---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-125001"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCVL"
cik: "0000895447"
company_name: "SHOE CARNIVAL INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:57:18.471679+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shoe Carnival Q4 EPS $0.33 beat; FY EPS $1.90; guides FY2026 EPS $1.40-$1.60

## Summary
- Q4 EPS $0.33, FY EPS $1.90, both above consensus; Q4 net sales $254.1M (-3.4% YoY) with comp sales -3.5%.
- FY2025 net sales $1.135B (-5.6%); Shoe Station net sales $236.7M (+2.7%) outperformed family footwear.
- Gross margin FY 36.6% (+100bps); FY2026 gross margin guided ~34% (-260bps) due to tariffs and inventory actions.
- Dividend raised to $0.17/share (12th consecutive increase); no debt; cash $130.7M.
- Rebanner pace slowed to ~21 stores in H1 FY2026 from prior plan; corporate name change to Shoe Station Group proposed for June 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-125001
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCVL
- cik: 0000895447
- company_name: SHOE CARNIVAL INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/895447/000119312526125001/0001193125-26-125001-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526125001/scvl-20260326.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SHOE CARNIVAL INC reported fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 results: revenue $254.1 million, net income $9.1 million, EPS $0.33 per diluted share.
  - Period: fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $254.1 million
  - Net income: $9.1 million
  - EPS: $0.33 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: to merchandise each banner according to the preferences of each store’s customer base.” Fourth Quarter 2025 Operating Results Net sales in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2025 were $254.1 million, near the midpoint of the Company's guidance range, compared to $262.9 million in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2024. Comparable store sales declined 3.5 percent. By banner: •
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526125001/0001193125-26-125001-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  SHOE CARNIVAL INC reported fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 results: revenue $1.135 billion, net income $52.3 million, EPS $1.90 per diluted share.
  - Period: fiscal year ended January 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1.135 billion
  - Net income: $52.3 million
  - EPS: $1.90 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: fourth quarter EPS by approximately $0.08, primarily impacting selling, general and administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Results Net sales for Fiscal 2025 were $1.135 billion, a decrease of 5.6 percent compared to Fiscal 2024, including a comparable store sales decline of 5.6 percent. The Shoe Carnival net sales decline of 7.7 percent was the primary
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895447/000119312526125001/0001193125-26-125001-index.htm

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