---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-093923"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SWBI"
cik: "0001092796"
company_name: "SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-03-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T19:18:41.516659+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smith & Wesson Q3 sales up 17.1% to $135.7M; EPS $0.08; guides Q4 up 10-12%

## Summary
- Net sales $135.7M (+17.1% YoY); GAAP net income $3.8M ($0.08 EPS) vs $2.1M ($0.05 EPS) a year ago.
- Gross margin improved to 26.2% from 24.1%; adjusted EBITDAS $16.8M (12.4% of sales).
- Handgun unit shipments to sporting goods channel up 28% YoY despite NICS down 2.2%.
- Guides Q4 FY2026 sales up 10-12% over prior-year Q4.
- Declared $0.13 quarterly dividend, payable April 2, 2026 to holders of record March 19.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-093923
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SWBI
- cik: 0001092796
- company_name: SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-03-05T23:59:59+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/1092796/000119312526093923/0001193125-26-093923-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1092796/000119312526093923/d120095d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. reported the third quarter of fiscal 2026, ended January 31, 2026 results: revenue $135.7 million, net income $3.8 million, EPS $0.08 per diluted share. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the third quarter of fiscal 2026, ended January 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $135.7 million
  - Net income: $3.8 million
  - EPS: $0.08 per diluted share
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results - Q3 Net Sales of $135.7 Million - Q3 Gross Margin of 26.2%; Non-GAAP Gross Margin of 26.1% - Q3 EPS of $0.08/Share; Q3 Adjusted EPS of $0.08/Share MARYVILLE, Tenn., March 5, 2026 – Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: SWBI) , a U.S.-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, ended January 31, 2026. Financial Highlights • Net sales were $135.7 million, an increase of $19.8 million, or 17.1%, from the comparable quarter last year. • Gross margin was 26.2% compared with 24.1% in the comparable quarter last year. • Net income was $3.8 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared with $2.1 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the comparable quarter last year. • Non-GAAP net income was $3.6 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared with $1.4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the comparable quarter last ye
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1092796/000119312526093923/0001193125-26-093923-index.htm

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