Signet Jewelers Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2026 Results

Introduces Fiscal 2027 Guidance

Increases Dividend to $0.35 per share

HAMILTON, Bermuda–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Signet Jewelers Limited (“Signet” or the “Company”) (NYSE:SIG) today announced its results for the 13 and 52 weeks ended January 31, 2026 (“fourth quarter Fiscal 2026” and “full year Fiscal 2026”, respectively).

“FY26 delivered over a point of comp growth driven by heightened focus on our three largest brands – Kay, Zales, and Jared. Building on that momentum, FY27 will focus on accelerating core performance through sharper brand differentiation, broader customer reach, and a more seamless in‑store and digital experience. As we continue to advance our Grow Brand Love strategy into its second year, we expect to further strengthen our foundation for sustainable long‑term growth and drive increased shareholder value,” said J.K. Symancyk, Chief Executive Officer.

“We delivered FY26 Adjusted Operating Income growth, led by gross margin expansion, at the high end of our guidance. We finished the year with $525 million of free cash flow, with consistent inventory levels despite record commodity costs and a dynamic tariff environment. Looking to FY27, our guidance range includes topline growth and margin expansion at the high end, as well as current commodity, tariff, and consumer dynamics, and the transition of James Allen within our portfolio,” said Joan Hilson, Chief Operating and Financial Officer.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2026 Highlights:

• Sales of $2.35 billion on a same store sales (“SSS”)⁽¹⁾ decrease of 0.7% to Q4 of FY25.
• Merchandise average unit retail (“AUR”)⁽²⁾ was up approximately 5% to Q4 of FY25, with growth in both Bridal and Fashion.
• Operating income of $318.3 million, up from $152.6 million in Q4 of FY25.
• Adjusted operating income⁽³⁾ of $327.3 million, down from $355.5 million in Q4 of FY25.
• Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $6.08, compared to $2.30 in Q4 of FY25.
• Adjusted diluted EPS⁽³⁾ of $6.25, compared to $6.62 in Q4 of FY25.

Full Year Fiscal 2026 Highlights:

• Sales of $6.81 billion on a SSS⁽¹⁾ increase of 1.3% to FY25.
• AUR⁽²⁾ was up approximately 7% to FY25, with growth in both Bridal and Fashion.
• Operating income of $393.1 million, up from $110.7 million in FY25.
• Adjusted operating income⁽³⁾ of $515.0 million, up from $498.1 million in FY25.
• Diluted EPS of $7.08, compared to a diluted loss per share of $0.81 in FY25.
• Adjusted diluted EPS⁽³⁾ of $9.60, compared to $8.94 in FY25.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results:

Gross margin was $985.1 million, or 42.0% of sales, down approximately $17 million to Q4 of FY25. The gross margin rate decline of 60 basis points reflects a modest merchandise margin decline and deleverage of fixed costs.

SG&A was $656.6 million, or 28.0% of sales, up from $639.2 million, or 27.2% of sales, in Q4 of FY25. The change in SG&A as a percentage of sales was driven by a reset of short-term incentive compensation.

Operating income was $318.3 million, or 13.6% of sales, compared to $152.6 million, or 6.5% of sales, in Q4 of FY25. Operating income includes $6.6 million of non-cash impairment charges primarily related to the Diamonds Direct trade name. Adjusted operating income was $327.3 million, or 14.0% of sales, compared to $355.5 million, or 15.1% of sales, in Q4 of FY25.

The current quarter income tax expense was $72.2 million compared to $53.5 million in Q4 of FY25. Adjusted income tax expense was $74.5 million compared to $67.0 million in Q4 of FY25.

Diluted EPS was $6.08, up from $2.30 in Q4 of FY25. Diluted EPS in the current quarter includes $0.17 of asset impairment charges. Adjusted diluted EPS was $6.25, compared to $6.62 in Q4 of FY25, reflecting lower adjusted operating income and a higher effective tax rate, partially offset by lower diluted share count.

Full Year Fiscal 2026 Results:

Sales of $6.8 billion, up $109.8 million or 1.6% to last year. SSS grew 1.3% versus last year. Gross margin was $2.7 billion, up from $2.6 billion in FY25 driven by gross merchandise margin expansion and leverage of fixed costs. SG&A was $2.2 billion, up from $2.1 billion in FY25 driven primarily by a reset of incentive compensation.

Operating income was $393.1 million, or 5.8% of sales, compared to $110.7 million, or 1.7% of sales in FY25. Operating income was impacted by non-cash impairment charges of $91.3 million largely related to the Digital brands. Adjusted operating income was $515.0 million, or 7.6% of sales, compared to $498.1 million, or 7.4% of sales in FY25.

Diluted EPS was $7.08, up from a diluted loss per share of $0.81 last year. Diluted EPS in the current year includes $2.19 of asset impairment charges. Adjusted diluted EPS was $9.60, up from $8.94 last year. Adjusted diluted EPS reflects higher adjusted operating income and lower diluted share count which was partially offset by a higher effective tax rate.

Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows:

Cash flow from operating activities for Fiscal 2026 was $678.8 million, compared to $590.9 million in the prior year. Capital expenditures for Fiscal 2026 were $153.5 million. Cash and cash equivalents were $874.8 million as of January 31, 2026, compared to $604.0 million as of prior year end, with total liquidity of approximately $2.0 billion. Inventory ended the year at $1.94 billion, approximately flat to last year.

Capital Returns to Shareholders:

Signet’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on common shares of $0.35 per share for the first quarter of Fiscal 2027, payable May 22, 2026, to shareholders of record on April 24, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of April 24, 2026. The $0.35 per share common dividend represents a nearly 10% increase and is the 5th consecutive year of an increase in the common dividend.

During Fiscal 2026, Signet repurchased approximately 3.1 million common shares for $205.2 million at an average price of approximately $66 per share, including $27.0 million during the fourth quarter. The Company had approximately $518 million in share repurchase authorization remaining at the end of the fiscal year.

James Allen Transition:

The Company will leverage the James Allen brand as a proprietary collection and transition complementary products and styles to the Blue Nile website. Over the second quarter, Signet will sunset the jamesallen.com site.

The Company’s Fiscal 2027 guidance range is based on the following assumptions:

• Assumes $60 to $80 million in net revenue lost in conjunction with the transition of the James Allen brand with a minimal impact on adjusted operating income.
• A dynamic tariff, commodity, and consumer environment.
• Planned capital expenditures of approximately $150 to $180 million.
• Net square footage decrease of low single digit for the year.
• Annual tax rate of 23% to 25%, excluding any potential discrete items.
• Adjusted diluted EPS for Fiscal 2027 excludes any potential further share repurchases subsequent to today.

Our Purpose and Sustainability:

On March 18, Signet was named as one of the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies^® by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. This is the second year that Signet has been featured on the list. Signet is one of only four honorees in the retail category. This recognition honors organizations that lead with integrity, prioritize ethical business practices, and demonstrate a commitment to doing what’s right. At Signet, we believe that operating ethically is fundamental to building trust, strengthening our brands, and creating long-term value for all our stakeholders. As the only specialty jeweler on this year’s list, we are proud to be recognized for our dedication to ethical business practices that positively impact our customers, team members, the communities in which we operate, and our broader stakeholders.

Conference Call:

A conference call is scheduled for March 19, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET and a simultaneous audio webcast is available at www.signetjewelers.com.

The call details are:

Toll Free – North America +1 800 549 8228

International All Other Locations: (Toll – Local – New York) – +1 646 564 2877

Conference ID 21035

Registration for the listen-only webcast is available at the following link:

https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/340662140
A replay and transcript of the call will be posted on Signet’s website as soon as they are available and will be accessible for one year.

About Signet and Safe Harbor Statement:

As a Purpose-driven and sustainability-focused company, Signet is a participant in the United Nations Global Compact and adheres to its principles-based approach to responsible business. Signet operates approximately 2,600 stores primarily under the name brands of Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, Diamonds Direct, Blue Nile, James Allen, Rocksbox, Peoples Jewellers, H. Samuel, and Ernest Jones. Further information on Signet is available at www.signetjewelers.com. See also www.kay.com, www.zales.com, www.jared.com, www.banter.com, www.diamondsdirect.com, www.bluenile.com, www.jamesallen.com, www.rocksbox.com, www.peoplesjewellers.com, www.hsamuel.co.uk, www.ernestjones.co.uk.

This release contains statements which are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon management’s beliefs and expectations as well as on assumptions made by and data currently available to management, appear in a number of places throughout this document and include statements regarding, among other things, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the industry in which we operate. The use of the words “guidance,” “expects,” “continue,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “enhance,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “believes,” “should,” “potential,” “may,” “preliminary,” “forecast,” “objective,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “progress,” “strategy,” “target,” or “will” and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results to not be realized, including, but not limited to: executing or optimizing major business or strategic initiatives, such as expansion of the services business or realizing the benefits of our restructuring plans or transformation strategies, including those that the Company may develop in the future; attracting and retaining key executive talent during periods of leadership transition, such as the recent changes in our senior leadership from the reorganization under our Grow Brand Love strategy; the failure to adequately mitigate the impact of existing tariffs and/or the imposition of additional duties, tariffs, taxes and other charges or other barriers to trade or impacts from trade relations; impacts of US government shutdowns, including recent disruptions to travel and related consumer activity resulting from interruptions to agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security, on consumer spending; difficulty or delay in executing or integrating an acquisition; the impact of the conflicts in the Middle East on financial markets and consumer spending, such as from the impact of higher oil and gas prices, as well as on our operations of our quality control and technology centers in Israel; the negative impacts that public health crisis, disease outbreak, epidemic or pandemic has had, and could have in the future, on our business, financial condition, profitability and cash flows; risks relating to shifts in consumer spending away from the jewelry category or away from the cultural customs of expressing commitments through engagements and weddings; trends toward more experiential purchases such as travel; general economic or market conditions, including impacts of inflation or other pricing environment factors on our merchandise costs or other operating costs; a prolonged slowdown in the growth of the jewelry market or a recession in the overall economy; financial market risks; a decline in consumer discretionary spending or deterioration in consumer financial position; disruptions in our supply chain; our ability to attract and retain labor; changes to regulations relating to customer credit; disruption in the availability of credit for customers and customer inability to meet credit payment obligations, which has occurred and may continue to deteriorate; our ability to achieve the benefits related to the outsourcing of the credit portfolio, including due to technology disruptions and/or disruptions arising from changes to or termination of the relevant outsourcing agreements, as well as a potential increase in credit costs due to the current interest rate environment; deterioration in the performance of individual businesses or of the Company’s market value relative to its book value, resulting in further impairments of long-lived assets or intangible assets or other adverse financial consequences; the volatility of our stock price; the impact of financial covenants, credit ratings or interest volatility on our ability to borrow; our ability to maintain adequate levels of liquidity for our cash needs, including debt obligations, payment of dividends, planned share repurchases (including execution of accelerated share repurchases and the payment of related excise taxes) and capital expenditures as well as the ability of our customers, suppliers and lenders to access sources of liquidity to provide for their own cash needs; potential regulatory changes; future legislative and regulatory requirements in the US and globally relating to climate change, including any new climate related disclosure or compliance requirements, such as those issued in the state of California; exchange rate fluctuations; the cost, availability of and demand for diamonds, gold and other precious metals, including any impact on the global market supply of diamonds due to the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, the potential sale or divestiture of the De Beers Diamond Company and its natural diamond mining operations by parent company Anglo-American plc, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict or related sanctions; stakeholder reactions to disclosure regarding the source and use of certain minerals; scrutiny or detention of goods produced in certain territories resulting from trade restrictions; seasonality of our business; the merchandising, pricing and inventory policies followed by us and our ability to manage inventory levels; our relationships with suppliers including the ability to continue to utilize extended payment terms and the ability to obtain merchandise that customers wish to purchase; the level of competition and promotional activity in the jewelry sector; our ability to optimize our multi-year strategy to gain market share, expand and improve existing services, innovate and achieve sustainable, long-term growth; the maintenance and continued innovation of our OmniChannel retailing and ability to increase digital sales, as well as management of digital marketing costs; failure to anticipate and keep pace with changing fashion trends; changes in the costs, retail prices, supply and consumer acceptance of, and demand for gem quality lab-grown diamonds and adequate identification of the use of substitute products in our jewelry; ability to execute successful marketing programs and manage social media; the ability to optimize our real estate footprint, including operating in attractive trade areas and effectively monitoring changes in consumer traffic in mall locations; the performance of and ability to recruit, train, motivate and retain qualified team members – particularly store associates in regions experiencing low unemployment rates; management of social, ethical and environmental risks; ability to deliver on our corporate sustainability goals or our environmental, social and governance goals; the reputation of Signet and its brands; inadequacy in and disruptions to internal controls and systems, including related to the migration to new information technology systems which impact financial reporting; risks associated with the Company’s and its third-party service providers’ use of artificial intelligence; security breaches and other disruptions to our or our third-party providers’ information technology infrastructure and databases; an adverse development in legal or regulatory proceedings or tax matters, including any new claims or litigation brought by employees, suppliers, consumers or shareholders, regulatory initiatives or investigations, assessments or penalties levied by tax authorities, and ongoing compliance with regulations and any consent orders or other legal or regulatory decisions; failure to comply with labor regulations; collective bargaining activity; changes in corporate taxation rates, laws, rules or practices in the US and other jurisdictions in which our subsidiaries are incorporated, including developments related to the tax treatment of companies engaged in internet commerce or deductions associated with payments to foreign related parties that are subject to a low effective tax rate; risks related to international laws and Signet being domiciled in Bermuda; risks relating to the outcome of pending litigation; our ability to protect our intellectual property or assets including cash which could be affected by failure of a financial institution or conditions affecting the banking system and financial markets as a whole; changes in assumptions used in making accounting estimates relating to items such as extended service plans or asset impairments; or the impact of weather-related incidents, natural disasters, organized crime or theft, increased security costs, strikes, protests, riots or terrorism, or acts of war (including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East).

For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, see the “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” sections of Signet’s Fiscal 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 19, 2025, and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and the “Safe Harbor Statements” in current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. Signet undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law.

Contacts

Investors:
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Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Capital Markets

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Media:
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Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer

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