20Bad

Do Under Armour running & athletic shoes have PFAS?

The verdict
Under Armour running & athletic shoes average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Under Armour running & athletic shoes graded as of October 2026, below the 37 out of 100 median for the 20 other running & athletic shoes brands graded alongside it.
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Under Armour running & athletic shoes average Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 18% of the running & athletic shoes brands we grade.

PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.

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Which Under Armour running & athletic shoes contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

Under Armour Men's Charged Assert 10 Running Shoes

Under Armour

Men's Charged Assert 10 Running Shoes

20BadPFAS grade
  • synthetic mesh, EVA foam, rubber outsole, water-repellent treated upper
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Azo dyes in synthetic mesh upper. Synthetic mesh uppers in consumer footwear may be dyed with azo colorants…

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Under Armour Charged Edge Men's Training Shoes

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Charged Edge Men's Training Shoes

20BadPFAS grade
  • Synthetic textile upper with water-repellent coating, rubber sole
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • water-repellent coating (fluorochemical content unknown). Synthetic textiles commonly receive PFAS-based…

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Under Armour Men's Charged Gemini Running Shoes

Under Armour

Men's Charged Gemini Running Shoes

20BadPFAS grade
  • Synthetic textile upper with unspecified water-repellent treatment
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Under Armour Men's Expanse Low Waterproof Shoes

Under Armour

Men's Expanse Low Waterproof Shoes

20BadPFAS grade
  • Synthetic upper with unspecified waterproof coating
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Antimony in polyester. If the upper contains polyester (common in synthetic athletic shoes), it may contain…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Graded higher than the Under Armour average of 20.

  • Canvas upper, rubber sole
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Azo dyes in canvas

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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65GoodPFAS grade
  • Canvas, rubber sole
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Women's Fresh Foam Arishi v4 Shoes

65GoodPFAS grade
  • Mesh upper, Fresh Foam midsole, rubber outsole
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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The same question, asked of the other running & athletic shoes brands

Best average grade first. Under Armour averages 20.

See every Under Armour product we grade on the Under Armour brand page, or the full running & athletic shoes ranking.