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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-089848"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EWCZ"
cik: "0001856236"
company_name: "European Wax Center, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T21:49:20.483632+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# European Wax Center reports Q4 net loss of $1.5M; FY revenue down 4.7% to $206.6M

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-089848
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EWCZ
- cik: 0001856236
- company_name: European Wax Center, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526089848/0001193125-26-089848-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/000119312526089848/ewcz-20260304.htm

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