---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-038799"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RICK"
cik: "0000935419"
company_name: "RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-28T20:07:00+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T20:58:10.795959+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RCI Hospitality posts Q2 GAAP loss of $0.04 on $7.6M impairment; non-GAAP EPS rises to $0.78

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $68.7M, up 4% YoY; GAAP EPS loss $(0.04) vs $0.35 profit last year.
- Non-GAAP EPS $0.78 vs $0.65, up 20%; Adjusted EBITDA $15.6M vs $14.2M.
- Net loss $(0.3)M vs net income $3.2M; impairment and other charges $7.6M in quarter.
- Free cash flow $8.4M vs $6.9M; diluted shares outstanding fell to 7.74M (from 8.86M).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-038799
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RICK
- cik: 0000935419
- company_name: RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-28T20:07:00+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935419/000162828026038799/0001628280-26-038799-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935419/000162828026038799/rick-20260528.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC. reported fiscal 2026 second quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $68.7, net income $(0.3), EPS $(0.04).
  - Period: fiscal 2026 second quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $68.7
  - Net income: $(0.3)
  - EPS: $(0.04)
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Summary Financials (in millions, except EPS) 2Q26 2Q25 6M26 6M25 Total revenues $68.7 $65.9 $139.6 $137.4 EPS $(0.04) $0.36 $(0.63) $1.38 Non-GAAP EPS 1 $0.78 $0.65 $1.52 $1.46 Impairments and other charges, net $7.6 $2.1 $7.9 $(0.1) Net cash provided by operating activities $9.9 $8.5 $17.7 $21.9 Free cash flow 1 $8.4 $6.9 $15.1 $19.0 Net income (loss) attributable to RCIHH common stockholders $(0.3) $3.2 $(5.1) $12.3 Adjusted EBITDA 1 $15.6 $14.2 $31.3 $29.9 Weighted average shares used in computing EPS – basic and diluted 7.74 8.86 8.02 8.89
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/935419/000162828026038799/0001628280-26-038799-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.