Delivered 6% Y/Y Net Sales Growth and $5.8M Adjusted EBITDA, Exceeding High End of Guidance Range
Expanded Gross Margin by 360 bps Sequentially
Drove 32% Y/Y Bookings Growth in Fine Jewelry
Raises Annual Profitability Guidance
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. (“Brilliant Earth” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BRLT), an innovative, global leader in ethically sourced fine jewelry, today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.
Second Quarter 2026 Highlights (quarterly period ended June 30, 2026):
- Delivered Net Sales of $115.1 million in the second quarter, exceeding the high end of the Company's guidance range
- Drove another strong quarter of fine jewelry bookings, with 32% year-over-year bookings growth, highlighting continued success in diversification beyond bridal heritage
- Opened 43rd showroom in San Antonio, the Company's second iteration of its new flagship concept Showroom of the Future
- Achieved Gross Margin of 57.9% in the second quarter, a 360 bps sequential improvement, demonstrating the agility of the Company's business model
- Drove 250 basis points of year-over-year leverage in adjusted operating expense as a percentage of Net Sales, demonstrating the Company's ability to increase profitability while continuing to drive growth
- Delivered profitability exceeding the Company's Adjusted EBITDA guidance range:
- GAAP Net income was $0.8 million for the second quarter 2026; and
- Adjusted EBITDA was $5.8 million for the second quarter 2026
- Raises annual Adjusted EBITDA guidance
"We're thrilled with our second quarter results, with both Net Sales and Adjusted EBITDA well exceeding our guidance range. Our team's ability to drive top line growth, expand gross margin and improve operating expense leverage is the level of execution that continues to be a key differentiator for Brilliant Earth," said Beth Gerstein, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Brilliant Earth. "Fine jewelry continues to outperform and drive our intentional diversification beyond bridal. And the evolution, and elevation, of our retail strategy continues, with the opening of our new San Antonio showroom, the second iteration of our new showroom concept. Our second quarter results highlight the strengths of our premium brand, seamless omnichannel customer experience, and asset-light, data driven business model.” Jeff Kuo, Chief Financial Officer added, "Given our strong second quarter performance and confidence in the second half of the year, we are raising our annual profitability guidance."
Second Quarter Results
Q2 2026Q2 2025
% Change*Total Orders 51,442 52,535 (2.1)%AOV$2,238 $2,074 7.9%($ in millions, except per share amounts) Net Sales$115.1 $108.9 5.7%Gross Profit$66.6 $63.5 4.9%Gross Margin 57.9% 58.3% (40)bpsNet income (loss) allocable to Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. (1)$0.0 $(0.2) 112.0%Net income (loss), as reported$0.8 $(1.1) 175.7%Net income (loss) margin 0.7% (1.0)% 170bpsAdjusted net income (3)$3.2 $1.1 190.9%GAAP Diluted EPS (2)$0.01 $(0.01) 200.0%Adjusted Diluted EPS (3)$0.03 $0.01 200.0%Adjusted EBITDA (3)$5.8 $3.2 81.3%Adjusted EBITDA margin (3) 5.0% 2.9% 210bps
Six Month Results
YTD June 2026YTD June 2025
% Change*Total Orders 98,134 98,070 0.1%AOV$2,187 $2,068 5.8%($ in millions, except per share amounts) Net Sales$214.6 $202.8 5.8%Gross Profit$120.7 $118.5 1.9%Gross Margin 56.2% 58.4% (220)bpsNet loss allocable to Brilliant Earth Group, Inc.(1)$(1.5) $(0.6) (150.0)%Net loss, as reported$(7.6) $(4.4) (73.8)%Net loss margin (3.5)% (2.2)% (130)bpsAdjusted net income (loss)(3)$(1.7) $0.7 (342.9)%GAAP Diluted EPS(2)$(0.09) $(0.04) (125.0)%Adjusted Diluted EPS(3)$(0.02) $0.01 (300.0)%Adjusted EBITDA(3)$1.1 $4.3 (75.0)%Adjusted EBITDA margin(3) 0.5% 2.1% (160)bps
*nm - Not meaningful
*Percentage changes may not recalculate due to rounding
(1) Represents net income (loss) allocable to Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
(2) Represents GAAP Diluted EPS during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
(3) Adjusted net income (loss), Adjusted Diluted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See "Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Metrics" for additional information on non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measures.
2026 Outlook
Third Quarter
Net Sales GrowthApproximately flat y/y Adjusted EBITDA $$3 - $5MFull Year
Net Sales$459 - $462M Adjusted EBITDA $$13 - $15M Outlook assumes tariffs and metal prices as of August 4th, 2026.Webcast and Conference Call Information
Brilliant Earth will host a conference call and webcast to discuss second quarter 2026 results and business outlook today, August 6, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT. The webcast and accompanying slide presentation can be accessed at https://investors.brilliantearth.com. Investors and analysts interested in participating on the call are invited to dial +1-800-715-9871 from the US or +1-646-307-1963 internationally and reference Conference ID: 8419663. A replay of the event will be available approximately two hours following the conclusion of the call and remain available on the Brilliant Earth investor website after the live webcast concludes. The replay will be available for one year following the webcast.
About Brilliant Earth
Brilliant Earth is an industry-disrupting global leader in ethically sourced fine jewelry. The Company's mission since its founding in 2005 has been to create a more transparent, sustainable, and compassionate jewelry industry. With a premium brand, curated proprietary product assortment, seamless omnichannel shopping experience, and asset-light, data driven business model, Brilliant Earth is transforming the jewelry industry. The Company reported Net Sales of $437 million for the full year 2025. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Brilliant Earth has 43 showrooms and counting across the United States and has served customers in over 50 countries worldwide.
Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Metrics
In addition to the financial measures presented in this release in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), the Company has included certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net income (loss), Adjusted Diluted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA margin. These non-GAAP financial measures provide users of our financial information with useful information in evaluating our operating performance and exclude certain items from net income that may vary substantially in frequency and magnitude from period to period.
We define EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) excluding interest expense, income taxes, depreciation expense, amortization of cloud-based software implementation costs, showroom pre-opening expense, equity-based compensation expense, certain non-operating expenses and income, and other unusual and/or infrequent costs, which that we do not consider in our evaluation of ongoing performance of our core operations. We define Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA calculated as a percentage of net sales. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin, which eliminate the impact of certain expenses that we do not believe reflect our underlying business performance, provide useful information to investors to assess the performance of our business.
We define Adjusted Net income (loss) as net income (loss) adjusted for the impact of certain additional non-cash and other items that we do not consider in our evaluation of ongoing performance of our core operations. These items include showroom pre-opening expense, equity-based compensation expense, costs to fund the Brilliant Earth Foundation and transaction costs and other expenses. We define Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share as Adjusted Net income (loss), divided by the diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding. The diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding is derived from the historical diluted weighted average shares of common stock assuming such shares were outstanding for the entirety of the period presented. We believe Adjusted Net income (loss) and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share, which eliminate the impact of certain expenses that we do not believe reflect our underlying business performance, provide useful information to investors to assess the performance of our business.
Please refer to “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations” located in the financial supplement in this release for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial information.
This release includes forward-looking guidance for certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA. These measures will differ from net income (loss), determined in accordance with GAAP, in ways similar to those described in the reconciliations at the end of this release. We are not able to provide, without unreasonable effort, guidance for net income (loss), determined in accordance with GAAP, or a reconciliation of guidance for Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because the Company is not able to predict with reasonable certainty the amount or nature of all items that will be included in net income (loss).
This press release also contains certain key business metrics which are used to evaluate our business and growth trends, establish budgets, measure the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts, and assess operational efficiencies. We define net cash as cash and cash equivalents less the total principal balance of our outstanding debt. We define Bookings for each period as the dollar value of confirmed orders as of the date of order placement. We believe Bookings, which represent a measure of gross sales and potential future Net Sales, provide useful information to investors to assess the performance of our business. We define total orders as the total number of customer orders delivered less total orders returned in a given period (excluding those repair, resize, and other orders which have no revenue). We view total orders as a key indicator of the velocity of our business and an indication of the desirability of our products to our customers. Total orders, together with AOV, is an indicator of the net sales we expect to recognize in a given period. Total orders may fluctuate based on the number of visitors to our website and showrooms, and our ability to convert these visitors to customers. We believe that total orders is a measure that is useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in an analysis of ongoing operating trends. We define average order value, or AOV, as net sales in a given period divided by total orders in that period. We define average selling price, or ASP, as the total retail sales price of products sold in a given period divided by the total number of product units sold during that same period. We believe that AOV and ASP are measures that are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in an analysis of ongoing operating trends. AOV varies depending on the product type and number of items per order. AOV and ASP may also fluctuate as we expand into and increase our presence in additional product types and price points, and open additional showrooms.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. Statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, and management's plans and objectives for future operations, including among others, statements regarding expected growth, introduction of new products, showroom and international expansion, market opportunity, capital expenditures, marketing and technology investments, liquidity and capital needs, tariff and macroeconomic impacts and any potential future declarations of cash dividends are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms, such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “evolve,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “strategy,” “target,” “will,” or “would,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions, and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. Actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including, but not limited to: fluctuations in the pricing and supply of diamonds, other gemstones, and precious metals, particularly responsibly sourced natural and lab-grown diamonds and repurposed precious metals such as gold; increases in labor costs for manufacturing such as wage rate increase, as well as inflation, and energy prices; an overall decline in the health of the economy and other factors impacting consumer spending, such as recessionary or inflationary conditions, governmental instability, the impact of any changes in trade policy, including the imposition of new or increased tariffs on goods imported into the United States and any resulting retaliatory trade actions by other governments, war and fears of war, and natural disasters; our ability to cost-effectively turn existing customers into repeat customers or acquire new customers; our rapid growth in recent years and limited operating experience at our current scale of operations and our ability to manage growth effectively; increased lead times, supply shortages and supply changes; our plans to expand showrooms in the United States; our ability to compete in the fine jewelry retail industry; our ability to maintain and enhance our brand and to engage or expand our customers base; our ability to expand our sales and marketing capabilities and achieve broader market acceptance of our e-commerce and omnichannel approach; our ability to manage our inventory balances and shrinkage; a decline in sales of Design Your Own rings; our ability to predict operating results; our heavy reliance on our information technology systems and those of our third-party vendors and service providers to safeguard confidential information and any significant failure, inadequacy or interruption of these systems, security breaches or loss of data; the impact of environmental, social, and governance matters on our business and reputation; risks related to our e-commerce and omnichannel business; our ability anticipate and respond to changes in consumer preferences and shopping patterns and introduce new products and programs; our dependence on distributions from Brilliant Earth, LLC to pay our taxes and expenses, including payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement; our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which confers certain benefits upon the Continuing Equity Owners that will not benefit holders of our Class A common stock to the same extent; risks related to our organizational structure; and the other risks, uncertainties and the factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2026, and is available at www.sec.gov. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise.
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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Net sales$115,111 $108,936 $214,615 $202,820 Cost of sales 48,467 45,432 93,903 84,274 Gross profit 66,644 63,504 120,712 118,546 Operating expenses: Marketing and advertising 26,235 26,271 49,757 49,233 General and administrative 39,963 38,446 79,390 74,049 Total operating expenses 66,198 64,717 129,147 123,282 Income (loss) from operations 446 (1,213) (8,435) (4,736) Interest expense — (895) — (2,010) Other income, net 396 1,138 824 2,378 Income (loss) before income taxes 842 (970) (7,611) (4,368) Income tax expense — (143) — (12) Net income (loss) 842 (1,113) (7,611) (4,380) Net income (loss) allocable to non-controlling interest 822 (947) (6,120) (3,748) Net income (loss) allocable to Brilliant Earth Group, Inc.$20 $(166) $(1,491) $(632) Earnings per share: Basic$— $(0.01) $(0.09) $(0.04) Diluted$0.01 $(0.01) $(0.09) $(0.04) Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding: Basic 16,452,498 14,552,477 16,133,940 14,333,268 Diluted 101,681,331 14,552,477 16,133,940 14,333,268
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
June 30, December 31, 2026 2025 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents$74,948 $79,089 Restricted cash 127 349 Inventories, net 53,315 53,238 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 11,068 12,052 Total current assets 139,458 144,728 Property and equipment, net 18,103 19,622 Operating lease right of use assets 35,697 31,879 Other assets 3,485 4,674 Total assets$196,743 $200,903 Liabilities and stockholders' equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable$28,294 $24,804 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 26,298 35,732 Deferred revenue 26,918 22,671 Current portion of operating lease liabilities 6,993 6,896 Total current liabilities 88,503 90,103 Operating lease liabilities 34,928 31,163 Total liabilities 123,431 121,266 Commitments and contingencies Stockholders' equity Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively — — Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 17,455,154 shares
issued and 16,880,477 shares outstanding at June 30, 2026; 16,092,701 shares issued and
15,518,024 shares outstanding at December 31, 2025 2 2 Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 35,822,342 shares
outstanding at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively 4 4 Class C common stock, $0.0001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 49,119,976 shares
outstanding at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively 5 5 Class D common stock, $0.0001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and
outstanding at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively — — Additional paid-in capital 17,368 16,024 Treasury stock, at cost; 574,677 and 574,677 shares at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025,
respectively (1,094) (1,094) Accumulated deficit (4,131) (2,640) Stockholders' equity attributable to Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. 12,154 12,301 Non-controlling interests attributable to Brilliant Earth, LLC 61,158 67,336 Total stockholders' equity 73,312 79,637 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$196,743 $200,903
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
ADJUSTED EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN
Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Net income (loss)$842 $(1,113) $(7,611) $(4,380) Interest expense — 895 — 2,010 Income tax expense — 143 — 12 Depreciation expense 1,654 1,544 3,269 3,032 Amortization of cloud-based software implementation costs 225 204 445 366 Showroom pre-opening expense 374 319 560 901 Equity-based compensation expense 1,278 2,328 2,806 4,697 Other income, net(1) (396) (1,138) (824) (2,378) Other expenses(2) 1,793 — 2,420 — Adjusted EBITDA$5,770 $3,182 $1,065 $4,260 Net income (loss) margin 0.7% (1.0)% (3.5)% (2.2)% Adjusted EBITDA margin 5.0% 2.9% 0.5% 2.1%
(1) Other income, net consists primarily of interest and other miscellaneous income, partially offset by expenses such as losses on exchange rates on consumer payments.
(2) These expenses are those that we did not incur in the normal course of business. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, these expenses include a $1.8 million charge for write-off of information technology projects. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, these expenses also include a $0.6 million charitable contribution.
ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS) AND ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHAREThree Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Net income (loss) attributable to Brilliant Earth Group, Inc., as reported(1)$20 $(166) $(1,491) $(632) Net income (loss) impact from assumed redemption of all LLC Units to common stock(2) 822 (947) (6,120) (3,748) Net income (loss), as reported 842 (1,113) (7,611) (4,380) Income tax (expense) benefit associated with conversion(3) (207) 241 1,540 953 Tax effected net income (loss) after assumed conversion 635 (872) (6,071) (3,427) Equity-based compensation expense 1,278 2,328 2,806 4,697 Showroom pre-opening expense 374 319 560 901 Other expenses(4) 1,793 — 2,420 — Tax impact of adjustments (867) (673) (1,456) (1,424) Adjusted Net Income (Loss)$3,213 $1,102 $(1,741) $747 Diluted weighted average of common stock assumed outstanding 101,681,331 14,552,477 16,133,940 14,333,268 Adjustments: Vested LLC Units that are exchangeable for common stock(5) — 84,961,455 84,942,318 84,954,564 Unvested LLC Units that are exchangeable for common stock(5) — — — 2,859 RSUs — 144,216 308,971 123,922 Adjusted diluted weighted average of common stock assumed outstanding 101,681,331 99,658,148 101,385,229 99,414,613 Diluted earnings per share: As reported$0.01 $(0.01) $(0.09) $(0.04) As adjusted$0.03 $0.01 $(0.02) $0.01
(1) Represents net income (loss) allocable to Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
(2) It is assumed that we will elect to issue common stock upon redemption of LLC Units rather than cash settle.
(3) Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. is subject to U.S. Federal income taxes, in addition to state and local taxes with respect to its allocable share of any net taxable income of Brilliant Earth, LLC. Acquisition of LLC units by Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. causes all of the taxable income currently recognized by the members of Brilliant Earth, LLC to become taxable to the Company.
(4) These expenses are those that we did not incur in the normal course of business. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, these expenses include a $1.8 million charge for write-off of information technology projects. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, these expenses also include a $0.6 million charitable contribution.
(5) Assumes the exchange of all outstanding LLC units for shares of common stock, resulting in the elimination of the non-controlling interest and recognition of the net loss attributable to non-controlling interest.