---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-042245"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AENT"
cik: "0001823584"
company_name: "ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP"
filed_at: "2026-09-10T21:27:04+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-10T21:28:15.985890+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alliance Entertainment FY2026: revenue $1.15B (+8%), adj EPS $0.46 (+24%)

## Summary
- Net revenue $1.149B, up 8% YoY; gross margin 13.3% vs 12.5%.
- GAAP net income $13.1M ($0.26/diluted); adjusted net income $23.4M, adj EPS $0.46, both +24%.
- Vinyl revenue $383M (+13%), CD $156M (+25%), physical movie $339M (+22%), collectibles $32M (+45%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $41.5M (+14%); interest expense down 28% to $7.6M.
- Operating cash flow -$1.7M vs +$26.8M; $7.8M non-cash write-off of vendor rebate receivable.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-042245
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AENT
- cik: 0001823584
- company_name: ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP
- filed_at: 2026-09-10T21:27:04+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823584/000149315226042245/0001493152-26-042245-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823584/000149315226042245/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-042245
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-042245.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-042245.txt

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