Quarterly Sales and Same-Store Sales Strength
Q4 net sales of $17.7 billion, up 9% year-over-year; consolidated comparable store sales (comps) up 5% in Q4 (on top of +5% prior year).
Strong Quarterly Profitability and EPS
Q4 adjusted pretax profit margin 12.2%, up 60 basis points from 11.6% prior year; Q4 adjusted diluted EPS $1.43, up 16% from $1.23 and well above plan.
Record Full-Year Net Sales and Comp Performance
Full-year net sales surpassed $60 billion to $60.4 billion, up 7% versus prior year; full-year consolidated comps +5%.
Full-Year Margin and EPS Improvement
Full-year adjusted gross margin 31.0%, up 40 basis points from 30.6% (includes a 20 basis point benefit from shrink); full-year adjusted pretax profit margin 11.7%, up 20 basis points; full-year adjusted diluted EPS $4.73, up 11% from $4.26.
Shrink Recovery
Shrink favorability contributed meaningfully to margins; company reports shrink is essentially back to pre-COVID levels, contributing ~20 bps benefit to gross margin.
Inventory Availability and Positioning
Balance sheet inventory up 14% and inventory per store up 10%; management states availability of quality branded merchandise is 'outstanding' and buyers have strong access to vendors (~21,000 vendors).
Strong Cash Generation and Shareholder Returns
Generated $6.9 billion of operating cash flow and ended year with $6.2 billion in cash; returned $4.3 billion to shareholders in fiscal '26 through buybacks and dividends.
Divisional Milestones and Broad-Based Strength
Marmaxx sales $36.6B with comps +4% and adjusted segment margin 14.4%; HomeGoods topped $10B in sales with comps +5% and segment margin 12%; TJX Canada comps +7% with sales $5.6B and segment margin 13.8% (constant currency); TJX International sales $8B with comps +4% and margin 7.3% (constant currency).
Growth and Capital Plans
Fiscal '27 guidance: consolidated sales $62.7B–$63.3B (up 4%–5%), comps +2%–3%, EPS guidance $4.93–$5.02 (up 4%–6%); capex $2.2B–$2.3B; plan to add ~146 net new stores (~3% growth) and ~540 remodels.
Commitment to Returning Capital and Dividend Increase
Board expected to increase quarterly dividend by 13% to $0.48/share for fiscal '27 and plans $2.5B–$2.75B in share repurchases.