UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2025

SHOE CARNIVAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Indiana	0-21360	35-1736614
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1800 Innovation Point, 5th Floor Fort Mill, SC		29715
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (803) 650-4600

7500 East Columbia Street

Evansville, IN 47715

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     Title of each class

     Trading
Symbol(s)

     Name of each exchange on which registered

     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

     SCVL

     The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On November 13, 2025, Shoe Carnival, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing certain preliminary results for the third quarter ended November 1, 2025, which preliminary results remain subject to the completion of normal quarter-end accounting procedures.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD

In the same press release, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously voted to change the Company’s name to Shoe Station Group, Inc., subject to approval of the name change by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2026. The Company also provided an update to its rebanner strategy, including expected annual cost savings, operating efficiencies and inventory reductions resulting from its anticipated consolidation to one banner by the end of Fiscal 2028.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No. Exhibits

99.1 Press Release of the Company dated November 13, 2025

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	SHOE CARNIVAL, INC.
		(Registrant)
Date: November 13, 2025	By:	/s/ W. Kerry Jackson
		W. Kerry Jackson
		Executive Vice President
		Chief Financial Officer

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