Arhaus, Inc. (ARHS)

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2026 (“Form 10-Q”) and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not fully materialize or are proven incorrect, could cause our business and results of operations to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including, but not limited to, “may,” “could,” “seek,” “guidance,” “predict,” “potential,” “likely,” “believe,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “intend,” “forecast,” or variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results or returns and no representation or warranty is made regarding future performance. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors beyond our control that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the expected results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

•Our ability to manage and maintain the growth rate of our business;

•Our ability to obtain quality merchandise in sufficient quantities;

•Challenges with the planning or implementation of our technology upgrades, including a new enterprise resource planning system;

•Disruption in our receiving and distribution system, including delays in the integration of our distribution centers and the possibility that we may not realize the anticipated benefits of multiple distribution centers;

•Effects of new or proposed tariffs and changes to international trade policies and agreements;

•The possibility of cyberattacks and our ability to maintain adequate cybersecurity systems and procedures;

•Loss, corruption and misappropriation of data and information relating to clients and employees;

•Changes in and compliance with applicable data privacy rules and regulations;

•Risks as a result of constraints in our supply chain or disruptions due to geopolitical events such as acts of war and/or terrorism or other hostilities;

•A failure of our vendors to meet our quality standards;

•Declines in general economic conditions that affect consumer confidence and consumer spending that could adversely affect our revenue;

•Our ability to anticipate changes in consumer preferences;

•Risks related to maintaining and increasing Showroom traffic and sales;

•Our ability to compete in our market;

•Our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property;

•Compliance with applicable governmental regulations;

•Effectively managing our eCommerce sales channel and digital marketing efforts;

•Our reliance on third-party transportation carriers and risks associated with freight and transportation costs; and

•Compliance with SEC rules and regulations as a public reporting company.

The risks, uncertainties and assumptions referred to above that could cause our results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed under Item 1A. Risk Factors, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this Form 10-Q. While we believe that information provides a reasonable basis for these statements, that information may be limited or incomplete. Our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on these statements.

The following discussion contains references to the three months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025, which represents the condensed consolidated financial results of Arhaus, Inc. and subsidiaries for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025, respectively.

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Overview

Founded in 1986 by John Reed, our CEO, and his father, Arhaus is a premium home furnishings brand built on a simple idea: furniture and décor should be responsibly sourced, lovingly made, and built to last. We operate a vertically integrated model, designing and sourcing products directly from skilled artisans and carefully selected manufacturing vendors around the world, including domestic upholstery production at our own North Carolina manufacturing facility. This approach enables us to offer a highly exclusive and customizable assortment of heirloom-quality furniture and décor designed to be used and enjoyed for generations. Design is at the core of everything Arhaus does. With more than 100 Showroom locations across the United States, our integrated omni-channel model connects every client touchpoint, from Showroom and interior design to eCommerce and catalog, allowing us to meet clients wherever and however they choose to shop while delivering a highly personalized client-first experience from discovery through delivery.

Our vertically integrated model, inclusive of design and product development teams, upholstery manufacturing capabilities, direct vendor sourcing, direct-to-consumer and direct-to-trade selling, allows Arhaus to maintain greater control over product quality, design integrity, and value. We offer merchandise across a broad range of categories, including furniture, outdoor, bath, lighting, textiles and décor. Our curated assortments are presented across our sales channels in sophisticated, family-friendly and lifestyle-oriented settings.

Based on third-party reports, publicly available data, and our internal research, we believe the United States premium home furnishings market is approximately $100 billion. This highly fragmented market is served by a large number of independent retailers, which we believe provides us a meaningful opportunity to increase market share over time. We believe that we are well positioned to grow market share through our differentiated brand positioning, scale, and strong resonance with affluent clients who value quality, craftsmanship, and design.

Products are designed for use throughout the home and are sourced directly from a global network of nearly 400 vendors. Through close collaboration with Arhaus product development teams and sourcing relationships, and supported by our vertically integrated model, we believe we are able to deliver high-quality products at a compelling value.

Arhaus strives to deliver a welcoming and inspirational experience across both Showrooms and eCommerce, guided by our belief that retail is theater. Showrooms are immersive, design-forward spaces that serve as an important driver of brand awareness and client engagement, while our eCommerce channel functions as a seamless extension of the physical Showroom experience. Our experienced design consultants and interior designers provide expert guidance and personalized service, supporting clients throughout their shopping journey.

The table below represents the composition of our Showrooms by format and operating footprint as of each period presented:

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we generated $699.2 million of net revenue, $286.5 million of gross margin and $41.9 million of net and comprehensive income. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, we generated $384.9 million of net revenue, $172.1 million of gross margin, and $39.6 million of net and comprehensive income.

How We Assess the Performance of Our Business

In addition to U.S. GAAP results, this Form 10-Q contains references to the non-GAAP financial measures below. We use these non-GAAP measures to help assess the performance of our business, identify trends affecting our business, formulate

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business plans and make strategic decisions. In addition to our results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we believe that providing these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to our investors as they present an informative supplemental view of our results from period-to-period by removing the effect of non-recurring items.

The non-GAAP financial measures presented herein are specific to us and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies because of differing methods used by other companies in calculating them. These measures are also not intended to be measures of free cash flow for management’s discretionary use, as they do not reflect tax payments, debt service requirements and certain other cash costs that may recur in the future, including, among other things, cash requirements for working capital needs. Management compensates for these limitations by relying on our U.S. GAAP results in addition to using these non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. We consider the following financial and operating measures that affect our results of operations:

Net Revenue and Written Sales (Formerly “Demand”). Net revenue is recognized when a client obtains control of the merchandise. We also track written sales in our business which is a key performance indicator linked to the level of client orders placed. Written sales is an operating metric that we use to measure the dollar value of orders (based on purchase price) at the time the order is placed, net of the dollar value of cancellations and returns (based on unpaid purchase price and amount credited to client). These orders are recognized as net revenue when a client obtains control of the merchandise. Because written sales is measured net of cancellations, all written sales will eventually become net revenue, with appropriate reserves, when delivered to the client.

Comparable Delivered Sales (Formerly “Comparable Growth”). Comparable Delivered Sales is the year-over-year percentage change of the dollar value of orders delivered (based on purchase price), net of the dollar value of returns (based on amount credited to client), from comparable Showrooms and eCommerce, including through our catalogs and other mailings. This metric is a key performance indicator used by management to evaluate Showroom performance for locations that have been opened for at least 15 consecutive months, which enables management to view the performance of those Showrooms without the dollar value of orders delivered for new Showrooms being included. Comparable Showrooms are defined as permanent Showrooms open for at least 15 consecutive months, including relocations in the same market. Showrooms record written sales

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

We have prepared this Management's Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) as an aid to understanding our financial results. It should be read together with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes. It includes management’s analysis of past financial results and certain potential factors that may affect future results, potential future risks and approaches that may be used to manage those risks. Some of the statements we make in this section are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. For a complete discussion of forward-looking statements, see the section in this Annual Report entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” In addition to the discussion of potential risks discussed in MD&A, certain other risk factors may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the following discussion. For a discussion of such risk factors, see the section in this Annual Report entitled “Risk Factors.”

This discussion and analysis addresses 2025 and 2024 items and year-over-year comparisons between 2025 and 2024. Discussions regarding our financial condition and results of operations for 2024 compared to 2023 not included in this Annual Report can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Overview

Founded in 1986 by John Reed, our CEO, and his father, Arhaus is a premium home furnishings brand built on a simple idea: furniture and décor should be responsibly sourced, lovingly made, and built to last. We operate a vertically integrated model, designing and sourcing products directly from skilled artisans and carefully selected manufacturing vendors around the world, including domestic upholstery production at our own North Carolina manufacturing facility. This approach enables us to offer a highly exclusive and customizable assortment of heirloom-quality furniture and décor designed to be used and enjoyed for generations. Design is at the core of everything Arhaus does. With more than 100 Showroom locations across the United States, our integrated omni-channel model connects every client touchpoint, from Showroom and interior design to eCommerce and catalog, allowing us to meet clients wherever and however they choose to shop while delivering a highly personalized client-first experience from discovery through delivery.

Our vertically integrated model, inclusive of design and product development teams, upholstery manufacturing capabilities, direct vendor sourcing, direct-to-consumer and direct-to-trade selling, allows Arhaus to maintain greater control over product quality, design integrity, and value. We offer merchandise across a broad range of categories, including furniture, outdoor, bath, lighting, textiles and décor. Our curated assortments are presented across our sales channels in sophisticated, family-friendly and lifestyle-oriented settings.

Based on third-party reports, publicly available data, and our internal research, we believe the United States premium home furnishings market is approximately $100 billion. This highly fragmented market is served by a large number of independent retailers, which we believe provides us a meaningful opportunity to increase market share over time. We believe that we are well positioned to grow market share through our differentiated brand positioning, scale, and strong resonance with affluent clients who value quality, craftsmanship, and design.

Products are designed for use throughout the home and are sourced directly from a global network of nearly 400 vendors. Through close collaboration with Arhaus product development teams and sourcing relationships, and supported by our vertically integrated model, we believe we are able to deliver high-quality products at a compelling value.

Arhaus strives to deliver a welcoming and inspirational experience across both Showrooms and eCommerce, guided by our belief that retail is theater. Showrooms are immersive, design-forward spaces that serve as an important driver of brand awareness and client engagement, while our eCommerce channel functions as a seamless extension of the physical Showroom experience. Our experienced design consultants and interior designers provide expert guidance and personalized service, supporting clients throughout their shopping journey. As of December 31, 2025, the Company operated 107 Showrooms in 31 states, consisting of 90 Traditional Showrooms, 9 Design Studios and 8 Lofts.

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Factors Affecting Our Business

Our business performance and results of operations have been, and will continue to be, affected by the factors described below. While each of these key factors presents significant opportunities for our business, they also pose challenges that we must successfully address in order to sustain growth, improve our results of operations and achieve and maintain profitability.

Overall Economic Trends. The industry in which we operate is cyclical, and our net revenue is affected by general economic conditions, including conditions that affect the housing market and broader macroeconomic factors including the health and volatility of the stock market. We target consumers of high-end home furnishings. As a result, we believe that our sales are sensitive to a number of macroeconomic factors that influence consumer spending generally, and that our sales are particularly affected by the health of the higher end consumer and demand levels from that consumer demographic. While the overall home furnishings market may be influenced by factors such as employment levels, interest rates, new household formation and the affordability of homes for first time home buyers, the higher end of the housing market may be disproportionately influenced by other factors, including stock market prices, the number of second and third homes being purchased and sold, tax policies, interest rates, and perceived capital appreciation prospects in higher end real estate. Shifts in consumption patterns may continue to have an impact on consumer spending in the United States premium home furnishings market. In the past, we have experienced volatility in our sales trends related to many of these factors and believe our sales may be impacted by these economic factors in future periods.

Housing Market and Housing Turnover. Our business depends on consumer demand for our products and is therefore sensitive to a number of factors that influence consumer spending, including, among other things, housing prices, new construction, other activity in the housing sector, the state of the mortgage industry and other aspects of consumer credit tied to housing, including the availability and pricing of mortgage refinancing and home equity lines of credit. In particular, periods of increased or decreased home purchases may lead to increased or decreased consumer spending on home furnishings.

Our Strategic Initiatives. We are implementing a number of strategic initiatives that have had, and will continue to have, an impact on our results of operations. These initiatives include expanding our Showroom footprint, enhancing our digital marketing capabilities and eCommerce sales channel, increasing our product assortment, expanding our supply chain infrastructure, and continuing to invest in technology and related systems enhancements. As a result of the number of current business initiatives we are pursuing, we have experienced in the past, and may experience in the future, significant period-to-period variability in our financial performance and results of operations. While we anticipate that these initiatives will support the growth of our business, costs and timing issues associated with pursuing these initiatives can negatively affect our growth and profitability rates in the near term and may amplify fluctuations in our growth rates from quarter to quarter.

Our Ability to Source and Distribute Products Effectively. Our net revenue and gross margin are affected by our ability to purchase merchandise in sufficient quantities at competitive prices. Our level of net revenue has been adversely affected in prior periods by supply chain constraints, including the inability of our vendors to produce or ship sufficient quantities of some merchandise to match market demand from our clients, leading to higher levels of client backlog.

Consumer Preferences and Demand. Our ability to maintain our appeal with existing clients and to attract new clients depends on our ability to design, develop and offer a compelling product assortment responsive to client preferences and design trends. If we misjudge the market for our products or the product lines that we acquire, we may be faced with excess inventories for some products and may be required to become more promotional in our selling activities, which would impact our net revenue and gross margin.

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Seasonality in Quarterly Results. Our quarterly results vary depending upon a variety of factors, including changes in our product offerings and the introduction of new merchandise assortments and categories, the opening of new retail locations, shifts in the timing of various events including holidays and other events such as Showroom closures, catalog releases, promotional events and the extent of our realization of the costs and benefits of our numerous strategic initiatives, among other things. As a result of these factors, our working capital requirements and demands on our distribution and delivery network may fluctuate during the year. Unique factors in any given quarter may affect period-to-period comparisons among the quarters being compared, and the results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that we may achieve for a full year.

For example, our large catalogs and storewide sales for the spring and fall may drive higher written sales in the months they occur than in the other months in the year. Variable expenses related to written sales will also be higher in those months. Net revenue related to written sales is recorded in later months, depending on when the client obtains control of the merchandise.

How We Assess the Performance of Our Business

In addition to U.S. GAAP results, this 10-K contains references to the non-GAAP financial measures below. We use these non-GAAP measures to help assess the performance of our business, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions. In addition to our results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we believe that providing these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to our investors as they present an informative supplemental view of our results from period-to-period by removing the effect of non-recurring items.

The non-GAAP financial measures presented herein are specific to us and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies because of differing methods used by other companies in calculating them. These measures are also not intended to be measures of free cash flow for management’s discretionary use, as they do not reflect tax payments, debt service requirements and certain other cash costs that may recur in the future, including, among other things, cash requirements for working capital needs. Management compensates for these limi

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