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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2026

-OR-

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission File Number: 001-09769

 

Lands’ End, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

36-2512786

 

 

 

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

5 Lands’ End Lane

Dodgeville, Wisconsin

53595

 

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(608) 935-9341

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

LE

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No

As of September 1, 2026, the registrant had 29,544,154 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.


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LANDS’ END, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 31, 2026

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Operations

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

6

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

22

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

38

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

40

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

40

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

40

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

41

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

41

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

43

 

 


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

LANDS’ END, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

July 31,
2026

 

 

August 1,
2025

 

 

July 31,
2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Net revenue

 

$

302,038

 

 

$

294,079

 

 

$

540,954

 

 

$

555,287

 

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

 

145,023

 

 

 

150,661

 

 

 

272,427

 

 

 

279,143

 

Gross profit

 

 

157,015

 

 

 

143,418

 

 

 

268,527

 

 

 

276,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and administrative

 

 

135,250

 

 

 

129,356

 

 

 

261,702

 

 

 

252,818

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

6,147

 

 

 

7,656

 

 

 

12,247

 

 

 

15,947

 

Equity method investment income

 

 

(4,243

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,439

)

 

 

 

Other operating expense, net

 

 

11,674

 

 

 

2,423

 

 

 

34,938

 

 

 

5,766

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

8,187

 

 

 

3,983

 

 

 

(35,921

)

 

 

1,613

 

Interest expense

 

 

1,021

 

 

 

9,262

 

 

 

6,535

 

 

 

18,527

 

Gain on WHP Transaction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(491,622

)

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,172

 

 

 

 

Other income, net

 

 

(1,051

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(915

)

 

 

(14

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

8,217

 

 

 

(5,276

)

 

 

440,909

 

 

 

(16,900

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

4,766

 

 

 

(1,609

)

 

 

106,765

 

 

 

(4,971

)

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

3,451

 

 

$

(3,667

)

 

$

334,144

 

 

$

(11,929

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

(0.12

)

 

$

11.12

 

 

$

(0.39

)

Diluted

 

$

0.11

 

 

$

(0.12

)

 

$

10.96

 

 

$

(0.39

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

29,902

 

 

 

30,743

 

 

 

30,052

 

 

 

30,721

 

Diluted

 

 

30,108

 

 

 

30,743

 

 

 

30,498

 

 

 

30,721

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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LANDS’ END, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Operations

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

3,451

 

 

$

(3,667

)

 

$

334,144

 

 

$

(11,929

)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

240

 

 

 

(565

)

 

 

188

 

 

 

933

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

3,691

 

 

$

(4,232

)

 

$

334,332

 

 

$

(10,996

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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LANDS’ END, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

 

January 30,
2026

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

16,113

 

 

$

21,255

 

 

$

17,694

 

Restricted cash

 

 

590

 

 

 

2,291

 

 

 

589

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

38,329

 

 

 

39,028

 

 

 

41,265

 

Inventories

 

 

342,040

 

 

 

301,797

 

 

 

268,803

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

30,243

 

 

 

30,400

 

 

 

27,856

 

Other current assets

 

 

452

 

 

 

10,291

 

 

 

4,798

 

Total current assets

 

 

427,767

 

 

 

405,062

 

 

 

361,005

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

128,576

 

 

 

117,205

 

 

 

115,701

 

Operating lease right-of-use asset

 

 

13,995

 

 

 

18,856

 

 

 

15,680

 

Equity method investment

 

 

377,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible asset

 

 

 

 

 

257,000

 

 

 

 

Asset held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

257,000

 

Other assets

 

 

1,639

 

 

 

2,518

 

 

 

1,680

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

949,566

 

 

$

800,641

 

 

$

751,066

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

 

 

$

13,000

 

 

$

13,000

 

Accounts payable

 

 

162,346

 

 

 

147,846

 

 

 

115,436

 

Lease liability – current

 

 

4,540

 

 

 

4,609

 

 

 

4,434

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

103,985

 

 

 

85,084

 

 

 

91,068

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

270,871

 

 

 

250,539

 

 

 

223,938

 

Long-term borrowings under ABL Facility

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net

 

 

 

 

 

219,550

 

 

 

214,211

 

Lease liability – long-term

 

 

12,128

 

 

 

17,986

 

 

 

14,264

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

109,339

 

 

 

50,319

 

 

 

52,392

 

Other liabilities

 

 

4,358

 

 

 

2,123

 

 

 

1,966

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

456,696

 

 

 

575,517

 

 

 

506,771

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 authorized: 480,000 shares;
   issued and outstanding:
30,023, 30,517 and 30,575, respectively

 

 

301

 

 

 

306

 

 

 

306

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

338,876

 

 

 

346,841

 

 

 

349,429

 

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

 

 

170,095

 

 

 

(106,287

)

 

 

(88,850

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(16,402

)

 

 

(15,736

)

 

 

(16,590

)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

492,870

 

 

 

225,124

 

 

 

244,295

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

949,566

 

 

$

800,641

 

 

$

751,066

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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LANDS’ END, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

334,144

 

 

$

(11,929

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

12,247

 

 

 

15,947

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

 

424

 

 

 

1,391

 

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

 

 

(28

)

 

 

 

Equity method investment income

 

 

(4,439

)

 

 

 

Distributions received from equity method investment

 

 

2,411

 

 

 

 

Gain on WHP Transaction

 

 

(491,622

)

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

9,172

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

2,867

 

 

 

2,250

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

57,073

 

 

 

(1,182

)

Other

 

 

(346

)

 

 

(422

)

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

2,745

 

 

 

9,363

 

Inventories

 

 

(73,930

)

 

 

(35,420

)

Accounts payable

 

 

45,790

 

 

 

36,250

 

Other operating assets

 

 

3,387

 

 

 

(1,343

)

Other operating liabilities

 

 

13,624

 

 

 

(14,436

)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

 

(86,481

)

 

 

469

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of property and equipment

 

 

43

 

 

 

11

 

Proceeds from WHP Transaction

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

 

Cash contribution to JV

 

 

(1,250

)

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(24,013

)

 

 

(17,163

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

274,780

 

 

 

(17,152

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings under ABL Facility

 

 

142,000

 

 

 

68,000

 

Payments of borrowings under ABL Facility

 

 

(82,000

)

 

 

(33,000

)

Payments on term loan

 

 

(234,000

)

 

 

(6,500

)

Payments on debt extinguishment

 

 

(2,437

)

 

 

 

Payments of debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

(1,103

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

908

 

 

 

 

Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

 

(4,313

)

 

 

(810

)

Purchases and retirement of common stock, including excise tax paid

 

 

(10,848

)

 

 

(4,513

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(190,690

)

 

 

22,074

 

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

811

 

 

 

(657

)

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND
      RESTRICTED CASH

 

 

(1,580

)

 

 

4,734

 

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH,
      BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

18,283

 

 

 

18,812

 

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD

 

$

16,703

 

 

$

23,546

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid liability to acquire property and equipment

 

$

4,085

 

 

$

1,725

 

Income taxes paid (refunded)

 

 

25,988

 

 

 

(153

)

Interest paid

 

 

6,710

 

 

 

17,172

 

Operating lease right-of-use-assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities

 

 

148

 

 

 

386

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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LANDS’ END, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock Issued

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

(Accumulated

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

Stockholders'

 

(in thousands)

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit)

 

 

Loss

 

 

Equity

 

Balance at January 30, 2026

 

 

30,575

 

 

$

306

 

 

$

349,429

 

 

$

(88,850

)

 

$

(16,590

)

 

$

244,295

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

330,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

330,693

 

Deemed distribution to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(74,311

)

 

 

 

 

 

(74,311

)

Cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(52

)

 

 

(52

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,241

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

84

 

 

 

 

 

 

908

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

908

 

Vesting of restricted shares

 

 

430

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock withheld related to net share
      settlement of equity awards

 

 

(236

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,378

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,378

)

Purchases and retirement of common stock,
      including excise taxes

 

 

(26

)

 

 

 

 

 

(270

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

(275

)

Balance at May 1, 2026

 

 

30,827

 

 

$

309

 

 

$

349,927

 

 

$

167,527

 

 

$

(16,642

)

 

$

501,121

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,451

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,451

 

Cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

240

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(374

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(374

)

Vesting of restricted shares

 

 

179

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock withheld related to net share
      settlement of equity awards

 

 

(73

)

 

 

 

 

 

(935

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(935

)

Purchases and retirement of common stock,
      including excise taxes

 

 

(910

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(9,741

)

 

 

(883

)

 

 

 

 

 

(10,633

)

Balance at July 31, 2026

 

 

30,023

 

 

$

301

 

 

$

338,876

 

 

$

170,095

 

 

$

(16,402

)

 

$

492,870

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock Issued

 

 

Additional
Paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

 

 

Total
Stockholders’

 

(in thousands)

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Loss

 

 

Equity

 

Balance at January 31, 2025

 

 

30,843

 

 

$

309

 

 

$

349,940

 

 

$

(94,358

)

 

$

(16,669

)

 

$

239,222

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,262

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8,262

)

Cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,498

 

 

 

1,498

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

920

 

Vesting of restricted shares

 

 

125

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock withheld related to net share
      settlement of equity awards

 

 

(42

)

 

 

 

 

 

(450

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(450

)

Purchases and retirement of common stock,
      including excise taxes

 

 

(291

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(2,785

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,788

)

Balance at May 2, 2025

 

 

30,635

 

 

$

307

 

 

$

347,624

 

 

$

(102,620

)

 

$

(15,171

)

 

$

230,140

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,667

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,667

)

Cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(565

)

 

 

(565

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,330

 

Vesting of restricted shares

 

 

122

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock withheld related to net share
      settlement of equity awards

 

 

(41

)

 

 

 

 

 

(360

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(360

)

Purchases and retirement of common stock,
      including excise taxes

 

 

(199

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(1,752

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,754

)

Balance at August 1, 2025

 

 

30,517

 

 

$

306

 

 

$

346,841

 

 

$

(106,287

)

 

$

(15,736

)

 

$

225,124

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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LANDS’ END, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1. BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Description of Business

 

Lands’ End, Inc. (“Lands’ End” or the “Company”) is a leading digital retailer of solution-based apparel, swimwear, outerwear, accessories, footwear, home products and uniforms. Lands’ End offers products online at www.landsend.com, through third-party distribution channels, and its own Company Operated stores. Lands’ End also offers products to businesses and schools, for their employees and students, through the Outfitters distribution channel. Lands’ End is a classic American lifestyle brand that creates solutions for life’s every journey. References to www.landsend.com do not constitute incorporation by reference of the information at www.landsend.com, and such information is not part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or any other filings with the SEC, unless otherwise explicitly stated.

 

Terms that are commonly used in the Company’s Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are defined as follows:

 

ABL Facility – Asset-based senior secured credit agreement, providing for a revolving facility, dated as of November 16, 2017, with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and certain other lenders, as amended to date

 

ASC – Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, which serves as the source for authoritative GAAP, as supplemented by rules and interpretive releases by the SEC which are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants

 

Company Operated stores – Lands’ End retail stores in the Retail distribution channel

 

Debt Facilities – Collectively, the Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility

 

Deferred Awards – Time vesting stock awards

 

FASB – Financial Accounting Standards Board
First Quarter 2026 – The 13 weeks ended May 1, 2026

 

Fiscal 2026 – The 52 weeks ending January 29, 2027

 

Fiscal 2025 – The 52 weeks ended January 30, 2026

 

Fiscal 2024 – The 52 weeks ended January 31, 2025

 

GAAP – Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States

 

JV – Joint venture with WHP Global in which the Company owns 50% of the joint venture entity, LE Topco, LLC

 

Option Awards – Stock option awards

 

Performance Awards – Performance-based stock awards

 

SEC – United States Securities and Exchange Commission

 

SOFR – Secured Overnight Funding Rate
Second Quarter 2026 – The 13 weeks ended July 31, 2026
Second Quarter 2025 – The 13 weeks ended August 1, 2025

 

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Target Shares – Number of restricted stock units awarded to a recipient which reflects the number of shares to be delivered based on achievement of target performance goals

 

Term Loan Facility – Term loan credit agreement, dated as of December 29, 2023, among the Company, Blue Torch Capital, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the lenders party thereto
WHP Global – WH Topco, L.P. (d/b/a WHP Global)
WHP Transaction – The transaction in which, (i) the Company contributed all of its intellectual property and related assets associated with the “Lands’ End” brand, including all of the license agreements entered into in connection with Lands’ End’s licensing business (the “Contributed Assets”) to LE Topco, LLC (the “JV”), a newly formed Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary and (ii) immediately thereafter, the Company sold a 50% controlling ownership stake in the JV to WHP Global
Year-to-Date 2025 – The 26 weeks ended August 1, 2025

 

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Lands’ End, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The Company holds a 50% interest in the JV, which it accounts for under the equity method. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments which are of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented have been reflected. Dollar amounts are reported in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise noted. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with information included in the Lands’ End Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 26, 2026.

 

Macroeconomic Challenges

Macroeconomic issues which impact consumer discretionary spending, such as realized inflation-based price increases and high interest rates have continued to have an impact on the Company’s business. Apparel purchases historically have been influenced by domestic and global economic conditions, which may negatively impact customer demand and may require higher levels of promotion in order to attract and retain customers. Macroeconomic challenges may lead to increased cost of raw materials, packaging materials, labor, energy, fuel, debt and other inputs necessary for the production and distribution of the Company’s products. Moreover, uncertainty with respect to trade policy and tariffs, including increased tariffs applicable to countries where the Company’s vendors manufacture Lands’ End product, may result in an increase in the cost of the Company’s products.

In addition, conflict‑related disruptions in global energy markets and shipping lanes in 2026 have contributed to heightened volatility in crude oil and refined‑product prices and interruptions to certain maritime routes, which may result in higher freight and delivery costs, carrier surcharges, longer transit times, and inventory delays.

 

Tariff Refunds

The Company applies a loss recovery model in accordance with ASC Topic 410 to account for potential refunds of previously paid International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) tariffs. Any refunds, when recognized, are reflected as a reduction of Inventories on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet to the extent the related goods remain on hand, or as a reduction of Cost of sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for amounts related to goods already sold.

 

Restructuring and Other Costs

 

The Company has incurred restructuring and other charges related to cost optimization of business operations and exploring strategic alternatives. During the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025, the Company incurred ongoing costs related to exploring and completing strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value and has included those costs as part of restructuring and other. This process culminated in the WHP Transaction. Additionally, during the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026, the Company incurred charges associated with the transition of executive leadership, including severance and related costs, as the Company's strategic

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priorities evolved. Additionally, during Year-to-Date 2025, the Company reduced approximately 6% of its corporate office positions and incurred restructuring charges, primarily severance and benefit and other related costs. The reductions in the corporate office positions were made to better align with the evolving needs of the business and to invest in key growth areas.

 

The following table summarizes the restructuring and other costs recognized in Other operating expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025:

 

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Employee severance and benefit costs

 

$

4,971

 

 

$

265

 

 

$

5,533

 

 

$

2,912

 

Strategic alternatives and other costs

 

 

6,706

 

 

 

2,169

 

 

 

29,434

 

 

 

2,854

 

Total restructuring and other

 

$

11,677

 

 

$

2,434

 

 

$

34,967

 

 

$

5,766

 

 

Included in Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are approximately $2.5 million of Employee severance and benefit costs as of July 31, 2026. Included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are approximately $1.2 million of Strategic alternatives and other costs and $2.2 million of Employee severance and benefit costs as of July 31, 2026 and approximately $2.6 million of Strategic alternatives and other costs and $0.6 million of Employee severance and benefit costs as of August 1, 2025.

 

NOTE 2. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED

 

In September 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which modernizes the accounting for internal-use software to current development practices, clarifies when to begin capitalizing costs and enhances disclosure requirements. This update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2025-06 on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which provides targeted relief for entities estimating expected credit losses on short-term receivables and contract assets under Topic 606. The guidance allows entities to bypass the requirement to incorporate macroeconomic data into their forecasts when such data is not expected to materially affect the estimate. ASU 2025-05 is effective for the annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2025-05 on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”). Under ASU 2024-03, a public entity is required to disclose information about purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization and depletion for each income statement line item that contains those expenses. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. ASU 2024-03 allows for early adoption and requires either prospective adoption to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of ASU 2024-03 or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2024-03 on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement disclosures.

 

NOTE 3. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

The numerator for both basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share is net income (loss) attributable to the Company. The denominator for basic earnings (loss) per share is based upon the number of weighted average shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the reporting periods. The denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share is based upon the number of weighted average shares of the Company’s common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during the reporting periods using the treasury stock method in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. Potentially dilutive securities for the diluted earnings (loss) per share calculations consist of non-vested equity shares of common stock and in-the-money outstanding options where the current stock price exceeds the option strike price.

 

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The following table summarizes the components of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

3,451

 

 

$

(3,667

)

 

$

334,144

 

 

$

(11,929

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

29,902

 

 

 

30,743

 

 

 

30,052

 

 

 

30,721

 

Dilutive impact of stock awards

 

 

206

 

 

 

 

 

 

446

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

30,108

 

 

 

30,743

 

 

 

30,498

 

 

 

30,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

(0.12

)

 

$

11.12

 

 

$

(0.39

)

Diluted

 

$

0.11

 

 

$

(0.12

)

 

$

10.96

 

 

$

(0.39

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted earnings (loss) per common share calculation

 

 

198

 

 

 

736

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

703

 

 

Stock awards are considered anti-dilutive based on the application of the treasury stock method or in the event of a net loss.

NOTE 4. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) encompasses all changes in equity other than those arising from transactions with stockholders and is comprised solely of foreign currency translation adjustments. The Company’s foreign subsidiaries use their foreign currency as their functional currency. Functional currency assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during the period. Resulting translation gains and losses are reported in other comprehensive income (loss), until the substantial liquidation of a subsidiary, at which time accumulated translation gains or losses are reclassified into net income (loss).

 

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Beginning balance: Accumulated other comprehensive loss
      (net of tax of $
4,423, $4,032, $4,234 and $4,234,
       respectively)

 

$

(16,642

)

 

$

(15,171

)

 

$

(16,590

)

 

$

(16,669

)

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments (net of tax of $(63), $151, $126 and $(51), respectively)

 

 

240

 

 

 

(565

)

 

 

188

 

 

 

933

 

Ending balance: Accumulated other comprehensive loss
      (net of tax of $
4,360, $4,183, $4,360 and $4,183,
       respectively)

 

$

(16,402

)

 

$

(15,736

)

 

$

(16,402

)

 

$

(15,736

)

 

No amounts were reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss during any of the periods presented.

NOTE 5. EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENT

The Company accounts for investments through which it exercises significant influence but does not have control over the investee under the equity method. Under the equity method, the Company recorded its investment in the investee on the balance sheet initially at cost, and subsequently adjusts the carrying amount based on its share of the investee's net income or loss. Distributions received from the investee are recognized as a reduction of the carrying amount of the investment. The distributions are classified using the cumulative-earnings approach. Under the cumulative-earnings approach, the distributions from an equity method investment are considered a return on investment and are recorded as operating cash inflows on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. If cumulative distributions exceed cumulative earnings, the excess distributions are considered a return of investment and are recorded as investing cash inflows on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The Company's share of equity (income)/losses and other adjustments associated with these equity investments are included in Equity method investment income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and classified as a component of operating income (loss) since the equity method investee’s operations are considered

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integral to the Company’s business. The carrying value for the Company's equity investment is reported in Equity method investment on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table is a summary of the Company’s Equity method investment:

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

(in thousands)

 

% of Ownership

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

Balance

 

LE Topco, LLC

 

50.00%

 

Equity Method Investment

 

$

377,589

 

 

Equity Method Investment with WHP Global

On January 26, 2026, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (“MIPA”) with WH Topco, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership doing business as WHP Global. On April 1, 2026, the MIPA and related transactions were closed and funded (the “Closing”), pursuant to which, (i) the Company contributed all of its intellectual property and related assets associated with the “Lands’ End” brand, including all of the license agreements entered into in connection with Lands’ End’s licensing business (the “Contributed Assets”) to LE Topco, LLC (the “JV”) a newly formed Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary and (ii) immediately thereafter, the Company sold a 50% controlling ownership stake in the JV to WHP Global for an aggregate purchase price of $300 million in cash, and contributed initial cash of $1.25 million to the JV.

In addition, WHP Global completed a tender offer for $100 million of Lands’ End shares at a price of $45.00 per share. As a result of the tender offer, WHP Global owns approximately 7.2% of Lands’ End outstanding shares of common stock.

At the Closing, the Company entered into a License Agreement, pursuant to which the JV granted a license to the Company to design, manufacture, sell and promote certain categories of products (including the types of products that the Company designed, manufactured and sold as of the date of the License Agreement) in certain channels and in certain jurisdictions, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria and France. The License Agreement is royalty-bearing and subject to a guaranteed minimum royalty (“GMR”) of $50,000,000 per year (calculated pro rata based on an amount of $50,000,000 for a twelve (12) month period for the first contract year) through the end of the contract year 11, will increase one percent per year for contract years 12-21, and will be $55,231,106 for each contract year thereafter, with different royalty rates due depending on the channel under which products are sold. The initial term of the License Agreement is 10 years following the conclusion of the first contract year, and the License Agreement automatically renews for up to 12 successive renewal terms of 7 years each, unless the Company provides notice of non-renewal at least 24 months prior to the end of the initial or applicable renewal term. The License Agreement is only terminable by the JV if the Company breaches its obligation to make its required guaranteed minimum payments, or to make undisputed royalty payments, in each case subject to an opportunity to cure such non-payment within a certain period of time. Additionally, pursuant to the WHP Transaction, in certain WHP Global monetization events, such as a qualifying public listing or majority sale, Lands’ End may have the right or obligation to exchange its interest in the JV for equity in WHP Global, at the same valuation multiple as the WHP Global monetization event.

Under the derecognition guidance from ASC 810, the Company derecognized the intellectual property assets at their carrying amount upon their contribution to the JV. In exchange for the Company's contribution of its intellectual property assets to the JV, WHP Global invested $300.0 million for a 50% stake in the JV. Separately, and as a closing condition, WHP Global completed a tender offer for $100 million of Lands’ End issued shares at a price of $45.00 per share. For accounting purposes, the difference between the purchase price paid by WHP Global in the tender offer and the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the day of the closing of the transaction in the amount of $74.3 million was treated as additional consideration for the sale of the 50% stake in the JV and a corresponding deemed distribution to shareholders. The Company did not receive or distribute this cash consideration.

The Company determined that the cash invested, along with the difference between the Company’s closing price of the common stock on the day of the closing of the transaction implied a fair value of the JV of $748.6 million. The carrying amount of the intellectual property assets was $257.0 million, previously classified as Asset Held for Sale as of January 30, 2026, resulting in a gain of $491.6 million included in Gain on WHP Transaction on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026.

Summary Financial Information for Equity Method Investment

 

Summarized financial information related to the Company’s equity method investment in the JV is reflected below:

 

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13 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

July 31, 2026 (1)

 

Revenue

 

$

20,112

 

 

$

24,338

 

Gross profit

 

 

20,112

 

 

 

24,338

 

Operating expenses

 

 

1,447

 

 

 

1,887

 

Intangible asset amortization

 

 

10,180

 

 

 

13,573

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

11,627

 

 

 

15,460

 

Net earnings

 

$

8,485

 

 

$

8,878

 

Earnings attributable to the equity method investment

 

$

4,243

 

 

$

4,439

 

(1)
Represents the period from the closing date of April 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

Current assets

 

$

20,629

 

Non-current assets

 

 

735,166

 

Total assets

 

$

755,795

 

Current liabilities

 

 

143

 

Total liabilities

 

$

143

 

 

 

NOTE 6. DEBT

 

ABL Facility

 

The Company’s $225.0 million committed revolving ABL Facility, as amended to date, includes a $35.0 million sublimit for letters of credit and is available for working capital and other general corporate liquidity needs. The amount available to borrow is the lesser of (1) the Aggregate Commitments of $225.0 million or (2) the Borrowing Base or Loan Cap which is calculated from Eligible Inventory, Trade Receivables and Credit Card Receivables, all foregoing capitalized terms not defined herein are as defined in the ABL Facility.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s ABL Facility borrowing availability:

 

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

August 1, 2025

 

January 30, 2026

(in thousands)

 

Amount

 

 

Interest Rate

 

Amount

 

 

Interest Rate

 

Amount

 

 

Interest Rate

ABL Facility limit

 

$

225,000

 

 

 

 

$

225,000

 

 

 

 

$

225,000

 

 

 

Borrowing Base

 

 

160,602

 

 

 

 

 

133,536

 

 

 

 

 

133,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding borrowings

 

 

60,000

 

 

5.95%

 

 

35,000

 

 

5.86%

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding letters of credit

 

 

11,293

 

 

 

 

 

10,911

 

 

 

 

 

10,978

 

 

 

ABL Facility utilization at end of period

 

 

71,293

 

 

 

 

 

45,911

 

 

 

 

 

10,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABL Facility borrowing availability

 

$

89,309

 

 

 

 

$

87,625

 

 

 

 

$

122,646

 

 

 

 

Effective with the Fifth Amendment to the ABL Facility, dated March 28, 2025 (the “Fifth Amendment”), a 0.10% adjustment to the SOFR benchmark interest rate was eliminated and the benchmark rates under the ABL Credit Agreement are, at the election of the Company, either: (1) Term SOFR (which is a forward looking term rate based on the secured overnight financing rate), or (2) a Base Rate (which is the greatest of (a) 0% per annum, (b) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (c) the one-month Term SOFR rate plus 1.00%, or (d) the Wells Fargo “prime rate”). The borrowing margin for SOFR Rate loans is (i) where the average daily total outstanding for the previous quarter is less than $95.0 million, 1.50%, and (ii) where the average daily total outstanding for the previous quarter is equal to or greater than $95.0 million, 1.75%. For Base Rate loans, the borrowing margin is (i) where the average daily total outstanding for the previous quarter is less than $95.0 million, 0.75%, and (ii) where the average daily total outstanding for the previous quarter is equal to or greater than $95.0 million, 1.00% (“Applicable Borrowing Margin”). The Applicable Borrowing Margin for all loans is based upon

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the average daily total loans outstanding for the previous quarter. The Fifth Amendment reduced aggregate commitments from $275 million to $225 million, and reduced the letter of credit sublimit from $70 million to $35 million, in line with the Company’s lower inventory levels and expected letter of credit capacity, and had no material interest rate impact.

The ABL Facility fees include (i) commitment fees of 0.20% or 0.30% based upon the average daily unused commitment (aggregate commitment less loans and letter of credit outstanding) under the ABL Facility for the preceding fiscal quarter, (ii) customary letter of credit fees and (iii) customary annual agent fees. The Fifth Amendment extended the maturity date of the ABL Facility to March 28, 2030. Under applicable accounting guidance, certain unamortized debt issuance costs originating from the ABL Facility are deferred and amortized over the extended term of the ABL Facility, and certain unamortized debt issuance costs have been written off. As of July 31, 2026, the Company had $60.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the ABL Facility.

 

Long-Term Debt

On April 1, 2026, the Company fully repaid the outstanding principal balance of $234.0 million under its Term Loan Facility, together with $0.9 million of accrued and unpaid interest, using proceeds from the WHP Transaction, and the Term Loan Facility terminated, including related guarantees. In connection with the repayment, the Company incurred a 1% prepayment premium of $2.3 million and wrote off the remaining unamortized deferred financing costs of $6.9 million. These items resulted in a $9.2 million loss on extinguishment of debt, which is reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026.

The Company’s long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

August 1, 2025

 

January 30, 2026

(in thousands)

 

Amount

 

 

Interest Rate

 

Amount

 

 

Interest Rate

 

Amount

 

 

Interest Rate

Term Loan Facility

 

$

 

 

 

$

240,500

 

 

12.71%

 

$

234,000

 

 

12.04%

Less: Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,000

 

 

 

 

 

13,000

 

 

 

Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,950

 

 

 

 

 

6,789

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

219,550

 

 

 

 

$

214,211

 

 

 

 

Debt Facilities

 

Guarantees; Security

All obligations under the Company’s ABL Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by Lands’ End, Inc. and, subject to certain exceptions, each of its existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries.

The ABL Facility is secured by a first priority security interest in certain working capital assets of the borrowers and guarantors, primarily consisting of inventory and accounts receivable, subject to customary exceptions.

Prior to its repayment on April 1, 2026, the Company’s Term Loan Facility was secured by a second-priority security interest in such working capital assets and a first-priority security interest in certain other assets, including specified fixed assets. Upon repayment in full of the Term Loan Facility on April 1, 2026, all outstanding borrowings under the facility were extinguished and all related liens and guarantees were released.

 

Representations and Warranties; Covenants

Subject to specified exceptions, the ABL Facility contains customary representations and warranties and restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit Lands’ End, Inc. and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur indebtedness (including guarantees), grant liens, make investments, pay dividends or other distributions, prepay certain indebtedness, and engage in mergers or changes in the nature of their business.

Prior to its repayment on April 1, 2026, the Company’s Term Loan Facility contained financial covenants, including a quarterly maximum total leverage ratio and a monthly minimum liquidity requirement. Upon repayment in full of the Term Loan Facility on April 1, 2026, these covenants ceased to apply.

Under the ABL Facility, if excess availability falls below the greater of 10% of the Loan Cap amount or $12.0 million, the Company is required to comply with a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0.

The ABL Facility also contains customary affirmative covenants, including reporting requirements such as delivery of periodic financial statements, compliance certificates and notices of certain events, as well as requirements to maintain insurance and, in certain circumstances, provide additional guarantees and collateral.

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As of July 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants under the ABL Facility.

Events of Default

 

The ABL Facility includes customary events of default including non-payment of principal, interest or fees, violation of covenants, inaccuracy of representations or warranties, cross defaults related to any other material indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency events, invalidity or impairment of guarantees or security interests, material judgments and change of control.

NOTE 7. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company expenses the fair value of all stock awards over their requisite service period, ensuring that the amount of cumulative stock-based compensation expense recognized at any date is at least equal to the portion of the grant-date fair value of the award that is vested at that date. The Company has elected to adjust stock-based compensation expense for an estimated forfeiture rate for those shares not expected to vest and to recognize stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis for awards that only have a service requirement with multiple vest dates.

The Company has granted the following types of stock awards to employees at management levels and above, each of which are granted under the Company’s stockholder approved stock plans, other than inducement grants outside of the Company’s stockholder approved stock plans in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4):

Deferred Awards are in the form of restricted stock units and only require each recipient to complete a service period for the awards to be earned. Deferred Awards generally vest over three years. The fair value of Deferred Awards is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized ratably over the service period and is reduced for estimated forfeitures of those awards not expected to vest due to employee turnover.
Performance Awards are in the form of restricted stock units and have, in addition to a service requirement, financial performance criteria, event criteria and/or stock performance criteria that must be achieved for the awards to be earned. For Performance Awards with financial performance criteria, the Target Shares earned can range from 50% to 200% (such result, the “Earned Shares”) once minimum thresholds have been reached and depend on the achievement of certain financial measures for the cumulative period comprised of three-consecutive fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year of the grant date. Performance Awards are also subject to limitations under the Company’s stockholder approved stock plans. The applicable percentage of the Target Shares, as determined by the applicable performance measure, vest after the completion of the applicable three-year performance period and upon determination of achievement of the performance measures by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Unearned Target Shares are forfeited.

For the Performance Awards granted in Fiscal 2025 and Fiscal 2024 with stock performance criteria, the Target Shares earned can range from 0% to 100% based on the Company’s highest average per share common stock closing price, measured over any 20 consecutive trading-day period from and after the date of grant and during the three-consecutive fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year of the grant date.

During First Quarter 2026, the Company modified the Performance Awards granted in Fiscal 2025 with event criteria. The Company modified these awards such that 50% of the Performance Awards would vest upon the closing of the WHP Transaction, with an additional 25% vesting upon the one year anniversary of the closing of the event, and the final 25% upon December 31, 2027. The modification date fair value for the Performance Awards granted in 2025 with event criteria is based on the common stock closing price on the date of modification.

During Second Quarter 2026, the Company modified the Performance Awards granted in Fiscal 2025 with event criteria to the former CEO. The Company modified these awards such that 100% of the Performance Awards would vest on September 11, 2026. The modification date fair value for the Performance Awards granted in 2025 with event criteria to the former CEO is based on the common stock closing price on the date of modification.

The grant date fair value of the Performance Awards granted in Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025 with financial performance criteria are based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The grant date fair value of the Performance Awards granted in Fiscal 2025 with event criteria are based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock. The grant date fair value for the Performance Awards granted in Fiscal 2025 and Fiscal 2024 with stock performance criteria are based on the Monte Carlo simulation model.

Stock-based compensation expense, including awards with market conditions, is recognized ratably over the related service period, reduced for estimated forfeitures of those awards not expected to vest due to employee turnover and adjusted based on the Company’s estimate of the percentage of the aggregate Target Shares expected to be earned. The Company accrues

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for Performance Awards on the basis of a 100% payout unless it becomes probable that the outcome will be significantly different, or the performance can be accurately measured.
Option Awards provide the recipient with the option to purchase a set number of shares at a stated exercise price over the term of the contract, which is ten years for all Option Awards currently outstanding. Options are granted with a strike price equal to the stock price on the date of grant and vest over the requisite service period of the award. The fair value of each Option Award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

 

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s stock-based compensation expense, which is included in Selling and administrative expense and Other operating expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Deferred awards

 

$

15

 

 

$

934

 

 

$

719

 

 

$

1,752

 

Performance awards

 

$

(405

)

 

 

292

 

 

 

2,132

 

 

 

290

 

Option awards

 

 

16

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

208

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

(374

)

 

$

1,330

 

 

$

2,867

 

 

$

2,250

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense during the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 included $0.6 million and $3.5 million, respectively, of Performance Awards granted in 2025 with event criteria recorded in Other operating expense, net, and a stock-based compensation expense credit included $(0.9) million and $(0.6) million, respectively, recorded in Selling and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the 13 and 26 weeks ended August 1, 2025, all stock-based compensation expense was recorded in Selling and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Deferred Awards

 

The following table provides a summary of the Deferred Awards activity for the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026:

 

 

 

Deferred Awards

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
per Share

 

Unvested Deferred Awards as of January 30, 2026

 

 

659

 

 

$

10.51

 

Granted

 

 

427

 

 

 

11.86

 

Vested

 

 

(303

)

 

 

9.66

 

Forfeited or expired

 

 

(358

)

 

 

11.51

 

Unvested Deferred Awards as of July 31, 2026

 

 

425

 

 

$

11.56

 

 

Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested Deferred Awards was approximately $3.5 million as of July 31, 2026, which is expected to be recognized ratably over a weighted average period of 2.4 years. The total fair value of Deferred Awards vested during the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025 was $3.0 million and $3.0 million, respectively.

 

Performance Awards

 

The following table provides a summary of the Performance Awards activity for the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026:

 

 

 

Performance Awards

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
per Share

 

Unvested Performance Awards as of January 30, 2026

 

 

1,249

 

 

$

12.00

 

Granted

 

 

185

 

 

 

12.09

 

Vested

 

 

(306

)

 

 

13.29

 

Forfeited or expired

 

 

(622

)

 

 

11.29

 

Unvested Performance Awards as of July 31, 2026

 

 

506

 

 

$

12.62

 

 

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Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested Performance Awards was approximately $2.8 million as of July 31, 2026 which is expected to be recognized ratably over a weighted average period of 1.9 years. The total fair value of Performance Awards vested during the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 was $4.1 million. The modification date fair value of the Performance Awards granted in Fiscal 2025 with event criteria was estimated at $16.24 per share based on the common stock closing price on the date of modification. The fair value of the 133,984 Performance Awards with stock performance criteria granted during the 13 weeks ended May 2, 2025 was estimated at $7.81 per share on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation.

 

Option Awards

 

The following table provides a summary of the Option Awards activity for the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026:

 

 

 

Option Awards

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
per Share

 

Option Awards outstanding as of January 30, 2026

 

 

133

 

 

$

14.93

 

Granted

 

 

166

 

 

 

11.43

 

Exercised

 

 

(84

)

 

 

10.81

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option Awards outstanding as of July 31, 2026

 

 

215

 

 

$

13.84

 

 

The following table provides a summary of information about the Option Awards vested as well as Option Awards exercisable, as of July 31, 2026:

 

(in thousands, except contractual life and exercise price amounts)

 

Option Awards

 

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining Contractual Life (Years)

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

 

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

 

Option Awards vested

 

 

215

 

 

 

7.73

 

 

$

13.84

 

 

$

98

 

Option Awards exercisable

 

 

49

 

 

 

0.19

 

 

$

22.00

 

 

$

-

 

 

Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to Option Awards expected to vest was approximately $1.0 million as of July 31, 2026, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.0 years.

NOTE 8. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Share Repurchase Program

On April 1, 2026, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $100 million of the Company’s common stock through March 31, 2029 (the “2026 Share Repurchase Program”). Under the 2026 Share Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase its common stock through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act. The amount and timing of purchases were determined by the Company’s management depending upon market conditions and other factors and may be made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. As of July 31, 2026, additional purchases of up to $89.2 million could be made under the 2026 Share Repurchase Program.

On March 15, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $25.0 million of the Company’s common stock through March 31, 2026 (the “2024 Share Repurchase Program”). Under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program, the Company repurchased its common stock through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act. The amount and timing of purchases were determined by the Company’s management depending upon market conditions and other factors and were also made from time to time pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The 2024 Share Repurchase Program expired on March 31, 2026.

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The following table summarizes the Company’s share repurchases for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 (under the 2026 Share Repurchase Program) and August 1, 2025 (under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program):

 

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(Shares and $ in thousands except average per share cost)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Number of shares repurchased

 

 

910

 

 

 

199

 

 

 

936

 

 

 

490

 

Total cost

 

$

10,555

 

 

$

1,731

 

 

$

10,830

 

 

$

4,502

 

Average per share cost (1)

 

$

11.60

 

 

$

8.71

 

 

$

11.57

 

 

$

9.20

 

 

(1)
Average price paid per share excludes broker commissions and excise taxes.

 

The Company retired all shares that were repurchased through the 2026 Share Repurchase Program and 2024 Share Repurchase Program during the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025, respectively. In accordance with FASB ASC 505—Equity, the par value of the shares retired was charged against Common stock and the remaining purchase price, including any broker commissions and excise taxes paid, was either (i) allocated between Additional paid-in capital and Retained earnings, or (ii) charged directly against Additional paid-in capital. To the extent the shares are repurchased at a price less than that of initial issuance, or to the extent the Company does not have sufficient reserves in Retained earnings at the time of repurchase, the excess of the purchase price over par value is accounted for entirely as a deduction from Additional paid-in capital.

NOTE 9. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

 

January 30, 2026

 

Deferred gift card revenue

 

$

30,018

 

 

$

33,236

 

 

$

31,350

 

Accrued income taxes

 

 

20,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued employee compensation and benefits

 

 

13,974

 

 

 

16,692

 

 

 

28,706

 

Reserve for sales returns and allowances

 

 

12,037

 

 

 

13,669

 

 

 

14,096

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

9,625

 

 

 

8,822

 

 

 

3,019

 

Accrued royalty

 

 

5,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued property, sales and other taxes

 

 

4,915

 

 

 

6,174

 

 

 

5,319

 

Accrued interest

 

 

900

 

 

 

2,385

 

 

 

1,705

 

Other

 

 

6,822

 

 

 

4,106

 

 

 

6,873

 

Total Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

$

103,985

 

 

$

85,084

 

 

$

91,068

 

 

NOTE 10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash is reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value based on Level 1 inputs. Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash amounts are valued based upon statements received from financial institutions. The fair value of restricted cash was $0.6 million, $2.3 million and $0.6 million as of July 31, 2026, August 1, 2025 and January 30, 2026, respectively.

Carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt, including current portion were as follows:

 

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

 

January 30, 2026

 

(in thousands)

 

Carrying
Amount

 

 

Fair
Value

 

 

Carrying
Amount

 

 

Fair
Value

 

 

Carrying
Amount

 

 

Fair
Value

 

Long-term debt, including current portion

 

$

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

240,500

 

 

$

240,980

 

 

$

234,000

 

 

$

235,780

 

 

The Company had no outstanding long-term debt as of July 31, 2026.

Prior to its repayment on April 1, 2026, the fair value of the Term Loan Facility was classified as a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The Company estimated fair value using a combination of valuation techniques, including a Black-Derman-Toy model and observable and unobservable market inputs, reflecting the instrument’s contractual terms, including its optional redemption features. There were no nonfinancial assets or nonfinancial liabilities recognized at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of July 31, 2026, August 1, 2025 and January 30, 2026.

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NOTE 11. INCOME TAXES

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

At the end of each quarter, the Company estimates its effective income tax rate pursuant to ASC 740. The rate for the period consists of the tax rate expected to be applied for the full year to ordinary income adjusted for any discrete items recorded in the period.

The Company recorded a tax expense at an overall effective tax rate of 58.0% for the 13 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and a tax benefit at an overall rate of 30.5% for the 13 weeks ended August 1, 2025, respectively. The Company recorded a tax expense at an overall rate of 24.2% for the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and a tax benefit at an overall rate of 29.4% for the 26 weeks ended August 1, 2025. The overall effective tax rate for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026, varies from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% as a result of state taxes, additional legal expenses recognized related to the WHP Transaction and other non-deductible expenses. The overall effective tax rate for the 13 and 26 weeks ended August 1, 2025, varies from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% as a result of state taxes and non-deductible expenses.

 

NOTE 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Legal Proceedings

 

The Company is party to various claims, legal proceedings and investigations arising in the ordinary course of business. Some of these actions involve complex factual and legal issues and are subject to uncertainties. At this time, the Company is not able to either predict the outcome of these legal proceedings or reasonably estimate a potential range of loss with respect to the proceedings. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of such pending claims, proceedings and investigations with certainty, management is of the opinion that their ultimate resolution should not have a material adverse effect on results of operations, cash flows or financial positions taken as a whole.

NOTE 13. SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company identifies operating segments according to how business activities are managed and evaluated. The Company’s operating segments consisted of: U.S. eCommerce, Europe eCommerce, Outfitters, Third Party, Licensing and Retail.

 

U.S. eCommerce offers products through the Company’s eCommerce website.

 

Europe eCommerce offers products primarily direct to consumers located in Europe through eCommerce international websites as well as third-party marketplace websites.

 

Outfitters sells uniform and logo apparel to businesses and their employees, as well as to student households through school relationships, located primarily in the U.S.

 

Third Party sells products direct to consumers through third-party marketplace websites.

 

Licensing earned royalties on the use of the Lands’ End trademark and any fulfillment fees for fulfillment services provided by the Company through the closing of the WHP Transaction. Effective April 1, 2026, the licensing segment earns fees for fulfillment services provided by the Company.

Retail sells products through the Company Operated stores, located in the U.S.

The internal reporting of these operating segments is based, in part, on the reporting and review process used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), its Chief Executive Officer. The CODM assesses segment performance based on variable profit, which is defined as net revenue minus cost of sales and variable selling expenses. The Company’s CODM monitors actual segment variable profit results relative to operating plan and forecast to assess the performance of the business and allocate resources. The CODM does not utilize segment asset information to evaluate performance and make resource allocation decisions, and thus such disclosures are not provided. Variable profit is a non-GAAP financial measure, which management believes provides useful information to investors and to the CODM in order to assess segment performance. A reconciliation of variable profit to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes is set forth below.

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The Company determined the U.S. eCommerce, Outfitters and Third Party operating segments share similar economic and other qualitative characteristics, and therefore the results of these operating segments are aggregated into the U.S. Digital segment. The Europe eCommerce, Licensing and Retail operating segments are not quantitatively significant to be separately reported.

The Company has determined its significant segment expense categories based on amounts regularly provided to the Company’s CODM to evaluate segment profitability and drive strategic decision making. The following presents U.S. Digital segment sales and expenses:

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

(in thousands)

 

Segment

 

Total

 

 

Segment

 

Total

 

Net revenue

 

$

268,898

 

$

268,898

 

 

$

255,254

 

$

255,254

 

All other net revenue (1)

 

 

 

 

33,140

 

 

 

 

 

38,825

 

Total consolidated net revenue

 

 

 

$

302,038

 

 

 

 

$

294,079

 

Product cost of goods sold

 

 

110,620

 

 

 

 

 

100,484

 

 

 

Shipping cost of goods sold

 

 

34,888

 

 

 

 

 

33,096

 

 

 

Other cost of goods sold (2)

 

 

(19,020

)

 

 

 

 

(134

)

 

 

Marketing costs

 

 

46,008

 

 

 

 

 

43,283

 

 

 

Variable personnel costs

 

 

16,185

 

 

 

 

 

14,631

 

 

 

Other segment expenses (3)

 

 

8,816

 

 

 

 

 

7,204

 

 

 

Segment variable profit

 

$

71,401

 

 

 

 

$

56,690

 

 

 

 

(1)
All other net revenue is from Europe eCommerce, Licensing and Retail that does not meet the quantitative thresholds
(2)
Other cost of goods sold includes royalty expense, tariff recovery, donations and other miscellaneous cost of goods sold
(3)
Other segment expenses include credit card fees, customer service, webhosting, supplies and other miscellaneous expenses

 

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

(in thousands)

 

Segment

 

Total

 

 

Segment

 

Total

 

Net revenue

 

$

474,021

 

$

474,021

 

 

$

483,006

 

$

483,006

 

All other net revenue (1)

 

 

 

 

66,933

 

 

 

 

 

72,281

 

Total consolidated net revenue

 

 

 

$

540,954

 

 

 

 

$

555,287

 

Product cost of goods sold

 

 

187,146

 

 

 

 

 

184,085

 

 

 

Shipping cost of goods sold

 

 

64,370

 

 

 

 

 

60,799

 

 

 

Other cost of goods sold (2)

 

 

(13,781

)

 

 

 

 

1,352

 

 

 

Marketing costs

 

 

85,511

 

 

 

 

 

83,216

 

 

 

Variable personnel costs

 

 

30,278

 

 

 

 

 

30,201

 

 

 

Other segment expenses (3)

 

 

15,023

 

 

 

 

 

13,769

 

 

 

Segment variable profit

 

$

105,474

 

 

 

 

$

109,584

 

 

 

 

(1)
All other net revenue is from Europe eCommerce, Licensing and Retail that does not meet the quantitative thresholds
(2)
Other cost of goods sold includes royalty expense, tariff recovery, donations and other miscellaneous cost of goods sold
(3)
Other segment expenses include credit card fees, customer service, webhosting, supplies and other miscellaneous expenses

 

 

The reconciliation between segment variable profit to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes is as follows:

 

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Segment variable profit

 

$

71,401

 

 

$

56,690

 

All other variable profit (1)

 

 

2,260

 

 

 

8,306

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

(6,147

)

 

 

(7,656

)

Unallocated corporate expenses (2)

 

 

(59,327

)

 

 

(53,357

)

Interest expense

 

 

(1,021

)

 

 

(9,262

)

Other income, net

 

 

1,051

 

 

 

3

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

8,217

 

 

$

(5,276

)

 

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(1)
All other variable profit is from Europe eCommerce, Licensing and Retail that does not meet the quantitative thresholds
(2)
Unallocated corporate expenses include fixed personnel costs, strategic alternative costs, incentive compensation, office occupancy, information technology and professional fees

 

 

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Segment variable profit

 

$

105,474

 

 

$

109,584

 

All other variable profit (1)

 

 

7,238

 

 

 

14,151

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

(12,247

)

 

 

(15,947

)

Unallocated corporate expenses (2)

 

 

(136,386

)

 

 

(106,175

)

Gain on WHP Transaction

 

 

491,622

 

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

(9,172

)

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(6,535

)

 

 

(18,527

)

Other income, net

 

 

915

 

 

 

14

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

440,909

 

 

$

(16,900

)

 

(1)
All other variable profit is from Europe eCommerce, Licensing and Retail that does not meet the quantitative thresholds
(2)
Unallocated corporate expenses include fixed personnel costs, strategic alternative costs, incentive compensation, office occupancy, information technology and professional fees

 

 

Net revenue is presented by distribution channel in the following tables:

 

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

% of Net

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

% of Net

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

Revenue

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Revenue

 

Net revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. eCommerce

 

$

182,400

 

 

60.4

%

 

$

167,268

 

 

56.9

%

Outfitters

 

 

69,318

 

 

23.0

%

 

 

66,424

 

 

22.6

%

Third Party

 

 

17,180

 

 

5.7

%

 

 

21,562

 

 

7.3

%

Total U.S. Digital Segment Revenue

 

 

268,898

 

 

 

 

 

255,254

 

 

 

Europe eCommerce

 

 

19,739

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

19,639

 

 

6.7

%

Licensing and Retail

 

 

13,401

 

 

4.4

%

 

 

19,186

 

 

6.5

%

Total Net revenue

 

$

302,038

 

 

 

 

$

294,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

% of Net

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

% of Net

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

Revenue

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Revenue

 

Net revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. eCommerce

 

$

335,739

 

 

62.1

%

 

$

338,016

 

 

60.9

%

Outfitters

 

 

107,811

 

 

19.9

%

 

 

109,346

 

 

19.7

%

Third Party

 

 

30,471

 

 

5.6

%

 

 

35,644

 

 

6.4

%

Total U.S. Digital Segment Revenue

 

 

474,021

 

 

 

 

 

483,006

 

 

 

Europe eCommerce

 

 

40,266

 

 

7.5

%

 

 

37,490

 

 

6.7

%

Licensing and Retail

 

 

26,667

 

 

4.9

%

 

 

34,791

 

 

6.3

%

Total Net revenue

 

$

540,954

 

 

 

 

$

555,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 14. REVENUE

 

Net Revenue

 

Product Sales

Revenue includes sales of merchandise and delivery revenue related to merchandise sold. Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is recognized when control of product passes to customers, which for the U.S. eCommerce, Europe eCommerce, Outfitters and Third Party distribution channels is when the merchandise is received by the customer and for the Retail distribution channel is at the time of sale in the store. The Company recognizes revenue, including shipping and handling fees billed to customers, in the amount expected to be received when control of the Company’s products transfers to customers, and is presented net of various forms of promotions, which range from contractually fixed percentage price reductions to sales returns, discounts and other incentives that may vary in amount. Variable amounts are estimated based on an analysis of historical experience and adjusted as better estimates become available.

 

The Company’s revenue is disaggregated by distribution channel and geographic location. Revenue by distribution channel is presented in Note 13, Segment Reporting. Revenue by geographic location was:

 

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Net revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

279,433

 

 

$

271,626

 

 

$

495,487

 

 

$

512,689

 

Europe

 

 

20,345

 

 

 

20,169

 

 

 

41,372

 

 

 

38,488

 

Other

 

 

2,260

 

 

 

2,284

 

 

 

4,095

 

 

 

4,110

 

Total Net revenue

 

$

302,038

 

 

$

294,079

 

 

$

540,954

 

 

$

555,287

 

 

Licensing Agreements

The Company generates revenue from fulfillment services performed on behalf of third-parties for product sold on the Company’s website and fulfilled from the Company’s distribution center. Revenue is recognized over time as fulfillment services are rendered and is included in Net revenue and reported in the Licensing distribution channel. In certain agreements, the Company agreed to provide marketing activities. The Company receives reimbursement for such services at cost. The amount of these reimbursements are recorded as a reduction of Selling and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The amount of these reimbursements was $2.2 million and $4.2 million for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026, respectively, and $2.3 million and $3.9 million for the 13 and 26 weeks ended August 1, 2025, respectively.

Prior to the closing of the WHP Transaction, the Company also generated royalty revenue from licensing the right to use its trademarks to third parties and reported such revenue in the Licensing distribution channel. The license agreements required the licensees to pay the Company a trademark royalty based on net sales as defined in the license agreements. The Company recognized sales-based royalty revenue (i) when a contractually guaranteed minimum is not expected to be met, the minimum is recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the contractual period, or (ii) when the contractually guaranteed minimum is expected to be met, revenue is recognized when the related sales of the licensed product occurs.

Contract Liabilities

 

Contract liabilities consist of payments received in advance of the transfer of control to the customer. As products are delivered and control transfers, the Company recognizes the deferred revenue in Net revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The following table summarizes the deferred revenue associated with payments received in advance of the transfer of control to the customer, reported in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and amounts

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recognized through Net revenue for each period presented. The majority of deferred revenue as of July 31, 2026 is expected to be recognized in Net revenue in the fiscal quarter ending October 30, 2026, as products are delivered to customers.

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Deferred revenue beginning of period

 

$

10,216

 

 

$

5,049

 

 

$

3,019

 

 

$

6,584

 

Deferred revenue recognized in period

 

 

(10,043

)

 

 

(4,834

)

 

 

(2,876

)

 

 

(6,370

)

Revenue deferred in period

 

 

9,452

 

 

 

8,607

 

 

 

9,482

 

 

 

8,608

 

Deferred revenue end of period

 

$

9,625

 

 

$

8,822

 

 

$

9,625

 

 

$

8,822

 

 

Revenue from gift cards is recognized when (i) the gift card is redeemed by the customer for merchandise, or (ii) as gift card breakage, an estimate of gift cards which will not be redeemed where the Company does not have a legal obligation to remit the value of the unredeemed gift cards to the relevant jurisdictions. Gift card breakage is recorded within Net revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Prior to their redemption, gift cards are recorded as a liability and included within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The liability is estimated based on expected breakage that considers historical patterns of redemption. The following table provides the reconciliation of the contract liability related to gift cards:

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Balance as of beginning of period

 

$

30,807

 

 

$

33,364

 

 

$

31,350

 

 

$

34,746

 

Gift cards issued

 

 

14,546

 

 

 

15,693

 

 

 

28,363

 

 

 

30,305

 

Gift cards redeemed

 

 

(12,271

)

 

 

(10,785

)

 

 

(23,451

)

 

 

(26,095

)

Gift card breakage

 

 

(3,064

)

 

 

(5,036

)

 

 

(6,244

)

 

 

(5,720

)

Balance as of end of period

 

$

30,018

 

 

$

33,236

 

 

$

30,018

 

 

$

33,236

 

 

Refund Liabilities

 

Refund liabilities, primarily associated with product sales returns and retrospective volume rebates, represent variable consideration and are estimated and recorded as a reduction to Net revenue based on historical experience. Refund liabilities, primarily associated with estimated product returns, were $12.0 million, $13.7 million and $14.1 million as of July 31, 2026, August 1, 2025 and January 30, 2026, respectively, and reported in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

NOTE 15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Majority Shareholder

During the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 the Company paid legal fees of $3.5 million on behalf of the Company's majority shareholder, Edward S. Lampert and related funds, incurred in connection with the negotiation of the transactions (the “Transactions”) by and among the Company, Lands’ End Direct Merchants, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, WH Borrower, LLC, WHP Topco, L.P. and LEWHP LLC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of WHP Topco and the related joint venture which closed on April 1, 2026. This payment was reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. As the fees were incurred in connection with, and for the benefit of, the joint venture transaction, these amounts have been recorded in Other operating expense, net in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026.

Joint Venture

LE Topco, LLC, the Company's joint venture formed with WHP Global, is considered a related party. During the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026, Equity method investment income attributable to the JV was $4.2 million and $4.4 million, respectively. During the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026, Royalty expense attributable to the JV was $15.4 million and $18.9 million, respectively. The Company received distributions of $2.4 million during the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026. As of July 31, 2026, the Company had related party payables to the JV of $5.3 million recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those made, projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information” below, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2026 and “Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements.

 

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to the “Company”, “Lands’ End”, “we”, “us”, “our” and similar terms refer to Lands’ End, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Our fiscal year ends on the Friday preceding the Saturday closest to January 31. Other terms that are commonly used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are defined as follows:

ABL Facility – Asset-based senior secured credit agreement, providing for a revolving facility, dated as of November 16, 2017, with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and certain other lenders, as amended to date
Adjusted EBITDA – Net income (loss) appearing on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations net of Income tax expense/(benefit), Interest expense, Depreciation and amortization and other significant items
Adjusted net income (loss) – Net income (loss) appearing on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations excluding significant non-recurring or non-operational items. Adjusted net income (loss) is also presented on a diluted per share basis
ASC – Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, which serves as the source for authoritative GAAP, as supplemented by rules and interpretive releases by the SEC which are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants
Company Operated stores – Lands’ End retail stores in the Retail distribution channel
First Quarter 2025 – The 13 weeks ended May 2, 2025
Fiscal 2036 – The 52 weeks ending January 30, 2036
Fiscal 2026 – The 52 weeks ending January 29, 2027
Fiscal 2025 – The 52 weeks ended January 30, 2026
Fiscal 2024 – The 52 weeks ended January 31, 2025
Fourth Quarter 2025 – The 13 weeks ended January 30, 2026
GAAP – Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
JV – Joint venture with WHP Global in which the Company owns 50% of the joint venture entity, LE Topco, LLC
Second Quarter 2026 – The 13 weeks ended July 31, 2026
Second Quarter 2025 – The 13 weeks ended August 1, 2025
SOFR – Secured Overnight Funding Rate
Term Loan Facility – Term loan credit agreement, dated as of December 29, 2023, among the Company, Blue Torch Capital, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the lenders party thereto
WHP Global – WH Topco, L.P. (d/b/a WHP Global)

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WHP Transaction – The transaction in which, (i) the Company contributed all of its intellectual property and related assets associated with the “Lands’ End” brand, including all of the license agreements entered into in connection with Lands’ End’s licensing business (the “Contributed Assets”) to LE Topco, LLC (the “JV”), a newly formed Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary and (ii) immediately thereafter, the Company sold a 50% controlling ownership stake in the JV to WHP Global
Year-to-Date 2026 – The 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026
Year-to-Date 2025 – The 26 weeks ended August 1, 2025

 

Executive Overview

 

Description of the Company

 

Lands’ End is a leading digital retailer of solution-based apparel, swimwear, outerwear, accessories, footwear, home products and uniforms. We offer products online at www.landsend.com, through third-party distribution channels and our own Company Operated stores. We also offer products to businesses and schools, for their employees and students, through the Outfitters distribution channel. We are a classic American lifestyle brand that creates solutions for life’s every journey.

 

Lands’ End was founded in 1963 by Gary Comer and his partners to sell sailboat hardware and equipment by catalog. While our product focus has shifted significantly over the years, we have continued to adhere to our founder’s motto as one of our guiding principles: “Take care of the customer, take care of the employee and the rest will take care of itself.”

 

We identify our operating segments according to how our business activities are managed and evaluated. Our operating segments consist of: U.S. eCommerce, Europe eCommerce, Outfitters, Third Party, Licensing and Retail.

 

We have determined that the U.S. eCommerce, Outfitters and Third Party operating segments share similar economic and other qualitative characteristics, and therefore, the results of these operating segments are aggregated into the U.S. Digital segment. The Europe eCommerce, Licensing and Retail operating segments are not quantitatively significant to be separately reported. See Note 13, Segment Reporting.

 

Distribution Channels

 

We identify six separate distribution channels for revenue reporting purposes:

 

U.S. eCommerce offers products through our eCommerce website.

 

Europe eCommerce offers products primarily direct to consumers located in Europe through eCommerce international websites as well as third-party marketplace websites.

 

Outfitters sells uniform and logo apparel to businesses and their employees, as well as to student households through school relationships, located primarily in the U.S.

 

Third Party sells products direct to consumers through third-party marketplace websites.

 

Licensing earned royalties on the use of our trademark and any fulfillment fees for fulfillment services provided by us through the closing of the WHP Transaction. Effective April 1, 2026, the licensing segment earns fees for fulfillment services provided by us.

 

Retail sells products through the Company Operated stores, located in the U.S.

 

WHP Transaction

On January 26, 2026, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (“MIPA”) with WH Topco, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership doing business as WHP Global. On April 1, 2026, the MIPA and related transactions were closed and funded (the “Closing”), pursuant to which, (i) we contributed all of our intellectual property and related assets associated with the “Lands’ End” brand, including all of the license agreements entered into in connection with our licensing business (the “Contributed Assets”) to LE Topco, LLC (the “JV”) a newly formed Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary and (ii) immediately thereafter,

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we sold a 50% controlling ownership stake in the JV to WHP Global for an aggregate purchase price of $300 million in cash, and contributed initial cash of $1.25 million to the JV.

In addition, on April 1, 2026, WHP Global completed a tender offer for $100 million of our shares at a price of $45.00 per share. As a result of the tender offer, WHP Global owns approximately 7.2% of our outstanding shares of common stock and is now considered a related party.

At the Closing, we entered into a License Agreement, pursuant to which the JV granted a license to us to design, manufacture, sell and promote certain categories of products (including the types of products that we designed, manufactured and sold as of the date of the License Agreement) in certain channels and in certain jurisdictions, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria and France. The License Agreement is royalty-bearing and subject to a guaranteed minimum royalty (“GMR”) of $50,000,000 per year (calculated pro rata based on an amount of $50,000,000 for a twelve (12) month period for the first contract year) through the end of the contract year 11, will increase one percent per year for contract years 12-21, and will be $55,231,106 for each contract year thereafter, with different royalty rates due depending on the channel under which products are sold. The initial term of the License Agreement is 10 years following the conclusion of the first contract year, and the License Agreement automatically renews for up to 12 successive renewal terms of 7 years each, unless we provide notice of non-renewal at least 24 months prior to the end of the initial or applicable renewal term. The License Agreement is only terminable by the JV if we breach our obligation to make our required guaranteed minimum payments, or to make undisputed royalty payments, in each case subject to an opportunity to cure such non-payment within a certain period of time. Additionally, in certain WHP Global monetization events, such as a qualifying public listing or majority sale, we may have the right or obligation to exchange our interest in the JV for equity in WHP Global, at the same valuation multiple as the WHP Global monetization event.

We determined that the cash invested, along with the difference between our closing price of the common stock on the day of the closing of the transaction implied a fair value of the JV of $748.6 million. The carrying amount of the intellectual property assets was $257.0 million, previously classified as Asset Held for Sale as of January 30, 2026, resulting in a gain of $491.6 million included in Gain on WHP Transaction on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Macroeconomic Challenges

Macroeconomic issues which impact consumer discretionary spending, such as realized inflation-based price increases and high interest rates have continued to have an impact on our business. Apparel purchases historically have been influenced by domestic and global economic conditions, which may negatively impact customer demand and may require higher levels of promotion in order to attract and retain customers. Macroeconomic challenges may lead to increased cost of raw materials, packaging materials, labor, energy, fuel, debt and other inputs necessary for the production and distribution of our products. Moreover, uncertainty with respect to trade policy and tariffs, including increased tariffs applicable to countries where our vendors manufacture Lands’ End product, may result in an increase in the cost of our products.

In addition, conflict‑related disruptions in global energy markets and shipping lanes in 2026 have contributed to heightened volatility in crude oil and refined‑product prices and interruptions to certain maritime routes, which may result in higher freight and delivery costs, carrier surcharges, longer transit times, and inventory delays.

 

Tariff Refunds

We apply a loss recovery model in accordance with ASC Topic 410 to account for potential refunds of previously paid International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) tariffs. Any refunds, when recognized, are reflected as a reduction of Inventories on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet to the extent the related goods remain on hand, or as a reduction of Cost of sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for amounts related to goods already sold.

 

Restructuring and Other Costs

 

We have incurred restructuring and other charges related to cost optimization of business operations and exploring strategic alternatives. During the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025, we incurred ongoing costs related to exploring and completing strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value and have included those costs as part of restructuring and other. This process culminated in the WHP Transaction. Additionally, during the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026, we incurred charges associated with the transition of executive leadership, including severance and related costs, as our strategic priorities evolved. Additionally, during Year-to-Date 2025, we reduced approximately 6% of our corporate office positions and incurred restructuring charges, primarily severance and benefit and other related costs. The reductions in the corporate office positions were made to better align with the evolving needs of the business and to invest in key growth areas.

 

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We incurred $11.7 million and $2.4 million of restructuring and other costs during the Second Quarter 2026 and Second Quarter 2025, respectively. Restructuring and other costs of $35.0 million and $5.8 million were incurred Year-to-Date 2026 and Year-to-Date 2025, respectively.

 

As of July 31, 2026, approximately $2.5 million and $3.4 million of restructuring and other costs incurred had yet to be paid and are included in Other liabilities and Accrued expenses and other current liabilities, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Lands’ End, Inc. and its subsidiaries. We hold a 50% interest in the JV, which we account for under the equity method. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

Seasonality

 

We experience seasonal fluctuations in our Net revenue and operating results and historically have realized a significant portion of our net revenue and earnings for the year during our fourth fiscal quarter. We generated approximately 34.0% of our net revenue in the fourth quarters of Fiscal 2025 and Fiscal 2024.

 

Working capital requirements typically increase during the second and third quarters of the fiscal year as inventory builds to support peak selling periods and, accordingly, working capital requirements typically decrease during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year as inventory is sold. Cash provided by operating activities is typically higher in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year due to reduced working capital requirements during that period.

 

Results of Operations

 

The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, selected income statement data, both in dollars and as a percentage of Net revenue:

 

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Net revenue

 

$

302,038

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

294,079

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

 

145,023

 

 

 

48.0

%

 

 

150,661

 

 

 

51.2

%

Gross profit

 

 

157,015

 

 

 

52.0

%

 

 

143,418

 

 

 

48.8

%

Selling and administrative

 

 

135,250

 

 

 

44.8

%

 

 

129,356

 

 

 

44.0

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

6,147

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

7,656

 

 

 

2.6

%

Equity method investment income

 

 

(4,243

)

 

 

(1.4

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating expense, net

 

 

11,674

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

2,423

 

 

 

0.8

%

Operating income

 

 

8,187

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

3,983

 

 

 

1.4

%

Interest expense

 

 

1,021

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

9,262

 

 

 

3.1

%

Other income, net

 

 

(1,051

)

 

 

(0.3

)%

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(0.0

)%

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

8,217

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

(5,276

)

 

 

(1.8

)%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

4,766

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

(1,609

)

 

 

(0.5

)%

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

3,451

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

$

(3,667

)

 

 

(1.2

)%

 

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26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Net revenue

 

$

540,954

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

555,287

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

 

 

272,427

 

 

 

50.4

%

 

 

279,143

 

 

 

50.3

%

Gross profit

 

 

268,527

 

 

 

49.6

%

 

 

276,144

 

 

 

49.7

%

Selling and administrative

 

 

261,702

 

 

 

48.4

%

 

 

252,818

 

 

 

45.5

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

12,247

 

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

15,947

 

 

 

2.9

%

Equity method investment income

 

 

(4,439

)

 

 

(0.8

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating expense, net

 

 

34,938

 

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

5,766

 

 

 

1.0

%

Operating (loss) income

 

 

(35,921

)

 

 

(6.6

)%

 

 

1,613

 

 

 

0.3

%

Interest expense

 

 

6,535

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

18,527

 

 

 

3.3

%

Gain on WHP Transaction

 

 

(491,622

)

 

 

(90.9

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

9,172

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income, net

 

 

(915

)

 

 

(0.2

)%

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(0.0

)%

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

440,909

 

 

 

81.5

%

 

 

(16,900

)

 

 

(3.0

)%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

106,765

 

 

 

19.7

%

 

 

(4,971

)

 

 

(0.9

)%

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

334,144

 

 

 

61.8

%

 

$

(11,929

)

 

 

(2.1

)%

 

 

Depreciation and amortization are not included in our cost of sales because we are a reseller of inventory and do not believe that including depreciation and amortization is meaningful. As a result, our gross margins may not be comparable to other entities that include depreciation and amortization related to the sale of their product in their gross margin measure.

 

Definitions, Reconciliations and Uses of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our Net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP, for purposes of evaluating operating performance, we report the following non-GAAP measures: Adjusted net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted net income (loss) is also expressed on a diluted per share basis.

 

We believe presenting non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors, allowing them to assess how the business performed excluding the effects of significant non-recurring or non-operational amounts. We believe the use of the non-GAAP financial measures facilitates comparing the results being reported against past and future results by eliminating amounts that we believe are not comparable between periods and assists investors in evaluating the effectiveness of our operations and underlying business trends in a manner that is consistent with management’s own methods for evaluating business performance.

 

Our management uses Adjusted net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the operating performance of our business for comparable periods and to discuss our business with our Board of Directors, institutional investors and other market participants. Adjusted EBITDA is also used as the basis for a performance measure used in executive incentive compensation.

 

The methods we use to calculate our non-GAAP financial measures may differ significantly from methods other companies use to compute similar measures. As a result, any non-GAAP financial measures presented herein may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies. Adjusted net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA should not be used by investors or other third parties as the sole basis for formulating investment decisions as these measures may exclude a number of important cash and non-cash recurring items.

 

Adjusted net income (loss) is defined as net income (loss) excluding significant non-recurring or non-operational items as set forth below. Adjusted net income (loss) is also presented on a diluted per share basis. While Adjusted net income (loss) is a non-GAAP measurement, management believes that it is an important indicator of operating performance and useful to investors.

 

Other significant non-recurring or non-operational items, while periodically affecting our results, may vary significantly from period to period and have a disproportionate effect in a given period, which affects comparability of results and are described below:
Corporate restructuring and other – composed of costs related to the strategic alternative process and completion and severance and benefit costs for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025 as well as costs related to the transition of executive leadership for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026.

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Unmitigated tariff costs – unmitigated incremental product costs, net of the impact of vendor negotiations, incurred pursuant to International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) tariffs that were subsequently ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 2026 for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025.
JV intangible asset amortization – Lands’ End’s proportionate share of intangible asset amortization expense recorded within the JV’s financial results for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026.
Unmitigated tariff recovery – unmitigated incremental product costs, net of the impact of vendor negotiations, incurred pursuant to International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) tariffs that were subsequently ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 2026 recovered for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026.
Loss on extinguishment of debt – prepayment premium associated with the repayment of the Term Loan Facility before the scheduled maturity date and the write off of related unamortized debt issuance costs of the Term Loan Facility for the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026.
Exit costs – charges associated to exit kids and footwear lines of business including inventory excess and obsolescence reserves, inventory discounts and operational charges recorded in the 26 weeks ended August 1, 2025 in conjunction with our licensing arrangements commencing in Fiscal 2024.
Gain on WHP Transaction – Gain recognized in conjunction with the transfer of the Lands’ End intellectual property to the JV, and immediately thereafter, sale of a 50% controlling ownership stake in the JV to WHP Global for the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026.

 

The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, a reconciliation of Net income (loss) to Adjusted net income (loss) and Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

Unaudited

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

3,451

 

 

$

(3,667

)

Corporate restructuring and other

 

 

11,677

 

 

 

2,434

 

Unmitigated tariff costs (1)

 

 

5,100

 

 

 

1,000

 

JV intangible asset amortization

 

 

5,090

 

 

 

 

Unmitigated tariff recovery

 

 

(24,900

)

 

 

 

Tax effects on adjustments (2)

 

 

2,261

 

 

 

(873

)

ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

2,679

 

 

$

(1,106

)

ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

(0.04

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

30,108

 

 

 

30,743

 

 

 

(1)
Beginning in Fourth Quarter 2025, the Company adjusts for unmitigated tariff costs. Prior-period amounts have been recast on a comparable basis to reflect this adjustment.
(2)
The tax impact of adjustments is calculated at the applicable U.S. and non-U.S. Federal and State statutory rates.

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Unaudited

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

334,144

 

 

$

(11,929

)

Corporate restructuring and other

 

 

34,967

 

 

 

5,766

 

Unmitigated tariff costs (1)

 

 

11,900

 

 

 

1,000

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

9,172

 

 

 

 

JV intangible asset amortization

 

 

6,787

 

 

 

 

Unmitigated tariff recovery

 

 

(24,900

)

 

 

 

Gain on WHP Transaction

 

 

(491,622

)

 

 

 

Exit costs

 

 

 

 

 

257

 

Tax effects on adjustments (2)

 

 

118,721

 

 

 

(1,619

)

ADJUSTED NET LOSS

 

$

(831

)

 

$

(6,525

)

ADJUSTED DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE

 

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.21

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

30,498

 

 

 

30,721

 

 

(1)
Beginning in Fourth Quarter 2025, the Company adjusts for unmitigated tariff costs. Prior-period amounts have been recast on a comparable basis to reflect this adjustment.
(2)
The tax impact of adjustments is calculated at the applicable U.S. and non-U.S. Federal and State statutory rates.

 

 

While Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measurement, management believes that it is an important indicator of operating performance, and is useful to investors, because EBITDA excludes the effects of financings, investing activities and tax structure by eliminating the effects of interest, depreciation and income tax.

 

Other significant items, while periodically affecting our results, may vary significantly from period to period and have a disproportionate effect in a given period, which affects comparability of results and are described below:
Corporate restructuring and other – composed of costs related to the strategic alternative process and completion and severance and benefit costs for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025 as well as costs related to the transition of executive leadership for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026.
Unmitigated tariff costs – unmitigated incremental product costs, net of the impact of vendor negotiations, incurred pursuant to International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) tariffs that were subsequently ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 2026 for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025.
JV intangible asset amortization – Lands’ End’s proportionate share of intangible asset amortization expense recorded within the JV’s financial results for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026.
Unmitigated tariff recovery – unmitigated incremental product costs, net of the impact of vendor negotiations, incurred pursuant to International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) tariffs that were subsequently ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 2026 recovered for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026.
Net gain on disposal of property and equipment – disposal of property and equipment for the 13 and 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025.
Exit costs - charges associated to exit kids and footwear lines of business including inventory excess and obsolescence reserves, inventory discounts and operational charges recorded in the 26 weeks ended August 1, 2025 in conjunction with our licensing arrangements commencing in Fiscal 2024.

 

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The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, selected income statement data, both in dollars and as a percentage of Net revenue and a reconciliation of Net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:

 

Unaudited

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

3,451

 

 

 

1.1

%

 

$

(3,667

)

 

 

(1.2

)%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

4,766

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

(1,609

)

 

 

(0.5

)%

Interest expense

 

 

1,021

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

9,262

 

 

 

3.1

%

Other income, net

 

 

(1,051

)

 

 

(0.3

)%

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(0.0

)%

Operating income

 

 

8,187

 

 

 

2.7

%

 

 

3,983

 

 

 

1.4

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

6,147

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

7,656

 

 

 

2.6

%

Corporate restructuring and other

 

 

11,677

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

2,434

 

 

 

0.8

%

Unmitigated tariff costs (1)

 

 

5,100

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

0.3

%

JV intangible asset amortization

 

 

5,090

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

%

Unmitigated tariff recovery

 

 

(24,900

)

 

 

(8.2

)%

 

 

 

 

 

%

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(0.0

)%

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(0.0

)%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

11,298

 

 

 

3.7

%

 

$

15,062

 

 

 

5.1

%

 

(1)
Beginning in Fourth Quarter 2025, the Company adjusts for unmitigated tariff costs. Prior-period amounts have been recast on a comparable basis to reflect this adjustment.

 

Unaudited

 

26 Weeks Ended

 

(in thousands)

 

July 31, 2026

 

 

August 1, 2025

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

334,144

 

 

 

61.8

%

 

$

(11,929

)

 

 

(2.1

)%

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

106,765

 

 

 

19.7

%

 

 

(4,971

)

 

 

(0.9

)%

Interest expense

 

 

6,535

 

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

18,527

 

 

 

3.3

%

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

9,172

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

%

Gain on WHP Transaction

 

 

(491,622

)

 

 

(90.9

)%

 

 

 

 

 

%

Other income, net

 

 

(915

)

 

 

(0.2

)%

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(0.0

)%

Operating (loss) income

 

 

(35,921

)

 

 

(6.6

)%

 

 

1,613

 

 

 

0.3

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

12,247

 

 

 

2.3

%

 

 

15,947

 

 

 

2.9

%

Corporate restructuring and other

 

 

34,967

 

 

 

6.5

%

 

 

5,766

 

 

 

1.0

%

Unmitigated tariff costs (1)

 

 

11,900

 

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

0.2

%

JV intangible asset amortization

 

 

6,787

 

 

 

1.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

%

Unmitigated tariff recovery

 

 

(24,900

)

 

 

(4.6

)%

 

 

 

 

 

%

Exit costs

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

257

 

 

 

0.0

%

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

 

 

(28

)

 

 

(0.0

)%

 

 

 

 

 

%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

5,052

 

 

 

0.9

%

 

$

24,583

 

 

 

4.4

%

 

(1)
Beginning in Fourth Quarter 2025, the Company adjusts for unmitigated tariff costs. Prior-period amounts have been recast on a comparable basis to reflect this adjustment.

 

In assessing the operational performance of our business, we consider a variety of financial measures. We operate in six separate distribution channels for revenue reporting purposes: U.S. eCommerce, Europe eCommerce, Outfitters, Third Party, Licensing and Retail. A key measure in the evaluation of our business is revenue performance by distribution channel as well as consolidated Gross margin. We manage and assess the performance of each of our operating segments using variable profit, which is defined as Net revenue minus cost of sales and variable selling expenses. This segment measure excludes fixed personnel costs, incentive compensation, office occupancy, information technology, professional fees and depreciation and amortization. See Note 13, Segment Reporting for more information regarding variable profit, which is a non-GAAP measure, as well as a reconciliation of variable profit to Income (loss) before income taxes.

We use Net revenue to evaluate revenue performance for the U.S. eCommerce, Europe eCommerce, Outfitters, Third Party, Retail and Licensing distribution channels.

 

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Discussion and Analysis

 

Second Quarter 2026 compared with Second Quarter 2025

 

Net Revenue

 

Net revenue was $302.0 million for the Second Quarter of 2026, an increase of $7.9 million or 2.7%, from $294.1 million during the Second Quarter of 2025.

 

U.S. Digital Segment Net revenue was $268.9 million for the Second Quarter of 2026, an increase of $13.6 million or 5.3% from $255.3 million in the Second Quarter of 2025.

 

U.S. eCommerce Net revenue was $182.4 million for the Second Quarter of 2026, an increase of $15.1 million or 9.0%, from $167.3 million during the Second Quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily driven by carryover shipments from the temporary disruption associated with the rollout of the new warehouse management system in the First Quarter of 2026.

 

Outfitters Net revenue was $69.3 million for the Second Quarter of 2026, an increase of $2.9 million or 4.4%, from $66.4 million during the Second Quarter of 2025. The increase was driven by enterprise accounts which more than offset the impact of warehouse management system challenges affecting the processing of value-added service products in our school uniform business.

 

Third Party Net revenue was $17.2 million for the Second Quarter of 2026, a decrease of $4.4 million or 20.4%, from $21.6 million during the Second Quarter of 2025. The decrease was primarily due to prioritizing profitable high-quality sales and brand quality over lower-value promotional volume.

 

Europe eCommerce Net revenue was $19.7 million for the Second Quarter of 2026, an increase of $0.1 million or 0.5%, from $19.6 million during the Second Quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily due to a strategic shift to a franchise-first assortment simplifying the business and improving product margins.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit was $157.0 million for the Second Quarter of 2026, an increase of $13.6 million or 9.5% from $143.4 million during the Second Quarter of 2025. Gross margin increased approximately 320 basis points to 52.0% in the Second Quarter of 2026, compared with 48.8% in the Second Quarter of 2025. The gross margin increase was primarily driven by the IEEPA tariff refund, partially offset by the new royalty structure associated with the JV and temporary costs associated with our new warehouse management system.

 

Selling and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling and administrative expenses increased $5.9 million to $135.3 million or 44.8% of Net revenue in the Second Quarter of 2026 compared with $129.4 million or 44.0% of Net revenue in the Second Quarter of 2025. The approximately 80 basis point increase was driven by investment in digital marketing focused on new customer acquisition and operational inefficiencies from the temporary disruption of the new warehouse management system partially offset by leverage from higher net revenue.

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $1.6 million to $6.1 million in the Second Quarter of 2026 compared with $7.7 million in the Second Quarter of 2025. The decrease in depreciation and amortization is primarily driven by lower software depreciation as a result of major software projects becoming fully depreciated.

 

Equity Method Investment Income

 

Equity method investment income was $4.2 million in the Second Quarter of 2026 compared to none in the Second Quarter of 2025 as a result of the WHP Transaction.

 

Other Operating Expense

 

Other operating expense, net was $11.7 million in the Second Quarter of 2026 compared to $2.4 million in the Second Quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily driven by restructuring and other costs incurred. See Note 1, Background and Basis of Presentation.

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Operating Income

 

As a result of the above factors, Operating income was $8.2 million in the Second Quarter of 2026 compared to $4.0 million in the Second Quarter of 2025.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense was $1.0 million in the Second Quarter of 2026 compared to $9.3 million in the Second Quarter of 2025. The $8.3 million decrease was primarily driven by, as previously announced, using a portion of the cash proceeds from the WHP Transaction to fully repay the term loan in the First Quarter of 2026.

 

Other Income

 

Other income was $1.1 million in the Second Quarter of 2026 compared to insignificant other income in the Second Quarter of 2025.

 

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

 

We recorded an income tax expense at an overall effective rate of 58.0% for the Second Quarter 2026 and a tax benefit at an overall effective tax rate of 30.5% for Second Quarter 2025, respectively. The overall effective tax rate for the 13 weeks ended July 31, 2026 varies from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% as a result of state taxes, additional legal expense recognized related to the WHP Transaction and other non-deductible expenses. The overall effective tax rate for the 13 weeks ended August 1, 2025 varies from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% as a result of state taxes, and non-deductible expenses.

Net Income (Loss)

 

As a result of the above factors, Net income was $3.5 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.11 in the Second Quarter of 2026 compared with Net loss of $3.7 million and diluted loss per share was $0.12 in the Second Quarter of 2025.

 

Adjusted Net Income (Loss)

 

Adjusted net income was $2.7 million and Adjusted diluted earnings per share was $0.09 in the Second Quarter of 2026 compared to Adjusted net loss of $1.1 million and Adjusted diluted loss per share of $0.04 in the Second Quarter of 2025.

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

Adjusted EBITDA was $11.3 million in Second Quarter 2026, a decrease of 25.2%, compared to $15.1 million in Second Quarter 2025.

 

U.S. Digital Segment Results of Operations

 

Variable Profit

U.S. Digital Segment variable profit was $71.4 million in the Second Quarter of 2026, an increase of $14.7 million compared to $56.7 million in the Second Quarter of 2025. U.S. Digital Segment variable profit was 26.6% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in the Second Quarter of 2026, which is an increase of 440 basis points compared to 22.2% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in the Second Quarter of 2025. The increase in variable profit as a percentage of U.S. Digital Segment revenue was driven by the net impact of the IEEPA Tariff Refund partially offset by investment in digital marketing, temporary operational inefficiencies from the disruption of the new warehouse management system, the new royalty structure associated with the JV and continued tariff headwinds.

Product cost of goods sold was $110.6 million or 41.1% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in the Second Quarter of 2026 compared to $100.5 million or 39.4% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in the Second Quarter of 2025. Shipping cost of goods sold was $34.9 million or 13.0% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in the Second Quarter of 2026 compared to $33.1 million or 13.0% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in the Second Quarter of 2025. The change in Product and Shipping cost of goods sold as a percentage of U.S. Digital Segment revenue was due to product assortment and channel mix and temporary operational inefficiencies related to the new warehouse management system. Marketing expenses were $46.0 million or 17.1% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in the Second Quarter of 2026 compared to $43.3 million or 17.0% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in the Second Quarter of 2025. The increase in

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Marketing expenses as a percentage of U.S. Digital Segment revenue was primarily due to the investment in digital marketing focused on new customer acquisition.

 

Year-to-Date 2026 compared with Year-to-Date 2025

 

Net Revenue

 

Net revenue was $541.0 million for Year-to-Date 2026, a decrease of $14.3 million or 2.6%, from $555.3 million during Year-to-Date 2025.

 

U.S. Digital Segment Net revenue was $474.0 million for Year-to-Date 2026, a decrease of $9.0 million or 1.9% from $483.0 million in Year-to-Date 2025.

 

U.S. eCommerce Net revenue was $335.7 million for Year-to-Date 2026, a decrease of $2.3 million or 0.7%, from $338.0 million during Year-to-Date 2025. The decrease was driven by select summer franchises and the temporary disruption associated with the rollout of the new warehouse management system.

 

Outfitters Net revenue was $107.8 million for Year-to-Date 2026, a decrease of $1.5 million or 1.4%, from $109.3 million during Year-to-Date 2025. Strong customer orders from select enterprise and school uniform accounts were more than offset by the disruption of value-added service products with the new warehouse management system.

 

Third Party Net revenue was $30.5 million for Year-to-Date 2026, a decrease of $5.1 million or 14.3%, from $35.6 million during Year-to-Date 2025. The decrease was primarily due to prioritizing profitable high-quality sales and brand quality over lower-value promotional volume.

 

Europe eCommerce Net revenue was $40.3 million for Year-to-Date 2026, an increase of $2.8 million or 7.5%, from $37.5 million during Year-to-Date 2025. The increase was primarily due to a strategic shift to a franchise-first assortment simplifying the business and improving product margins.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit was $268.5 million for Year-to-Date 2026, a decrease of $7.6 million or 2.8% from $276.1 million during Year-to-Date 2025. Gross margin was approximately flat at 49.6% in Year-to-Date 2026, compared with 49.7% in Year-to-Date 2025. Gross margin was approximately flat as the IEEPA tariff refund was offset by the new royalty structure associated with the JV and temporary costs associated with our new warehouse management system.

 

Selling and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling and administrative expenses increased $8.9 million to $261.7 million or 48.4% of Net revenue in Year-to-Date 2026 compared with $252.8 million or 45.5% of Net revenue in Year-to-Date 2025. The approximately 290 basis point increase was driven by temporary operational inefficiencies from the distribution center disruption, investment in digital marketing focused on new customer acquisition and deleverage from lower Net revenue.

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $3.7 million to $12.2 million in Year-to-Date 2026 compared with $15.9 million in Year-to-Date 2025. The decrease in depreciation and amortization is primarily driven by lower software depreciation as a result of major software projects becoming fully depreciated.

 

Equity Method Investment Income

 

Equity method investment income was $4.4 million in Year-to-Date 2026 compared to none in Year-to-Date 2025 as a result of the WHP Transaction.

 

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Other Operating Expense

 

Other operating expense, net was $34.9 million in Year-to-Date 2026 compared to $5.8 million in Year-to-Date 2025. The increase was primarily driven by restructuring and other costs incurred. See Note 1, Background and Basis of Presentation.

 

Operating (Loss) Income

 

As a result of the above factors, Operating loss was $35.9 million in Year-to-Date 2026 compared to Operating income of $1.6 million in Year-to-Date 2025.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense was $6.5 million in Year-to-Date 2026 compared to $18.5 million in Year-to-Date 2025. The $12.0 million decrease was primarily driven by, as previously announced, using a portion of the cash proceeds from the WHP Transaction to fully repay the term loan in the First Quarter of 2026.

 

Gain on WHP Transaction

 

Gain on transaction with WHP was $491.6 million in Year-to-Date 2026 compared to none in Year-to-Date 2025.

 

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt was $9.2 million in Year-to-Date 2026 compared to none in Year-to-Date 2025.

 

Other Income

 

Other income was $0.9 million in Year-to-Date 2026 compared to insignificant other income in Year-to-Date 2025.

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

 

We recorded an income tax expense at an overall effective rate of 24.2% for the Year-to-date 2026 and a tax benefit at an overall effective tax rate of 29.4% for the Year-to-date 2025, respectively. The overall effective tax rate for the 26 weeks ended July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025 vary from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% as a result of state taxes, and non-deductible expenses.

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

As a result of the above factors, Net income was $334.1 million and diluted earnings per share was $10.96 in Year-to-Date 2026 compared with Net loss of $11.9 million and diluted loss per share of $0.39 in Year-to-Date 2025.

 

Adjusted Net Income (Loss)

 

Adjusted net loss was $0.8 million and Adjusted diluted loss per share was $0.03 in Year-to-Date 2026 compared to Adjusted net loss of $6.5 million and Adjusted diluted loss per share of $0.21 in Year-to-Date 2025.

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

Adjusted EBITDA was $5.1 million in Year-to-Date 2026, a decrease of 79.3%, compared to $24.6 million in Year-to-Date 2025.

 

U.S. Digital Segment Results of Operations

 

Variable Profit

U.S. Digital Segment variable profit was $105.5 million in Year-to-Date 2026, a decrease of $4.1 million compared to $109.6 million in Year-to-Date 2025. U.S. Digital Segment variable profit was 22.3% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in Year-to-Date 2026, which is a decrease of 40 basis points compared to 22.7% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in Year-to-Date 2025. The decrease in variable profit as a percentage of U.S. Digital Segment revenue was driven by temporary operational inefficiencies from the disruption

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of the new warehouse management system, the new royalty structure associated with the JV and continued tariff headwinds partially offset by the impact of the IEEPA tariff refund.

Product cost of goods sold was $187.1 million or 39.5% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in Year-to-Date 2026 compared to $184.1 million or 38.1% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in Year-to-Date 2025. Shipping cost of goods sold was $64.4 million or 13.6% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in Year-to-Date 2026 compared to $60.8 million or 12.6% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in Year-to-Date 2025. The change in Product and Shipping cost of goods sold as a percentage of U.S. Digital Segment revenue was primarily due to product assortment mix and the temporary disruption associated with the rollout of the new warehouse management system. Marketing expenses were $85.5 million or 18.0% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in Year-to-Date 2026 compared to $83.2 million or 17.2% of U.S. Digital Segment revenue in Year-to-Date 2025. The increase in Marketing expenses as a percentage of U.S. Digital Segment revenue was primarily due to investment in digital marketing focused on new customer acquisition.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity

 

Our primary need for liquidity is to fund working capital requirements of our business, which are inventory purchases, payments on debt, capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes. Our cash and cash equivalents and the ABL Facility serve as sources of liquidity for short-term working capital needs and general corporate purposes. The ABL Facility had a balance outstanding of $60.0 million on July 31, 2026, other than letters of credit. Cash generated from our net revenue and profitability, and to a lesser extent our changes in working capital, are driven by the seasonality of our business, with a significant amount of net revenue and operating cash flows generally occurring in the fourth fiscal quarter of each year. We expect that our cash on hand and cash flows from operations, along with revolving on the ABL Facility, will be adequate to meet our capital requirements and operational needs for at least the next 12 months.

 

ABL Facility

Our $225.0 million committed revolving ABL Facility, as amended to date, includes a $35.0 million sublimit for letters of credit and is available for working capital and other general corporate liquidity needs. The amount available to borrow is the lesser of (1) the Aggregate Commitments of $225.0 million or (2) the Borrowing Base or Loan Cap which is calculated from Eligible Inventory, Trade Receivables and Credit Card Receivables, all foregoing capitalized terms not defined herein are as defined in the ABL Facility. The balance outstanding on July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025 was $60.0 million and $35.0 million, respectively. The balance of outstanding letters of credit was $11.3 million and $10.9 million on July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025, respectively. The borrowing availability under the ABL Facility was $89.3 million and $87.6 million as of July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025, respectively.

Effective with the Fifth Amendment to the ABL Facility, dated March 28, 2025 (the “Fifth Amendment”), a 0.10% adjustment to the SOFR benchmark interest rate was eliminated and the benchmark rates under the ABL Credit Agreement are, at our election, either: (1) Term SOFR (which is a forward looking term rate based on the secured overnight financing rate), or (2) a Base Rate (which is the greatest of (a) 0% per annum, (b) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (c) the one-month Term SOFR rate plus 1.00%, or (d) the Wells Fargo “prime rate”). The borrowing margin for SOFR Rate loans is (i) where the average daily total outstanding for the previous quarter is less than $95.0 million, 1.50%, and (ii) where the average daily total outstanding for the previous quarter is equal to or greater than $95.0 million, 1.75%. For Base Rate loans, the borrowing margin is (i) where the average daily total outstanding for the previous quarter is less than $95.0 million, 0.75%, and (ii) where the average daily total outstanding for the previous quarter is equal to or greater than $95.0 million, 1.00% (“Applicable Borrowing Margin”). The Applicable Borrowing Margin for all loans is based upon the average daily total loans outstanding for the previous quarter. The Fifth Amendment had no material interest rate impact.

 

The ABL Facility fees include (i) commitment fees of 0.20% or 0.30% based upon the average daily unused commitment (aggregate commitment less loans and letter of credit outstanding) under the ABL Facility for the preceding fiscal quarter, (ii) customary letter of credit fees and (iii) customary annual agent fees. The Fifth Amendment extended the maturity date of the ABL Facility to March 28, 2030. Under applicable accounting guidance, certain unamortized debt issuance costs originating from the ABL Facility are deferred and amortized over the extended term of the ABL Facility, and certain unamortized debt issuance costs have been written off. As of July 31, 2026, we had $60.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the ABL Facility.

 

Guarantees; Security

All obligations under our ABL Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by Lands’ End, Inc. and, subject to certain exceptions, each of its existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries.

The ABL Facility is secured by a first priority security interest in certain working capital assets of the borrowers and guarantors, primarily consisting of inventory and accounts receivable, subject to customary exceptions.

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Representations and Warranties; Covenants

Subject to specified exceptions, the ABL Facility contains customary representations and warranties and restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit Lands’ End, Inc. and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur indebtedness (including guarantees), grant liens, make investments, pay dividends or other distributions, prepay certain indebtedness, and engage in mergers or changes in the nature of their business.

Under the ABL Facility, if excess availability falls below the greater of 10% of the Loan Cap amount or $12.0 million, we are required to comply with a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0.

The ABL Facility also contains customary affirmative covenants, including reporting requirements such as delivery of periodic financial statements, compliance certificates and notices of certain events, as well as requirements to maintain insurance and, in certain circumstances, provide additional guarantees and collateral.

As of July 31, 2026, we were in compliance with all applicable covenants under the ABL Facility.

 

Events of Default

 

The ABL Facility includes customary events of default including non-payment of principal, interest or fees, violation of covenants, inaccuracy of representations or warranties, cross defaults related to any other material indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency events, invalidity or impairment of guarantees or security interests, material judgments and change of control.

 

Cash Flows and Capital Expenditures

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $86.5 million during Year-to-Date 2026 compared to Net cash provided by operating activities of $0.5 million during Year-to-Date 2025. The increase in net cash used in operating activities was primarily due to the impact of the closing of the WHP Transaction and the seasonal build of inventory to support the fall and holiday selling seasons.

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

Net cash provided by investing activities was $274.8 million Year-to-Date 2026 compared to Net cash used in investing activities of $17.2 million during Year-to-Date 2025. The increase in net cash provided by investing activities was primarily due to the proceeds from the closing of the WHP Transaction.

 

For Fiscal 2026, we plan to invest approximately $40.0 million in capital expenditures for strategic investments and infrastructure, primarily in technology and general corporate needs.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

Net cash used in financing activities was $190.7 million during Year-to-Date 2026, compared to Net cash provided by financing activities of $22.1 million during Year-to-Date 2025. The increase in net cash used in financing activities is primarily due to using the majority of the $300 million in cash proceeds from the WHP Transaction to fully repay the term loan.

 

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements

 

During the First Quarter of 2026, the Company repaid in full the outstanding balance of the Term Loan Facility. Additionally, the Company has guaranteed minimum royalty ("GMR") payment obligations of $50.0 million per year through Fiscal 2036. Except for this repayment and the GMR obligations, there have been no other material changes to our contractual obligations and off-balance-sheet arrangements as discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2026.

 

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk

 

The ABL Facility is available for working capital and other general corporate liquidity needs. The balance outstanding on July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025 was $60.0 million and $35.0 million, respectively. The balance of outstanding letters of credit was $11.3 million and $10.9 million on July 31, 2026 and August 1, 2025, respectively.

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Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

We believe that the assumptions and estimates associated with revenue, inventory valuation, indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment assessments and income taxes have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements. Therefore, we consider these to be our critical accounting policies and estimates.

 

For a complete discussion of our critical accounting policies, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2026. There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies or their application since January 30, 2026.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Part I, Item 1, Note 2, Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted, of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information regarding recent accounting pronouncements.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This document contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and performance. These statements may discuss, among other things, our variable profit, net sales, gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income, adjusted net income, adjusted EBITDA, cash flow, financial condition, financings, impairments, expenditures, growth, strategies, plans, achievements, dividends, capital structure, organizational structure, future store openings, market opportunities, the impact and potential benefits of the WHP Transaction and general market and industry conditions. We generally identify forward-looking statements by words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” “predict,” “believe,” “seek,” “continue,” “outlook,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “can have,” “likely,” “targeting” or the negative version of these words or comparable words. Forward-looking statements are based on beliefs and assumptions made by management using currently available information. These statements are only predictions and are not guarantees of future performance, actions or events. Also, from time to time we may discuss or present hypothetical or illustrative valuations of our interest in the JV in the event of certain circumstances occurring. There can be no assurance that such valuations will be realized or such events will occur. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if management’s underlying beliefs and assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by a forward-looking statement. These risks and uncertainties include those risks, uncertainties and factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2026 and “Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors” of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 1, 2026. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws and regulations.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

 

The Company’s international subsidiaries operate with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Since the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in U.S. dollars, the Company must translate all components of these financial statements from the functional currencies into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect during or at the end of the reporting period. Net revenue generated from the Europe eCommerce distribution channel represented approximately 7% of our total Net revenue during the Year-to-Date 2026. The fluctuation in the value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies affects the reported amounts of net revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities. Assuming a 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates, our Net revenue for Year-to-Date 2026 would have increased or decreased by approximately $4.0 million. Translation gains or losses, which are recorded in other comprehensive income or loss, result from translation of the assets and liabilities of our international subsidiaries into U.S. dollars. Foreign currency translation income, net, for Year-to-Date 2026 totaled approximately $0.2 million related to our international subsidiaries in United Kingdom and Germany. Additionally, the Company has foreign currency denominated intercompany receivables and payables that when settled result in a transaction gain or loss. A 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates would not result in a significant transaction gain or loss in earnings. The Company does not utilize financial instruments for trading purposes or hedging and has not used any derivative financial instruments to limit foreign currency exchange rate exposures. The Company does not consider our foreign earnings to be permanently reinvested.

 

As of July 31, 2026, the Company had $4.4 million of cash and cash equivalents denominated in foreign currency, principally in Hong Kong dollar, British pound sterling and euro.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

The Company is subject to interest rate risk with the ABL Facility, as it requires the Company to pay interest on outstanding borrowings at variable rates. Assuming our ABL Facility was fully drawn to a principal amount equal to $225.0 million, each one percentage point change in interest rates would result in a $2.3 million change in our annual cash interest expense.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on their evaluation for the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of July 31, 2026, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are effective.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15 under the Exchange Act during the most recently completed fiscal quarter ended July 31, 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

 

 

The Company is party to various claims, legal proceedings and investigations arising in the ordinary course of business. Some of these actions involve complex factual and legal issues and are subject to uncertainties. At this time, the Company is not able to either predict the outcome of these legal proceedings or reasonably estimate a potential range of loss with respect to the proceedings. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of pending claims, proceedings and investigations with certainty, management is of the opinion that their ultimate resolution should not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial position taken as a whole. There have been no material developments to the legal proceedings disclosed in Part I, Item 3 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2026, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2026, and as disclosed on and modified by the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 1, 2026, filed with the SEC on June 9, 2026.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2026, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2026, and as disclosed on and modified by the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 1, 2026, filed with the SEC on June 9, 2026.

 



 

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

The following table presents a month-to-month summary of information with respect to purchases of common stock made during Second Quarter 2026 pursuant to the 2026 Share Repurchase Program announced on April 1, 2026:

 

Period

 

Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)

 

 

Average Price Paid per Share (2)

 

 

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (3)

 

 

Approximate Dollar Value (in thousands) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (3)

 

May 2 - May 29

 

 

89,757

 

 

$

11.14

 

 

 

89,757

 

 

$

98,725

 

May 30 - July 3

 

 

53,175

 

 

$

11.33

 

 

 

53,175

 

 

$

98,123

 

July 4 - July 31

 

 

767,321

 

 

$

11.67

 

 

 

767,321

 

 

$

89,170

 

Total

 

 

910,253

 

 

$

11.60

 

 

 

910,253

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
All shares of common stock were retired following purchase.
(2)
Average price paid per share excludes broker commissions and taxes.
(3)
On April 1, 2026, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $100.0 million of the Company’s common stock through March 31, 2029 (the “2026 Share Repurchase Program”). The 2026 Share Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans

 

During the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2026, none of the Company’s directors or executive officers adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of Company securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement.”

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report:

 

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Lands’ End, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Lands’ End, Inc. on March 24, 2022 (File No. 001-09769)).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Lands’ End, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Lands’ End, Inc. on September 23, 2024 (File No. 001-09769)).

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

Letter from Lands’ End, Inc. to Andrew J. McLean relating to transition from role as Chief Executive Officer, dated

June 29, 2026.*‡

 

 

 

10.2

 

 

Letter from Lands’ End, Inc. to Charlie Cole relating to employment, dated June 29, 2026. *‡

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

Executive Severance Agreement by and between Lands’ End, Inc. and Charlie Cole, dated June 29, 2026.*‡

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

Sign-On Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement dated July 13, 2026, by and between Lands’ End, Inc. and Charlie Cole (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Form S-8 filed by Lands’ End, Inc. on July 14, 2026 (File No. 333-297437)).‡

 

 

 

10.5

 

 

Sign-On Restricted Stock Unit Agreement dated July 13, 2026, by and between Lands’ End, Inc. and Charlie Cole (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Form S-8 filed by Lands’ End, Inc. on July 14, 2026 (File No. 333-297437)).‡

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Required Under Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Required Under Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition 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 (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)*

 

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.

‡ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

 

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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.

 

Lands’ End, Inc.

(Registrant)

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bernard McCracken

 

Name:

Bernard McCracken

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

Date: September 3, 2026

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