---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-195319"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCVL"
cik: "0000895447"
company_name: "SHOE CARNIVAL INC"
filed_at: "2025-09-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T08:24:59.919260+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shoe Carnival Q2 EPS $0.70 beats consensus; gross margin expands 270bps to 38.8%

## Summary
- EPS $0.70 beats consensus by >20%; net income $19.2M vs $22.6M in Q2 2024.
- Gross profit margin 38.8% (+270 bps) on 390 bps merchandise margin improvement.
- Net sales $306.4M, down 7.9% YoY; comparable sales declined 7.5%.
- FY2025 guidance: net sales $1.12-1.15B (prev $1.15-1.23B); GAAP EPS $1.70-2.10 (lower end up $0.10).
- Back-to-School August: positive comparable sales; cash grew to ~$148M; debt-free balance sheet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-195319
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCVL
- cik: 0000895447
- company_name: SHOE CARNIVAL INC
- filed_at: 2025-09-04T23:59:59+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/895447/000119312525195319/0001193125-25-195319-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312525195319/scvl-20250904.htm

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