• VF’s fiscal Q4 2026 earnings call drew CEO Bracken Darrell, COO Abhishek Dalmia, CFO Paul Aaron Vogel, IR head Allegra Perry, and analysts from Evercore, BTIG, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, UBS, Williams Trading, Piper Sandler, Bank of America, and Jefferies.
• Management flagged a return to full-year sales growth for the first time in three years, operating margin of 7%, and net debt reduction to USD 2.7 billion from USD 5.8 billion over three years, with leverage down to 2x excluding lease liabilities.
• Q4 revenue rose 3% to USD 2.2 billion; The North Face grew 7% with Americas up 16%, Timberland rose 2%, Vans fell 5% globally but Americas DTC grew 5%, with the CEO pointing to improved product newness and stronger retail execution.
• For fiscal 2027, annual guidance was reinstated with revenue up 1%-2% in constant dollars and operating margin near 8%; Q1 revenue seen down low single digits with a USD 100 million operating loss on planned investments.
• The CFO modeled a potential incremental tariff headwind of USD 70 million-USD 80 million if tariffs return in late July, while management also cited about a 100-bp revenue hit tied to Middle East disruption and reiterated a 10% operating margin exit run rate target for fiscal 2028.

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