UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) ~~December~~February 1626, ~~2025~~2026

ESCALADE, INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Indiana

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-6966 13-2739290

0-6966	13-2739290
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

817 Maxwell Avenue, Evansville, Indiana	47711
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

~~817~~(812) ~~Maxwell Avenue, Evansville, Indiana 47711~~467-1334

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(812) 467-1358

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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	Name of Exchange on which registered
Common Stock, No Par Value	ESCA	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

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Section 2 – Financial Information

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 27, 2026, Escalade, Incorporated ("Escalade") issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing financial information regarding Escalade's fourth quarter and full year results for 2025.

The information under this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the 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 a filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events.

~~Escalade~~On February 26, ~~Inc.~~2026, ~~has~~the ~~acquired~~Board ~~substantially~~of ~~all~~Directors ~~the~~of ~~assets~~Escalade approved a quarterly dividend of ~~AllCornhole~~fifteen and twenty-five hundredths cents $0.1525 ~~This~~per ~~asset~~share ~~acquisition~~that iswill ~~not~~be ~~material~~paid to ~~Escalade~~all asshareholders itof ~~does~~record ~~not~~on ~~involve~~April a6, ~~significant~~2026 ~~amount~~and ofdisbursed ~~assets~~on ~~for~~April ~~financial~~13, ~~reporting purposes~~2026.

On December 16, 2025, Escalade issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 announcing the AllCornhole acquisition.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit	~~Exhibit~~Description	~~Description~~
99.1	~~99.1~~Press release dated February 27, 2026	~~Press release dated December 16, 2025~~
104	~~104~~Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL).	~~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, Escalade, Incorporated, has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 16, 2025	ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
Date: February 27, 2026	ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
	By:	/s/ STEPHEN R. WAWRIN
	By: /s/ STEPHEN R. WAWRIN
	Stephen R. Wawrin, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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