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Under Armour, Inc.: Under Armour still struggling during home games; maintain Underweight
Research evidence excerpt
Under Armour, Inc.: Under Armour still struggling during home games; maintain Underweight
• Adj operating income of $140 million to $160 million (includes $70 million benefit
from reversal of tariff expenses from FY26).
1Q27 guidance
Under Armour provided 1Q27 guidance, including:
• revenue -3% to -2%;
o N America -HSD%; EMEA +low-teen %; and APAC flat;
• Gross margin to expand 610 to 630 bps including a tariff benefit of 600bps;
• SG&A to increase HSD% due to increased marketing expenses; and
• Adj operating income of $30 to $40 million.
Financial
Inventory
Inventory declined 3% year-over-year to $915 million at the end of 4Q26.
Share repurchases
The company did not repurchase any shares in 2Q26 after repurchasing $25 million of
shares in 2Q26.
Leverage target
UA maintains a total leverage target of 1.25x or lower.
Capex
UA expects FY27 capex will be in-line with FY26 ($87 million).
Sale of corporate headquarters
UA moved to a new corporate headquarters and is marketing its previous headquarters
building.
Liquidity
UA ended 4Q26 with $915 million of cash and cash equivalents and $200 million
outstanding on its $1.1 billion revolving credit facility. The company’s general operations
require more than $250 million of cash given regional diversification.
Operational updates
Marketing expenses
UA plans to increase its marketing expenses by $30 million in FY27.
Category demand has improved
After several months of weakness in late FY25, category trends have improved.
According to BAC credit and debit card data, DTC athletic and casual footwear spending
has increased an average of 2% over the last three months.
For disclaimers, methodology and limitations on BAC aggregated credit and debit card
data used in this note, see our US Economics team's report: BofA on USA.
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