---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-215645"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SBH"
cik: "0001368458"
company_name: "Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T18:32:46.696426+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sally Beauty Q2 sales up 2.3%; GAAP EPS $0.43 beats year-ago $0.38; guidance range narrowed

## Summary
- Consolidated net sales $903M (+2.3%), comparable sales +1.3%; GAAP diluted EPS $0.43 (+13%).
- Adjusted diluted EPS $0.44 (+5%); GAAP gross margin expanded 70 bps to 52.7%.
- Global e-commerce sales $108M (+13%), representing 12% of net sales.
- Repaid $20M term loan, repurchased $25M in shares (1.7M shares); net debt leverage 1.5x.
- FY2026 guidance: full-year net sales range tightened to $3.725B-$3.75B; other metrics reaffirmed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-215645
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SBH
- cik: 0001368458
- company_name: Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368458/000119312526215645/0001193125-26-215645-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368458/000119312526215645/d76806d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. reported second quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $903 million, EPS $0.43. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: second quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $903 million
  - EPS: $0.43
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Consolidated net sales of $903 million, an increase of 2.3% compared to the prior year; • Consolidated comparable sales growth of 1.3%; • Global e-commerce sales increased 13% to $108 million, representing 12% of net sales; • GAAP gross margin expansion of 70 basis points to 52.7%; • Adjusted Gross Margin expansion of 80 basis points to 52.8%; • GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses of $404 million, an increase of $14 million compared to the prior year; • Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses of $404 million, an increase of $20 million compared to the prior year; • GAAP operating earnings of $72 million and GAAP operating margin of 8.0%; • Adjusted Operating Earnings of $73 million and Adjusted Operating Margin of 8.1%; • GAAP diluted net earnings per share of $0.43, an increase of 13% compared to the prior year;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368458/000119312526215645/0001193125-26-215645-index.htm

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