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DECK FY2026 Q3 RAISED

Deckers Outdoor Corporation earnings call

Jan 29, 2026 · 11:30 ET ErinStefanoSteve
Buzzberg read

HOKA membership program driving DTC growth and consumer loyalty.

Deckers Outdoor Corporation reported a strong Q3 FY2026, with Hoka growing 18% and UGG 5%, driven by balanced DTC and wholesale, clean marketplace, and pricing power. Management raised full-year guidance for revenue, gross margin, and EPS, citing sustained momentum and confidence in FY27. Key supply-chain insights include a lower-than-expected tariff impact ($25M net), a clean Hoka U.S. marketplace, and significant international distribution runway. Total Q3 revenue $1.96B (+7% YoY), EPS $3.33, gross margin 59.8% (above expectations).

Buzzberg read HOKA membership program driving DTC growth and consumer loyalty. Deckers Outdoor Corporation reported a strong Q3 FY2026, with Hoka growing 18% and UGG 5%, driven by balanced DTC and wholesale, clean marketplace, and pricing power. Management raised full-year guidance for revenue, gross margin, and EPS, citing sustained momentum and confidence in FY27. Key supply-chain insights include a lower-than-expected tariff impact ($25M net), a clean Hoka U.S. marketplace, and significant international distribution runway. Total Q3 revenue $1.96B (+7% YoY), EPS $3.33, gross margin 59.8% (above expectations). Read full analysisCollapse analysis

Deckers Outdoor Corporation reported a strong Q3 FY2026, with Hoka growing 18% and UGG 5%, driven by balanced DTC and wholesale, clean marketplace, and pricing power. Management raised full-year guidance for revenue, gross margin, and EPS, citing sustained momentum and confidence in FY27. Key supply-chain insights include a lower-than-expected tariff impact ($25M net), a clean Hoka U.S. marketplace, and significant international distribution runway. Total Q3 revenue $1.96B (+7% YoY), EPS $3.33, gross margin 59.8% (above expectations).

  • FY2026 guidance raised: revenue $5.4-5.425B, gross margin ~57%, EPS $6.80-6.85.
  • Hoka Q3 revenue $629M (+18%); UGG $1.3B (+5%); both brands saw sequential DTC improvement in the U.S.
  • Hoka's U.S. DTC inflection driven by membership program and cleaner marketplace; still early in athletic specialty expansion.
HOKA revenue $0.629B reported
Revenue $1.9575B +37% QoQ
UGG revenue $1.3B reported
EPS $3.33 reported

What changed this quarter

01
DTC

HOKA membership program driving DTC growth and consumer loyalty.

Deckers Outdoor Corporation reported a strong Q3 FY2026, with Hoka growing 18% and UGG 5%, driven by balanced DTC and wholesale, clean marketplace, and pricing power. Management raised full-year guidance for revenue, gross margin, and EPS, citing sustained momentum and…

02
Product

UGG brand expanding into lifestyle sneakers with Lomo franchise.

Total Q3 revenue $1.96B (+7% YoY), EPS $3.33, gross margin 59.8% (above expectations).

03
Distribution

HOKA sees big U.S. expansion in athletic specialty stores.

FY2026 guidance raised: revenue $5.4-5.425B, gross margin ~57%, EPS $6.80-6.85.

04
Tariffs

Tariff impact now expected at $25 million net for FY26.

Hoka Q3 revenue $629M (+18%); UGG $1.3B (+5%); both brands saw sequential DTC improvement in the U.S.

Demand

Demand

Bookings & conversion

Management raised full-year guidance across revenue, gross margin, and EPS, citing strong global demand, pricing power, and a clean marketplace. The tone is highly confident about continued momentum into FY27.

Tone · Confident

Management repeatedly emphasized strong brand momentum, raised guidance, and expressed optimism about future growth and market share gains.

Supply-chain alpha

A1

Deckers' tariff impact was $25M net in FY26, lower than expected due to favorable inventory timing and pricing actions, but Q4 will see full 20% tariff burden causing 200bp gross margin headwind.

“We now estimate a net tariff impact of approximately $25 million. This does not represent a full-year impact if tariffs remain in place moving forward.”
Steve
A2

Hoka's U.S. DTC business positively inflected in Q3, driven by the membership program and a cleaner marketplace with less noise from outgoing styles.

“One of the main reasons has been the HOKA membership program that has helped us improve revenue per customer... And the fact that there was less noise in the marketplace of outgoing styles.”
Stefano
A3

Hoka has limited penetration in athletic specialty stores in the U.S. (only ~25% of target doors) and even less in Europe (less than 20%), indicating a long runway for distribution expansion.

“The biggest opportunity for HOKA's expansion in the U.S. lies within the athletic specialty segment, where we're currently represented in only about a quarter of the stores we believe will be relevant for the brand moving forward.”
Stefano
A4

Deckers had 'little or no exposure' to SACS (likely Saks), signaling that any distress at that retailer would not materially impact Deckers.

“On the latter note, we have little or no exposure to SACS.”
Stefano
A5

UGG's wholesale orders were pulled forward into Q3, so Q4 UGG revenue is expected roughly flat year-over-year, but the combined Q3+Q4 season is growing mid-single digits.

“OG revenue is assumed to be roughly flat to last year, as some orders previously planned for Q4 shipped earlier in Q3, with the total of both quarters contributing to the brand's increased outlook for the year.”
Steve

Forward guidance

RaisedGuidance · revenue to $5.4125B · was IN LINE last Q
Forward guidance
MetricPeriodRangeMidpointStatus
EPSFY2026$6.80–$6.85$6.82RAISED
Gross marginFY202657%57%RAISED
RevenueFY2026$5.4B–$5.425B$5.4125BRAISED
RevenueHOKAFY2026 Q413%–14%13.5%GUIDED

Guidance credibility

3 / 3met or beat
Guidance credibility
IssuedMetricTargetGuideActualOutcome
FY2026 Q4EPSFY2027 Q1$0.82–$0.87$0.94Met / beat
FY2026 Q2EPSFY2026$6.30–$6.39$7.02Met / beat
FY2026 Q2RevenueFY2026$5.35B$5.47BMet / beat

Company read-throughs

since call
Customers

Foot Locker is a key wholesale partner seeing strong sell-through of Hoka, indicating healthy demand in that channel.

“Foot Locker is performing well with the brand.”
Stefano
-33.3%
since call
$206.50$137.70
Customers

Dick's Sporting Goods (DSG) continues to be a strong retail partner for Hoka, contributing to balanced wholesale growth.

“DSG is performing well with the brand.”
Stefano
-39.0%
since call
$62.70$38.28
-4.1%
since call
$90.09$86.43
Supply chainSupply-chain alpha

Hoka has limited penetration in athletic specialty stores in the U.S. (only ~25% of target doors) and even less in Europe (less than 20%), indicating a long runway for distribution expansion. — Hoka's market share gains are still early; as it enters more athletic specialty doors, it could displace incumbent brands like Nike and Adidas in a key channel.

-39.0%
since call
$62.70$38.28
since call
Supply chainSupply-chain alpha

Hoka's U.S. DTC business positively inflected in Q3, driven by the membership program and a cleaner marketplace with less noise from outgoing styles.