BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp

Overview

• IndustryRetail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores¹
• HeadquartersEl Segundo, California¹
• Incorporated inDE²
• Business address2525 East El Segundo Boulevard, El Segundo, Ca 90245-4632²
• Filer categoryAccelerated filer, Smaller reporting company²

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Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (“we,” “our,” “us” or the “Company”) is a leading sporting goods retailer in the western United States, operating 422 stores and an e-commerce platform under the “Big 5 Sporting Goods” name as of December 29, 2024. Throughout this section, our fiscal years ended December 29, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are referred to as fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively. We provide a full-line product offering in a traditional sporting goods store format that averages approximately 12,000 square feet. Our product mix includes athletic shoes, apparel and accessories, as well as a broad selection of outdoor and athletic equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, home recreation, tennis, golf, and winter and summer recreation. We supplement our traditional sports merchandise mix with an assortment of other products that we purchase through opportunistic …³ From its latest annual report

Corporate structure

BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Real estate and locations

Investments

Inventory

Properties, in its own words

Properties

Our primary corporate headquarters are located at 2525 East El Segundo Boulevard, El Segundo, California 90245, with a satellite office located nearby at 2401 East El Segundo Boulevard, El Segundo, California 90245. We lease 55,000 square feet of office and adjoining retail space related to our primary corporate headquarters, and we lease 9,400 square feet related to our satellite office. The lease for the primary corporate headquarters is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2026 and provides us with one five-year renewal option. We terminated the lease for 3,500 square feet of our satellite office as of February 29, 2024 as part of our effort to consolidate operations and manage our expense structure. The lease for the remainder of the satellite office is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2026 and provides us with no remaining options.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2025.³

Leadership

Who has led BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• Chief financial officerBarry Emerson Mar 15, 2006 to now¹²

Former names

• BIG 5 HOLDINGS CORPAug 21, 2001 to Aug 21, 2001²

Timeline

1. Oct 2, 20258-K Ended a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale; Listing notice or transfer³²
2. Sep 29, 20258-K Shareholder vote³³
3. Sep 15, 20258-K Other events³⁴
4. Jul 29, 20258-K Results of operations³⁵
5. Jun 30, 20258-K Entered a material agreement; Regulation FD disclosure³⁶
6. Jun 13, 20258-K Shareholder vote³⁷
7. May 16, 20258-K Listing notice or transfer³⁸
8. Apr 29, 20258-K Results of operations³⁹
9. Feb 25, 20258-K Results of operations⁴⁰
10. Jan 14, 20258-K Results of operations⁴¹
11. Dec 23, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Regulation FD disclosure⁴²
12. Oct 29, 20248-K Results of operations⁴³

Calendar

When it reported results

1. Jul 29, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results³⁵
2. Apr 29, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results³⁹
3. Feb 25, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁴⁰
4. Jan 14, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results⁴¹
5. Oct 29, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results⁴³
6. Jul 30, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results⁴⁴
7. May 1, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results⁴⁵
8. Feb 27, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results⁴⁶

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

223 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 4 annual reports, 12 quarterly reports, 33 major events, 142 insider forms, 9 large holders, 23 other. The latest 20:

1. Nov 14, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
2. Oct 14, 202515-12G EDGAR
3. Oct 6, 20254 EDGAR
4. Oct 6, 20254 EDGAR
5. Oct 6, 20254 EDGAR
6. Oct 2, 202525-NSE EDGAR
7. Oct 2, 2025S-8 POS EDGAR
8. Oct 2, 2025S-8 POS EDGAR
9. Oct 2, 2025S-8 POS EDGAR
10. Oct 2, 2025S-8 POS EDGAR
11. Oct 2, 2025S-8 POS EDGAR
12. Oct 2, 2025POS AM EDGAR
13. Oct 2, 20258-K EDGAR
14. Oct 2, 2025SCHEDULE 13D EDGAR
15. Sep 29, 20258-K EDGAR
16. Sep 23, 2025DEFA14A EDGAR
17. Sep 15, 2025DEFA14A EDGAR
18. Sep 15, 20258-K EDGAR
19. Aug 8, 2025DEFM14A EDGAR
20. Jul 30, 202510-Q EDGAR

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

21 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 21 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

• GAMCO InvestorsSCHEDULE 13D, 1 filing Oct 2, 2025⁴⁷
• VANGUARD GROUP INCSC 13G/A, 3 filings Feb 13, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024⁴⁸
• BlackRockSC 13G/A, 4 filings Feb 4, 2022 to Jul 8, 2024⁴⁹
• DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPSC 13G/A, 1 filing Feb 8, 2022⁵⁰

SEC filer profile

How BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

• Name on EDGARBIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp¹
• CIK0001156388
• Employer ID (EIN)95-4388794³
• Filer statusAccelerated filer not an emerging growth company; a smaller reporting company; not a shell company³
• Incorporated inDelaware³
• Fiscal year endsDecember 29¹
• Industry code (SIC)5940 Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores¹
• SEC reviewing officeOffice of Trade & Services, Division of Corporation Finance¹
• Business address2525 East El Segundo Boulevard, El Segundo, CA 90245-4632¹
• Phone(310) 297-7706¹
• Shares outstanding22,918,721 as of Jul 22, 2025⁹
• Public float$63.3M as of Jun 30, 2024³
• AuditorDeloitte & Touche LLP, Los Angeles, California PCAOB ID 34; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting³
• On EDGAR sinceAug 21, 2001¹
• Filings1,600 in all: 4 (1,036), 8-K (194), SC 13G/A (77), 10-Q (70), SC 13G (29), SC 13D/A (24), 10-K (23), 3 (22)¹
  All 44 form types

  DEF 14A (22), ARS (12), 4/A (11), UPLOAD (10), CORRESP (6), DEFA14A (6), S-8 (6), S-8 POS (6), S-1/A (5), SC 13D (4), SD (4), 10-K/A (3), 424B3 (3), DEFR14A (2), NT 10-Q (2), PREC14A (2), PRER14A (2), 10-Q/A (1), 15-12G (1), 25-NSE (1), 3/A (1), 424B1 (1), 5 (1), 8-A12G (1), DEFC14A (1), DEFM14A (1), DFAN14A (1), EFFECT (1), NT 10-K (1), POS AM (1), PRE 14A (1), PREM14A (1), PRRN14A (1), S-1 (1), S-3 (1), SCHEDULE 13D (1)

• Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 26, 2025
  Quarterly report (10-Q) Jul 30, 2025
  Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 23, 2025
  Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 2, 2025

Securities registered for trading

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2025 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).³

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Feb 26, 2025: 32 risks under these headings, as written.³

• Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
• Disruptions in the overall economy may adversely impact our business and results of operations.
• Our quarterly net sales and operating results, reported and expected, can fluctuate substantially, which may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
• Intense competition in the sporting goods industry could limit our growth and reduce our profitability.
• A reduction or loss of product from a key supplier could cause our net sales and profitability to suffer.
• If we fail to anticipate changes in consumer preferences, we may experience lower net sales, higher inventory, higher inventory markdowns and lower margins.
• If we are unable to effectively and efficiently connect with our customers through our advertising and marketing programs, our operating results may suffer.
• Pandemic-related events (including COVID-19 or any potential variants) could in the future disrupt our business, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition for an extended period of time.
• Because our stores are concentrated in the western United States, we are subject to regional risks.
• A significant amount of our sales is impacted by seasonal weather conditions in our markets.
• Uncharacteristic or significant weather conditions or natural disasters and the impacts of climate change could adversely affect our results of operations.
• All of our stores rely on a single distribution center. Any disruption or other operational difficulties at this distribution center could reduce our net sales or increase our operating expense.

Legal proceedings

On March 13, 2023, a complaint was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara, entitled Zareyah Thompson v. Big 5 Corp., et. al., Case No. 23CV412334 (“Thompson Complaint”). The Thompson Complaint was brought as a purported California Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) action on behalf of “current and former employees who worked for the Company or its operating subsidiary in California as a non-exempt, hourly paid employee and received at least one wage statement.” The Thompson Complaint alleges, among other things, that Big 5 failed to (i) provide minimum wages, (ii) provide compliant meal or rest periods, (iii) maintain and provide accurate itemized wage statements, (iv) properly compensate for all time worked, including overtime, premium, vacation and final wages, (v) properly maintain payroll records, and (vi) provide suitable seating. On March 21, 2023, a second complaint was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara, entitled Christopher Puga v. Big 5 Corp., et. al., Case No. 23CV412953 (“Puga Complaint”). The Puga Complaint was brought as a purported PAGA action on behalf of “all current and former non-exempt employees that worked either directly or via a staffing agency for the Company or its operating subsidiary at any location in California” (“Putative Covered Employees”).

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.³