Product Warranties

6 Months Ended

Oct. 25, 2025

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Note 8: Product Warranties

We accrue an estimated liability for product warranties when we recognize revenue on the sale of warrantied products. We estimate future warranty claims on product sales based on sales volume and our historical claims experience and periodically adjust the provision to reflect changes in actual experience. We incorporate repair costs into our liability estimates, including materials, labor and overhead amounts necessary to perform repairs, and any costs associated with delivering repaired product to our customers. Over 90% of our warranty liability relates to our Wholesale reportable segment, as we generally warrant our products against defects for one to three years on fabric and leather, from one to five years on cushions and padding, and provide a limited lifetime warranty on certain mechanisms and frames, unless otherwise noted in the warranty. Additionally, our Wholesale segment warranties cover labor costs relating to our parts for one year. We also provide a limited lifetime warranty against defects on a majority of the Joybird products, which are a part of our Corporate and Other results. For all our manufacturer warranties, the warranty period begins when the consumer receives our product. We use considerable judgment in making our estimates, and we record differences between our actual and estimated costs when the differences are known.

A reconciliation of the changes in our product warranty liability is as follows:


	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands)	10/25/2025		10/26/2024		10/25/2025 (1)		10/26/2024
Balance as of the beginning of the period	$	29,110	$	29,478	$	29,940	$	28,909

Accruals during the period	6,919		8,416		13,495		17,316
Settlements during the period	(6,878)		(8,342)		(14,284)		(16,673)
Change in warranty policy (2)	(5,606)		—		(5,606)		—
Balance as of the end of the period	$	23,545	$	29,552	$	23,545	$	29,552

(1)$16.9 million and $22.4 million is recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of October 25, 2025, and April 26, 2025, respectively, while the remainder is included in other long-term liabilities.

(2)During the second quarter of fiscal 2026, we implemented a change in which dealers are provided an upfront service allowance for certain labor and delivery costs that they cover under our Wholesale warranty program. As part of this change, dealers provide these warranty services on La-Z-Boy products that they sell, and have previously sold, resulting in an overall reduction in our warranty liability.

We recorded accruals during the periods presented in the table above, primarily to reflect charges that relate to warranties issued during the respective periods.