Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

| | | | | | | | | | | *Not applicable. | | | | | | | | |

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 (Annual Report), and the information and documents incorporated by reference within this Annual Report, contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), which statements are subject to considerable risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact contained in, or incorporated by reference within, this Annual Report. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by using words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” or “would,” and similar expressions or the negative of these expressions. Specifically, this Annual Report, and the information and documents incorporated by reference within this Annual Report, contain forward-looking statements relating to, among other things:

• changes in consumer preferences impacting our brands and products, and the footwear and fashion industries;

• global economic trends, including foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, changes in interest rates, inflationary pressures, changes in commodity pricing, and recessionary concerns;

• the ability to effectively compete in a highly competitive footwear, apparel, and accessories industry;

• our business, operating, investing, capital allocation, marketing, and financing plans and strategies;

• the operational challenges faced by our warehouses and distribution centers (DCs), wholesale partners, global third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and third-party carriers, including as a result of global supply chain disruptions and labor shortages;

• trends, seasonality, and weather impacting the demand for our products and the purchasing behavior of wholesale partners and consumers;

• changes to the geographic and seasonal mix of our brands and products;

• availability of materials and manufacturing capacity, and reliability of overseas production and storage;

• changes to our product distribution strategies, including product allocation and segmentation strategies;

• the impact of our efforts to continue to advance sustainable and socially conscious business operations, and to meet the expectations that our investors and other stakeholders have with respect to our environmental, social and governance practices;

• the effects of climate change, natural disasters, and the impacts of public health issues, and the related changes in the regulatory environment and consumer demand to mitigate these effects, and the resulting impact on our business and the businesses of our customers, consumers, suppliers, and business partners;

• expansion of our brands, product offerings, and investments in our Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) capabilities, including our distribution facilities, e-commerce websites, and our retail store footprint;

• our plans to divest the Sanuk brand and the related terms and timing;

• global geopolitical tensions, including the impact of economic sanctions on our transportation and energy costs;

• security breach or other disruption to our information technology (IT) systems, or those of our vendors;

• our interpretation of applicable global tax regulations and changes in tax laws and audits that may impact our tax liability and effective tax rates;

• our cash repatriation strategy regarding earnings of non-United States (US) subsidiaries and the resulting tax impacts;

• the outcomes of legal proceedings, including the impact they may have on our business and intellectual property rights; and

• the value of goodwill and other intangible assets, and potential write-downs or impairment charges.

Forward-looking statements represent management’s current expectations and predictions about trends affecting our business and industry and are based on information available at the time such statements are made. Although we do not make forward-looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy or completeness. Forward-looking statements involve numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements predicted, assumed, or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to materially differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements are described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” within this Annual Report, as well as in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and our website at ir.deckers.com*.* You should read this Annual Report, including the information and documents incorporated by reference herein, in its entirety and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from the results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Moreover, new risks and uncertainties emerge occasionally, and it is not possible for management to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual future results to be materially different from any results expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law or the listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange, we expressly disclaim any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements. We qualify all our forward-looking statements with these cautionary statements.

PART I

References within this Annual Report to “Deckers,” “we,” “our,” “us,” “management,” or the “Company” refer to Deckers Outdoor Corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries. UGG® (UGG), HOKA® (HOKA), Teva® (Teva), Sanuk® (Sanuk), Koolaburra by UGG® (Koolaburra), AHNU® (AHNU), UGGpure® (UGGpure), and UGGplush**TM (UGGplush) are some of our trademarks. Other trademarks or trade names appearing elsewhere within this Annual Report are the property of their respective owners. The trademarks and trade names within this Annual Report are referred to without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indication that their respective owners will not assert their rights to the fullest extent under applicable law.

Unless otherwise indicated, all figures herein are expressed in thousands, except for per share and share data. The defined periods for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 are stated herein as “year ended” or “years ended.” We also refer to these fiscal years as “fiscal year 2024,” “fiscal year 2023,” and “fiscal year 2022,” respectively.