Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Income taxes (Tables)

v3.26.1
Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2026
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]  
Schedule of provision for income taxes

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Fiscal Year Ended

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January 31,

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February 1,

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February 3,

(In thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Current:

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  ​

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  ​

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  ​

Federal

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$

299,515

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$

348,450

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$

308,656

Foreign

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​

3,901

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​

—

​

​

—

State

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​

72,089

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​

73,826

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​

65,415

Total current

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​

375,505

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​

422,276

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​

374,071

Deferred:

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  ​

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  ​

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  ​

Federal

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​

2,137

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(31,407)

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​

27,391

Foreign

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​

508

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​

—

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—

State

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(4,281)

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(11,921)

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​

3,184

Total deferred

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(1,636)

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(43,328)

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​

30,575

Provision for income taxes

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$

373,869

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$

378,948

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$

404,646

Schedule of reconciliation of federal statutory rate to effective tax rate

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Fiscal Year Ended

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January 31,

(In thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2026

Federal statutory tax rate

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$

320,743

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21.0%

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect (a)

 

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50,136

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3.3%

Foreign tax effects

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​

2,519

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0.2%

Effect of cross-border tax laws

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—

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0.0%

Tax credits

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(8,586)

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(0.6%)

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

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​

5,596

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0.4%

Changes in unrecognized tax benefits

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​

3,432

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0.2%

Other adjustments

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​

29

​

0.0%

Effective tax rate

 

$

373,869

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24.5%

(a) State and local income taxes in California, Illinois, New York, and New Jersey made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category.
Schedule of components of deferred tax assets and liabilities

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  ​ ​ ​

January 31,

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February 1,

(In thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Deferred tax assets:

 

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  ​

 

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  ​

Operating lease liability

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$

516,617

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$

492,729

Accrued liabilities

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62,510

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49,626

Reserves not currently deductible

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​

56,296

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​

50,362

Employee benefits

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33,267

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33,111

Inventory valuation

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12,126

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4,168

Credit carryforwards

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648

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390

NOL carryforwards

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​

164

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​

197

Other

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​

1,800

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​

—

Total gross deferred tax assets

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683,428

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630,583

Valuation allowance

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(3,005)

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​

—

Deferred tax assets:

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680,423

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​

630,583

Deferred tax liabilities:

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  ​

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  ​

Operating lease asset

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659,202

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623,622

Intangibles

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50,285

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​

—

Property and equipment

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26,804

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8,286

Prepaid expenses

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26,537

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22,299

Receivables not currently includable

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​

15,878

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​

17,895

Other

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483

​

 

1,074

Deferred tax liabilities

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779,189

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673,176

Net deferred tax liability

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$

(98,766)

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$

(42,593)

Schedule of reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties

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January 31,

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February 1,

(In thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Beginning balance

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$

5,220

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$

4,060

Increase due to a prior year tax position

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4,065

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1,188

Decrease due to a prior year tax position

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(302)

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(28)

Ending balance

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$

8,983

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$

5,220

Schedule of cash paid for income taxes

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January 31,

(In thousands)

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2026

Federal

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$

311,400

State:

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California

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20,536

New Jersey

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​

9,902

Other

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​

35,559

Foreign

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​

4,415

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

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$

381,812

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Before adoption of ASU 2023-09  
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]  
Schedule of reconciliation of federal statutory rate to effective tax rate

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Fiscal year ended

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February 1,

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February 3,

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  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Federal statutory rate

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21.0%

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21.0%

State effective rate, net of federal tax benefit

 

3.1%

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3.2%

Executive compensation limitation

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0.3%

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0.3%

Excess deduction of stock compensation

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(0.3%)

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(0.4%)

Other

 

(0.1%)

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(0.2%)

Effective tax rate

 

24.0%

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23.9%