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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared and are presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Certain information and disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 and the related notes. The December 31, 2025 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring items, necessary for the fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements. Certain prior period amounts were reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. There have been no significant changes in accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2026 from those disclosed in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 and the related notes.
Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Warby Parker Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The Company consolidates certain variable interest entities that it is the primary beneficiary of. The inclusion of these entities does not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions during the preparation of its condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management’s estimates are based on historical experience and various other market-specific and relevant assumptions that management believes to be reasonable. Significant estimates underlying the condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the valuation of inventory, including the determination of the net realizable value, the useful lives and recoverability of long-lived assets, income taxes and valuation allowances, and assumptions related to the determination of stock-based compensation.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents in various accounts, which, at times, may exceed the limits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of $250 thousand per institution and the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation of $100 thousand Canadian dollars. At June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, uninsured cash balances were approximately $291.0 million and $284.9 million, respectively. The Company has not experienced any concentration losses related to its cash and cash equivalents to date. The Company seeks to minimize its credit risk by maintaining its cash and cash equivalents with high-quality financial institutions and monitoring the credit standing of such institutions.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be a cash equivalent. Cash and cash equivalents include deposits with banks and financial institutions, money market funds, and receivables from credit card issuers and payment processors, which are typically converted into cash within two to four days of capture. As such, these receivables are recorded as a deposit in
transit as a component of cash and cash equivalents on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. At both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the balance of cash and cash equivalents for these items was $11.1 million.
Inventory
Inventory consists of approximately $12.3 million and $12.6 million of finished goods, including ready-to-wear sun frames and eyeglass cases as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and approximately $29.8 million and $31.9 million of component parts, including optical frames and prescription optical lenses, as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined on a weighted average cost basis.
The Company continuously evaluates the composition of its inventory and makes adjustments when the cost of inventory is not expected to be fully recoverable. The estimated net realizable value of excess and obsolete inventory is determined based on an analysis of historical sales trends, the impact of market trends and economic conditions, a forecast of future demand, and the estimated timing of product retirements. Adjustments for damaged inventory are recorded primarily based on actual damaged inventory. Adjustments for inventory shrink represent the physical loss of inventory and are adjusted based upon physical inventory counts. Unforeseen adverse future economic and market conditions could result in actual results differing materially from estimates.
Investments
In 2023 and 2024, the Company invested a total of $3.0 million in a private optical equipment company. In connection with this investment, the Company will automatically receive shares of the entity or cash based on a conversion price dependent upon an ultimate conversion event. The investment is recorded within other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and is measured at cost less impairment, if any. No impairment has been recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
Cloud-Based Software Implementation Costs
The Company enters into cloud-based software hosting arrangements for which it incurs implementation costs. Certain costs incurred during the application development stage are capitalized and included within prepaid expenses and other current assets or other assets, depending on their long or short-term nature. All other related costs are expensed as incurred. Capitalized cloud-based software implementation costs are amortized on a straight-line basis, from the date the related software or module is ready for its intended use through the end of the contractual term of the hosting arrangement, inclusive of any reasonably certain renewal periods, as a component of selling, general, and administrative expenses, the same line item as the expense for the associated hosting arrangement.
As of June 30, 2026, the Company had $25.6 million of gross capitalized cloud-based software implementation costs and $11.7 million of related accumulated amortization, for a net balance of $13.9 million, made up of $4.2 million recorded within prepaid expenses and other current assets and $9.8 million recorded within other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $20.3 million of gross capitalized cloud-based software implementation costs and $9.6 million of related accumulated amortization, for a net balance of $10.7 million, made up of $4.1 million recorded within prepaid expenses and other current assets and $6.6 million recorded within other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company incurred $1.0 million and $2.1 million of amortization of capitalized cloud-based software implementation costs, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company incurred $0.8 million and $1.5 million of amortization of capitalized cloud-based software implementation costs, respectively.
Asset Impairment
Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, right-of-use (“ROU”) lease assets, and capitalized cloud-based software implementation costs, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability of asset groups to be held and used is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset group to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group. If the carrying amount
of an asset group exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized as a component of selling, general, and administrative expenses in the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset group. The Company considers each store location to be its own asset group when evaluating for impairment.
Asset impairment charges, recorded as a component of selling, general, and administrative expenses, were $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, primarily related to the write off of capitalized software costs no longer being used, and were $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, primarily related to the write off of assets at retail stores and corporate offices and the write off of capitalized software costs no longer being used.
Revenue Recognition
The Company primarily derives revenue from the sales of eyewear, contacts, and eye care through its stores, website, and mobile apps. Revenue generated from eyewear includes the sales of prescription and non-prescription optical glasses and sunglasses, eyewear accessories, lens replacements, and customer charges for optional expedited shipping. Revenue generated from eye care consists of in-person eye exams and prescriptions issued through the Virtual Vision Test app. All revenue is reported net of sales taxes collected from customers on behalf of taxing authorities and variable consideration, including returns and discounts.
Revenue is recognized when performance obligations are satisfied through either the transfer of control of promised goods or the rendering of services to the Company's customers. Control transfers once a customer has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the benefits from, the product, which is generally determined to be the point of delivery or upon rendering of the service in the case of eye exams. This includes the transfer of legal title, physical possession, the risks and rewards of ownership, and customer acceptance. In the normal course of business, payment may be collected from the customer prior to recognizing revenue and such cash receipts are included in deferred revenue until the order is delivered to the customer. Substantially all of the deferred revenue included on the balance sheet at December 31, 2025 was recognized as revenue in the first quarter of 2026 and the Company expects substantially all of the deferred revenue at June 30, 2026 to be recognized as revenue in the third quarter of 2026.
The Company’s sales policy allows customers to return merchandise for any reason within 30 days of receipt, generally for an exchange or refund. An allowance is recorded for expected future customer returns which the Company estimates using historical return patterns and its expectation of future returns. Any difference between the actual return and previous estimates is adjusted in the period in which such returns occur. Historical return estimates have not materially differed from actual returns in any of the periods presented. The allowance for returns was $2.7 million and $3.6 million at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and is included in other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The Company offers non-expiring gift cards to its customers. Proceeds from the sale of gift cards are initially deferred and recognized within deferred revenue on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, and are recognized as revenue when the product is received by the customer after the gift card has been tendered for payment. Based on historical experience, and to the extent there is no requirement to remit unclaimed card balances to government agencies under unclaimed property laws, an estimate of the gift card balances that will never be redeemed is recognized as revenue in proportion to gift cards which have been redeemed. While the Company will continue to honor all gift cards presented for payment, management may determine the likelihood of redemption to be remote for certain card balances due to, among other things, long periods of inactivity. The balance of unredeemed gift cards was $2.7 million and $3.5 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by product:
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Eyewear$191,760 $176,857 $393,200 $364,713 
Contacts26,598 24,646 50,780 47,635 
Eye care17,153 12,972 33,978 25,909 
Total Revenue
$235,511 $214,475 $477,958 $438,257 
The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by channel:
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
E-commerce$58,725 $58,884 $122,337 $125,216 
Retail176,786 155,591 355,621 313,041 
Total Revenue
$235,511 $214,475 $477,958 $438,257 
Recent Developments
AI Glasses
In the second quarter of 2025, the Company announced a partnership with Google to develop AI-enabled glasses intended for all-day wear. The Company is working closely with Google on the development of AI glasses and intends to launch a series of products over time. As part of this collaborative arrangement, Google has committed up to $75 million for the Company’s product development and commercialization costs. In addition, Google has committed to investing up to $75 million in Warby Parker, at the Company’s option and subject to reaching certain collaboration milestones. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company reduced selling, general, and administrative expenses by $4.4 million and $6.4 million, respectively, related to costs which are reimbursable by Google and are thus fully offset within the period. To date, the Company has incurred $9.7 million of reimbursable costs.
Supreme Court Tariff Ruling
In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling striking down certain tariffs previously imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA"). The U.S. presidential administration subsequently invoked additional tariffs under other laws resulting in a rapidly changing tariff environment. In April 2026, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency launched a platform to allow for the submission of IEEPA tariff refund requests. The Company is accounting for any claims as loss recoveries and recognizes receivables when receipt of the claims become probable. Recoveries are reflected as a reduction of cost of goods sold for inventory previously sold, or as a reduction of inventory for goods that remain unsold.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company determined that the receipt of refunds totaling $14.4 million of IEEPA tariffs were probable and recorded an $11.8 million benefit to cost of goods sold for inventory sold through June 30, 2026 and a $2.6 million reduction to inventory that will be recorded through cost of goods sold as inventory turns in the second half of 2026. The Company recorded interest income of $0.2 million related to IEEPA tariffs which is included in interest and other income. As of June 30, 2026, $3.4 million of cash had been collected, inclusive of interest, and $11.2 million remained as a receivable within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. Subsequent to June 30, 2026, the Company collected all of the remaining tariff receivable.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures. The guidance requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public entities. The ASU does not change the expense captions an entity presents on the face of the income statement; rather, it requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
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. The guidance clarifies and enhances the accounting for costs incurred in connection with the development, implementation, and maintenance of internal-use software, including cloud-based arrangements, by removing the previous project stage model for capitalization and introducing a principles-based framework. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 and can be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its condensed consolidated financial statements.