8-K
filed March 4, 2026, 6:59 PM ET
ticker EWCZ
CIK 0001856236
earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
European Wax Center reports Q4 net loss of $1.5M; FY revenue down 4.7% to $206.6M
European Wax Center, Inc.
- Q4 net loss $1.5M vs net income $3.1M in prior year; total revenue $45.1M down 9.3%.
- FY 2025 net income $11.9M down 19.2%; adjusted EBITDA $73.3M down 3.0%.
- System-wide sales $947.3M down 0.4%; same-store sales +0.2%. Center count 1,047, down 1.9% YoY.
- Company repurchased 1.4M shares for $5.7M in FY; cumulative repurchases $45.9M of $50M authorization.
- No FY2026 guidance or conference call due to pending take-private by General Atlantic announced Feb 10, 2026.
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Earnings Releases
SEC 8-K Item 2.02
confidence 1.0
European Wax Center, Inc. reported Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2025 results: revenue $45.1 million, net income Net loss of $1.5 million.
- Period
- Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2025
- Revenue
- $45.1 million
- Net income
- Net loss of $1.5 million
- Result
- reported results
Exact text from the filing
Results for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2025 versus Fiscal 2024 • Franchisees opened 1 and closed 7 centers. We ended the quarter with 1,047 centers, representing a 1.9% decrease versus 1,067 centers in the prior year period. • System-wide sales of $225.6 million decreased 1.6% from $229.3 million in the prior year period, primarily driven by a shift in service mix. • Total revenue of $45.1 million decreased 9.3% from $49.7 million in the prior year period. • Same-store sales decreased 0.1%. • Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) of $15.5 million increased 4.3% from $14.8 million in the prior year period. SG&A as a percent of total revenue increased 450 basis points to 34.3% from 29.8% primarily driven by strategic investments in headcount to support long-term growth initiatives and lower revenue primarily resulting from one-time support investments to franchisees. • Interest expense, net of $6.6 million increased from $6.4 million in the prior year period. • Income t
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Earnings Releases
SEC 8-K Item 2.02
confidence 1.0
European Wax Center, Inc. reported Fiscal 2025 results: revenue $206.6 million, net income Net income of $11.9 million.
- Period
- Fiscal 2025
- Revenue
- $206.6 million
- Net income
- Net income of $11.9 million
- Result
- reported results
Exact text from the filing
Annual Results for Fiscal 2025 versus Fiscal 2024 • Franchisees opened 11 and closed 31 centers in fiscal 2025. • System-wide sales of $947.3 million decreased 0.4% from $951.0 million compared to the prior year. • Total revenue of $206.6 million decreased 4.7% from $216.9 million in the prior year. • Same-store sales increased 0.2%. • Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) of $58.4 million decreased 0.6% from $58.7 million in the prior year. SG&A as a percent of total revenue increased 110 basis points to 28.2% from 27.1% primarily driven by lower revenue, as SG&A expenses were generally consistent year-over-year. • Interest expense, net of $26.3 million increased from $25.5 million in the prior year. • Income tax expense increased to $4.7 million from $2.2 million in the prior year. The effective tax rate increased to 28.5% from 13.0% in the prior year-to-date period, primarily due to an increase related to our investment in EWC Ventures LLC, an increase related to sta
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