---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-007955"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SHOO"
cik: "0000913241"
company_name: "STEVEN MADDEN, LTD."
filed_at: "2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T00:36:26.320851+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Steve Madden Q4 rev +29%, adj EPS $0.48; FY EPS down 36%; 2026 rev +9-11% guidance

## Summary
- Q4 2025 revenue $753.7M (+29.4% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.48 vs $0.55; GAAP EPS $0.32 vs $0.49.
- FY 2025 revenue $2,534.1M (+11.0%); adjusted EPS $1.70 vs $2.67; GAAP EPS $0.63 vs $2.35.
- Adjusted operating margin declined to 6.8% in Q4 (vs 9.0%) and 6.9% for FY (vs 11.1%), hit by tariffs and higher SG&A.
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 declared, payable March 20, 2026 to holders of record March 11, 2026.
- 2026 revenue guidance +9% to +11%; no EPS guidance provided due to ongoing tariff policy uncertainty.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-007955
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SHOO
- cik: 0000913241
- company_name: STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.
- filed_at: 2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913241/000149315226007955/0001493152-26-007955-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913241/000149315226007955/form8-k.htm

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