---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001808997-26-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOUT"
cik: "0001808997"
company_name: "American Outdoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-25T20:05:21+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T20:09:28.651254+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Outdoor Brands reports FY2026 net sales $190.5M (-14.3% YoY); guides FY2027 $200-210M

## Summary
- FY2026 net sales $190.5M, down 14.3% YoY; GAAP net loss $9.2M ($0.73/sh) vs prior loss $77K ($0.01/sh).
- Non-GAAP net income $3.7M ($0.28/sh) vs $10.0M ($0.76/sh) prior year; Adj. EBITDA $10.2M (5.3% of sales).
- Q4 net sales $47.1M, down 24.0% (adjusted -9.2%); GAAP EPS ($0.03), non-GAAP EPS $0.13 (flat YoY).
- FY2027 outlook: net sales $200-210M (+5-10%); Adj. EBITDA margin 6.5%-7.5% of net sales.
- Ended FY2026 with $21.4M cash, no debt; repurchased >$5M of stock; inventory reduced $9.5M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001808997-26-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOUT
- cik: 0001808997
- company_name: American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-25T20:05:21+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000180899726000030/0001808997-26-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000180899726000030/aout-20260625.htm

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