ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS $ASO Q2’26 EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS 🔹 Revenue: $1.65B (Est. $1.65B) 🟡; +3% YoY 🔹 Adj. EPS: $2.31 (Est. $2.08) 🟢; +19.1% YoY 🔹 Adj. Net Income: $146.5M (Est. $136M) 🟢; +11.6% YoY 🔹 Comparable Sales: -0.4% FY26 Guide: 🔹 Revenue: $6.23B-$6.36B (Est. $6.33B) 🟡; affirmed 🔹 Adj. EPS: $6.50-$6.90 (Est. $6.46) 🟢; from $6.40-$6.80 🔹 CapEx: $200M-$240M (Est. $220M) 🟡 🔹 Adj. Net Income: $420M-$445M (Est. $420M) 🟡 Other Q2 Metrics: 🔹 Gross Margin: 40.4% 🔹 eCommerce Sales: +12.8% Comments: 🔸 “While consumer spending remains pressured, particularly among lower-income households” 🔸 “We are reinvesting tariff-related benefits into value, expanding compelling new brands and categories, and accelerating initiatives across stores, omni-channel and loyalty.”

Academy Sports $ASO, Chewy $CHWY, Caleres $CAL, and Signet Jewelers $SIG are among the companies reporting earnings before tomorrow's open. AeroVironment $AVAV, American Eagle $AEO, and Cooper $COO will report after the close.

CORRECTIONS ACADEMY - DAY 1! Day 1 is the official first day of the Corrections Academy when the recruits are tested both physically and mentally. From quickly learning about academy expectations to reciting information under pressure, recruits are introduced to the discipline, accountability, and standards that come with becoming an LVMPD Corrections Officer. Take a look at what Day 1 looks like for our newest recruits. Think you have what it takes? We're accepting applications now for October testing. Click the link to learn more and to apply ➡️ Complete the Team. All in. All Ready. All LVMPD.

Ravin Academy — sanctioned by the US Treasury in October 2022 for recruiting on behalf of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security — is advertising the largest class in its history: 600 to 1,200 free places for Iranians aged 17 to 30. New TRM analysis of the academy's own public channels finds its posting cadence unchanged by the designation, a public curriculum of 203 courses since July 2020, and an openly promoted relationship with the US-designated Russian firm Positive Technologies. Read TRM’s full analysis here 👉

Starfleet Academy is becoming real. Trump just signed an order to begin creating a U.S. Space Academy, a NASA-led school modeled on West Point to train the next generation of space engineers, operators, NASA talent, and Space Force officers. Texas is already in the mix for the campus. Everyone is glued to the AI race, but the next superpower conflict is happening beyond our atmosphere.

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