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Brooks Running set an all-time quarterly high in revenue in Q1 2025 with all regions contributing double-digit growth or better, leading to 15% year-over-year global revenue growth. The leading performance run brand continued eight consecutive years of growth in North America, up 13% in Q1 revenue including 38% year-over-year growth in Canada. In other regions, Brooks’ global growth efforts delivered a quarterly revenue record in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), up 11% currency-neutral, and 221% year-over-year revenue growth in Asia Pacific and Latin America (APLA).

Brooks Running finished 2024 with record global revenue, up 9% year over year, fueled by growth in every region and channel. This outcome marked eight consecutive years of growth for the leading run brand, which delivered a 13% compound annual growth rate over that horizon. Global expansion efforts drove strong 2024 results in EMEA, where Brooks grew two and three times the pace of the performance running market growth rates in France and Germany, respectively.1 In APLA, Brooks grew 228% year over year in China, the second largest running market in the world.

Brooks Running today announced it surpassed $1 billion in global revenue year to date through September, marking the first time the leading running brand has hit the major milestone prior to the start of its fourth quarter. Success over this horizon was driven by growth across all regions and channels, including a 10% year-over-year increase in North America, where its e-commerce channel grew 16%. Brooks maintained No. 1 market share in adult performance running footwear at U.S. national retail for the 11th consecutive quarter1 and held the top spot in the U.S. specialty footwear retail segment through third quarter of 2024.2

Brooks Running reached a new record in global quarterly revenue in the second quarter of 2024, up 15% year over year driven by double-digit growth in its wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. In North America, Q2 revenue increased 19% year over year with continued success of the brand’s Glycerin 21 super franchise, Ghost Max, and a strong Ghost 16 introduction. Brooks maintained No. 1 market share in the adult performance running footwear market at U.S. national retail for the 10th consecutive quarter1 and held the top spot in the U.S. specialty footwear retail segment through the first half of 2024.2

Brooks Running achieved record revenue in the first quarter of 2024, up 9% year over year and representing the highest quarterly results in the brand’s history. The performance running brand’s consistent execution of its multichannel strategy and accelerated product innovation pipeline delivered results as inventories remained healthy and the running category experienced global growth. Brooks’ global e-commerce business was up 22% in the first quarter compared to Q1 2023, with 38% year-over-year growth in March alone. Strong North America sales, up 13% relative to Q1 2023, led the brand’s success in the U.S. as Brooks maintained the No. 1 spot in the adult performance running footwear market at U.S. national retail for the ninth consecutive quarter1 and took back the top spot in the U.S. specialty footwear segment in Q1.2

Brooks Running finished 2023 with record revenue growth of $1.2 billion, up 5% year over year, and a record 20 million+ units sold. Since 2018, Brooks’ compound annual growth rate exceeded 14%. In North America, revenue increased 7% year over year as the brand reached $1 billion in revenue in the region for the first time. Brooks executed its multichannel business strategy as it right-sized inventory, invested in key markets, and delivered premium performance products across regions to drive the brand’s success in 2023.

Brooks Running’s global revenue grew 5% and North America revenue increased 7% year to date as the brand reached new runners, recovered from COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions, and normalized inventory levels amidst global economic headwinds. The return of Brooks’ full product and innovation pipeline, coupled with the record-breaking launch of Brooks’ new Ghost Max shoe in late September, drove the brand’s gains and bolstered confidence for double-digit growth in 2024.

Brooks Running is proud to launch ReStart, a new recommerce program that will refurbish and resell gently used Brooks footwear in the US. ReStart keeps gently used gear on the run and enters the brand into the growing recommerce market.

After a record 2022, Brooks Running carried momentum into the first quarter of 2023 with 20% year-over-year global revenue growth, including a record 32% increase in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.

Today Brooks Running launched Future Run, an initiative to champion youth and help them discover the lifelong benefits of the run and its community. An evolution of the brand’s current community impact work, Future Run aims to reach 1 million young runners in the U.S. with a $10 million investment over the next five years.

Brooks Running crossed the finish line in 2022 with record global revenue, up 6% over 2021 with growth in all regions, and direct-to-consumer sales up 16%. The brand navigated supply chain obstacles during the first half of the year, returning to complete inventories in the back half with a record fourth quarter, up 26% year over year. In January 2022, Brooks became the top brand at U.S. retail in adult performance running footwear, maintaining that position through the year to finish with 21% market share.1 For 2022, Brooks again held the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in adult performance footwear styles sold at U.S. retail with the Ghost and Adrenaline GTS respectively2, contributing to the running brand’s strong momentum heading into 2023.

For the second consecutive quarter, Brooks Running held the top spot in the U.S. adult performance running footwear market with 21% market share based on revenue1, and continued its momentum with record global revenue, up 11% compared to the second quarter of 2021. In the face of ongoing economic and supply chain stressors, Brooks began to meet strong demand in May, keeping the company on track for projected double-digit revenue growth in 2022.

After ending 2021 with over $1.11 billion in global revenue, Brooks Running is projecting double-digit year-over-year growth in 2022. Brooks continues to deliver for runners and outpace competitors despite ongoing global supply chain disruptions impacting the running industry. In Q1 2022, Brooks took the top spot in the U.S. National performance footwear market for the first time, with 22% dollar share across all U.S. channels (athletic specialty and sporting goods, mid-tier, premium, and shoe chain).1 The Brooks Ghost and the Brooks Adrenaline GTS were the top two selling models at U.S. retail, collectively accounting for 14% of the dollar share across all channels.2

Brooks Running set new records in 2021, ending the year with global revenue exceeding $1.11 billion, an increase of 31% percent year over year. This result marks the first time the running brand has reached $1 billion in annual revenue.

Brooks’ revenue increased for an eighth consecutive quarter in Q3 2021. From January through September 2021, Brooks grew revenue 43.5 percent globally. In the U.S. adult performance running footwear category, Brooks captured 19% market share, based on revenues, and gained 2 percentage points, versus last year, according to The NPD Group Retail Tracking data*. Contributing to this result was third quarter revenue growth of 24 percent year over year as the company continued to feed strong consumer demand around the world. Brooks’ leading footwear franchise styles led the gains as revenue from the Adrenaline GTS, Ghost, and Glycerin super franchise are up 50 percent versus 2020.

Brooks Running announced its new 2030 planet strategy, a science-backed approach that will take responsibility for the impact the brand has on the environment.