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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001368458-26-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SBH"
cik: "0001368458"
company_name: "Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-03T11:14:15+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-03T11:15:13.127875+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sally Beauty Q3 net sales $935M (+0.2%), GAAP EPS $0.55 (+25%), narrows FY outlook

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $935M (+0.2% YoY); consolidated comparable sales flat; Sally U.S. & Canada comps +3.5%.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.55 (+25% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $0.55 (+8% YoY).
- GAAP gross margin 52.4% (+90 bps); adjusted gross margin 52.4% (+40 bps).
- Cash flow from operations $81M; free cash flow $62M; repaid $20M term loan; repurchased $25M shares.
- Narrows full-year fiscal 2026 outlook within prior guidance ranges; net debt leverage 1.4x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001368458-26-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SBH
- cik: 0001368458
- company_name: Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-03T11:14:15+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368458/000136845826000004/0001368458-26-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368458/000136845826000004/sbh-20260803.htm

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