Dillard’s reports Q1 EPS $10.39 vs. $11.09 last year

Reports Q1 revenue $1.53B vs. $1.55B last year. Total retail sales decreased 2% for the 13-week period ended May 3, 2025 compared to the 13-week period ended May 4, 2024. Sales in comparable stores for the same period decreased 1%. Stronger performing categories were juniors’ and children’s apparel and men’s clothing and accessories. Weaker performing categories were home and furniture, shoes and ladies’ apparel. Dillard’s (DDS) Chief Executive Officer William Dillard, II stated, “We turned in a relatively good first quarter in light of the prevailing economic uncertainty. We kept expenses under control and reported a healthy gross margin. After repurchasing $98 million in stock, we had $1.2 billion in cash and short-term investments remaining.”