---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001771515-26-000054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GO"
cik: "0001771515"
company_name: "Grocery Outlet Holding Corp."
filed_at: "2026-05-13T20:03:18+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-13T22:18:09.848429+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grocery Outlet posts Q1 net loss of $180M on $1.17B revenue; comp sales down 1%

## Summary
- Net sales $1.17B (+3.6% YoY); comparable store sales declined 1.0%.
- Operating loss of $178M includes $158M goodwill impairment and $18.2M restructuring charges.
- Net loss $180.3M or ($1.83) diluted EPS; adjusted EPS $0.05 vs $0.13 prior year.
- Gross margin 29.6% vs 30.4% last year, down 80bps partly from restructuring-related inventory markdowns.
- Adjusted EBITDA $43.1M (3.7% of sales); management notes sequential comp improvement through quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001771515-26-000054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GO
- cik: 0001771515
- company_name: Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-05-13T20:03:18+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771515/000177151526000054/0001771515-26-000054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771515/000177151526000054/go-20260513.htm

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