EYE on Nasdaq

National Vision Holdings, Inc.

American ophthalmic goods company based in Duluth, incorporated in Delaware2

In its 2026 annual report the company says: “We are one of the largest optical retailers in the United States and a leader in the value segment of the U.S. optical retail industry. Our range of quality product offerings at multiple price points makes us an attractive destination for consumers of all income levels.”6 Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the symbol EYE.2

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$2.0BRevenue, fiscal 20263
$29.6MNet income, fiscal 20263

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  • TickerEYE on Nasdaq2
  • IndustryOphthalmic Goods2
  • HeadquartersDuluth, United States2
  • Incorporated inDE4
  • Business address6000 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 6240, Alpharetta, Ga 300094
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer4
  • Legal formCorporation2
  • LEI549300JHURCBLI5ROA422
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
  • Registered addressC/O Corporation Service Company, 19808 Wilmington, United States2
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 54821542

National Vision Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to here as “we,” “our,” “us,” “the Company,” or “National Vision.” National Vision Holdings, Inc. conducts substantially all of its activities through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, National Vision, Inc. (“NVI”), and NVI’s subsidiaries.6 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2026

3.0%Operating margin3
1.5%Net margin3
3.4%Return on equity3
0.26×Debt to equity3
$73.5MFree cash flow3

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Products and services

Eyeglasses And Sunglasses brought in 64% of the revenue National Vision Holdings, Inc. broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Eyeglasses And Sunglasses$1.3B364%up 11% from 2024
  2. Contact Lenses$324.2M316%up 5% from 2024
  3. Exam$254.7M313%up 9% from 2024
  4. Product Protection Plans$73.6M34%up 1% from 2024
  5. Eyecare Clubs$54.6M33%up 2% from 2024
  6. Accessories and Other$11.3M31%up 12% from 2024
Products and services by year
Products and services202320242025
Eyeglasses And Sunglasses$1.1B$1.1B$1.3B
Contact Lenses$301.3M$307.3M$324.2M
Exam$207.8M$233.6M$254.7M
Product Protection Plans$72.1M$72.9M$73.6M
Eyecare Clubs$53.2M$53.7M$54.6M
Accessories and Other$7.0M$10.1M$11.3M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2026

  • Selling, general and admin51¢$1.0B
  • Other costs47¢$929.6M
  • Income tax1¢$12.1M
  • Profit1¢$29.6M

Out of $2.0B in revenue.3

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2026

  • Capital spending50¢$72.8M
  • Share buybacks2¢$3.2M
  • Kept or used elsewhere48¢$70.2M

Out of $146.3M of cash from operations.3

Financial statements

Revenue7893$2.0B in 2026+15% since 2019
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B2019: $1.7B$1.7B20192021: $1.7B$1.7B2021−1%2022: $1.6B$1.6B2022−4%2023: $1.8B$1.8B2023+7%2024: $1.8B$1.8B2024+4%2026: $2.0B$2.0B2026+9%
Operating income7893$58.8M in 2026−20% since 2019
-$25.0M0$25.0M$50.0M$75.0M$100.0M2019: $73.6M$73.6M20192021: $87.0M$87.0M2021+18%2022: $52.8M$52.8M2022−39%2023: $24.5M$24.5M2023−54%2024: -$10.4M-$10.4M20242026: $58.8M$58.8M2026
Net income7893$29.6M in 2026−10% since 2019
-$100.0M-$50.0M0$50.0M2019: $32.8M$32.8M20192021: $36.3M$36.3M2021+11%2022: $42.1M$42.1M2022+16%2023: -$65.9M-$65.9M20232024: -$28.5M-$28.5M2024−57%2026: $29.6M$29.6M2026

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.3

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Total net revenue$2.0B$1.8B$1.8B
Total costs applicable to revenue$819.5M$764.1M$734.7M
Selling, general and administrative expenses$1.0B$938.5M$904.8M
Depreciation and amortization$91.2M$91.3M$89.9M
Asset impairment$2.0M$39.9M$2.7M
Other expense (income), net-$204.0K-$101.0K-$104.0K
Total operating expenses$1.1B$1.1B$997.2M
Income (loss) from operations$58.8M-$10.4M$24.5M
Interest expense, net$17.1M$16.2M$14.3M
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt$0-$859.0K$599.0K
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes$41.7M-$25.7M$9.6M
Income tax provision$12.1M$1.5M$6.0M
Income (loss) from continuing operations$29.6M-$27.2M$3.5M
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (See Note 2)$0-$1.3M-$69.4M
Net income (loss)$29.6M-$28.5M-$65.9M
Continuing operations (in usd per share)$0-$0$0
Discontinued operations (in usd per share)$0-$0-$1
Total (in usd per share)$0.37-$0.36-$0.84
Continuing operations (in usd per share)$0-$0$0
Discontinued operations (in usd per share)$0-$0-$1
Total (in usd per share)$0.37-$0.36-$0.84
Basic (in shares)79.1M shares78.6M shares78.3M shares
Diluted (in shares)80.6M shares78.6M shares78.6M shares
Unrealized gain (loss) on hedge instruments-$161.0K$548.0K$1.0M
Tax provision of unrealized gain (loss) on hedge instruments-$40.0K$129.0K$259.0K
Comprehensive income (loss)$29.5M-$28.1M-$65.1M

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Corporate structure

National Vision Holdings, Inc. sits at the top of its group. 10 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of National Vision Holdings, Inc.

  • National Vision Holdings, Inc. Duluth, Georgia, United States
    • Arlington Contact Lens Service, Inc. (dba AC Lens) Subsidiary · Ohio, United States
    • Czech Vision Associates, s.r.o. Subsidiary · Czechia
    • FirstSight Vision Services, Inc. (dba FirstSight) Subsidiary · California, United States
    • NATIONAL VISION, INC. Subsidiary · Duluth, Georgia, United States
    • National Vision, Inc. (dba Eyeglass World, America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses, Vision Center and Vista Optical) Subsidiary · Georgia, United States
    • Nautilus Acquisition Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • NVAL Healthcare Systems, Inc. Subsidiary · Georgia, United States
    • Slovak Vision Associates, s.r.o. Subsidiary · Slovakia
    • Vision Administrators, Inc. Subsidiary · California, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What National Vision Holdings, Inc. 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

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Finance-lease assets$6.0M3 Jan 3, 2026$8.3M3 Dec 28, 2024−27.9%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$394.9M3 Jan 3, 2026$408.6M3 Dec 28, 2024−3.4%

Real estate and locations

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Stores1,2503 Jan 3, 20261,2403 Dec 28, 2024+0.8%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$38.7M3 Jan 3, 2026$73.9M3 Dec 28, 2024−47.7%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$700.6M3 Jan 3, 2026$698.3M3 Dec 28, 2024+0.3%
Indefinite-lived intangibles (excluding goodwill)$240.5M3 Jan 3, 2026$240.5M3 Dec 28, 20240%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$8.6M3 Jan 3, 2026$8.6M3 Dec 28, 20240%
Accumulated amortization$997.0K3 Jan 3, 2026$282.0K3 Dec 28, 2024+253.5%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$7.6M3 Jan 3, 2026$8.3M3 Dec 28, 2024−8.6%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$89.3M3 Jan 3, 2026$93.9M3 Dec 28, 2024−4.9%
Finished goods$23.5M3 Jan 3, 2026$27.9M3 Dec 28, 2024−15.5%

Properties, in its own words

We lease all of our America’s Best and Eyeglass World retail stores. Our leases generally have noncancelable lease terms of between five and 10 years, with an option to renew for additional terms of one to 10 years or more. In recent years, we have entered into more leases with 10-year initial terms with renewal options. Most leases for these retail stores provide for a minimum rent, typically with escalating rent increases. In certain circumstances we pay a percentage rent based upon sales after certain minimum thresholds are achieved. These leases generally require us to pay insurance, utilities, real estate taxes and common area maintenance expenses.

We occupy our Host locations through master agreements with our Host partners, which contain standard terms and conditions, such as fixed and percentage-based payments.

The rest of Item 2

A summary of our stores by location as of January 3, 2026 is shown below.

State · America’s Best · EyeglassWorld · Other · State · America’s Best · EyeglassWorld · Other

AK · — · — · 6 · MO · 27 · 1 · 1

AL · 25 · 1 · 3 · MS · — · — · 2

AR · — · — · 1 · NC · 28 · — · 2

AZ · 32 · 11 · 2 · NE · 6 · 1 · 1

CA · 93 · — · 3 · NJ · 45 · — · 1

CO · 27 · 7 · 3 · NM · — · 2 · 3

CT · 8 · — · — · NV · — · 4 · 1

FL · 110 · 44 · 2 · NY · 33 · — · 1

GA · 56 · 4 · 5 · OH · 46 · 1 · 1

IA · 6 · 1 · — · OR · 12 · — · 5

ID · 7 · — · — · PA · 50 · 5 · —

IL · 62 · 2 · — · SC · 23 · 2 · 1

IN · 18 · 11 · — · TN · 29 · 6 · —

KS · — · 2 · 2 · TX · 138 · 6 · 5

KY · 5 · 1 · 2 · UT · 14 · 5 · 1

LA · 15 · — · 1 · VA · 38 · — · 1

MD · 24 · — · 1 · WA · 20 · 1 · 13

MI · 37 · 4 · — · WI · 9 · — · —

MN · 13 · — · — · WY · 1 · — · —

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Note: ‘Other’ includes Vista Optical in Fred Meyer stores and on military bases. There is one Vista Optical location in Puerto Rico.

We lease laboratories in Georgia, Texas and Utah, a distribution center in Georgia, and we own our laboratory in Minnesota. We operated our distribution center in Ohio through June 2024 and have subsequently subleased the property to a third party.

Our corporate office is located in leased space in Duluth, Georgia. In addition, we lease office space for our FirstSight corporate office in Upland, California.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 4, 2026.6

Leadership

Who has led National Vision Holdings, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (30)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

  • Arlington Contact Lens Service, Inc. (dba AC Lens) Ohio5
  • Czech Vision Associates, s.r.o. Czech Republic5
  • FirstSight Vision Services, Inc. (dba FirstSight) California5
  • NVAL Healthcare Systems, Inc. Georgia5
  • National Vision, Inc. (dba Eyeglass World, America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses, Vision Center and Vista Optical) Georgia5
  • Nautilus Acquisition Holdings, Inc. Delaware5
  • Slovak Vision Associates, s.r.o. Slovakia5
  • Vision Administrators, Inc. California5

The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Timeline

  1. Aug 12, 20268-K Results of operations52
  2. Jun 22, 20268-K Shareholder vote53
  3. Jun 3, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure54
  4. May 13, 20268-K Results of operations55
  5. Mar 4, 20268-K Results of operations56
  6. Dec 16, 20258-K Entered a material agreement57
  7. Nov 5, 20258-K Results of operations58
  8. Aug 6, 20258-K Results of operations59
  9. Aug 4, 2025New chief executive Alexander Wilkes becomes CEO15
  10. Aug 4, 20258-K Executive or director change60
  11. Jun 23, 20258-K Shareholder vote61
  12. May 7, 20258-K Results of operations62
  13. Apr 29, 20258-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure63
  14. Oct 25, 2017New chief executive L. Reade Fahs becomes CEO16
  15. Feb 14, 2014Founded National Vision Holdings, Inc. is founded2

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Nov 4, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $0.07 a share, on Nov 5, 2025.64

When it reported results

  1. Aug 12, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results52
  2. May 13, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results55
  3. Mar 4, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results56
  4. Nov 5, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results58
  5. Aug 6, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results59
  6. May 7, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results62
  7. Feb 26, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results65
  8. Jan 16, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results66

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

Filings

349 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 41 major events, 209 insider forms, 55 large holders, 24 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 8, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  2. Sep 9, 20264 EDGAR
  3. Sep 3, 20264 EDGAR
  4. Aug 21, 20264 EDGAR
  5. Aug 13, 202610-Q EDGAR
  6. Aug 13, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  7. Aug 12, 20268-K EDGAR
  8. Aug 6, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  9. Aug 6, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  10. Aug 3, 20264 EDGAR
  11. Jul 31, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  12. Jul 9, 20264 EDGAR
  13. Jun 22, 20264 EDGAR
  14. Jun 22, 20264 EDGAR
  15. Jun 22, 20264 EDGAR
  16. Jun 22, 20264 EDGAR
  17. Jun 22, 20268-K EDGAR
  18. Jun 22, 20264 EDGAR
  19. Jun 22, 20264 EDGAR
  20. Jun 22, 20264 EDGAR

The 349 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

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

Insider trades

25 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 15 buys and 10 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Jun 5, 2026Nicholson Michael JDirectorBuy50,000$15.52$776.0KForm 4
Mar 11, 2026Wilkes AlexanderChief Executive OfficerSale35,000$26.54$928.9KForm 4
Mar 6, 2026FAHS L READEExecutive ChairmanSale11,672$29.58$345.2KForm 4
Sep 16, 2025FAHS L READEExecutive ChairmanSale10,598$23.93$253.6KForm 4
Sep 15, 2025FAHS L READEExecutive ChairmanSale2,002$23.81$47.7KForm 4
Aug 28, 2025FAHS L READEExecutive ChairmanSale137,400$24.33$3.3MForm 4
May 14, 2025Molony MeganSVP, CHIEF MERCH. & MC OFFICERSale3,900$18.90$73.7KForm 4
May 13, 2025Acharya RaviSVP, Chief Technology OfficerSale12,000$18.76$225.1KForm 4
Mar 1, 2025VanDette JosephChief Brand & Mktg OfficerSale1,179$12.71$15.0KForm 4
Aug 23, 2024Moore Patrick R.Interim CFOSale17,661$10.52$185.8KForm 4
Aug 13, 2024PEELER D RANDOLPHDirectorBuy25,000$10.57$264.2KForm 4
Aug 12, 2024Hepner Virginia ADirectorBuy1,000$10.37$10.4KForm 4
May 13, 2024FAHS L READEExecutive ChairmanBuy20,000$14.96$299.2KForm 4
May 10, 2024PEELER D RANDOLPHDirectorBuy34,000$14.45$491.3KForm 4
May 23, 2023PEELER D RANDOLPHDirectorBuy17,609$25.73$453.1KForm 4
May 22, 2023PEELER D RANDOLPHDirectorBuy22,861$25.59$585.0KForm 4
May 17, 2023TAYLOR THOMAS VDirectorBuy2,079$24.04$50.0KForm 4
May 15, 2023FAHS L READEExecutive ChairmanBuy12,625$23.81$300.6KForm 4
Jan 4, 2023Acharya RaviSVP, Chief Technology OfficerSale1,394$40.00$55.8KForm 4
May 13, 2022Hepner Virginia ADirectorBuy1,000$25.71$25.7KForm 4

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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.

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025L. Reade FahsExecutive Chairman$908.2K$7.3M84
2025Alexander N. WilkesChief Executive Officer$734.6K$5.2M84
2025Mark S. BannerPresident of America’s Best$536.5K$2.3M84
2025Christopher J. LadenChief Financial Officer$355.8K$2.2M84
2025Jared BrandmanChief Legal & Strategy Officer, Corporate Secretary$542.3K$2.1M84
2025Bill ClarkChief People Officer$443.2K$1.6M84
2025Melissa RasmussenFormer Chief Financial Officer$107.7K$1.5M84
2025Patrick R. MooreSpecial Advisor, Former Interim Chief Financial Officer$149.6K$156.7K84
2024L. Reade FahsExecutive Chairman$1.0M$5.1M84
2024Alexander N. WilkesChief Executive Officer$196.2K$2.5M84
2024Patrick R. MooreSpecial Advisor, Former Interim Chief Financial Officer$632.8K$1.6M84
2024Mark S. BannerPresident of America’s Best$221.2K$1.5M84
2024Jared BrandmanChief Legal & Strategy Officer, Corporate Secretary$473.1K$1.3M84
2024Melissa RasmussenFormer Chief Financial Officer$452.6K$1.2M84
2024Bill ClarkChief People Officer$414.8K$1.0M84
2023L. Reade FahsExecutive Chairman$1.0M$8.6M84
2023Patrick R. MooreSpecial Advisor, Former Interim Chief Financial Officer$608.3K$2.8M84
2023Jared BrandmanChief Legal & Strategy Officer, Corporate Secretary$423.1K$1.7M84
2023Melissa RasmussenFormer Chief Financial Officer$405.5K$1.7M84
2023Bill ClarkChief People Officer$395.4K$1.6M84

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
BlackRock, Inc.12,114,392$230.3M0.0%+578,754
Wellington Management Group Llp7,669,853$145.8M0.0%+2,173,887
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5,432,564$103.3M0.0%−314,419
William Blair Investment Management, LLC4,747,422$90.2M0.3%+521,656
Fmr LLC4,070,392$77.4M0.0%+2,979,948
Engine Capital Management, LP3,520,944$66.9M6.5%+3,511,406
State Street Corp3,465,157$65.9M0.0%+287,081
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3,400,130$64.6M0.0%−37,737
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP3,384,805$64.3M0.0%+322,614
Ameriprise Financial Inc3,148,704$59.9M0.0%+1,849,624
Glenview Capital Management, LLC3,101,083$59.0M1.2%+1,535,166
Boston Partners2,247,894$42.7M0.0%+823,951
Geode Capital Management, LLC2,128,656$40.5M0.0%−65,254
Victory Capital Management Inc2,059,949$39.2M0.0%+255,370
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership2,016,341$38.3M0.0%−390,706
Emerald Advisers, LLC2,006,691$38.1M0.9%+504,047
American Century Companies Inc1,926,213$36.6M0.0%−1,298,286
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP1,899,450$36.1M0.8%+1,203,418
Morgan Stanley1,693,383$32.2M0.0%+480,148
Invesco Ltd.1,669,705$31.7M0.0%+464,873
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd1,461,115$27.8M0.1%+18,059
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,377,215$26.2M0.0%+516,960
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust1,298,228$24.7M0.9%+360,688
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc1,214,497$23.1M0.0%−81,623
Scopus Asset Management, L.P.1,110,000$21.1M0.5%New

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How National Vision Holdings, Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARNational Vision Holdings, Inc.1
  • CIK0001710155
  • Employer ID (EIN)46-48417176
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company6
  • Incorporated inDelaware6
  • Fiscal year endsJanuary 21
  • Industry code (SIC)3851 Ophthalmic Goods1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Industrial Applications and Services, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address6000 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 6240, Alpharetta, GA 300091
  • Phone(770) 822-36001
  • Shares outstanding79,069,313 as of Jul 31, 202611
  • Public float$1.3B as of Jun 28, 20256
  • AuditorDeloitte & Touche LLP, Atlanta, GA PCAOB ID 34; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting6
  • On EDGAR sinceJul 10, 20171
  • Filings690 in all: 4 (359), 8-K (93), SC 13G/A (44), 3 (41), 10-Q (27), SC 13G (15), 144 (12), SCHEDULE 13G/A (11)1
    All 32 form types

    10-K (9), DEF 14A (9), SCHEDULE 13G (9), CORRESP (7), DEFA14A (6), 4/A (5), 424B4 (4), 424B7 (4), ARS (4), UPLOAD (4), DRS (3), EFFECT (3), S-1 (3), S-1/A (3), S-8 (3), CT ORDER (2), DRS/A (2), S-1MEF (2), 8-A12B (1), 8-K/A (1), CERTNAS (1), DRSLTR (1), PRE 14A (1), S-3ASR (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 4, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 13, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) May 4, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 12, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareEYENasdaq

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Mar 4, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).6

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks National Vision Holdings, Inc. names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Mar 4, 2026: 44 risks under these headings, as written.6

  • Risks Related to Our Business and Operations
  • Market volatility, an overall decline in the health of the economy, global macroeconomic conditions and other factors may affect consumer spending or behavior, which could materially harm our sales, profitability and financial condition.
  • We may not be successful in implementing our strategic initiatives, or in anticipating the impact of important strategic initiatives, and our plans for implementing such initiatives may be altered or delayed due to various factors, which may have a material adverse impact on our business and financial results.
  • The optical retail industry is highly competitive, and if we do not compete successfully, our business may be materially adversely impacted.
  • Our success depends substantially on the value of our owned brands, and failure to maintain, protect, and enhance their value could have a material negative impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
  • Our success depends upon our marketing, advertising and promotional efforts. If we are unable to implement them successfully or efficiently, or if our competitors are more effective than we are, we may experience a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
  • If we fail to open and operate new stores in a timely and cost-effective manner or fail to successfully enter new markets, our financial performance could be materially adversely affected.
  • Our growth is dependent on our ability to increase sales in existing stores and to successfully reinvest in existing stores.
  • If we are unable to successfully implement our pricing strategies, it could have a material adverse impact on our business.
  • Failure to recruit and retain vision care professionals for in-store roles or to provide remote care offerings could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
  • We are a value-based provider and our business model relies on value-based inputs. Factors such as wage rate increases, inflation, cost increases, increases in the price of raw materials and energy prices could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
  • We require significant capital to fund our expanding business. If we are unable to maintain sufficient levels of cash flow from our operations, we may not be able to execute or sustain our growth strategy or we may require additional financing, which may not be available to us on satisfactory terms or at all.
The other 33 risks
  • Our growth strategies could strain our existing resources and cause the performance of our existing stores to suffer.
  • We are subject to risks associated with leasing substantial amounts of space, including future increases in occupancy costs.
  • Our e-commerce and omni-channel business faces distinct risks, and our failure to successfully manage those risks could have a negative impact on our profitability.
  • If we fail to retain our existing senior management team, attract qualified new personnel or successfully implement our succession plans, such failure could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
  • Our operating results and inventory levels fluctuate on a seasonal basis.
  • Catastrophic events, including changing climate and weather patterns leading to severe weather and natural disasters, may cause significant business interruptions and expenditures.
  • Certain technological advances, greater availability of, or increased consumer preferences for, vision correction alternatives to prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses, or future drug development for the correction of vision-related problems may reduce the demand for our products and materially adversely impact our business and profitability.
  • Our profitability and cash flows may be materially adversely affected if we are not successful in managing our inventory balances and inventory shrinkage.
  • We depend on our distribution centers and optical laboratories. The loss of, or disruption in the operations of, one or more of these facilities may adversely affect our ability to process and fulfill customer orders and deliver our products in a timely manner, or at all, and may result in quality issues, which would materially adversely affect our reputation, our business and our profitability.
  • If the performance of our Host brands declines or we are unable to maintain or extend our operating relationships with our Host partners, our business, profitability and cash flows may be adversely affected and we may be required to incur impairment charges.
  • Sustainability issues, including those related to climate change, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
  • Risks Related to Our Dependence on Third Parties
  • Our future operational success depends on our ability to develop, maintain and extend relationships with managed vision care companies, vision insurance providers and other third-party payors.
  • We rely on third-party coverage and reimbursement, including government programs, for an increasing portion of our revenues, the future reduction of which could materially adversely affect our results of operations.
  • We face risks associated with vendors from whom our products and certain services are sourced and are dependent on a limited number of suppliers.
  • Our ability to source merchandise and services outside of the U.S. could be adversely impacted by changes in U.S. or international laws, including the imposition of tariffs by the U.S. and the resulting consequences.
  • We rely heavily on our information technology systems, as well as those of our vendors, for our business to effectively operate and to safeguard confidential and sensitive information; any significant failure, inadequacy, interruption or security incident could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operations.
  • Risks Related to Our Legal and Regulatory Environment
  • We are subject to extensive state, local and federal vision care and healthcare laws and regulations and failure to adhere to such laws and regulations would materially adversely affect our business.
  • We are subject to managed vision care laws and regulations and the failure to comply with such laws and regulations could have a materially negative impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
  • We are subject to rapidly changing and increasingly stringent laws, regulations, contractual obligations, and industry standards relating to privacy, data security and data protection. The restrictions and costs imposed by these laws and other obligations, or our actual or perceived failure to comply with them, could subject us to liabilities that materially adversely affect our business, and financial condition or results of operations.
  • We could be materially adversely affected by product liability, product recall or personal injury issues.
  • Failure to comply with laws, regulations and enforcement activities or changes in statutory, regulatory, accounting and other legal requirements could materially negatively impact our business, financial condition or results of operations.
  • Adverse judgments or settlements resulting from legal proceedings relating to our business operations could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
  • We may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property, which could harm the value of our brand and materially adversely affect our business.
  • Risks Related to Our Indebtedness
  • We have a significant amount of indebtedness which could adversely affect our business and financial position, including by limiting our business flexibility and preventing us from meeting our debt obligations.
  • A change in interest rates may adversely affect our business.
  • Our credit agreement contains restrictions that limit our flexibility in operating our business.
  • Risks Related to Ownership of Common Stock
  • Our stock price may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance.
  • Because we have no current plans to pay cash dividends on our common stock, investors may not receive any return on investment unless they sell their common stock for a price greater than that which they paid for it.
  • We are a holding company with no operations of our own and, as such, we depend on our subsidiaries for cash to fund all of our operations and expenses, including future dividend payments, if any.
  • Anti-takeover provisions in our organizational documents could delay or prevent a change of control.
  • Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue and designate shares of our preferred stock in additional series without stockholder approval.
  • Our certificate of incorporation provides, subject to limited exceptions, that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation matters, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, associates or stockholders.
  • If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business or if they downgrade our stock or our sector, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

Legal proceedings

See Note 11. “Commitments and Contingencies” in our consolidated financial statements included in Part II. Item 8. of this Form 10-K for information regarding certain legal proceedings in which we are involved, which discussion is incorporated herein by reference.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.6

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