What is Steven Madden's licensing — less: other segment items?

Steven Madden (SHOO) reported licensing — less: other segment items of $26K in Q1 2026.

How has Steven Madden's licensing — less: other segment items changed year-over-year?

Steven Madden's licensing — less: other segment items decreased by 52.7% year-over-year, from $55K to $26K.

What does licensing — less: other segment items mean?

This captures miscellaneous operating expenses directly attributable to the licensing segment that are not classified as cost of sales or personnel expenses. It reflects the incidental costs of maintaining licensing operations, such as travel, marketing support, or specific administrative overhead. Analyzing this helps identify hidden costs impacting segment-level profitability.

Steven Madden (SHOO) Licensing — Less: Other segment items

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Other segment segments

Direct-to-Consumer

$102.66M—

Wholesale Footwear

$34.46M+20.1%

Wholesale Accessories/Apparel

$21.83M+28.3%

Similar metrics at other companies

DGXDIS business — Less: Other segment items

$2.44B+10.5%

PLB

PLBYLicensing — Segment Reporting, Other Segment Item, Amount

$1.13M-11.7%

PVHLicensing Segment — Segment Reporting, Other Segment Item, Amount

$14.2M-6.0%

CDNSReportable Segment — Other segments items

-$58.09M-246%

IRONOther Segment Items — Segment Reporting Other Item Amount

$6.02M+2.7%

ADEAIntellectual Property Licensing — Segment Reporting Other Item Amount

$6.91M-20.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$653.1M+18.0%

Gross profit$357.4M+58.0%

Operating income$98.7M+84.6%

Net income$71.8M+77.7%

EPS (diluted)$1.00+75.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$112.4M-40.8%

Total debt$540.3M+225%

Total equity$913.2M+4.3%

Total assets$2.0B+37.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$55.3M-194%

CapEx$5.9M-40.1%

Free cash flow-$61.2M-114%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.53B+88.0%

P/E43.5×+24.4×

P/S1.3×+0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin44.8%+3.7pp

Operating margin4.8%-4.9pp

Net margin3.1%-4.5pp

FCF margin3.3%-4.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.1%-11.4pp

Debt / equity0.6×+0.4×

Current ratio2.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Steven Madden in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:SegmentReportingOtherItemAmount.

The source filing: Steven Madden’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026.

Filed: May 8, 2026, 3:15 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter: Q1 2026
Accession: 0001628280-26-032774

For the three months ended March 31, 2026(in thousands)	Wholesale Footwear	Wholesale Accessories/Apparel	Direct-to-Consumer	Licensing	Total(1)
Total revenue	$278,866	$164,781	$206,013	$3,436	$653,096
Less: Cost of sales(2)	142,856	82,611	70,209	—	295,676
Gross profit	136,010	82,170	135,804	3,436	357,420
Less: Change in valuation of contingent payment liabilities(2)	—	385	—	—	385
Less: Salaries and related expense(2)	21,173	16,012	34,728	233	72,146
Less: Other segment items(3)	34,462	21,828	102,660	26	158,976
Income/(loss) from operations	$80,375	$43,945	$(1,584)	$3,177	$125,913

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited):

FAQ

What is Steven Madden's licensing — less: other segment items?: Steven Madden (SHOO) reported licensing — less: other segment items of $26K in Q1 2026.
How has Steven Madden's licensing — less: other segment items changed year-over-year?: Steven Madden's licensing — less: other segment items decreased by 52.7% year-over-year, from $55K to $26K.
What does licensing — less: other segment items mean?: This captures miscellaneous operating expenses directly attributable to the licensing segment that are not classified as cost of sales or personnel expenses. It reflects the incidental costs of maintaining licensing operations, such as travel, marketing support, or specific administrative overhead. Analyzing this helps identify hidden costs impacting segment-level profitability.