World Cup investment boosts H1 results for Dick’s Sporting Goods
Athletic footwear and retail group Dick’s Sporting Goods has reported sales revenue of $10.75 billion for the first half of its current business year, the six months ending August 2, 2026.
This includes a total of more than $3.5 billion from the Foot Locker part of the business, which Dick’s acquired in September 2025.
Excluding the Foot Locker figures, Dick’s achieved six-month revenues of more than $7.2 billion, up by 5.9% year on year.
Across all of its formats, Dick’s ended the six-month period with 892 stores, four more than at the start. The total number of Foot Locker stores at the end of the period was 2,478, down by 83 compared to the start of the group’s business year.
Chief executive, Lauren Hobart, commented that the results were a reflection of the group’s “athlete-focused strategy, broad differentiated assortment, strong brand partnerships and continued focus on profitable growth opportunities”.
She said the group had “invested significantly” around the FIFA 2026 World Cup, which took place in North America in June and July, delivering “outstanding results”.
Ms Hobart concluded: “We remain highly confident in the strength of the DICK'S Business and our long-term opportunity at Foot Locker.”
