Dick's completes $2.5B Foot Locker acquisition; Q1 results include $97M integration costs, $175M settlement gain

Filed June 4, 2026 · Period ending May 2, 2026 · Compared to 10-Q Jun 9, 2025 · ~2 min read

Key Changes

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  Foot Locker acquisition closed September 2025 for $2.5B, adding $1.8B Q1 sales but $97M integration charges; company expects $500-750M total acquisition costs with ~$200M in fiscal 2026. Closed 62 underperforming Foot Locker stores in Q1 as part of portfolio optimization.

  MD&A: Foot Locker Acquisition verify on EDGAR →
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  Gross margin compressed 411 basis points to 32.6% driven by Foot Locker inventory write-downs (83 bps) and structurally lower Foot Locker margins (292 bps). Effective tax rate jumped to 28.3% from 24.0% due to foreign losses in Foot Locker operations where tax benefits cannot be realized.

  MD&A: Profitability Metrics verify on EDGAR →
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  Company received $204M net settlement from interchange fee litigation; $150M recorded as income in Q1 2026 results, providing significant one-time benefit to EPS. Separately, securities litigation partially dismissed with inventory shrinkage claims dropped but some inventory claims proceeding to discovery.

  MD&A: Litigation Settlement / Legal Proceedings verify on EDGAR →