Warby Parker enters fall 2026 with a core business that is expanding while a new intelligent-eyewear category approaches its first commercial test. Second-quarter revenue reached $235.5 million, an increase of 9.8% from a year earlier. Active customers rose to 2.71 million, and average revenue per customer advanced to $336. Together, those measures show that growth came from both a larger customer base and higher spending per customer.
The quality of that progress remains the central issue. Reported gross margin reached 57.9%, but an $11.8 million tariff refund contributed 500 basis points. Free cash flow was $6.8 million, compared with $23.9 million in the prior-year quarter, while property and equipment purchases increased. Future results will need to show how profitability and cash conversion look without the temporary benefit and alongside the planned store program.
Intelligent eyewear adds a separate source of possibility and uncertainty. Warby Parker introduced a frame developed with Google and Samsung, powered by Gemini and Android XR, with the first line planned for fall 2026. Yet management's full-year outlook included known launch expenses while assuming no category revenue or halo benefit. That makes commercial evidence, rather than product visibility alone, the useful next operating measure.
The company's $292.7 million cash balance provides room for investment, and management reaffirmed full-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA ranges along with 50 planned store openings. Even so, store expansion and a new product launch create simultaneous demands on execution. Useful disclosures would separate durable customer momentum, normalized margin, cash generation, and any measurable contribution from intelligent eyewear.
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