Sally Beauty Holdings Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SBH) (the “Company”), the leader in professional hair color, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended March 31, 2026. The Company will hold a conference call today at 7:30 a.m. Central Time to discuss these results and its business.

“Our second quarter results reflect solid execution and the resilience of our operating model amid a dynamic macroeconomic environment,” said Denise Paulonis, president and chief executive officer. “We delivered low-single digit sales growth, gross margin expansion, and strong cash flow from operations, driven by the compounding benefits of our growth initiatives. As we enter the second half of fiscal 2026, we remain confident in our full-year outlook and believe the Company is positioned to deliver consistent, profitable growth and shareholder value over the long-term.”

Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Summary

  • Consolidated net sales of $903 million, an increase of 2.3% compared to the prior year;

  • Consolidated comparable sales growth of 1.3%;

  • Global e-commerce sales increased 13% to $108 million, representing 12% of net sales;

  • GAAP gross margin expansion of 70 basis points to 52.7%;

  • Adjusted Gross Margin expansion of 80 basis points to 52.8%;

  • GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses of $404 million, an increase of $14 million compared to the prior year;

  • Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses of $404 million, an increase of $20 million compared to the prior year;

  • GAAP operating earnings of $72 million and GAAP operating margin of 8.0%;

  • Adjusted Operating Earnings of $73 million and Adjusted Operating Margin of 8.1%;

  • GAAP diluted net earnings per share of $0.43, an increase of 13% compared to the prior year;

  • Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share of $0.44, an increase of 5% compared to the prior year;

  • Cash flow from operations of $73 million and Free Cash Flow of $44 million; and

  • Completed $20 million in term loan repayment and $25 million in share repurchases.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $157 million and no outstanding borrowings under its asset-based revolving line of credit. At fiscal year-end, inventory was $987 million, down 2% versus a year ago.

Second quarter cash flow from operations was $73 million and Free Cash Flow totaled $44 million. During the quarter, the Company utilized its cash flow to repay $20 million of term loan B debt and repurchase 1.7 million shares under its share repurchase program at an aggregate cost of $25 million. The Company ended the second quarter with a net debt leverage ratio of 1.5x.

Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Segment Results

Sally Beauty Beauty Systems Group
(In thousands, except percentages) Q2 FY26 Q2 FY25 Growth/(Decline) Q2 FY26 Q2 FY25 Growth/(Decline)
Net Sales

$

521,236

 

$

500,575

 

4.1%

$

382,146

 

$

382,571

 

(0.1)%

Comparable Sales Growth/(Decline)

 

2.5

%

 

(0.3

)%

280 bps

 

(0.3

)%

 

(2.7

)%

240 bps

Gross Margin

 

61.3

%

 

61.2

%

10 bps

 

40.9

%

 

39.8

%

110 bps

Operating Earnings

$

78,149

 

$

77,305

 

1.1%

$

47,368

 

$

43,934

 

7.8%

Operating Margin

 

15.0

%

 

15.4

%

(40) bps

 

12.4

%

 

11.5

%

90 bps

Fiscal Year 2026 Guidance*

Third Quarter
Consolidated Net Sales $932 million to $942 million (1)
Comparable Sales Approximately Flat
Adjusted Operating Earnings $83 million to $89 million
Adjusted Diluted EPS $0.52 to $0.56
(1) Assumes approximately 40 basis points of favorable impact from expected foreign currency rates
Full Year

Prior FY26 Guidance

Updated FY26 Guidance

Consolidated Net Sales

$3.71 billion to $3.77 billion

$3.725 billion to $3.750 billion (1)

Comparable Sales

Flat to up 1%

No change

Adjusted Operating Earnings

$328 million to $342 million

No change

Adjusted Diluted EPS

$2.02 to $2.10 (2)

No change

Capital Expenditures

Approximately $100 million

No change

Free Cash Flow

Approximately $200 million

No change

(1) Assumes approximately 50 basis points of favorable impact from expected foreign currency rates
(2) Assumes 50% of Free Cash Flow goes towards share repurchases (Free Cash Flow defined as GAAP cash flows from operating activities less payments for capital expenditures)

*

The Company does not provide a reconciliation for forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures where it is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of its reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the occurrence and the financial impact of various items that have not yet occurred, are out of the Company’s control or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures provided without the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures may vary materially from the corresponding GAAP financial measures.

Conference Call and Where You Can Find Additional Information

The Company will hold a conference call and live webcast at approximately 7:30 a.m. Central Time today, May 11, 2026, to discuss its financial results and its business. During the conference call, the Company may discuss and answer one or more questions concerning business and financial matters and trends affecting the Company. The Company’s responses to these questions, as well as other matters discussed during the conference call, may contain or constitute material information that has not been previously disclosed.

Participants can listen to the live webcast of the conference call by accessing the investor relations section of the Company’s website at sallybeautyholdings.com/investor-relations/events-and-presentations/events-calendar, or through our third-party host at SBH Q2 Earnings Webcast. To join the conference call, participants can pre-register to receive a dial-in number and unique PIN using the following link: Pre-register SBH Q2 Earnings Call. Pre-registration can be completed at any time up to and following the call start time.

A replay will be available on the Company’s investor relations website after 10:00 a.m. Central Time on May 11, 2026, through May 11, 2027.

About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SBH), as the leader in professional hair color, sells and distributes professional beauty supplies globally through its Sally Beauty and Beauty Systems Group segments. Sally Beauty stores offer up to 7,000 products for hair color, hair care, nails, and skin care through proprietary brands such as Ion®, Bondbar®, Strawberry Leopard®, Generic Value Products®, Inspired by Nature® and Silk Elements® as well as professional lines such as Wella®, Clairol®, OPI®, L’Oreal®, Wahl® and Babyliss Pro®. Beauty Systems Group stores, branded as Cosmo Prof® or Armstrong McCall® stores, along with its outside sales consultants, sell up to 8,000 professionally branded products including Paul Mitchell®, Wella®, Matrix®, Schwarzkopf®, Kenra®, Goldwell®, Joico®, Amika® and Moroccanoil®, intended for use in salons and for resale by salons to retail consumers. For more information about Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., please visit sallybeautyholdings.com/investor-relations.

Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this news release and the schedules hereto that are not purely historical facts or that depend upon future events may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “projects,” “expects,” “can,” “may,” “estimates,” “should,” “plans,” “targets,” “intends,” “could,” “will,” “would,” “anticipates,” “potential,” “confident,” “optimistic,” or the negative thereof, or other variations thereon, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, objectives, estimates, guidance, expectations and future plans. Forward-looking statements can also be identified by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as such statements speak only as of the date they were made. Any forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements, including the “Risk Factors” described under Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Consequently, all forward-looking statements in this release are qualified by the factors, risks and uncertainties contained therein. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This news release and the schedules hereto include the following financial measures that have not been calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, (“GAAP”), and are therefore referred to as non-GAAP financial measures: (1) Adjusted Gross Margin; (2) Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses; (3) Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin; (4) Adjusted Operating Earnings and Operating Margin; (5) Adjusted Net Earnings; (6) Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share; and (7) Free Cash Flow. We have provided definitions below for these non-GAAP financial measures and have provided tables in the schedules hereto to reconcile these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures.

Adjusted Gross Margin – We define the measure Adjusted Gross Margin as GAAP gross margin excluding the costs related to the Company’s fuel for growth initiative for the relevant time periods as indicated in the accompanying non-GAAP reconciliations to the comparable GAAP financial measures.

Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses – We define the measure Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses as GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses excluding the costs related to the Company’s fuel for growth initiative, expenses related to the Company’s corporate headquarters relocation, and asset impairment charges for the relevant time periods as indicated in the accompanying non-GAAP reconciliations to the comparable GAAP financial measures.

Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA Margin – We define the measure Adjusted EBITDA as GAAP net earnings before depreciation and amortization, interest expense, income taxes, share-based compensation, costs related to the Company’s fuel for growth initiative, expenses related to the Company’s corporate headquarters relocation, and asset impairment charges for the relevant time periods as indicated in the accompanying non-GAAP reconciliations to the comparable GAAP financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales.

Adjusted Operating Earnings and Operating Margin – Adjusted operating earnings are GAAP operating earnings that exclude the costs related to the Company’s fuel for growth initiative, expenses related to the Company’s corporate headquarters relocation, and asset impairment charges for the relevant time periods as indicated in the accompanying non-GAAP reconciliations to the comparable GAAP financial measures. Adjusted Operating Margin is Adjusted Operating Earnings as a percentage of net sales.

Adjusted Net Earnings – Adjusted net earnings is GAAP net earnings that exclude the tax-effected costs related to the Company’s fuel for growth initiative, tax-effected expenses related to the Company’s corporate headquarters relocation, and tax-effected asset impairment charges for the relevant time periods as indicated in the accompanying non-GAAP reconciliations to the comparable GAAP financial measures.

Adjusted Diluted Net Earnings Per Share – Adjusted diluted net earnings per share is GAAP diluted earnings per share that exclude the tax-effected costs related to the Company’s fuel for growth initiative, tax-effected expenses related to the Company’s corporate headquarters relocation, and tax-effected asset impairment charges for the relevant time periods as indicated in the accompanying non-GAAP reconciliations to the comparable GAAP financial measures.

Free Cash Flow – We define the measure Free Cash Flow as GAAP net cash provided by operating activities less payments for capital expenditures (net). We believe Free Cash Flow is an important liquidity measure that provides useful information to investors about the amount of cash generated from operations after taking into account payments for capital expenditures (net).

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide valuable information regarding our earnings and business trends by excluding specific items that we believe are not indicative of the ongoing operating results of our businesses, providing a useful way for investors to make a comparison of our performance over time and against other companies in our industry.

We have provided these non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental information to our GAAP financial measures and believe these non-GAAP measures provide investors with additional meaningful financial information regarding our operating performance and cash flows. Our management and Board of Directors also use these non-GAAP measures as supplemental measures to evaluate our businesses and the performance of management, including the determination of performance-based compensation, to make operating and strategic decisions, and to allocate financial resources. We believe that these non-GAAP measures also provide meaningful information for investors and securities analysts to evaluate our historical and prospective financial performance. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. Furthermore, the non-GAAP measures presented by us may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Supplemental Schedules

Segment Information

1

Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliations

2-3

Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliations; Adjusted EBITDA and

 

Free Cash Flow

4

Store Count and Comparable Sales

5

SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Six Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Percentage Change

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Percentage Change

 
Net sales

$

903,382

 

$

883,146

 

2.3

%

$

1,846,550

 

$

1,821,041

 

1.4

%

Cost of products sold

 

427,610

 

 

424,329

 

0.8

%

 

887,519

 

 

885,384

 

0.2

%

Gross profit

 

475,772

 

 

458,817

 

3.7

%

 

959,031

 

 

935,657

 

2.5

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

403,841

 

 

389,444

 

3.7

%

 

811,165

 

 

765,964

 

5.9

%

Operating earnings

 

71,931

 

 

69,373

 

3.7

%

 

147,866

 

 

169,693

 

(12.9

)%

Interest expense

 

14,165

 

 

16,289

 

(13.0

)%

 

28,785

 

 

33,731

 

(14.7

)%

Earnings before provision for income taxes

 

57,766

 

 

53,084

 

8.8

%

 

119,081

 

 

135,962

 

(12.4

)%

Provision for income taxes

 

15,071

 

 

13,874

 

8.6

%

 

30,829

 

 

35,739

 

(13.7

)%

Net earnings

$

42,695

 

$

39,210

 

8.9

%

$

88,252

 

$

100,223

 

(11.9

)%

 
Earnings per share:
Basic

$

0.44

 

$

0.39

 

12.8

%

$

0.91

 

$

0.98

 

(7.1

)%

Diluted

$

0.43

 

$

0.38

 

13.2

%

$

0.88

 

$

0.96

 

(8.3

)%

 
Weighted average shares:
Basic

 

96,727

 

 

101,614

 

 

97,271

 

 

101,820

 

Diluted

 

99,721

 

 

104,435

 

 

100,265

 

 

104,682

 

 
Basis Point Change Basis Point Change
Comparison as a percentage of net sales
Consolidated gross margin

 

52.7

%

 

52.0

%

70

 

 

51.9

%

 

51.4

%

50

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

44.7

%

 

44.1

%

60

 

 

43.9

%

 

42.1

%

180

 

Consolidated operating margin

 

8.0

%

 

7.9

%

10

 

 

8.0

%

 

9.3

%

(130

)

 
Effective tax rate

 

26.1

%

 

26.1

%

 

 

25.9

%

 

26.3

%

(40

)

 
SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 

March 31

September 30

2026

2025

 
Cash and cash equivalents

$

157,401

$

149,162

Trade and other accounts receivable

 

101,632

 

116,562

Inventory

 

986,787

 

987,575

Other current assets

 

46,940

 

48,154

Total current assets

 

1,292,760

 

1,301,453

Property and equipment, net

 

285,335

 

284,284

Operating lease assets

 

635,406

 

646,698

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

590,436

 

593,692

Other assets

 

49,353

 

44,969

Total assets

$

2,853,290

$

2,871,096

 
Current maturities of long-term debt

$

4,000

$

4,000

Accounts payable

 

222,635

 

224,507

Accrued liabilities

 

169,800

 

184,641

Current operating lease liabilities

 

157,050

 

158,566

Income taxes payable

 

 

4,260

Total current liabilities

 

553,485

 

575,974

Long-term debt, including capital leases

 

823,051

 

861,974

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

531,987

 

538,426

Other liabilities

 

21,080

 

21,026

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

 

85,815

 

79,489

Total liabilities

 

2,015,418

 

2,076,889

Total stockholders’ equity

 

837,872

 

794,207

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

2,853,290

$

2,871,096

Supplemental Schedule 1

 

SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Segment Information

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Six Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Percentage Change

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Percentage Change

Net sales:
Sally Beauty Supply (“Sally”)

$

521,236

 

$

500,575

 

4.1

%

$

1,052,837

 

$

1,026,021

 

2.6

%

Beauty Systems Group (“BSG”)

 

382,146

 

 

382,571

 

(0.1

)%

 

793,713

 

 

795,020

 

(0.2

)%

Total net sales

$

903,382

 

$

883,146

 

2.3

%

$

1,846,550

 

$

1,821,041

 

1.4

%

 
Operating earnings:
Sally

$

78,149

 

$

77,305

 

1.1

%

$

156,046

 

$

157,179

 

(0.7

)%

BSG

 

47,368

 

 

43,934

 

7.8

%

 

101,275

 

 

94,403

 

7.3

%

Segment operating earnings

 

125,517

 

 

121,239

 

3.5

%

 

257,321

 

 

251,582

 

2.3

%

 
Unallocated expenses (1)

 

53,586

 

 

51,866

 

3.3

%

 

109,455

 

 

81,889

 

33.7

%

Interest expense

 

14,165

 

 

16,289

 

(13.0

)%

 

28,785

 

 

33,731

 

(14.7

)%

Earnings before provision for income taxes

$

57,766

 

$

53,084

 

8.8

%

$

119,081

 

$

135,962

 

(12.4

)%

 
 
Segment gross margin:

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Basis Point Change

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Basis Point Change

Sally

 

61.3

%

 

61.2

%

10

 

 

60.5

%

 

60.4

%

10

 

BSG

 

40.9

%

 

39.8

%

110

 

 

40.5

%

 

39.7

%

80

 

 
Segment operating margin:
Sally

 

15.0

%

 

15.4

%

(40

)

 

14.8

%

 

15.3

%

(50

)

BSG

 

12.4

%

 

11.5

%

90

 

 

12.8

%

 

11.9

%

90

 

Consolidated operating margin

 

8.0

%

 

7.9

%

10

 

 

8.0

%

 

9.3

%

(130

)

 
(1) Unallocated expenses, including share-based compensation expense, consist of corporate and shared costs and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Additionally, unallocated expenses include costs associated with our Fuel for Growth initiative and a gain from the sale of our corporate headquarters during the six months ended March 31, 2026.

Supplemental Schedule 2

SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
As Reported
(GAAP)
Fuel for
Growth (1)
Corporate HQ
Relocation (2)
As Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
 
Cost of products sold

$

427,610

 

$

(811

)

$

 

$

426,799

 

Consolidated gross margin

 

52.7

%

 

52.8

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

403,841

 

 

(281

)

 

(19

)

 

403,541

 

SG&A expenses, as a percentage of sales

 

44.7

%

 

44.7

%

Operating earnings

 

71,931

 

 

1,092

 

 

19

 

 

73,042

 

Operating margin

 

8.0

%

 

8.1

%

Earnings before provision for income taxes

 

57,766

 

 

1,092

 

 

19

 

 

58,877

 

Provision for income taxes (4)

 

15,071

 

 

277

 

 

5

 

 

15,353

 

Net earnings

$

42,695

 

$

815

 

$

14

 

$

43,524

 

 
Earnings per share: (5)
Basic

$

0.44

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.45

 

Diluted

$

0.43

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.44

 

 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
As Reported
(GAAP)
Fuel for Growth and Other (1) Corporate HQ
Relocation (2)
Asset Impairment (3) As Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
 
Cost of products sold

$

424,329

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

424,329

 

Consolidated gross margin

 

52.0

%

 

52.0

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

389,444

 

 

(3,807

)

 

(207

)

 

(1,779

)

 

383,651

 

SG&A expenses, as a percentage of sales

 

44.1

%

 

43.4

%

Operating earnings

 

69,373

 

 

3,807

 

 

207

 

 

1,779

 

 

75,166

 

Operating margin

 

7.9

%

 

8.5

%

Earnings before provision for income taxes

 

53,084

 

 

3,807

 

 

207

 

 

1,779

 

 

58,877

 

Provision for income taxes (4)

 

13,874

 

 

976

 

 

53

 

 

445

 

 

15,348

 

Net earnings

$

39,210

 

$

2,831

 

$

154

 

$

1,334

 

$

43,529

 

 
Earnings per share: (5)
Basic

$

0.39

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.43

 

Diluted

$

0.38

 

$

0.03

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.42

 

 
(1) Fuel for Growth and other represents expenses primarily related with our Fuel for Growth program and other non-recurring items.
 
(2) For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, corporate HQ relocation primarily represents expenses in connection with the relocation of our headquarters.
 
(3) Impairment related to the write-off of certain tradenames used in Europe.
 
(4) The provision for income taxes was calculated using the applicable tax rates for each country, while excluding the tax benefits for countries where the tax benefit is not currently deemed probable of being realized.
 
(5) The sum of the earnings per share may not equal the full amount due to rounding of the calculated amounts.

Supplemental Schedule 3

SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliations, Continued
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Six Months Ended March 31, 2026
As Reported
(GAAP)
Fuel for
Growth (1)
Corporate HQ
Relocation (2)
As Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
 
Cost of products sold

$

887,519

 

$

(1,718

)

$

 

$

885,801

 

Consolidated gross margin

 

51.9

%

 

52.0

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

811,165

 

 

(1,461

)

 

(1,852

)

 

807,852

 

SG&A expenses, as a percentage of sales

 

43.9

%

 

43.7

%

Operating earnings

 

147,866

 

 

3,179

 

 

1,852

 

 

152,897

 

Operating margin

 

8.0

%

 

8.3

%

Earnings before provision for income taxes

 

119,081

 

 

3,179

 

 

1,852

 

 

124,112

 

Provision for income taxes (4)

 

30,829

 

 

806

 

 

476

 

 

32,111

 

Net earnings

$

88,252

 

$

2,373

 

$

1,376

 

$

92,001

 

 
Earnings per share: (5)
Basic

$

0.91

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.95

 

Diluted

$

0.88

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.92

 

 
Six Months Ended March 31, 2025
As Reported
(GAAP)
Fuel for Growth and Other (1) Corporate HQ
Relocation (2)
Asset
Impairment (3)
As Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
 
Cost of products sold

$

885,384

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

885,384

 

Consolidated gross margin

 

51.4

%

 

51.4

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

765,964

 

 

(8,676

)

 

26,433

 

 

(1,779

)

 

781,942

 

SG&A expenses, as a percentage of sales

 

42.1

%

 

42.9

%

Operating earnings

 

169,693

 

 

8,676

 

 

(26,433

)

 

1,779

 

 

153,715

 

Operating margin

 

9.3

%

 

8.4

%

Earnings before provision for income taxes

 

135,962

 

 

8,676

 

 

(26,433

)

 

1,779

 

 

119,984

 

Provision for income taxes (4)

 

35,739

 

 

2,222

 

 

(6,797

)

 

444

 

 

31,608

 

Net earnings

$

100,223

 

$

6,454

 

$

(19,636

)

$

1,335

 

$

88,376

 

 
Earnings per share: (5)
Basic

$

0.98

 

$

0.06

 

$

(0.19

)

$

0.01

 

$

0.87

 

Diluted

$

0.96

 

$

0.06

 

$

(0.19

)

$

0.01

 

$

0.84

 

 
 
(1) Fuel for Growth and other represents expenses primarily related with our Fuel for Growth program and other non-recurring items.
 
(2) For the six months ended March 31, 2026, corporate HQ relocation primarily represents duplicate rent expense on the new office prior to our relocation from our Denton corporate headquarters. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, corporate HQ relocation primarily represents a $26.6 million gain from the sale of our Denton headquarters and expenses in connection with the relocation of our headquarters.
 
(3) Impairment related to the write-off of a certain tradename used in Europe.
 
(4) The provision for income taxes was calculated using the applicable tax rates for each country, while excluding the tax benefits for countries where the tax benefit is not currently deemed probable of being realized.
 
(5) The sum of the earnings per share may not equal the full amount due to rounding of the calculated amounts.

Supplemental Schedule 4

 
SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliations, Continued
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 

Three Months Ended March 31,

Six Months Ended March 31,

Adjusted EBITDA:

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Percentage Change

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Percentage Change

 
Net earnings

$

42,695

 

$

39,210

 

8.9

%

$

88,252

 

$

100,223

 

(11.9

)%

Add:
Depreciation and amortization

 

25,280

 

 

25,359

 

(0.3

)%

 

48,912

 

 

50,924

 

(4.0

)%

Interest expense

 

14,165

 

 

16,289

 

(13.0

)%

 

28,785

 

 

33,731

 

(14.7

)%

Provision for income taxes

 

15,071

 

 

13,874

 

8.6

%

 

30,829

 

 

35,739

 

(13.7

)%

EBITDA (non-GAAP)

 

97,211

 

 

94,732

 

2.6

%

 

196,778

 

 

220,617

 

(10.8

)%

Share-based compensation

 

5,969

 

 

4,238

 

40.8

%

 

13,524

 

 

10,291

 

31.4

%

Fuel for Growth and Other

 

1,092

 

 

3,807

 

(71.3

)%

 

3,179

 

 

8,676

 

(63.4

)%

Corporate HQ Relocation

 

19

 

 

207

 

(90.8

)%

 

1,852

 

 

(26,433

)

107.0

%

Asset Impairment

 

 

 

1,779

 

(100.0

)%

 

 

 

1,779

 

(100.0

)%

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)

$

104,291

 

$

104,763

 

(0.5

)%

$

215,333

 

$

214,930

 

0.2

%

 
Basis Point Change Basis Point Change
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales
Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

11.5

%

 

11.9

%

(40

)

 

11.7

%

 

11.8

%

(10

)

 
 
Free Cash Flow:

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Percentage Change

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

Percentage Change

Cash flows from operating activities

$

73,280

 

$

51,062

 

43.5

%

$

166,519

 

$

84,521

 

97.0

%

 
Less: Payments for capital expenditures

 

29,162

 

 

18,893

 

54.4

%

 

64,946

 

 

38,971

 

66.7

%

Plus: Proceeds from sales of property and equipment (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,574

 

(100.0

)%

Free cash flow (non-GAAP)

$

44,118

 

$

32,169

 

37.1

%

$

101,573

 

$

89,124

 

14.0

%

 
(1) Represents the proceeds from the sale of our corporate headquarters.
Supplemental Schedule 5
 
SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Store Count and Comparable Sales
(Unaudited)
 

As of March 31,

2026

 

2025

 

Change

 
Number of stores:
Sally

3,079

 

3,117

 

(38

)

BSG:
Company-operated stores

1,189

 

1,198

 

(9

)

Franchise stores

131

 

131

 

 

Total BSG

1,320

 

1,329

 

(9

)

Total consolidated

4,399

 

4,446

 

(47

)

 
Number of BSG salon business consultants (1)

560

 

632

 

(72

)

 
(1) BSG salon business consultants (SBC) include 191 sales consultants employed by our franchisees at March 31, 2026 and 2025.
 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Six Months Ended March 31,

2026

 

2025

 

Basis Point Change

 

2026

 

2025

 

Basis Point Change

Comparable sales growth (decline):

Sally

2.5

%

(0.3

)%

280

1.3

%

0.8

%

50

 

BSG

(0.3

)%

(2.7

)%

240

(0.2

)%

(0.6

)%

40

 

Consolidated

1.3

%

(1.3

)%

260

0.6

%

0.2

%

40

 

 
 
Our comparable sales include sales from stores that have been operating for 14 months or longer as of the last day of a month and e-commerce revenue. Additionally, our comparable sales include sales to franchisees and full-service sales. Our comparable sales amounts exclude the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates and sales from stores relocated until 14 months after the relocation. Revenue from acquired stores is excluded from our comparable sales calculation until 14 months after the acquisition.

 

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