Boot Barn marked a record year in fiscal 2026 after beating expectations in the fourth quarter as the Western craze shows no sign of slowing down. The Irvine, Calif-based footwear company saw net sales in Q4 2026 increase 18.7 percent to $538.8 million from $453.7 million in the prior-year period. Net income in Q4 rose 18.4 percent to $44.4 million, or $1.45 per diluted share, compared to $37.5 million, or $1.22 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. These results were above the guidance Boot Barn laid out last quarter , which called for net sales in Q4 between $525 million and $535 million, representing growth between 16 percent and 18 percent over the prior-year period. Analysts were calling for earnings between $512.9 million and $536.8 million in Q4, with earnings per diluted share between $1.39 and $1.47, according to Yahoo Finance. Boot Barn noted that the increase in net sales in Q4 was the result of incremental sales from new stores and the increase in consolidated same-store sales.…