Crocs, Inc. Reports Better-Than-Expected First Quarter 2026 Results And Raises Full-Year Outlook

• First Quarter Outperformance Supported By Broad Consumer Relevance Across Both Brands
• Crocs And HEYDUDE Brand Performance Led By Healthy Direct-To-Consumer Channel Growth
• Full-Year Outlook Raised On Both The Top- And Bottom-Line

BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX), a world leader in innovative casual footwear for all, today announced its first quarter 2026 financial results.

"We are pleased to have started the year with better-than-expected results, fueled by broad consumer relevance for both of our brands and disciplined execution against our strategy. We delivered enterprise revenue of over $900 million including growth in our direct-to-consumer channels for both brands. We are encouraged by strong consumer response to product newness across categories, supported by our high pace of innovation and consistent brand storytelling," said Andrew Rees, Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Rees continued, "Based on our first quarter performance, we are raising our full-year outlook on both the top- and bottom-line. We are focused on executing against our initiatives to drive diversified growth across both brands, channels, and markets, and we remain confident in the long-term health of the business."

Amounts referred to as "Adjusted" or "Non-GAAP" are Non-GAAP measures and include adjustments that are described under the heading "Reconciliation of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures." A reconciliation of these amounts to their GAAP counterparts is contained in the schedules below.

First Quarter 2026 Operating Results (Compared to the Same Period Last Year)

• Consolidated revenues were $921 million, a decrease of 1.7%, or 4.0% on a constant currency basis. Direct-to-consumer ("DTC") revenues grew 12.1%, or 10.2% on a constant currency basis. Wholesale revenues decreased 9.9%, or 12.5% on a constant currency basis.
• Gross margin was 56.8% compared to 57.8%. Adjusted gross margin decreased 90 basis points to 56.9% compared to 57.8%.
• Selling, general, and administrative expenses ("SG&A") of $322 million increased 1.1% from $319 million, and represented 35.0% of revenues compared to 34.0%. Adjusted SG&A remained approximately flat at $319 million, and represented 34.6% of revenues compared to 34.0%.
• Income from operations of $201 million decreased 9.9% from $223 million, resulting in operating margin of 21.8% compared to 23.8%. Adjusted income from operations of $206 million decreased 7.8% from $223 million, resulting in adjusted operating margin of 22.3% compared to 23.8%.
• Diluted earnings per share of $2.71 decreased 4.2% from diluted earnings per share of $2.83. Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $2.99 decreased 0.3% from $3.00.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow (March 31, 2026, as compared to March 31, 2025)

• Cash and cash equivalents were $131 million compared to $166 million.
• Inventories were $398 million compared to $391 million.
• Total borrowings were $1.34 billion compared to $1.48 billion.
• Capital expenditures were $18 million compared to $15 million.

Share Repurchase Activity

Subsequent to March 31, 2026 and through April 23, 2026, we repurchased 0.8 million shares of our common stock for $73.6 million. Following these repurchases, $673.2 million of share repurchase authorization remained available for future repurchases.

First Quarter 2026 Brand Summary (Compared to the Same Period Last Year)

• Crocs Brand: Revenues increased 0.8% to $767 million, or decreased 1.9% on a constant currency basis.
  • Channel
    • DTC revenues increased 12.9% to $322 million, or 10.6% on a constant currency basis.
    • Wholesale revenues decreased 6.5% to $446 million, or 9.4% on a constant currency basis.
  • Geography
    • North America revenues decreased 6.1% to $346 million, or 6.4% on a constant currency basis.
    • International revenues increased 7.2% to $421 million, or 2.3% on a constant currency basis.

• HEYDUDE Brand: Revenues decreased 12.3% to $154 million, or 13.2% on a constant currency basis.
  • Channel
    • DTC revenues increased 8.6% to $71 million or 8.4% on a constant currency basis.
    • Wholesale revenues decreased 24.7% to $83 million, or 26.0% on a constant currency basis.

Financial Outlook

Second Quarter 2026

For the second quarter of 2026, we expect:

• Revenues to be down slightly compared to the second quarter of 2025, at currency rates as of April 27, 2026.
  • Crocs Brand to be up approximately 1% to 3% compared to the second quarter of 2025.
  • HEYDUDE Brand to be down approximately 14% to 12% compared to the second quarter of 2025.

• Adjusted operating margin to be approximately 24.7%.
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $4.15 to $4.35. Adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance does not assume any impact from potential future share repurchases.

Full Year 2026

For 2026, we expect:

• Revenues to be down approximately 1% to up 1% compared to full year 2025, up from our previous guidance of down 1% to up slightly, at currency rates as of April 27, 2026.
  • Crocs Brand to be flat to up approximately 2% compared to full year 2025.
  • HEYDUDE Brand to be down approximately 7% to 5% compared to full year 2025, up from our previous guidance of down 9% to 7%.

• Non-GAAP adjustments to be approximately $25 million primarily associated with our cost reduction initiatives.
• Adjusted operating margin to expand modestly from 22.3%.
• GAAP effective tax rate to be approximately 23% and adjusted effective tax rate to be approximately 18%.
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $13.20 to $13.75, up from our previous guidance range of $12.88 to $13.35. Adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance does not assume any impact from potential future share repurchases.
• Capital expenditures of $70 million to $80 million.

Conference Call Information

A conference call to discuss first quarter results is scheduled for today, Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 8:30 am ET. To receive conference call details, please register at the Investor Relations section of the Crocs website, investors.crocs.com. The webcast will also be available live and on replay through April 30, 2027, at this site.

About Crocs, Inc.:

Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX), headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, is a world leader in innovative casual footwear for all, combining comfort and style with a value that consumers know and love. The Company's brands include Crocs and HEYDUDE, and its products are sold in more than 85 countries through wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. For more information on Crocs, Inc. visit investors.crocs.com. To learn more about our brands, visit www.crocs.com or www.heydude.com. Individuals can also visit https://investors.crocs.com/news-and-events/ and follow both Crocs and HEYDUDE on their social platforms.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes estimates, projections, and statements relating to our business plans, commitments, objectives, and expected operating results that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our financial condition, brand and liquidity outlook, and expectations regarding our future financial results, share repurchases, our strategy, plans, objectives, expectations (financial or otherwise) and intentions, future financial results and growth potential, statements regarding future financial outlook and future profitability, cash flows, and brand strength, anticipated product portfolio and our ability to deliver sustained, highly profitable growth and create significant shareholder value. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the factors described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K under the heading "Risk Factors" and our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are encouraged to review that section and all other disclosures appearing in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

All information in this document speaks only as of April 30, 2026. We do not undertake any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of the receipt of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

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CROCS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

In addition to financial measures presented on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"), we present "Non-GAAP gross profit," "Non-GAAP gross margin," "Non-GAAP gross margin by brand," "Non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expenses," "Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of revenues," "Non-GAAP income from operations," "Non-GAAP operating margin," "Non-GAAP income before income taxes," "Non-GAAP income tax expense," "Non-GAAP effective tax rate," "Non-GAAP net income," and "Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per common share," which are non-GAAP financial measures. We also present future period guidance for "Non-GAAP operating margin," "Non-GAAP effective tax rate," "Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share," and "Free cash flow." We also present a long-term target for 'Net leverage.' Non-GAAP results exclude the impact of items that management believes affect the comparability or underlying business trends in our condensed consolidated financial statements in the periods presented.

We also present certain information related to our current period results of operations through "constant currency," which is a non-GAAP financial measure and should be viewed as a supplement to our results of operations and presentation of reportable segments under GAAP. Constant currency represents current period results that have been retranslated using exchange rates used in the prior year comparative period to enhance the visibility of the underlying business trends excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

Management uses non-GAAP results to assist in comparing business trends from period to period on a consistent basis in communications with the board of directors, stockholders, analysts, and investors concerning our financial performance. We believe that these non-GAAP measures, in addition to corresponding GAAP measures, are useful to investors and other users of our condensed consolidated financial statements as an additional tool for evaluating operating performance and trends by providing meaningful information about operations compared to our peers by excluding the impacts of various differences. The calculation of our non-GAAP financial metrics may vary from company to company. As a result, our calculation of these metrics may not be comparable to similarly titled metrics used by other companies.

Management believes Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP gross margin, and Non-GAAP gross margin by brand are useful performance measures for investors because they provide investors with a means of comparing these measures between periods without the impact of certain expenses that we believe are not indicative of our routine cost of sales. Our routine cost of sales includes core product costs and distribution expenses primarily related to receiving, inspecting, warehousing, and packaging product and transportation costs associated with delivering products from distribution centers. Costs not indicative of our routine cost of sales may or may not be recurring in nature and include costs to expand and transition to new distribution centers.

Management believes Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses and Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of revenues are useful performance measures for investors because they provide a more meaningful comparison to prior periods and may be indicative of the level of such expenses to be incurred in future periods. These measures exclude the impact of certain expenses not related to our normal operations that are expected to be non-recurring in nature, such as impairment charges.

Non-GAAP income from operations and Non-GAAP operating margin reflect the impact of Non-GAAP gross profit and Non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expenses, as discussed above. We believe these are useful performance measures for investors because they provide a basis to compare performance in the period to prior periods.

Non-GAAP income before income taxes reflects the impact of Non-GAAP income from operations, as discussed above. We believe this is a useful performance measure for investors because it provides a basis to compare performance in the period to prior periods.

Management believes Non-GAAP income tax expense is a useful performance measure for investors because it provides a basis to compare our tax rates to historical tax rates, and because the adjustment is necessary in order to calculate Non-GAAP net income.

Management believes Non-GAAP effective tax rate is a useful performance measure for investors because it provides an ongoing effective tax rate that they can use for historical comparisons and forecasting.

Management believes Non-GAAP net income is a useful performance measure for investors because it focuses on underlying operating results and trends and improves the comparability of our results to prior periods. This measure reflects the impact of Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expenses, and Non-GAAP income tax expense, as described above.

Management believes Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per common share are useful performance measures for investors because they focus on underlying operating results and trends and improve the comparability of our results to prior periods. These measures reflect the impact of Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expenses, and Non-GAAP income tax expense, as described above.

Management believes Net leverage is a useful performance measure for investors because it provides a measure of our financial strength and liquidity.

Free cash flow is calculated as 'Cash provided by operating activities' less 'Purchases of property, equipment, and software.' Management believes free cash flow is useful for investors because it provides a clear measure of our ability to generate cash for discretionary uses such as funding growth opportunities, repurchasing shares, and reducing debt.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, management believes it is helpful to evaluate our results excluding the impacts of various adjustments relating to special or non-recurring items. Investors should not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP Financial Guidance

Our forward-looking guidance for consolidated "adjusted operating margin" and "adjusted diluted earnings per share" represents non-GAAP financial measures that excludes or otherwise has been adjusted for special items from our U.S. GAAP financial statements. We consider these items to be necessary adjustments for purposes of evaluating our ongoing business performance and are often considered non-recurring. Such adjustments are subjective and involve significant management judgment.

While we are able to estimate full year non-GAAP adjustments, we are unable to reconcile forward-looking adjusted measures to their nearest U.S. GAAP measure quarter-by-quarter because we are unable to predict the timing of these adjustments with a reasonable degree of certainty. By their very nature, special and other non-core items are difficult to anticipate with precision because they are generally associated with unexpected and unplanned events that impact our company and its financial results. Therefore, we are unable to provide a reconciliation of these measures for the guidance related to the second quarter of 2026.

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