DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS)

Sporting goods and Foot Locker stores. Read October 3, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending January 31, 2026, filed March 27, 2026. Ranked 4 of the 60 Consumer Cyclical companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

The filing states 31,600 full-time and 73,600 part-time employees, 45,400 of them Foot Locker's, so the two retail businesses take their shares by count (a).

The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.

What follows from the reading

Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 24% now, 29% at the end of 2027, 31% at the end of 2028, 31% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 31% desk work, 27% people work and 42% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 68% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 17% becomes checking a model's work and 13% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

105,200 employees as of January 31, 2026 (sum of stated parts). The filing counts Foot Locker's 34,300 in North America and 11,100 internationally; the United States alone is not stated.

The filing: “Human Capital Management As of January 31, 2026, we employed approximately 31,600 full-time and 73,600 part-time employees, which includes 45,400 who joined our Company as part of the Foot Locker acquisition.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: Approximately 31,600 full-time and 73,600 part-time employees, summed under rule 2, including 45,400 from the Foot Locker acquisition (34,300 in North America, 11,100 in Europe, Asia and Australia); employment peaks in the fourth quarter; DICK'S employees are not under collective bargaining agreements, while some Foot Locker employees abroad are under works councils and unions.

What the filing says about AI

8 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing names AI and machine learning among the technologies disrupting retail, among its own long-term technology investments, and among the forces accelerating cyber threats.

• “In addition, the retail industry is undergoing continued technological innovation and disruption-including increased use of artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning.”
• “Our focus on long-term strategic investments, including investments in our technology and other digital capabilities (such as AI and machine learning), our eCommerce and GameChanger platforms, DICK's Media Network, improvements to the customer experience in our stores and online, our supply chain, enhancements to our ScoreCard loyalty program, the continued development of our vertical brands an...”
• “Although we have established cybersecurity 18 Table of Contents governance processes, implemented security measures, and conduct regular training and system updates, cyber threats continue to evolve rapidly accelerated by emerging technologies such as advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning.”
• “In addition, the development, adoption, and use of generative AI technologies and machine learning are progressing rapidly; ineffective or inadequate AI and machine learning development or deployment practices by us or by third parties, including vendors, could result in unintended consequences.”
• “For example, AI or machine learning algorithms that we use may be flawed or based on datasets that are biased, incomplete or insufficient.”

Its annual reports, year by year

Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector

• Fiscal 20210median 0
• Fiscal 20220median 0
• Fiscal 20238median 1
• Fiscal 20248median 4
• Fiscal 20258median 10

Headcount by filing year

As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.

Limits of this reading

• The headcount is the sum of the stated full-time and part-time counts (rule 2); the collector's pick was the part-time count alone.
• The U.S. share is not stated; Foot Locker is counted by region.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001089063-26-000007, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.