Burlington Stores, Inc. operates as a prominent retail chain across the United States, offering a diverse selection of branded apparel and other ...
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Est. EPS $1.74 · Revenue $2.99B · 11 analysts
Est. EPS $11.91 · Revenue $12.82B · 9 analysts
Est. EPS $5.20 · Revenue $3.97B · 11 analysts
Est. EPS $2.28 · Revenue $3.12B · 4 analysts
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $11.6B | +8.8% | +5.1% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $610.2M | +21.1% | +60.6% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +43.9% | +1.3% | +4.7% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +7.3% | +8.6% | +42.7% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +5.3% | +11.4% | +52.8% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $171.6M | +699.8% | +346.6% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +1.5% | +651.5% | +334.7% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 332.3% | -15.2% | -7.7% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 1.23x | +6.5% | +0.7% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $9.9B | +13.1% | +2.7% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
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| EPS Surprise | 9.51 vs 9.78 | -2.8% | 2.88 vs 2.19 | +31.5% |
| Revenue Surprise | $11.6B vs $11.5B | +0.6% | $3.0B vs $3.0B | -0.8% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Vecchio Jennifer | officer: Group President and CMO | Common Stock | D | 212 | $254.54 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Vecchio Jennifer | officer: Group President and CMO | Common Stock | D | 307 | $255.94 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Vecchio Jennifer | officer: Group President and CMO | Common Stock | D | 162 | $257.16 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Vecchio Jennifer | officer: Group President and CMO | Common Stock | D | 117 | $258.57 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Vecchio Jennifer | officer: Group President and CMO | Common Stock | D | 136 | $260.76 |
Operator: Good morning, and welcome to Burlington Stores, Inc. 2Q 2026 Earnings Webcast. [Operator Instructions] Please note that this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to David Glick, Group Senior Vice President. Please go ahead. David Glick: Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. We appreciate everyone's participation in today's conference call to discuss Burlington's fiscal 2026 second quarter operating results. Our presenters today are Michael O'Sullivan, our Chief Executive Officer; and Kristin Wolfe, our EVP and Chief Financial Officer. Before I turn the call over to Michael, I would like to inform listeners that this call may not be transcribed, recorded or broadcast without our express permission. A replay of the call will be available until September 3, 2026. We take no responsibility for inaccuracies that may appear in transcripts of this call by third parties. Our remarks and the Q&A that follows are copyrighted today by Burlington Stores. Remarks made on this call concerning future expectations, events, strategies, objectives, trends or projected financial results are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those that are projected in such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those that are described in the company's 10-K and in our other filings with the SEC, all of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference. Please note that the financial results and expectations we discuss today are on a continuing operations basis. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures we discuss today to GAAP measures are included in today's press release. As a reminder, as indicated in this morning's press release, all historical and forward-looking profitability metrics discussed on this call exclude costs associated with bankruptcy acquired leases. These pretax costs amounted to $4 million and $11 million during the fiscal second quarters of 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $16 million and $35 million for the full fiscal years 2026 and 2025, respectively. Now here's Michael. Michael O'Sullivan: Thank you, David. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. I would like to cover 3 topics this morning. Firstly, I will talk about tariff refunds. Secondly, I will review our second quarter results. And finally, I will discuss our updated guidance. After that, Kristin will walk through the financial details. Okay. Let's start with tariff refunds. In the second quarter, we received approximately $55 million in tariff refunds. These refunds are included in our reported earnings and provided a $0.64 benefit to our second quarter earnings per share. We intend to fully reinvest these refunds into the business in the back half to deliver even sharper values to our customers. So we expect the direct impact of these tariff refunds to be neutral to full year earnings. I want to be explicit about the decision that we have made here. …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael O'Sullivan | Chief Executive Officer & Director | USD 6,306,796 | Male | 1964 | Active |
Jennifer Vecchio | Group President & Chief Merchandising Officer | USD 3,611,563 | Female | 1965 | Active |
Travis R. Marquette | President & Chief Operating Officer | USD 2,905,448 | Male | 1972 | Active |
Kristin Wolfe | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | USD 2,282,319 | Female | 1979 | Active |
Matthew Pasch | EVice President & Chief Human Resource Officer | USD 1,408,635 | Male | 1971 | Active |
Eric Seeger | Executive Vice President of Planning & Allocation and MIO | USD 1,342,245 | Male | 1962 | Active |
Eliot Rosenfield | Executive Vice President of Merchandising | — | Male | — | Active |
Stephen Ferroni | Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer | — | Male | 1978 | Active |
David J. Glick | Group Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Treasurer | — | Male | — | Active |
Varadheeswaran Chennakrishnan | Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer | — | Male | 1969 | Active |
Karen R. Leu | Group Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | — | Female | — | Active |
Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL) reported fiscal 2026 second-quarter sales growth and margin expansion, while saying it plans to reinvest approximately $55 million in tariff refunds into lower prices and sharper customer values during the second half of the year. Chief Executive Officer Michael O'Sullivan said the tariff refunds added $0.64 to second-quarter earnings per share and
Burlington Stores shares fall 7.6% after Q2 revenues miss estimates, even as EPS beats sharply and FY26 sales, margin and EPS guidance rise.
Burlington Stores Inc (NYSE:BURL) on Thursday reported mixed second-quarter financial results and issued third-quarter adjusted EPS guidance below estimates.
Burlington Stores, Inc. reported strong Q2 2026 growth in revenue, profits, and cash flow, but shares dropped 7.6% on a revenue miss. BURL raised full-year 2026 guidance for both revenue (now 10–11% growth) and adjusted EPS ($11.77–$11.97), reflecting ongoing operational momentum. Store expansion remains robust, with 1,287 locations (up 13.1% YoY), but comparable sales growth slowed to 2% versus 5% last year.
Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
