RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\

false 0001012019 0001012019 2026-07-28 2026-07-28 0001012019 rusha:ClassACommonStockParValue001PerShareCustomMember 2026-07-28 2026-07-28 0001012019 rusha:ClassBCommonStockParValue001PerShareCustomMember 2026-07-28 2026-07-28 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2026 Rush Enterprises, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Texas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 0-20797 (Commission File Number) 74-1733016 (IRS Employer Identification No.) 555 IH-35 South, Suite 500 New Braunfels , Texas (Address of principal executive offices) 78130 (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 830 ) 302-5200 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share RUSHA Nasdaq Global Select Market Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share RUSHB Nasdaq Global Select Market Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share RUSHA Nasdaq Texas, LLC Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share RUSHB Nasdaq Texas, LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On July 28, 2026, Rush Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2026 (the “Earnings Press Release”). A copy of the Earnings Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. The Earnings Press Release also announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a three-for-two stock split with respect to both the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock. The stock split will be effected in the form of a stock dividend payable on August 31, 2026, to stockholders of record as of August 11, 2026. Holders of the Company’s common stock will receive an additional one-half share for each share of common stock held as of the record date. In addition, the Earnings Press Release also announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, to be paid on a post-stock split basis on September 24, 2026, to all shareholders of record as of September 9, 2026. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit attached hereto) is being furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Rush Enterprises, Inc. press release dated July 28, 2026. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL). SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC. Dated: July 28, 2026 By: /s/ Steven L. Keller Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer