---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-021398"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SHOO"
cik: "0000913241"
company_name: "STEVEN MADDEN, LTD."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:05:55.819065+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Steven Madden Q1 revenue up 18% to $653M, GAAP EPS $1.00; raises FY revenue guidance

## Summary
- Q1 revenue $653.1M, +18% YoY; GAAP diluted EPS $1.00, up from $0.57; adjusted diluted EPS $0.45, down from $0.60.
- Adjusted gross margin rose to 46.3% from 40.9%; adjusted operating margin fell to 7.1% from 10.1%.
- DTC revenue $206M, +83.8% (ex-KG +8.0%); wholesale $444M, +1.0% (ex-KG -8.2%).
- Quarterly dividend $0.21 per share, payable June 19, record June 8.
- FY2026 revenue guidance raised to +10-12%; diluted EPS $2.55-$2.65; adjusted EPS $2.00-$2.10.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-021398
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SHOO
- cik: 0000913241
- company_name: STEVEN MADDEN, LTD.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+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/913241/000149315226021398/0001493152-26-021398-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913241/000149315226021398/form8-k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: f7053946ddef7c881d0b703013b02e2ccc091b9e
  claim: STEVEN MADDEN, LTD. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $653.1 million, net income $71.8 million, EPS $1.00 per diluted share. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: are non-GAAP measures that exclude the items defined as “Non-GAAP Adjustments” in the “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” section. First Quarter 2026 Results ● Revenue increased 18.0% to $653.1 million, compared to $553.5 million in the same period of 2025. ● Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was 54.7%, compared to 40.9% in the same period of 2025. Adjusted gross profit
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913241/000149315226021398/0001493152-26-021398-index.htm

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