---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001771515-26-000065"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GO"
cik: "0001771515"
company_name: "Grocery Outlet Holding Corp."
filed_at: "2026-08-12T20:03:14+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-12T20:04:19.317760+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grocery Outlet Q2 beat outlook but H1 net loss $174.7M on $158M goodwill impairment

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $1.19B (+1.1% YoY), comp store sales -0.3%, gross margin 30.2% vs 30.6%.
- Q2 net income $5.6M ($0.06 EPS); adjusted EPS $0.20 vs $0.23 prior year.
- Q2 adjusted EBITDA $65.7M (5.5% of sales); CEO cites improved basket and positive traffic.
- H1 operating loss $162.2M includes $158M non-cash goodwill impairment and $23.6M restructuring.
- H1 adjusted net income $24.9M ($0.25) vs $35.8M ($0.36); adjusted EBITDA $108.8M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001771515-26-000065
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GO
- cik: 0001771515
- company_name: Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-08-12T20:03:14+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771515/000177151526000065/0001771515-26-000065-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771515/000177151526000065/go-20260812.htm

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