---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-005341"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RCKY"
cik: "0000895456"
company_name: "ROCKY BRANDS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T01:00:04.682519+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rocky Brands Q4 net income +35.7% to $0.86 EPS; revenue +9.1%; new $7.5M buyback

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $139.7M (+9.1% YoY); Retail segment +30.8% to $57.0M, driven by XTRATUF direct-to-consumer.
- Q4 GAAP diluted EPS $0.86 vs $0.64 YoY; adjusted diluted EPS $0.94 vs $1.19.
- Full-year net sales $482.0M (+6.2%); net income $22.3M ($2.96 diluted EPS) vs $11.4M ($1.52) in 2024.
- Total debt Dec 31, 2025 at $122.6M, down 4.7% from $128.7M a year ago; interest expense lower.
- Board authorized new $7.5M share repurchase program for 12 months starting Feb 24, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-005341
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RCKY
- cik: 0000895456
- company_name: ROCKY BRANDS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895456/000143774926005341/0001437749-26-005341-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895456/000143774926005341/rcky20251205_8k.htm

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