secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Leslie's, Inc. (LESL)
CIK:        0001821806
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-13T20:30:18+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-221746
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Leslie's Q2 sales up 4.3%, adjusted EBITDA improves to -$26.8M, reiterates FY guidance
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- Revenue $184.7M (+4.3% YoY); comparable sales +6.6%; customer count +8%.
- Gross margin expanded to 28.9% from 24.8%; net loss $52.5M vs $51.3M.
- Adjusted EBITDA improved to -$26.8M from -$36.1M; adjusted diluted EPS -$5.36 vs -$5.21.
- Full year FY2026 guidance reiterated: sales $1.1B-$1.25B, adjusted EBITDA $55M-$75M.
- Closed 80 stores in H1; non-cash impairment charge $9.0M for H1 period.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821806/000119312526221746/0001193125-26-221746-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821806/000119312526221746/lesl-20260513.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-221746

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