RCI 3Q26 Club & Sports Bar Sales Increase 4.0% with Bombshells Same-Store Sales Up 4.7%

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RICK) reported club and sports bar sales for the fiscal 2026 third quarter ended June 30, 2026. Sales do not include non-core operations and are subject to final closing. All comparisons are year over year.

Travis Reese, Interim President and CEO of RCI, said: “Total club and sports bar sales increased 4.0%, primarily due to an outstanding performance from Bombshells, which benefited from two new Texas locations in Rowlett and Lubbock and increases at seven of our nine same-store locations.”

“Nightclubs also contributed to the total sales increase, primarily reflecting benefits from high-interest professional basketball and soccer games. We believe this strong sports lineup helped offset softness earlier in 3Q26 from the effect of geopolitical uncertainties on discretionary spending.”

3Q26 ($ in Millions)	Total Sales	Total Sales vs. 3Q25	Same-Store Sales vs. 3Q25
Nightclubs	$62.5	+1.0%	-0.8%
Bombshells	$10.8	+25.9%	+4.7%
Combined	$73.3	+4.0%	-0.2%

Nightclubs (56 locations contributing to sales vs. 60): Four newly acquired, opened and reformatted clubs generated $4.0 million in sales and the 52 clubs in same-store sales produced $58.5 million, more than offsetting $1.2 million in sales from four clubs closed subsequent to the year-ago quarter.

Bombshells (12 locations contributing to sales vs. 10): Three new locations generated $2.5 million in sales and the nine locations in same-store sales produced $8.2 million. The new locations are Denver, CO (opened January 2025), Lubbock, TX (July 2025), and Rowlett, TX (June 2026).

9M26 ($ in Millions)	Total Sales	Total Sales vs. 9M25	Same-Store Sales vs. 9M25
Nightclubs	$184.2	+2.2%	-2.5%
Bombshells	$27.5	+4.3%	-9.7%
Combined	$211.8	+2.4%	-3.4%

Notes: Revenues from non-core operations, such as third-party rents and revenues from RCI’s Other segment, are not included in the sales above.

About RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RICK) (X: @RCIHHinc)

With more than 60 locations, RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the country’s leading company in adult nightclubs and sports bars. See all of our brands at www.rcihospitality.com.

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