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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000874396-26-000039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LCUT"
cik: "0000874396"
company_name: "LIFETIME BRANDS, INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-06T12:05:05+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-06T12:10:34.806885+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lifetime Brands Q2 net sales up 7.4% to $141.6M; raises FY guidance on tariff refunds

## Summary
- Q2 GAAP net income $19.6M ($0.87/diluted share) vs net loss of $(39.7M) ($(1.83)/share) in Q2 2025.
- Adjusted net income $26.6M ($1.18/diluted share) vs adjusted net loss of $(2.6M) ($(0.12)/share) a year ago.
- Gross margin 65.9% includes $40.1M tariff refund benefit; repaid $40M of term debt since Q1 end.
- FY 2026 guidance raised: adjusted EPS now $2.06-$2.13 (prev. $0.73-$0.80); net sales reaffirmed $650-$700M.
- Quarterly dividend declared $0.0425/share, payable Nov 13, 2026 to holders of record Oct 30, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000874396-26-000039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LCUT
- cik: 0000874396
- company_name: LIFETIME BRANDS, INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T12:05:05+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874396/000087439626000039/0000874396-26-000039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874396/000087439626000039/lcut-20260806.htm

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