Vera Bradley, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $175.22M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About Vera Bradley
Leather & Leather Products, SIC 3100
Vera Bradley designs and sells handbags, luggage, fashion accessories, home textiles, and footwear. The business operates through two segments: direct and indirect. Direct operations include branded retail stores, outlet locations, and e-commerce websites. Indirect operations distribute merchandise to specialty retail shops, department stores, and digital marketplaces, while also licensing the brand for complementary categories like eyewear and bedding. Its customers include individual female consumers and wholesale retail partners.
The company operates 29 full-line stores and 86 outlet stores across the United States, and supplies roughly 1,000 domestic specialty retailers and 270 department stores. It owns a 428,500-square-foot distribution facility in Roanoke, Indiana. Products are manufactured primarily by third-party suppliers in Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, and the Philippines, supported by an office in Hong Kong. Sourcing partners also operate in South Korea and Europe. The business was founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Summary of the business section of Vera Bradley's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Vera Bradley, Inc.
- Founded
- 1982
- Headquarters
- Roanoke, IN
- Address
- 12420 Stonebridge Road 46783
- Phone
- (260) 482-4673
- Website
- verabradley.com
- Employees
- 1,360, Jan 31, 2026
- Industry
- Leather & Leather Products
- Fiscal year ends
- January 30
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- VRA
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Oct 21, 2010
- Shares outstanding
- 29M, Sep 8, 2026
- Public float
- $39.55M, Aug 2, 2025
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1495320
- CUSIP
- 92335C106
- ISIN
- US92335C1062
- LEI
- 52990005Q6LEJKXO7M51
- EIN
- 27-2935063
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Bickley | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 1,193,960 |
| Jacqueline Ardrey | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | 462,805 |
| Mark C. Dely | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | 343,362 |
| Martin Layding | Chief Financial Officer | 489,196 |
| Melinda Paraie | Chief Branding Officer | 342,977 |
| Michael Schwindle | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 186,724 |
| Alison Hiatt | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER | 112,480 |
| Ivan Brockman | Director | 27,574 |
| Andrew Meslow | Director | 650,000 |
| Robert J. Hall | Director | 2,885,507 |
| Kristina K. Cashman | Director | 111,537 |
| Carrie Tharp | Director | 111,537 |
| Jessica Rodriguez | Director | 77,667 |
| Frances P. Philip | Director | 122,380 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Mr Bickley | $1.80M | $1.97M | $1.06M | $28 | $55 |
| FY2026 Ms.Ardrey | $3.23M | $20.89K | $1.06M | $28 | $55 |
| FY2025 Ms.Ardrey | $2.36M | -$276.24K | $849.34K | $39 | $63 |
| FY2024 Ms.Ardrey | $1.98M | $3.40M | $1.46M | $93 | $59 |
| FY2023 Mr.Wallstrom | $6.14M | $3.39M | $1.17M | $58 | $70 |
| FY2023 Ms.Ardrey | $3.13M | $4.45M | $1.17M | $58 | $70 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of January 31, 2026, we had approximately 1,360 employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jul 19, 2016 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Jun 3, 2015 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Feb 4, 2013 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Oct 21, 2010 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Oct 19, 2010 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |