---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-013974"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESCA"
cik: "0000033488"
company_name: "ESCALADE INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:15:44.191005+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Escalade Q1 net income up 69% to $4.4M; EPS $0.32 vs $0.19; dividend declared

## Summary
- Net sales $55.8M, +0.6% YoY; gross margin 30.7%, +408 bps; operating income +59.8% to $5.8M.
- EBITDA $7.1M, +44.1% YoY; cash from operations $6.1M vs $3.8M.
- Total debt $16.7M, down from $23.8M a year ago; cash $13.1M; net debt 0.1x trailing EBITDA.
- Quarterly dividend $0.1525/share, payable July 13 to holders of record July 6, 2026.
- Management cites Gold Tip acquisition, cost-control, and favorable mix; warns of inflation/consumer headwinds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-013974
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESCA
- cik: 0000033488
- company_name: ESCALADE INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+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/33488/000143774926013974/0001437749-26-013974-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774926013974/esca20260429_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-013974.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ESCALADE INC reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $55.8 million, net income $4.4 million, EPS $0.32.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $55.8 million
  - Net income: $4.4 million
  - EPS: $0.32
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the three months ended March 31, 2026, Escalade posted net sales of $55.8 million, net income of $4.4 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.32.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774926013974/0001437749-26-013974-index.htm

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