in Europe, Canada and Asia-Pacific. Segment reporting is based upon the “management approach,” i.e., how we organize operating segments for which separate financial information is (i) available and (ii) evaluated regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our CODM is our Chief Executive Officer.
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During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the ISLE and Oru operating segments were revised into one operating and reportable segment, Watersports, to align with how separate financial information is evaluated by the CODM, and how that information is used to assess performance and allocate resources.
The Company’s revised three reportable segments are as follows:
| Segment | Key Brands | Description of Primary Products | ||||||||||||
| Solo Stove | Solo Stove and TerraFlame(1) | Fire pits, griddles, coolers, and related accessories | ||||||||||||
| Chubbies | Chubbies and Cheekies | Premium casual apparel, activewear, and swimwear | ||||||||||||
| Watersports | ISLE and Oru | Inflatable and hard paddle boards, folding kayaks, and related accessories | ||||||||||||
(1) While certain assets and manufacturing operations of the TerraFlame business were disposed of during the second quarter of 2025, the Company continues to be sole distributor of TerraFlame products and recognizes the resulting profit or loss from the Company’s distribution activities within the Solo Stove reporting unit.
All prior period comparative segment information has been recast to reflect our current period segment determination.
IcyBreeze, which was wound down during the fourth quarter of 2024 and whose brand name has been discontinued, did not meet the criteria necessary to be considered a reportable segment. IcyBreeze’s trailing results are included within All Other for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.
Our CODM relies on internal management reporting that analyzes our segment’s adjusted EBITDA, which he utilizes to assess performance as compared to historical results and budget and forecast amounts, and allocate capital and investment in new products. The CODM also uses segment adjusted EBITDA to determine product pricing and strategy, and marketing spending relative to revenue returns. As segment assets are not reported to or used by the CODM to measure business performance or allocate resources, total segment assets are not presented below.
We define segment adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses, restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges, equity-based compensation expense, and other costs that are believed by management to be non-operating in nature and not representative of the Company’s core operating performance, including business optimization and expansion expense, changes in fair value of contingent earn-out liability, management transition costs, and costs associated with the refinancing amendment.
The following tables present segment information for net sales, significant expenses and the reconciliation of segment adjusted EBITDA to consolidated income (loss) before taxes (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solo Stove | Chubbies | Watersports | Total | Solo Stove | Chubbies | Watersports | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to consolidated net sales: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee-related compensation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other segment operating expenses(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment adjusted EBITDA | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All other segment adjusted EBITDA(3) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate and other non-segment operating expenses(1)(4) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expenses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other non-operating income (expense) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expenses (disaggregated): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solo Stove | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chubbies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watersports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solo Stove | Chubbies | Watersports | Total | Solo Stove | Chubbies | Watersports | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation to consolidated net sales: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold(1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee-related compensation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other segment operating expenses(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment adjusted EBITDA | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All other Segment adjusted EBITDA(3) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate and other non-segment operating expenses(1)(4) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expenses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other non-operating income (expense) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expenses (disaggregated): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solo Stove | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chubbies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watersports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Cost of goods sold for Watersports excludes a $1.4
(2)Includes expenses for seller fees, shipping and fulfillment, along with certain fixed and other variable expenses incurred in the normal course of business.
(3)Includes net sales and expenses of our operating segments that did not meet the requirements to be considered a reportable segment, which includes the results of IcyBreeze for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, as well as the consolidating elimination entries that are not specific to our reportable segments.
(4)Includes corporate general and administrative service expenses of $5.7 million and $11.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and $5.8 million and $12.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, with the remaining non-segment operating expenses being primarily fixed costs.
Net sales exclude all intercompany sales between our reportable segments and All Other, as well as related profits, which were not material for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
NOTE 17 - Related Parties
The Company occasionally enters into transactions with related parties in the normal course of business. One related party, which is wholly owned by an employee of Solo Brands and this employee’s immediate family, purchases merchandise from Solo Brands to sell in a certain geographical market, which is included in net sales on the unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). There were nominal
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
In the following discussion, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” and similar references mean Solo Brands, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes to those statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Form 10-K”). Some of the numbers included herein have been rounded for the convenience of the presentation. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those discussed under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our 2025 Form 10-K, Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026, and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2026 (“Quarterly Report”). See further our “Forward-Looking Statements” in this Quarterly Report.
Overview
Solo Brands, Inc. is a branded outdoor lifestyle company that develops, markets, and sells products across outdoor cooking, outdoor recreation, casual apparel, and watersports categories. Our portfolio includes Solo Stove, which offers fire pits, griddles, coolers, and related accessories; Chubbies, which offers casual apparel, activewear, and swimwear; and our Watersports brands, including International Surf Ventures (“ISLE”), which offers inflatable and hard paddle boards and related accessories, and Oru Kayak (“Oru”), which offers folding kayaks and accessories. We are headquartered in Grapevine, Texas. Our products are sold through direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) channels, retail partners, and distributors in the United States and internationally.
During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the ISLE and Oru operating segments were revised into one operating and reportable segment, Watersports, to align with how separate financial information is evaluated by the CODM, and how that information is used to assess performance and allocate resources. Our revised reportable segments are: (i) Solo Stove, (ii) Chubbies, and (iii) Watersports.
IcyBreeze, which was wound down during the fourth quarter of 2024 and whose brand name has been discontinued, did not meet the criteria necessary to be considered a reportable segment. IcyBreeze’s trailing results are included within our consolidated results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. In 2025, the Company completed the disposition of the manufacturing operations for the TerraFlame brand. However, we continue to own the intellectual property of TerraFlame, as well as sole distribution rights of TerraFlame branded products.
Net sales decreased to $88.5 million and $151.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, from $92.3 million and $169.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. These decreases in net sales were primarily driven by the decline in net sales within the Solo Stove and Chubbies segments, and within the DTC channel at each segment. These decreases were offset by increases in net sales within the retail channel of the Watersports segment.
While net sales declined for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, income from operations was $3.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to a loss from operations of $9.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and loss from operations decreased to $1.2 million from $20.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. These changes were primarily driven by effective management of operating expenses to align with the decline in net sales, particularly advertising and marketing costs, but also including payroll and distribution costs rightsizing, a reduction in restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges, and the benefit recognized from prior period IEEPA tariff refunds received during the current period.
Corporate Simplification
On December 17, 2025, as part of the Corporate Simplification transactions, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Solo Stove Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”) and Solo Merger Sub LLC (“Merger Sub”), a subsidiary of Solo Brands, Inc. and SP SS Blocker Purchaser, LLC (“Blocker”), formed for the sole purpose of merging with and into Holdings. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, effective January 1, 2026 (the “Effective Time”), Merger Sub merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”) as a wholly owned subsidiary of Solo Brands, Inc.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each of the common units of Holdings (“LLC Units”) beneficially owned by members of Holdings were cancelled and converted automatically into a right to receive one share of our Class A common stock, except for any LLC Units beneficially owned by either Solo Brands, Inc. or Blocker, which were cancelled for no consideration in accordance with the Merger Agreement and Holdings’ Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “LLC Agreement”). At the Effective Time, the limited liability company interests of Merger Sub were converted into LLC units of the surviving entity, resulting in Holdings continuing as our wholly owned subsidiary. In addition, immediately following the Effective Time, all of the issued and outstanding shares of our Class B common stock were retired and cancelled in accordance with our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the LLC Agreement. As a result, upon completion of the Merger, there were no LLC Units or shares of Class B common stock of the Company outstanding.
The Merger and related transactions did not terminate or otherwise accelerate our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2021, by and among us, Holdings and the other parties from time-to-time party thereto. However, as a result of the Merger, we expect the total future potential cash payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement to be generally limited.
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Economic Factors Affecting our Performance
Tariffs
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) does not authorize a U.S. President to impose tariffs during peacetime national emergencies and that the challenge to the legality of the incremental tariffs was within the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”), thus affirming a prior decision of the CIT that the U.S. President lacked authority to impose incremental tariffs. We filed a lawsuit in the CIT challenging the legality of incremental tariffs and sought to recover the incremental tariffs paid in 2025 and 2026.
We began receiving refunds in May 2026 and we elected to recognize these tariff refunds in accordance with gain contingency accounting under ASC 450-30, Gain Contingencies. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company received $9.9 million in IEEPA tariff refunds, of which $5.9 million was recorded as a reduction to cost of goods sold and $0.3 million was recorded as interest income within interest expense, net, on the unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). As of June 30, 2026, $3.7 million was recorded as a reduction to inventory on the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
We have filed for $10.5 million of IEEPA tariff refund claims in total and received the remaining $0.6 million of refunds subsequent to June 30, 2026. We continue to monitor the changing tariff and trade restrictions and are evaluating the potential impacts on consumer demand and pricing expectations and any potential impacts on our consolidated financial statements.
Macroeconomic Factors
Current macroeconomic factors, including overall economic and political uncertainty and unrest, financial and capital markets instability, new or increasing tariffs, high interest rates and high inflation, remain very dynamic and highly uncertain. The effects of the macroeconomic environment could further reduce our net sales or negatively impact our gross profit margin, net income (loss) or cash flows.
Other Key Factors Affecting Our Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Trends in Seasonality
In the first quarter of 2026, some seasonal demand within our retail channel shifted to the second quarter with the timing of a number of large retail orders that occurred in the second quarter of 2026. Historically, our net sales have been highest in our second and fourth quarters. In 2025, however, we experienced a shift in the seasonal demand within our retail channel with the first quarter of 2025 far exceeding the third quarter of 2025. We do not view the first quarter of 2025’s performance as indicative that the trends experienced in 2025 are likely to result in long-term changes in our seasonality.
2026 Restructuring Activity
The cost saving initiatives identified and executed upon during the six months ended June 30, 2026 were designed to reduce operational expenditures over the long-term. The key cost saving initiatives and operational planning activities undertaken during the six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:
•Restructuring
•retention payments to key personnel to support the sustainment of operations and focus on cost saving and operational improvements; and
•reduction in force (“RIF”) of management and non-management personnel in an effort to align headcount with the operational needs of the business resulting in a moderate decline in related expenses in the short term, with the significance of the savings anticipated to be recognized in future periods.
•Contract Termination
•early termination of our Salt Lake City distribution center lease to reduce fixed costs in the short term and in future periods.
•Facility Closure
•closure of Oru’s manufacturing facility to reduce fixed costs in the short term and in future periods, as well as eliminate our only manufacturing operation.
While these activities were intended to provide future benefit to us, most of these activities required up-front cash outlays. In order to fund these cash outlays, we used cash from operations and borrowings under the current revolving credit facility. The following table outlines the cash outlays and the period in which they occurred (in thousands):
| Activity | Cash Outlay | Period | ||||||||||||
| Retention payments to key personnel | $ | 2,231 | Q2 2026 | |||||||||||
| Reduction in force | 347 | Fiscal year 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Contract termination | 73 | Q2 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Facility closure | 45 | Q2 2026 | ||||||||||||
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2025 Restructuring Activity
In 2025, management, along with our Board of Directors, engaged strategic consulting firms to assist with improving our financial results. This operational improvement involved the engagement of restructuring, legal and investment banking consultants to perform financial planning, forecasting and project management activities. Certain of these strategic consulting firms assisted and continued to assist in developing operational plans for the near- and long-term throughout 2025, as well as identified cost-saving initiatives to reduce our operational expenses and aid in the development of enhanced internal reporting to deliver timely insight to management.
The cost saving initiatives identified and executed during the six months ended June 30, 2025 were designed to reduce operational expenditures over the long-term. The key cost saving initiatives and operational planning activities undertaken during the six months ended June 30, 2025 were as follows:
•Restructuring
•retention payments to key personnel to support the sustainment of operations and focus on cost saving and operational improvements;
•RIF of management and non-management personnel in an effort to align headcount with the operational needs of the business resulting in a moderate decline in related expenses in the short term, with the significance of the savings anticipated to be recognized in future periods; and
•expenses related to the strategic consulting firms discussed above.
•Contract Terminations
•termination of an underperforming licensing agreement in an effort to redeploy the allocated funds for operational purposes; and
•settlement of a termination fee with a former advertising services vendor.
•Facility Closures
•closure of two distribution centers to reduce fixed costs in the short term and in future periods, as well as eliminate unnecessary capacity.
While these activities were intended to provide future benefit to us, most of these activities required up-front cash outlays. In order to fund these cash outlays, we used cash from operations and borrowings under the prior revolving credit facility. The following table outlines the cash outlays and the period in which they occurred (in thousands):
| Activity | Cash Outlay | Period | ||||||||||||
| Retention payments to key personnel | $ | 5,655 | Q2 2025 | |||||||||||
| Reduction in force | 472 | Fiscal year 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Engagement of strategic consulting firms | 6,633 | Fiscal year 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Facility closures | 564 | Q1 2025 | ||||||||||||
The 2025 restructuring activity was concluded in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Consolidated Results for the Three or Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 Compared to the Three or Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Consolidated Net Sales
Net sales are comprised of DTC and retail channel sales to retail partners. Net sales within all channels reflect the impact of partial shipments, product returns, and discounts for certain sales programs or promotions.
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 88,460 | $ | 92,257 | $ | (3,797) | (4.1) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Direct-to-consumer net sales | 49,954 | 59,666 | (9,712) | (16.3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retail net sales | 38,506 | 32,591 | 5,915 | 18.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 151,341 | $ | 169,509 | $ | (18,168) | (10.7) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Direct-to-consumer net sales | 74,021 | 93,466 | (19,445) | (20.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retail net sales | 77,320 | 76,043 | 1,277 | 1.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
The decreases in net sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily driven by a decline in net sales within the Solo Stove and Chubbies segments, mainly attributable to declines across the DTC channel at each segment. These decreases were offset by increases in net sales within the retail channel of the Watersports segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.
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Consolidated Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margin
Gross profit reflects net sales less cost of goods sold, which primarily includes the purchase cost of our products from our third-party manufacturers, inbound freight and duties, costs related to manufacturing of certain of our products, product quality testing and inspection costs and depreciation on molds and equipment that we own.
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 53,019 | $ | 56,599 | $ | (3,580) | (6.3) | % | |||||||||||||||
Gross profit margin (Gross profit as a % of net sales)(1) | 59.9 | % | 61.3 | % | (140) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 85,922 | $ | 99,204 | $ | (13,282) | (13.4) | % | |||||||||||||||
Gross profit margin (Gross profit as a % of net sales)(1) | 56.8 | % | 58.5 | % | (170) | ||||||||||||||||||
(1)Change in gross profit margin period over period in basis points
Gross profit decreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the prior year period, largely as a result of the decrease in net sales and, to a lesser degree, the decline in gross profit margin. The decline in gross profit margin was driven by the change in channel mix and a raw material inventory write-off related to the closure of Oru’s manufacturing facility, partially offset by the benefit recognized from prior period IEEPA tariff refunds received during the current period.
Consolidated Operating Expenses
Operating expenses consist of (1) selling, general & administrative (“SG&A”) expenses, (2) depreciation and amortization expenses, (3) restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges, and (4) other operating expenses, as defined below.
•SG&A Expenses - SG&A expenses consist primarily of marketing costs, wages, equity-based compensation expense, benefits costs, costs of our warehousing and logistics operations, costs of operating on third-party DTC marketplaces, professional fees and services, costs of shipping product to our customers and general corporate expenses.
•Depreciation and Amortization Expenses - Depreciation and amortization expenses consist of depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangible assets.
•Restructuring, Contract Termination and Impairment Charges - Restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges consist of severance and employee-related benefits, contract termination fees and asset impairment charges.
•Other Operating Expenses - Other operating expenses include certain costs incurred as a result of being a public company, acquisition-related expenses, business optimization and expansion expenses and management transition costs, including severance.
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | $ | 49,506 | $ | 66,434 | $ | (16,928) | (25.5) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Selling, general & administrative expenses | 42,609 | 47,686 | (5,077) | (10.6) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expenses | 4,334 | 6,394 | (2,060) | (32.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges | 1,895 | 10,251 | (8,356) | (81.5) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 668 | 2,103 | (1,435) | (68.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | $ | 87,146 | $ | 119,682 | $ | (32,536) | (27.2) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 75,814 | 86,676 | (10,862) | (12.5) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expenses | 8,442 | 13,283 | (4,841) | (36.4) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges | 2,200 | 16,090 | (13,890) | (86.3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 690 | 3,633 | (2,943) | (81.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
The decreases in operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily driven by decreases in restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges and SG&A expenses. The decrease in restructuring, contract termination and impairment charges was primarily due to higher costs associated with strategic consulting firms for operational performance improvements, restructuring-related employee costs, and the termination of an underperforming licensing agreement in the prior year periods. The decrease in SG&A expenses was primarily due to a decrease in employee-related compensation, marketing, seller fees, and shipping costs.
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Additionally, depreciation and amortization expenses decreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 primarily due to the impairment of intangible assets during the prior year. A decrease was also realized in other operating expenses, as a result of increased strategic consulting engagements in the prior year period, and the loss recognized from the disposition of the TerraFlame manufacturing operations in the second quarter of 2025.
Consolidated Interest Expense
Interest expense, net consists primarily of interest expense on our revolving credit facilities and term loans.
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | $ | 7,887 | $ | 5,989 | $ | 1,898 | 31.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | $ | 15,380 | $ | 11,559 | $ | 3,821 | 33.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 primarily due to an increase in amortization of debt issuance costs, higher weighted-average interest rates, and decreased interest income, partially offset by lower average borrowings outstanding.
Consolidated Income Taxes
Effective as of January 1, 2026 and subsequent to the Corporate Simplification, income taxes represent the federal, foreign, state and local income taxes of the consolidated filing group of Solo Brands, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The Corporate Simplification allows us to net the tax benefit (loss) generated by Solo Brands, Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Chubbies and Oru, whereas prior to the effective date separate returns were required for each respective brand. As a result, we expect that future periods will incur lower income tax expense in periods in which any of these brands generate a loss which would offset income generated by other brands.
Prior to the Corporate Simplification, income taxes represented federal, state, and local income taxes on our allocable share of taxable income of Holdings, as well as Oru’s and Chubbies’ federal and state taxable income, and our foreign tax expense related to international subsidiaries. Prior to the Corporate Simplification described above, we were the sole managing member of Holdings and, as a result, consolidated the financial results of Holdings. Holdings was treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and most applicable state and local income tax purposes. As a partnership, Holdings was not subject to U.S. federal and certain state and local income taxes. Any taxable income or loss generated by Holdings was passed through to and included in the taxable income or loss of its members, including us, on a pro rata basis. We have been subject to U.S. federal income taxes, in addition to state and local income taxes, with respect to our allocable share of any taxable income or loss of Holdings, as well as any stand-alone income or loss generated by Solo Brands, Inc.
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 136 | $ | 1,676 | $ | (1,540) | (91.9) | % | |||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | (6,480) | $ | 4,620 | $ | (11,100) | (240.3) | % | |||||||||||||||
The change in the income tax expense (benefit) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the income tax expense for three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily driven by the effects of the Corporate Simplification and related valuation release.
Solo Stove Segment Results for the Three or Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 Compared to the Three or Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Solo Stove Net Sales
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 32,684 | $ | 38,298 | $ | (5,614) | (14.7) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Direct-to-consumer net sales | 25,779 | 28,641 | (2,862) | (10.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retail net sales | 6,905 | 9,657 | (2,752) | (28.5) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 48,710 | $ | 64,426 | $ | (15,716) | (24.4) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Direct-to-consumer net sales | 37,322 | 47,153 | (9,831) | (20.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retail net sales | 11,388 | 17,273 | (5,885) | (34.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
The decreases in net sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 reflected lower unit volumes driven by our continued focus on pricing and promotional discipline within the DTC channel, as well as softness in the retail channel as we rebuild our retail partnerships.
Solo Stove Cost of Goods Sold
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | $ | 11,863 | $ | 13,730 | $ | (1,867) | (13.6) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | $ | 18,544 | $ | 25,200 | $ | (6,656) | (26.4) | % | |||||||||||||||
The decreases in cost of goods sold for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily in line with the decreases in net sales. The decrease in cost of goods sold for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025 benefited from prior period IEEPA tariff refunds received during the current period and the impact of the incremental IEEPA tariffs that were repealed in February 2026 in the prior year period, partially offset by product mix.
Solo Stove Operating Expenses
Segment operating expenses consist of (1) marketing expenses, (2) employee-related compensation, such as wages and benefits, and (3) other segment operating expenses, which primarily consist of shipping and fulfillment-related expenses.
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | $ | 17,173 | $ | 21,174 | $ | (4,001) | (18.9) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | 7,660 | 9,088 | (1,428) | (15.7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee-related compensation | 1,876 | 2,814 | (938) | (33.3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment operating expenses | 7,637 | 9,272 | (1,635) | (17.6) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating expenses | $ | 28,204 | $ | 37,318 | $ | (9,114) | (24.4) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | 11,079 | 14,800 | (3,721) | (25.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee-related compensation | 3,980 | 6,123 | (2,143) | (35.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 13,145 | 16,395 | (3,250) | (19.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
The decreases in operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was the result of a decrease in other segment operating expenses driven by a decrease in seller fees and shipping expenses, each stemming from the decline in DTC channel net sales, coupled with a decrease in brand-level marketing expenses and employee-related compensation as we streamline operations to be more in line with reduced sales.
Chubbies Segment Results for the Three or Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 Compared to the Three or Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Chubbies Net Sales
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 40,648 | $ | 44,455 | $ | (3,807) | (8.6) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Direct-to-consumer net sales | 18,581 | 23,451 | (4,870) | (20.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retail net sales | 22,067 | 21,004 | 1,063 | 5.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 77,323 | $ | 87,144 | $ | (9,821) | (11.3) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Direct-to-consumer net sales | 29,862 | 36,934 | (7,072) | (19.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retail net sales | 47,461 | 50,210 | (2,749) | (5.5) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
The decreases in net sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 reflected variability in customer demand within both the DTC and retail channels.
Chubbies Cost of Goods Sold
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | $ | 12,641 | $ | 17,826 | $ | (5,185) | (29.1) | % | |||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | $ | 29,390 | $ | 35,999 | $ | (6,609) | (18.4) | % | |||||||||||||||
The decreases in cost of goods sold for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily in line with the decreases in net sales. The decrease in cost of goods sold for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025 benefited from prior period IEEPA tariff refunds received during the current period and the impact of the incremental IEEPA tariffs that were repealed in February 2026 in the prior year period.
Chubbies Operating Expenses
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | $ | 15,239 | $ | 15,152 | $ | 87 | 0.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | 5,470 | 4,211 | 1,259 | 29.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee-related compensation | 2,223 | 3,410 | (1,187) | (34.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment operating expenses | 7,546 | 7,531 | 15 | 0.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment operating expenses | $ | 27,848 | $ | 28,373 | $ | (525) | (1.9) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | 8,752 | 7,525 | 1,227 | 16.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee-related compensation | 5,262 | 6,844 | (1,582) | (23.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 13,834 | 14,004 | (170) | (1.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 were relatively flat driven by a decrease in employee-related compensation, offset by an increase in marketing expenses.
Watersports Segment Results for the Three or Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 Compared to the Three or Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Watersports Net Sales
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 15,128 | $ | 9,504 | $ | 5,624 | 59.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Direct-to-consumer net sales | 5,594 | 7,574 | (1,980) | (26.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retail net sales | 9,534 | 1,930 | 7,604 | 394.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 25,308 | $ | 17,373 | $ | 7,935 | 45.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Direct-to-consumer net sales | 6,837 | 9,379 | (2,542) | (27.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retail net sales | 18,471 | 7,994 | 10,477 | 131.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
The increases in net sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 reflected an expanded partnership with a key customer within the retail channel, partially offset by variability in customer demand within the DTC channel.
Watersports Cost of Goods Sold
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | $ | 9,513 | $ | 4,102 | $ | 5,411 | 131.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | $ | 16,061 | $ | 8,547 | $ | 7,514 | 87.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
The increases in cost of goods sold for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily the result of the increases in net sales and channel mix.
Watersports Operating Expenses
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | $ | 2,735 | $ | 3,583 | $ | (848) | (23.7) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | 1,198 | 1,342 | (144) | (10.7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee-related compensation | 346 | 619 | (273) | (44.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment operating expenses | 1,191 | 1,622 | (431) | (26.6) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment operating expenses | $ | 4,396 | $ | 6,465 | $ | (2,069) | (32.0) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Marketing expenses | 1,563 | 1,952 | (389) | (19.9) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee-related compensation | 662 | 1,502 | (840) | (55.9) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 2,171 | 3,011 | (840) | (27.9) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
The decreases in operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was the result of a decrease in other segment operating expenses driven by a decrease in seller fees and shipping expenses, coupled with a decrease in employee-related compensation.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our cash requirements are primarily for working capital, payment of restructuring and other fees, and repayment of our current and long-term debt obligations. We expect these and other cash needs to continue as we seek to improve, develop and transform our business. We fund our working capital, which is primarily comprised of inventory and accounts payable, and other cash requirements from cash flows from operating activities, cash on hand, and borrowings under our 2025 Revolving Credit Facility. Our cash flows from operating activities and borrowings under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility are our principal sources of liquidity. Cash flows from operating activities result primarily from the sales of our portfolio of products. Our future product sales and our cash flows are difficult to predict, and actual sales may not be in line with our forecasts.
The Corporate Simplification discussed within the Overview section was intended to limit material liability for cash payments that might otherwise be due in 2026 and beyond, under the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement, as well as future distributions. For more information on the Corporate Simplification, see the Overview section above.
We maintain the majority of our cash and cash equivalents in bank deposit and overnight sweep accounts with major, highly-rated multi-national and local financial institutions, and our deposits at these institutions exceed insured limits. Market conditions can impact the viability of these institutions, and any inability to access or delay in accessing these funds could adversely affect our business and financial position.
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The table below reflects our sources, facilities and availability of liquidity as of June 30, 2026. See below for details on our outstanding debt balance as of June 30, 2026.
| (in thousands) | Utilized | Availability | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 35,446 | |||||||||
2025 Revolving Credit Facility | $ | — | 57,207 | ||||||||
2025 Term Loan | 258,343 | — | |||||||||
We must comply with financial covenants under the 2025 Credit Agreement (as defined below), including a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum liquidity amount, with the first full measurement period for such financial covenants to occur in the third quarter of 2026, as well as other non-financial covenants as described in further detail below and in Note 10, Debt, Net. As of June 30, 2026, we were in compliance with such covenants applicable as of such date under the 2025 Credit Agreement.
In evaluating our ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve months following the issuance of the unaudited consolidated financial statements, contained in this Form 10-Q, management projects compliance with our financial covenants. However, the risks associated with variability in the Company’s operating performance that could affect future covenant compliance raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Management is executing cost reduction and operational initiatives and, based on current projections, expects to remain in compliance with the covenants under the 2025 Credit Agreement. Accordingly, management believes our plans alleviate the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for at least the twelve months following the issuance of these financial statements. Furthermore, as disclosed within Tariffs above, we began receiving IEEPA tariff refunds during the second quarter of 2026 which has provided additional financial flexibility in support of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Accordingly, we believe our cash, cash equivalents and cash from operating activities will be sufficient to fund our obligations for at least the next twelve months following the issuance of our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including the outcome of our ongoing cash savings and operational initiatives, our future financial results, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the introduction of new and enhanced products, the market acceptance of our products, and global trade and market conditions.
If we fail to realize the expected benefits from our ongoing and future cost saving and operational improvement initiatives, if our liquidity condition deteriorates, or if we pursue potential opportunities that are not successful, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely impacted and could result in the breach of our financial and nonfinancial covenants. As a result, we may be required to seek additional funds from issuances of equity or debt, including from additional credit facilities or loans from other sources, pursue strategic transactions or seek additional relief from our creditors. There is no guarantee that such sources, transactions or relief will be available when needed, or at all.
Revolving Credit Facilities and Term Loans
On June 13, 2025, we entered into Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement and Limited Waiver and Amendment No. 1 to Security Agreement (the “2025 Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., the Lenders and L/C Issuers party thereto (each as defined therein) and the other parties thereto. The 2025 Credit Agreement consists of the following: (i) revolving commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate amount equal to $90 million (the “2025 Revolving Credit Facility”), subject to availability under the borrowing base set forth in the 2025 Credit Agreement; and (ii) refinancing term loans, including the 2021 Term Loan (the “2025 Term Loan”) in an aggregate principal amount equal to $240 million. The 2025 Revolving Credit Facility also includes the ability to issue up to $20 million in letters of credit, with $5.8 million of letters of credit issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2026. While our issuance of letters of credit does not increase our borrowings outstanding under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility, it does reduce the amounts available under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility.
Under the 2025 Credit Agreement, the maturity date of the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility and the 2025 Term Loan is June 30, 2028. We are required to make mandatory amortization payments on the 2025 Term Loan as follows: (a) beginning with the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2026, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the 2025 Term Loan as of June 13, 2025 multiplied by 0.25% and (b) beginning with the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2027, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the 2025 Term Loan as of June 13, 2025 multiplied by 1.00%.
Each of the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility and the 2025 Term Loan bears interest at (depending on our election from time to time) either an adjusted term rate defined in the agreement based on SOFR or the base rate defined in the 2025 Credit Agreement, each plus an applicable margin. The interest is payable in kind (“PIK”), and thus capitalized thereon and increasing the principal balance thereof, (i) on a quarterly basis through March 31, 2026, and (ii) for the period beginning on April 1, 2026 and ending on March 31, 2027 upon our election, and (iii) after March 31, 2027, it is only payable in cash. The unfunded portion of the commitments under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility will accrue an annual commitment fee. We elected not to pay in PIK interest for the period beginning April 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026.
The 2025 Credit Agreement also requires us to comply with additional reporting requirements, including, among others, (i) delivering on the date that is twenty (20) days after the end of the previous calendar month (a) a borrowing base certificate calculating the borrowing base and availability under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility, (b) a 13-week cash flow forecast for us and our subsidiaries, (c) a liquidity report, and (d) an accounts and inventory report; and (ii) delivering no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the previous calendar month, a key performance indicator report and certain additional reports on our operating plan and other measures, such as Credit Agreement Adjusted EBITDA. In addition, the 2025 Credit Agreement extends the delivery dates for quarterly financial statement deliverables to sixty (60) days after the end of the applicable fiscal quarter.
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In addition, pursuant to the 2025 Credit Agreement, we will be or were required to comply with the following financial covenants: (a) a maximum Total Leverage Ratio, which is tested on a quarterly basis, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2026, (b) a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, which is tested on a quarterly basis, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2026, (c) a $10.0 million average minimum liquidity covenant for the first three calendar months of each fiscal year and a $20 million average minimum liquidity covenant for the last nine calendar months of each fiscal year, which in each case as applicable, is tested on a monthly basis, commencing with the fiscal month ending on July 31, 2026.
Cash Flows
| Six Months Ended June 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows provided by (used in): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating activities | $ | 20,004 | $ | (64,256) | $ | 84,260 | 131.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Investing activities | (3,633) | (6,414) | 2,781 | 43.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Financing activities | (717) | 76,627 | (77,344) | (100.9) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating activities
The $84.3 million increase in cash provided by operating activities period over period, was due to a $54.4 million decline in cash usage from changes in operating assets and liabilities (“working capital”), which was mostly related to accounts payable reductions in the prior year period. The decrease in changes in working capital was coupled with a decrease in cash usage of $29.9 million from changes in net income (loss) after non-cash adjustments, primarily driven by a reduction in net loss.
Investing activities
The $2.8 million decrease in cash used in investing activities in the current period when compared to the prior period was due to a decrease in capital expenditures.
Financing activities
The $77.3 million increase in cash used in financing activities in the current period when compared to the prior year period was primarily driven by a $80.1 million decrease in cash provided by net debt activity, inclusive of borrowings, repayments and debt issuance costs in relation to the 2025 Credit Agreement in the prior year period.
Contractual Obligations
For information regarding our contractual obligations, see above under “Revolving Credit Facilities and Term Loans,” Note 1, Organization and Basis of Presentation, Note 10, Debt, Net and Note 15, Variable Interest Entities in this Quarterly Report and Note 15, Leases and Part II, Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in our 2025 Form 10-K.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, we make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, sales, expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We re-evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis. Our estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because of the uncertainty inherent in these matters, actual results may differ from these estimates and could differ based upon other assumptions or conditions.
See Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, to the audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2025 Form 10-K for more information about our significant accounting policies, including our critical accounting policies. The critical accounting estimates that reflect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements are described in Part II, Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in our 2025 Form 10-K. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, there were no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from those discussed in our 2025 Form 10-K. Within the context of these critical accounting estimates, we are not currently aware of any reasonably likely events or circumstances that would result in materially different amounts being reported.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a description of recent accounting pronouncements, see “Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements—Not Yet Adopted” in Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation, to the unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
JOBS Act
We currently qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). Accordingly, we are provided the option to adopt new or revised accounting guidance either (i) within the same periods as those otherwise applicable to non-emerging
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growth companies or (ii) within the same time periods as private companies. We have elected to adopt new or revised accounting guidance within the same time period as private companies, unless management determines it is preferable to take advantage of early adoption provisions offered within the applicable guidance. Our utilization of these transition periods may make it difficult to compare our financial statements to those of non-emerging growth companies and other emerging growth companies that have opted out of the transition periods afforded under the JOBS Act. We expect that we will no longer qualify as an emerging growth company as of December 31, 2026.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily the result of fluctuations in interest rates.
Interest Rate Risk
We have a long-term credit facility and separate term loan that bear variable interest rates based on prime, federal funds, or SOFR plus an applicable margin based on our total net leverage ratio. As of June 30, 2026, we had indebtedness of $258.3 million, with an annualized rate of interest of 9.23% under our 2025 Term Loan. As of June 30, 2026, we have not entered into any interest rate swap contracts. A 100 basis point increase in SOFR would increase our interest expense by approximately $2.6 million in any given year.
Inflation Risk
Inflationary factors such as increases in the cost of our products and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales, if the selling prices of our products do not increase with these increased costs.
Commodity Price Risk
The majority of the commodities, components, parts, and accessories used in our manufacturing process, as well as finished goods, are exposed to commodity cost changes. These changes may be affected by several factors, including, for example, demand; inflation; deflation; changing prices; foreign currency fluctuations; tariffs; international conflicts; duties; trade regulatory actions; industry actions; and changes to international trade policies, agreements, and/or regulation, including antidumping and countervailing duties on certain products imported from foreign countries; and competitor activity.
Our primary cost exposures for commodities, components, parts, and accessories used in our products are with stainless steel and aluminum. We believe these materials are readily available from multiple vendors. Certain of these products use petroleum or natural gas as inputs. However, we do not believe there is a significant direct correlation between petroleum or natural gas prices and the costs of our products. The U.S. government has and potentially will continue to impose tariffs on certain foreign goods, particularly steel and aluminum, as well as goods from China. In any given period, we strategically attempt to mitigate potentially unfavorable impacts as a result of changes to the cost of commodities, components, parts, and accessories that affect our product lines through the following initiatives: collaboration with suppliers, reviewing alternative sourcing options, engaging in internal cost reduction efforts, and utilizing tariff exclusions and duty drawback mechanisms, all as appropriate. We do not currently hedge commodity price risk. When appropriate, we may also increase prices on some of our products to offset changes in the cost of commodities, components, parts, and accessories. To the extent that commodity and component costs increase and we do not have firm pricing from our suppliers, or our suppliers are not able to honor such prices, and/or our initiatives and/or product price increases are less effective than anticipated and/or do not fully offset cost increases, we may experience a decline in our revenues and/or gross margins, which could materially adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2026, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended June 30, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Information on the Company’s legal proceedings is set forth under Part I, Item 3. "Legal Proceedings” in our 2025 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to the legal proceedings as described in the 2025 Form 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth under Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our 2025 Form 10-K and in Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (“Q1 2026 Form 10-Q”), which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference. Such risks could materially affect our business, financial condition, and future results and are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results. There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our 2025 Form 10-K and Q1 2026 Form 10-Q.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities
There were no sales of unregistered securities during the three months ended June 30, 2026.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
(a)None.
(b)None.
(c)During the three months ended June 30, 2026, no director or “officer” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) of the Company adopted terminated
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Item 6. Exhibits
| Incorporated by Reference | Filed / Furnished Herewith | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Form | File No. | Exhibit | Filing Date | |||||||||||||||
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Solo Brands, Inc. | S-8 | 333-260826 | 4.1 | 11/5/2021 | |||||||||||||||
| 3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Solo Brands, Inc. | 8-K | 001-40979 | 3.1 | 05/29/2025 | |||||||||||||||
| 3.3 | Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Solo Brands, Inc. | 8-K | 001-40979 | 3.1 | 07/08/2025 | |||||||||||||||
| 3.4 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Solo Brands, Inc. | S-8 | 333-260826 | 4.2 | 11/5/2021 | |||||||||||||||
| 10.1 | Amended and Restated 2021 Incentive Award Plan.† | 8-K | 001-40979 | 10.1 | 05/27/2026 | |||||||||||||||
| 31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a). | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a). | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. | ** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. | ** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| * | Filed herewith. | |||||||||||||||||||
| ** | Furnished herewith. | |||||||||||||||||||
† | Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026. | |||||||||||||||||||
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SIGNATURES
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.
| Solo Brands, Inc. | |||||||||||
| Date: | August 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ John P. Larson | ||||||||
John P. Larson | |||||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||||||
| Date: | August 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Laura Coffey | ||||||||
| Laura Coffey | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||
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