---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-011624"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HNST"
cik: "0001530979"
company_name: "Honest Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T00:16:36.305959+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Honest Company Q4 revenue $88M (-11.8% YoY); announces $25M buyback program

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $88.0M, down 11.8% YoY; organic revenue $71.3M up 0.7%; net loss $23.6M, adjusted net income $0.4M.
- FY2025 revenue $371.3M (-1.9%); gross margin 33.3%; net loss $15.7M; adjusted EBITDA $21.8M; cash $89.6M.
- Board approved first-ever $25M share repurchase program; funded from cash and operations; no expiration date.
- New severance plan for CEO and named executive officers provides enhanced benefits (2x salary for CEO) on change-in-control termination and standard severance otherwise.
- FY2026 outlook provided in line with long-term algorithm; management cites momentum entering 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-011624
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HNST
- cik: 0001530979
- company_name: Honest Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000162828026011624/0001628280-26-011624-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000162828026011624/hnst-20260225.htm

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