DDS 10-Q
Dillard's, Inc. (DDS)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
(Mark One)
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DILLARD’S, INC.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
DILLARD’S, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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Less treasury stock, at cost |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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DILLARD’S, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
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Net sales | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
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Interest and debt (income) expense, net |
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Gain on litigation settlement | — | — | ( | — | ||||||||
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Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint ventures |
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Income taxes |
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Net income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Earnings per share: |
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Basic and diluted | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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DILLARD’S, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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(In Thousands)
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Net income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Amortization of retirement plan and other retiree benefit adjustments (net of tax of $ |
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Comprehensive income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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DILLARD’S, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
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Balance, May 2, 2026 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
Net income |
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Other comprehensive income |
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Balance, August 1, 2026 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
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Balance, May 3, 2025 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
Net income |
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Other comprehensive income |
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Balance, August 2, 2025 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
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Balance, January 31, 2026 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
Net income |
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Balance, August 1, 2026 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
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Balance, February 1, 2025 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
Net income |
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Balance, August 2, 2025 | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | ||||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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DILLARD’S, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Operating activities: |
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Net income | $ | | $ | | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization of property and other deferred costs |
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Gain on disposal of assets |
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Accrued interest on short-term investments | ( | ( | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Increase in merchandise inventories |
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(Increase) decrease in other current assets |
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Increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities |
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Investing activities: |
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Purchase of property and equipment and capitalized software |
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Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
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Financing activities: |
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Principal payments on long-term debt |
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Purchase of treasury stock |
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Issuance cost of line of credit |
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Non-cash transactions of investing and financing activities: |
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Accrued capital expenditures | $ | | $ | | ||
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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DILLARD’S, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Dillard’s, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended August 1, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027 due to, among other factors, the seasonal nature of the business.
These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 filed with the SEC on March 27, 2026.
Note 2. Accounting Standards
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
There have been no recently adopted accounting pronouncements that had a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Management has considered all recent accounting pronouncements, except as noted below, and believes there is no accounting guidance issued but not yet effective that would be material to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). The update requires disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The amendments in the update require that at each interim and annual reporting period an entity (i) disclose the amounts of (a) purchases of inventory, (b) employee compensation, (c) depreciation, (d) intangible asset amortization, and (e) depreciation, depletion, and amortization recognized as part of oil and gas-producing activities (DD&A) (or other amounts of depletion expense) included in each relevant expense caption; (ii) include certain amounts that are already required to be disclosed under current GAAP in the same disclosure as the other disaggregation requirements; (iii) disclose a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively; and (iv) disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity’s definition of selling expenses. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
Accounting for Internal-Use Software
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. The update requires an entity to start capitalizing software costs when specific conditions are met and removes all references to software development project stages so that the guidance is neutral to different software development methods, including methods that entities
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may use to develop software in the future. ASU 2025-06 is effective for all entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU will have on potential future capitalizable software costs.
Note 3. Business Segments
The Company operates in
For the Company’s retail operations segment, the Company determined its operating segments on a store-by-store basis. Each store’s operating performance has been aggregated into
The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, which is comprised of Dillard’s Chief Executive Officer and its President. The members of Dillard’s Executive Committee use their experience in the retail industry and extensive and specific knowledge of the Dillard’s businesses when assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources.
The following table summarizes the percentage of net sales by segment and major product line:
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Ladies’ apparel |
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The following tables summarize certain segment information, including the reconciliation of those items to the Company’s consolidated operations:
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(in thousands of dollars) | Retail Operations | Construction | Consolidated | Retail Operations | Construction | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||
Net sales from customers | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||||
Elimination of intersegment revenues | - | ( | ( | - | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
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Interest and investment income | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
Interest and debt expense | | - | | | - | | |||||||||||||||
Gain on litigation settlement | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
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Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint ventures | $ | | $ | | | $ | | $ | | | |||||||||||
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Net income | $ | | $ | | |||||||||||||||||
Gross margin (d) | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||||
Gross margin percentage | | % | | % | | % | | % | | % | | % | |||||||||
Total assets | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||||
| (a) | The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker. |
| (b) | Payroll expense does not include amounts capitalized on the balance sheet or included within other expense categories. |
| (c) | Other segment items for each reportable segment includes: |
| (d) | The calculation of gross margin is net sales from external customers less cost of sales. |
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Six Months Ended August 1, 2026 | Six Months Ended August 2, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands of dollars) | Retail Operations | Construction | Consolidated | Retail Operations | Construction | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||
Net sales from customers | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
Elimination of intersegment revenues | - | ( | ( | - | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
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Interest and investment income | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
Interest and debt expense | | - | | | - | | ||||||||||||||
Gain on litigation settlement | ( | - | ( | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
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Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint ventures | $ | | $ | | | $ | | $ | | | ||||||||||
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Equity in earnings of joint ventures | | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | | $ | | ||||||||||||||||
Gross margin (d) | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
Gross margin percentage | | % | | % | | % | | % | | % | | % | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
| (a) | The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker. |
| (b) | Payroll expense does not include amounts capitalized on the balance sheet or included within other expense categories. |
| (c) | Other segment items for each reportable segment includes: |
| ● | All selling, general and administrative expenses other than payroll expense |
| ● | Other expense |
| ● | Gain on disposal of assets |
| (d) | The calculation of gross margin is net sales from external customers less cost of sales. |
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The retail operations segment gives rise to contract liabilities through the customer loyalty program associated with Dillard’s private label cards and through the issuances of gift cards. The customer loyalty program liability and a portion of the gift card liability are included in trade accounts payable and accrued expenses, and a portion of the gift card liability is included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our retail operations segment contract liabilities are as follows:
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Contract liabilities | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
During the six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, the Company recorded $
Construction contracts give rise to accounts receivable, contract assets and contract liabilities. We record accounts receivable based on amounts expected to be collected from customers. We also record costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts (contract assets) and billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts (contract liabilities) in other current assets and trade accounts payable and accrued expenses, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The amounts included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
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Accounts receivable | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts |
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During the six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, the Company recorded $
The remaining performance obligations related to executed construction contracts totaled $
Note 4. Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share data).
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Net income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
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Basic and diluted earnings per share | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
The Company maintains a capital structure in which common stock is the only equity security issued and outstanding, and there were
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Note 5. Commitments and Contingencies
Various legal proceedings, in the form of lawsuits and claims, which occur in the normal course of business, are pending against the Company and its subsidiaries. In the opinion of management, disposition of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, is not expected to materially affect the Company’s financial position, cash flows or results of operations.
At August 1, 2026, letters of credit totaling $
Note 6. Benefit Plans
The Company has an unfunded, nonqualified defined benefit plan (“Pension Plan”) for its officers. The Pension Plan is noncontributory and provides benefits based on years of service and compensation during employment. Pension expense is determined using an actuarial cost method to estimate the total benefits ultimately payable to officers and allocates this cost to service periods. The actuarial assumptions used to calculate pension costs are reviewed annually. The Company contributed $
The components of net periodic benefit costs are as follows:
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
August 1, | | August 2, | | August 1, | | August 2, | | ||||||
(in thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | | ||||||||
Components of net periodic benefit costs: | |||||||||||||
Service cost | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
Interest cost |
| |
| |
| |
| | |||||
Net actuarial loss |
| |
| |
| |
| | |||||
Net periodic benefit costs | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
The service cost component of net periodic benefit costs is included in selling, general and administrative expenses, and the interest costs and net actuarial loss components are included in other expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
Note 7. Revolving Credit Agreement
The Company maintains a credit facility (“credit agreement”) for general corporate purposes including, among other uses, working capital financing, the issuance of letters of credit, capital expenditures and, subject to certain restrictions, the repayment of existing indebtedness and share repurchases. The credit agreement, which is secured by certain deposit accounts of the Company and certain inventory of certain subsidiaries, provides a borrowing capacity of $
In March 2025, the Company amended and extended the credit agreement (the "2025 amendment"), replacing the Company’s previous amended credit agreement. The 2025 amendment continues to have the
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per annum when the average amount utilized is greater than or equal to
Note 8. Stock Repurchase Programs
In May 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $
The following is a summary of share repurchase activity for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended | | |||||||||
August 1, | | August 2, | August 1, | | August 2, | ||||||||
2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | | |||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | $ | — | $ | | $ | — | $ | | |||||
Number of shares repurchased |
| — |
| |
| — |
| | |||||
Average price per share | $ | — | $ | | $ | — | $ | | |||||
All repurchases of the Company’s Class A Common Stock above were made at the market price at the trade date, and all amounts paid to reacquire these shares were allocated to treasury stock. As of August 1, 2026, $
Note 9. Gain on Litigation Settlement
During the six months ended August 1, 2026, the Company received a settlement related to credit card interchange fee litigation of $
Note 10. Income Taxes
During the three and six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, income tax expense differed from what would be computed using the statutory federal income tax rate primarily due to the effects of state and local income taxes.
Note 11. Fair Value Disclosures
The estimated fair values of financial instruments presented herein have been determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange.
The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt and subordinated debentures is based on market prices and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
The fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and trade accounts receivable approximates their carrying values at August 1, 2026 due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The Company’s short-term investments are classified as held-to-maturity and are recorded at amortized cost, which approximated fair value. The
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fair value of the Company’s long-term debt at August 1, 2026 was approximately $
Note 12. WDC Merger
On May 28, 2026, the Company’s shareholders approved an agreement and plan of merger with W.D. Company, Inc. (“WDC”), a privately held Arkansas corporation organized as a family holding company to own and hold shares of Dillard’s Common Stock primarily for the benefit of the Dillard family. WDC had no business operations and engaged in no business activities other than (a) owning, holding, and disposing of certain equity securities, including
On June 4, 2026, the merger was consummated and WDC merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger, and the separate corporate existence of WDC terminated. Each share of WDC common stock issued and outstanding was automatically canceled, and in exchange therefor, each WDC shareholder received such WDC shareholder’s pro rata share of the merger consideration, which included:
| ● | $ |
| ● |
The shares of Dillard’s Common Stock held by WDC immediately prior to the merger automatically became treasury stock of the Company and, immediately thereafter, were canceled and returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares available for future reissuance.
Because the merger consideration received consisted of a number of shares of Dillard’s Class A Common Stock and Dillard’s Class B Common Stock which had been reduced by fractional shares from the number of shares of Dillard’s Class A Common Stock and Dillard’s Class B Common Stock held by WDC immediately prior to the merger, the WDC shareholders, collectively, had a slightly lower percentage interest in the voting power, liquidation value and aggregate book value of Dillard’s following the consummation of the merger as such shareholders held immediately prior to the merger. Accordingly, there was no dilution to current shareholders of Dillard’s as a result of the merger.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the footnotes thereto included elsewhere in this report, as well as the financial and other information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Retail sales increased 1.0% for the second quarter of 2026 compared to the prior year period, reflecting a somewhat resilient customer. Net income increased for the quarter, primarily driven by higher retail gross margin of 40.9%, which benefited from tariff refunds received during the period, and growth in retail sales.
For the second quarter of 2026, the Company reported net income of $97.7 million ($6.25 per share) compared to net income of $72.8 million ($4.66 per share) for the second quarter of 2025. Net income for the second quarter of 2026 includes $37.2 million ($28.4 million after tax, or $1.82 per share) in refunds of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs. Prior year second quarter net income includes a pretax gain of $4.8 million ($3.7 million after tax or $0.24 per share) primarily related to the sale of three properties.
Compared to the prior year second quarter, both total retail sales (which exclude construction sales) and comparable store sales increased 1%.
Retail gross margin increased to 40.9% of sales from 38.1% of sales reported in the prior year second quarter. Retail gross margin was positively impacted (260 basis points of sales) by the aforementioned $37.2 million IEEPA tariff refunds. Ending inventory increased 5% at August 1, 2026 compared to August 2, 2025.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended August 1, 2026 were $443.6 million (29.4% of sales) compared to $434.2 million (28.7% of sales) for the prior year second quarter. The increase of $9.4 million was primarily due to higher payroll and payroll-related expenses.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $326.8 million for the six months ended August 1, 2026 compared to $319.4 million for the six months ended August 2, 2025.
As of August 1, 2026, the Company had working capital of $1.798 billion (including cash and cash equivalents of $763.1 million and short-term investments of $497.7 million) and $425.7 million of total debt outstanding, including one scheduled debt maturity of $80.0 million due May 2027, $145.7 million of long-term debt and $200.0 million of subordinated debentures. The Company paid a scheduled debt maturity of $96 million during the second quarter of 2026.
The Company operated 272 Dillard’s stores, including 28 clearance centers, and an internet store as of August 1, 2026.
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Key Performance Indicators
We use a number of key indicators of financial condition and operating performance to evaluate our business, including the following:
| | Three Months Ended | |||||
August 1, | | August 2, | | ||||
2026 | 2025 | ||||||
Net sales (in millions) | $ | 1,507.6 | $ | 1,513.8 | |||
Retail stores sales trend |
| 1 | % |
| 1 | % | |
Comparable retail stores sales trend |
| 1 | % |
| 1 | % | |
Gross margin (in millions) | $ | 598.2 | $ | 554.5 | |||
Gross margin as a percentage of net sales |
| 39.7 | % |
| 36.6 | % | |
Retail gross margin as a percentage of retail net sales |
| 40.9 | % |
| 38.1 | % | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales |
| 29.4 | % |
| 28.7 | % | |
Cash flow provided by operations (in millions)* | $ | 326.8 | $ | 319.4 | |||
Total retail store count at end of period |
| 272 |
| 272 | |||
Retail sales per square foot | $ | 32 | $ | 32 | |||
Retail store inventory trend |
| 5 | % |
| 2 | % | |
Annualized retail merchandise inventory turnover |
| 2.3 |
| 2.5 | |||
* Cash flow from operations is for the six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025.
General
Net sales. Net sales includes merchandise sales of comparable and non-comparable stores and revenue recognized on contracts of CDI Contractors, LLC (“CDI”), the Company’s general contracting construction company. Comparable store sales includes sales for those stores which were in operation for a full period in both the most recently completed quarter and the corresponding quarter for the prior fiscal year, including our internet store. Comparable store sales excludes changes in the allowance for sales returns. Non-comparable store sales includes: sales in the current fiscal year from stores opened during the previous fiscal year before they are considered comparable stores; sales from new stores opened during the current fiscal year; sales in the previous fiscal year for stores closed during the current or previous fiscal year that are no longer considered comparable stores; sales in clearance centers; and changes in the allowance for sales returns.
Sales occur as a result of interaction with customers across multiple points of contact, creating an interdependence between in-store and online sales. Online orders are fulfilled from both fulfillment centers and retail stores. Additionally, online customers have the ability to buy online and pick up in-store. Retail in-store customers have the ability to purchase items that may be ordered and fulfilled from either a fulfillment center or another retail store location. Online customers may return orders via mail, or customers may return orders placed online to retail store locations. Customers who earn reward points under the private label credit card program may earn and redeem rewards through in-store or online purchases.
Service charges and other income. Service charges and other income includes income generated through the Company’s long-term private label credit card marketing and servicing alliance with Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank Alliance”). Other income includes rental income, shipping and handling fees and gift card breakage.
Cost of sales. Cost of sales includes the cost of merchandise sold (net of purchase discounts, non-specific margin maintenance allowances and merchandise margin maintenance allowances), bankcard fees, freight to the distribution centers, employee and promotional discounts, shipping to customers and direct payroll for salon personnel. Cost of sales also includes CDI contract costs, which comprise all direct material and labor costs, subcontract costs and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as indirect labor, employee benefits and insurance program costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses include buying, occupancy, selling, distribution, warehousing, store and corporate expenses (including payroll and employee benefits),
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insurance, employment taxes, advertising, management information systems, legal and other corporate level expenses. Buying expenses consist of payroll, employee benefits and travel for design, buying and merchandising personnel.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses include depreciation and amortization on property and equipment.
Rentals. Rentals includes expenses for store leases, including contingent rent, data processing and other equipment rentals and office space leases.
Interest and debt (income) expense, net. Interest and debt (income) expense includes interest, net of interest income from demand deposits and short-term investments and capitalized interest, relating to the Company’s unsecured notes, subordinated debentures and commitment fees and borrowings, if any, under the Company’s credit agreement. Interest and debt expense also includes the amortization of financing costs and interest on finance lease obligations, if any.
Other expense. Other expense includes the interest cost and net actuarial loss components of net periodic benefit costs related to the Company’s unfunded, nonqualified defined benefit plan and charges related to the write off of certain deferred financing fees in connection with the amendment and extension of the Company's secured revolving credit facility, if any.
Gain on litigation settlement. Gain on litigation settlement includes the proceeds received, net of legal expenses, from the settlement of credit card interchange fee litigation.
Gain on disposal of assets. Gain on disposal of assets includes the net gain or loss on the sale or disposal of property and equipment, as well as gains from insurance proceeds in excess of the cost basis of insured assets, if any.
Seasonality
Our business, like many other retailers, is subject to seasonal influences, with a significant portion of sales and income typically realized during the last quarter of our fiscal year due to the holiday season. Because of the seasonality of our business, results from any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for a full fiscal year.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth the results of operations as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated (percentages may not foot due to rounding):
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended | ||||||||
August 1, | | August 2, | | August 1, | | August 2, | | ||||
2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | | |||||||
Net sales |
| 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
| 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |
Service charges and other income |
| 1.5 |
| 1.5 |
|
| 1.4 |
| 1.3 |
| |
| 101.5 |
| 101.5 |
|
| 101.4 |
| 101.3 |
| ||
Cost of sales |
| 60.3 |
| 63.4 |
|
| 57.9 |
| 59.7 |
| |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
| 29.4 |
| 28.7 |
|
| 28.9 |
| 28.1 |
| |
Depreciation and amortization |
| 2.9 |
| 3.0 |
|
| 2.8 |
| 2.9 |
| |
Rentals |
| 0.3 |
| 0.3 |
|
| 0.3 |
| 0.3 |
| |
Interest and debt (income) expense, net |
| (0.2) |
| (0.1) |
|
| (0.1) |
| (0.1) |
| |
Other expense |
| 0.3 |
| 0.3 |
|
| 0.3 |
| 0.4 |
| |
Gain on litigation settlement | 0.0 | 0.0 | (3.4) | 0.0 | |||||||
Gain on disposal of assets |
| 0.0 |
| (0.3) |
|
| 0.0 |
| (0.2) |
| |
Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint ventures | 8.4 | 6.2 | 14.8 | 10.1 | |||||||
Income taxes |
| 2.0 |
| 1.4 |
|
| 3.5 |
| 2.4 |
| |
Equity in earnings of joint ventures | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | |||||
Net income |
| 6.5 | % | 4.8 | % |
| 11.3 | % | 7.8 | % | |
Net Sales
| Three Months Ended | | |||||||
August 1, | August 2, | ||||||||
(in thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | ||||||
Net sales: |
| |
| |
| | |||
Retail operations segment | $ | 1,455,011 | $ | 1,446,843 | $ | 8,168 | |||
Construction segment |
| 52,551 |
| 66,987 |
| (14,436) | |||
Total net sales | $ | 1,507,562 | $ | 1,513,830 | $ | (6,268) | |||
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The percent change by segment and product category in the Company’s sales for the three months ended August 1, 2026 compared to the three months ended August 2, 2025 as well as the sales percentage by segment and product category to total net sales for the three months ended August 1, 2026 are as follows:
| % Change | | % of |
| |
2026 - 2025 | Net Sales |
| |||
Retail operations segment |
| |
| | |
Cosmetics |
| 0.3 | % | 15 | % |
Ladies’ apparel |
| (3.2) |
| 21 | |
Ladies’ accessories and lingerie |
| 7.8 |
| 16 | |
Juniors’ and children’s apparel |
| (4.0) |
| 8 | |
Men’s apparel and accessories |
| 0.6 |
| 20 | |
Shoes |
| 1.2 |
| 14 | |
Home and furniture |
| 3.8 |
| 3 | |
| 97 | ||||
Construction segment |
| (21.6) |
| 3 | |
Total |
| 100 | % |
Net sales from the retail operations segment increased $8.2 million, or approximately 1%, and sales in comparable stores increased approximately 1% during the three months ended August 1, 2026 compared to the three months ended August 2, 2025. Sales in ladies’ accessories and lingerie increased significantly. Sales in home and furniture increased moderately, while sales in men’s apparel and accessories and shoes increased slightly. Sales in cosmetics remained flat, while sales in juniors’ and children’s apparel and ladies’ apparel decreased moderately.
The number of sales transactions decreased 6% for the three months ended August 1, 2026 compared to the three months ended August 2, 2025, while the average dollars per sales transaction increased 7%.
We recorded a return asset of $11.2 million and $11.0 million and an allowance for sales returns of $19.4 million and $18.8 million as of August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, respectively.
During the three months ended August 1, 2026, net sales from the construction segment decreased $14.4 million, or approximately 22%, compared to the three months ended August 2, 2025 due to a decrease in construction activity. The remaining performance obligations related to executed construction contracts totaled $152.1 million as of August 1, 2026, increasing approximately 8% from January 31, 2026 and increasing approximately 17% from August 2, 2025. We expect these remaining performance obligations to be satisfied over the next nine to eighteen months.
| Six Months Ended | | | |||||||
August 1, | August 2, | |||||||||
(in thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | | ||||||
Net sales: |
| |
| |
| |
| |||
Retail operations segment | $ | 2,973,176 | $ | 2,914,780 | $ | 58,396 | ||||
Construction segment |
| 102,813 |
| 127,913 |
| (25,100) | ||||
Total net sales | $ | 3,075,989 | $ | 3,042,693 | $ | 33,296 | ||||
The percent change by segment and product category in the Company’s sales for the six months ended August 1, 2026 compared to the six months ended August 2, 2025 as well as the sales percentage by segment and product category to total net sales for the six months ended August 1, 2026 are as follows:
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| % Change | | % of |
| | |
2026 - 2025 | Net Sales |
| | |||
Retail operations segment |
| |
| |
| |
Cosmetics |
| 0.6 | % | 15 | % |
|
Ladies’ apparel |
| (0.6) |
| 22 |
| |
Ladies’ accessories and lingerie |
| 7.2 |
| 15 |
| |
Juniors’ and children’s apparel |
| (0.1) |
| 9 |
| |
Men’s apparel and accessories |
| 2.0 |
| 19 |
| |
Shoes |
| 3.2 |
| 14 |
| |
Home and furniture |
| 6.0 |
| 3 |
| |
| 97 | |||||
Construction segment |
| (19.6) |
| 3 |
| |
Total |
| 100 | % |
Net sales from the retail operations segment increased $58.4 million, or approximately 2%, and sales in comparable stores increased approximately 2% during the six months ended August 1, 2026 compared to the six months ended August 2, 2025. Sales in ladies’ accessories and lingerie and home and furniture increased significantly. Sales in men’s apparel and accessories and shoes increased moderately, while sales in cosmetics increased slightly. Sales in juniors’ and children’s apparel remained flat, while sales in ladies’ apparel decreased slightly.
The number of sales transactions decreased 5% for the six months ended August 1, 2026 compared to the six months ended August 2, 2025, while the average dollars per sales transaction increased 7%.
Storewide sales penetration of exclusive brand merchandise for the six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025 was 22.3% and 23.4%, respectively.
During the six months ended August 1, 2026, net sales from the construction segment decreased $25.1 million, or approximately 20%, compared to the six months ended August 2, 2025 due to a decrease in construction activity.
Service Charges and Other Income
Three | Six | ||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended | | Months | | Months | | |||||||||||
August 1, | August 2, | August 1, | August 2, | $ Change | $ Change | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands of dollars) | 2026 | | 2025 | 2026 | | 2025 | 2026 - 2025 | 2026 - 2025 | | ||||||||||
Service charges and other income: | | | | | | | |||||||||||||
Retail operations segment | | | | | | | |||||||||||||
Income from the Citibank Alliance | $ | 11,821 | $ | 11,298 | $ | 21,063 | $ | 17,170 | $ | 523 | $ | 3,893 | |||||||
Shipping and handling income |
| 7,945 |
| 8,265 |
| 15,710 |
| 16,326 |
| (320) |
| (616) | |||||||
Other |
| 3,061 |
| 2,577 |
| 6,229 |
| 6,726 |
| 484 |
| (497) | |||||||
| 22,827 |
| 22,140 |
| 43,002 |
| 40,222 |
| 687 |
| 2,780 | ||||||||
Construction segment |
| 45 |
| 33 |
| 64 |
| 59 |
| 12 |
| 5 | |||||||
Total service charges and other income | $ | 22,872 | $ | 22,173 | $ | 43,066 | $ | 40,281 | $ | 699 | $ | 2,785 | |||||||
Service charges and other income includes the income from the Citibank Alliance. Income from the alliance increased $3.9 million for the six months ended August 1, 2026 compared to the six months ended August 2, 2025 primarily from decreases in credit losses.
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Gross Margin
| August 1, | | August 2, | | |
| | ||||||
(in thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | | ||||||||
Gross margin: | | | | |
| ||||||||
Three months ended |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| ||||
Retail operations segment | $ | 595,581 | $ | 550,925 | $ | 44,656 |
| 8.1 | % | ||||
Construction segment |
| 2,633 |
| 3,599 |
| (966) |
| (26.8) | |||||
Total gross margin | $ | 598,214 | $ | 554,524 | $ | 43,690 |
| 7.9 | % | ||||
Six months ended |
| |
| |
| |
| ||||||
Retail operations segment | $ | 1,290,461 | $ | 1,219,190 | $ | 71,271 |
| 5.8 | % | ||||
Construction segment |
| 5,812 |
| 6,506 |
| (694) |
| (10.7) | |||||
Total gross margin | $ | 1,296,273 | $ | 1,225,696 | $ | 70,577 |
| 5.8 | % | ||||
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
| |||||
August 1, | August 2, | August 1, | August 2, |
| |||||
2026 | | 2025 | 2026 | | 2025 | ||||
Gross margin as a percentage of segment net sales: | | | |
| |||||
Retail operations segment |
| 40.9 | % | 38.1 | % | 43.4 | % | 41.8 | % |
Construction segment |
| 5.0 |
| 5.4 |
| 5.7 |
| 5.1 | |
Total gross margin as a percentage of net sales |
| 39.7 |
| 36.6 |
| 42.1 |
| 40.3 | |
Gross margin, as a percentage of sales, increased to 39.7% from 36.6% during the three months ended August 1, 2026 compared to the three months ended August 2, 2025.
Gross margin from retail operations, as a percentage of sales, increased to 40.9% from 38.1% during the three months ended August 1, 2026 compared to the three months ended August 2, 2025. Gross margin from retail operations was positively impacted (260 basis points of sales) by $37.2 million in refunds of IEEPA tariffs. Compared to the prior year second quarter and without regard to the aforementioned IEEPA tariff refunds, gross margin during the three months ended August 1, 2026 (a) increased moderately in ladies’ apparel, (b) increased slightly in cosmetics and home and furniture, (c) was essentially unchanged in juniors’ and children’s apparel, (d) decreased slightly in men’s apparel and accessories and shoes and (e) decreased moderately in ladies’ accessories and lingerie.
Gross margin, as a percentage of sales, increased to 42.1% from 40.3% during the six months ended August 1, 2026 compared to the six months ended August 2, 2025.
Gross margin from retail operations, as a percentage of sales, increased to 43.4% from 41.8% during the six months ended August 1, 2026 compared to the six months ended August 2, 2025. Gross margin from retail operations was positively impacted (120 basis points of sales) by the aforementioned $37.2 million in refunds of IEEPA tariffs. Compared to the six months ended August 2, 2025 and without regard to the aforementioned IEEPA tariff refunds, gross margin during the six months ended August 1, 2026 (a) increased moderately in ladies’ apparel, (b) increased slightly in shoes and (c) was essentially unchanged in all other product categories.
Total inventory increased 5% at August 1, 2026 compared to August 2, 2025. A 1% change in the dollar amount of markdowns would have impacted net income by approximately $2 million and $3 million for the three and six months ended August 1, 2026, respectively.
Inflation and changing trade restrictions, including tariffs, pose a risk to our operations. The extent to which our business will be affected by these factors depends on our customers’ continuing ability and willingness to accept higher prices and the effectiveness of our ongoing initiatives to manage these fluctuating costs.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)
| August 1, | | August 2, | | |
| ||||||
(in thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||
SG&A: |
| |||||||||||
Three months ended |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||
Retail operations segment | $ | 441,093 | $ | 431,751 | $ | 9,342 |
| 2.2 | % | |||
Construction segment |
| 2,544 |
| 2,414 |
| 130 |
| 5.4 | ||||
Total SG&A | $ | 443,637 | $ | 434,165 | $ | 9,472 |
| 2.2 | % | |||
Six months ended |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||
Retail operations segment | $ | 882,502 | $ | 851,266 | $ | 31,236 |
| 3.7 | % | |||
Construction segment |
| 5,115 |
| 4,589 |
| 526 |
| 11.5 | ||||
Total SG&A | $ | 887,617 | $ | 855,855 | $ | 31,762 |
| 3.7 | % | |||
| Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended |
| |||||
August 1, | August 2, | August 1, | August 2, |
| |||||
2026 | | 2025 | 2026 | | 2025 | ||||
SG&A as a percentage of segment net sales: |
| ||||||||
Retail operations segment |
| 30.3 | % | 29.8 | % | 29.7 | % | 29.2 | % |
Construction segment |
| 4.8 |
| 3.6 |
| 5.0 |
| 3.6 | |
Total SG&A as a percentage of net sales |
| 29.4 |
| 28.7 |
| 28.9 |
| 28.1 | |
SG&A increased to 29.4% of sales during the three months ended August 1, 2026 from 28.7% of sales during the three months ended August 2, 2025, increasing $9.5 million in total dollars. During the three months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, payroll and payroll-related expenses were $313.9 million and $303.5 million, respectively, increasing $10.4 million.
SG&A increased to 28.9% of sales during the six months ended August 1, 2026 from 28.1% of sales during the six months ended August 2, 2025, increasing $31.8 million in total dollars. During the six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, payroll and payroll-related expenses were $624.8 million and $601.4 million, respectively, increasing $23.4 million.
Inflation continues to be a concern for management, impacting many areas of our operating expenses.
Interest and Debt (Income) Expense, Net
| August 1, | | August 2, | | |
| ||||||
(in thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||
Interest and debt (income) expense, net: | | | | |
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Three months ended |
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Retail operations segment | $ | (2,664) | $ | (1,224) | $ | (1,440) |
| 117.6 | % | |||
Construction segment |
| (111) |
| (233) |
| 122 |
| (52.4) | ||||
Total interest and debt (income) expense, net | $ | (2,775) | $ | (1,457) | $ | (1,318) |
| 90.5 | % | |||
Six months ended |
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| |
| |
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Retail operations segment | $ | (3,143) | $ | (1,836) | $ | (1,307) |
| 71.2 | % | |||
Construction segment |
| (331) |
| (443) |
| 112 |
| (25.3) | ||||
Total interest and debt (income) expense, net | $ | (3,474) | $ | (2,279) | $ | (1,195) |
| 52.4 | % | |||
Interest and debt (income) expense, net, includes interest income of $12.8 million and $11.5 million for the three months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, respectively. Interest income was $24.0 million and $22.7 million for the six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, respectively.
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Gain on Litigation Settlement
| August 1, | | August 2, | | |||||
(in thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | ||||||
Gain on litigation settlement: | | ||||||||
Six months ended |
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Retail operations segment | $ | (104,081) | $ | — | $ | (104,081) | |||
Construction segment |
| — |
| — |
| — | |||
Total gain on litigation settlement | $ | (104,081) | $ | — | $ | (104,081) | |||
During the six months ended August 1, 2026, the Company received a settlement related to credit card interchange fee litigation of $104.1 million, net of legal expenses, which was recorded in gain on litigation settlement.
Gain on Disposal of Assets
| August 1, | | August 2, | | |||||
(in thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | ||||||
Gain on disposal of assets: | | ||||||||
Three months ended |
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Retail operations segment | $ | (94) | $ | (4,828) | $ | 4,734 | |||
Construction segment |
| (3) |
| (13) |
| 10 | |||
Total gain on disposal of assets | $ | (97) | $ | (4,841) | $ | 4,744 | |||
Six months ended |
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| |
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Retail operations segment | $ | (232) | $ | (4,887) | $ | 4,655 | |||
Construction segment |
| (17) |
| (13) |
| (4) | |||
Total gain on disposal of assets | $ | (249) | $ | (4,900) | $ | 4,651 | |||
During the three months ended August 2, 2025, the Company received proceeds of $6.0 million primarily from the sale of three properties, resulting in a gain of $4.8 million that was recorded in gain on disposal of assets.
Income Taxes
The Company’s estimated federal and state effective income tax rate was approximately 23.4% and 23.0% for the three months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, respectively. The Company’s estimated federal and state effective income tax rate was approximately 23.4% and 23.2% for the six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, respectively. During the three and six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, income tax expense differed from what would be computed using the statutory federal income tax rate primarily due to the effects of state and local income taxes.
The Company expects the fiscal 2026 federal and state effective income tax rate to approximate 23%. This rate may change if results of operations for fiscal 2026 differ from management’s current expectations. Changes in the Company’s assumptions and judgments can materially affect amounts recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION
A summary of net cash flows for the six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025 follows:
| Six Months Ended | | |||||||
August 1, | August 2, | ||||||||
(in thousands of dollars) | 2026 | | 2025 | $ Change | |||||
Operating activities | $ | 326,800 | $ | 319,393 | $ | 7,407 | |||
Investing activities |
| (319,814) |
| 93,746 |
| (413,560) | |||
Financing activities |
| (105,369) |
| (118,982) |
| 13,613 | |||
Total (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | (98,383) | $ | 294,157 | $ | (392,540) | |||
Net cash flows from operations increased $7.4 million during the six months ended August 1, 2026 compared to the six months ended August 2, 2025. This increase was primarily related to (a) proceeds of $104.1 million, net of legal expenses, received from a settlement agreement the Company entered into related to credit card interchange fee litigation and (b) IEEPA tariff refunds of approximately $37 million. These increases of operating cash were mostly offset by (a) increases in tax payments primarily due to the prior year Internal Revenue Service’s tax deadline postponement for taxpayers who resided or had a business in the disaster area declared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for severe weather events that began on April 2, 2025 in the state of Arkansas as well as (b) increases in inventories.
Citibank, N.A. (“Citi”) establishes, owns and manages Dillard’s private label credit cards, including credit cards co-branded with Mastercard Incorporated (“Mastercard,” collectively the “private label cards”), under the Citibank Alliance, which began in fiscal 2024. The term of the Citibank Alliance is 10 years with automatic extensions for successive two-year terms unless the agreement is terminated by either party in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement.
Under the Citibank Alliance, Citi retains the benefits and risks associated with the ownership of the private label card accounts, provides key customer service functions, including new account openings, transaction authorization, billing adjustments and customer inquiries, receives the finance charge income and incurs the bad debts associated with those accounts.
Pursuant to the Citibank Alliance, we receive on-going cash compensation from Citi based upon the portfolio’s earnings. The compensation received from the portfolio is determined monthly and has no recourse provisions. The Company recognized income of $21.1 million and $17.2 million from the Citibank Alliance during the six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, respectively.
Capital expenditures were $39.5 million and $43.5 million for the six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, respectively. The capital expenditures were primarily related to equipment purchases, the continued construction of new stores and the remodeling of existing stores. During the six months ended August 1, 2026, the Company opened a new location at The Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek, Ohio (160,000 square feet).
We remain committed to closing stores where appropriate and may incur future closing costs related to such stores when they close.
During the six months ended August 2, 2025, the Company received proceeds of $6.0 million primarily from the sale of three properties, resulting in a gain of $4.9 million that was recorded in gain on disposal of assets.
During the six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, the Company purchased certain treasury bills for $641.5 million and $273.5 million, respectively, that are classified as short-term investments. During the six months ended August 1, 2026 and August 2, 2025, the Company received proceeds of $360.9 million and $405.0 million, respectively, related to maturities of these short-term investments.
During the six months ended August 1, 2026, the Company decreased its net level of outstanding debt by $96.0 million related to the maturity of unsecured notes bearing interest at 7.750%.
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During the six months ended August 1, 2026, no share repurchases were made under the Company’s stock repurchase plan. During the six months ended August 2, 2025, the Company repurchased 0.3 million shares of Class A Common Stock at an average price of $359.16 per share for $107.8 million under the Company’s stock repurchase plan. As of August 1, 2026, $165.2 million of authorization remained under the Company’s open stock repurchase plan. The ultimate disposition of the repurchased stock has not been determined. See Note 8, Stock Repurchase Programs, in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements,” in Part I, Item 1 hereof for additional information. During the six months ended August 2, 2025, the Company accrued $1.1 million of excise tax related to its share repurchase program as an additional cost of treasury shares.
The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $763.1 million as of August 1, 2026. The Company maintains a credit facility (“credit agreement”) for general corporate purposes including, among other uses, working capital financing, the issuance of letters of credit, capital expenditures and, subject to certain restrictions, the repayment of existing indebtedness and share repurchases. The credit agreement is secured by certain deposit accounts of the Company and certain inventory of certain subsidiaries and provides a borrowing capacity of $800 million, subject to certain limitations as outlined in the credit agreement, with a $200 million expansion option.
In March 2025, the Company amended the credit agreement (the “2025 amendment”). See Note 7, Revolving Credit Agreement, in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements,” in Part I, Item 1 hereof for additional information. During the six months ended August 2, 2025, the Company paid $3.3 million in issuance costs related to the 2025 amendment, which were recorded in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. At August 1, 2026, no borrowings were outstanding, and letters of credit totaling $23.3 million were issued under the credit agreement leaving unutilized availability of $776.7 million.
The Company expects to finance its operations in the short-term and long-term from cash on hand, cash flows generated from operations and, if necessary, utilization of the credit facility. Depending upon our actual and anticipated sources and uses of liquidity, the Company will from time to time consider other possible financing transactions, the proceeds of which could be used to fund working capital or for other corporate purposes.
There have been no material changes in the information set forth under the caption “Commercial Commitments” in Item 7-Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026.
OFF-BALANCE-SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has not created, and is not party to, any special-purpose entities or off-balance-sheet arrangements for the purpose of raising capital, incurring debt or operating the Company’s business. The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet arrangements or relationships that are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or the availability of capital resources.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company evaluates its estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis and predicates those estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Since future events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty, actual results could differ from those estimates. For further information on our critical accounting policies and estimates, see “Item 7-Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the notes to our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2026. As of August 1, 2026, there have been no material changes to these critical accounting policies and estimates.
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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
For information with respect to new accounting pronouncements and the impact of these pronouncements on our condensed consolidated financial statements, see Note 2, Accounting Standards, in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements,” in Part I, Item 1 hereof.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This report contains certain forward-looking statements. The following are or may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: (a) statements including words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “future,” “potential,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative or other variations thereof; (b) statements regarding matters that are not historical facts; and (c) statements about the Company’s future occurrences, plans and objectives, including statements regarding management’s expectations and forecasts for the remainder of fiscal 2026 and beyond, statements concerning the opening of new stores or the closing of existing stores, statements concerning sources of liquidity, statements concerning share repurchases, statements concerning pension contributions, statements regarding the impacts of inflation, wages, trade restrictions, including tariffs, and the effectiveness of our ongoing initiatives to manage such costs, statements regarding remaining performance obligations, statements regarding expense management and statements concerning estimated taxes. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements contained in this report are based on estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions of management and information available to management at the time of such statements and are not guarantees of future performance. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements based on the occurrence of future events, the receipt of new information or otherwise. Forward-looking statements of the Company involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various important factors. Actual future performance, outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by the Company and its management as a result of a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Representative examples of those factors include (without limitation) general retail industry conditions and macro-economic conditions including inflation, economic recession and changes in traffic at malls and shopping centers; economic and weather conditions for regions in which the Company’s stores are located and the effect of these factors on the buying patterns of the Company’s customers, including the effect of changes in prices and availability of oil and natural gas; the availability of and interest rates on consumer credit; the impact of competitive pressures in the department store industry and other retail channels including specialty, off-price, discount and Internet retailers; changes in the Company’s ability to meet labor needs amid nationwide labor shortages and an intense competition for talent; changes in consumer spending patterns, debt levels and their ability to meet credit obligations; high levels of unemployment; changes in tax legislation; trade disputes and changes in trade policies including the imposition (or threat) of new or increased duties, taxes, tariffs and other charges impacting our products or supply chain; changes in legislation and governmental regulations; adequate and stable availability and pricing of materials, production facilities and labor from which the Company sources its merchandise; changes in operating expenses, including employee wages, commission structures and related benefits; system failures or data security breaches; inability to effectively utilize advancements in technology, including artificial intelligence; possible future acquisitions of store properties from other department store operators; the continued availability of financing in amounts and at the terms necessary to support the Company’s future business; fluctuations in SOFR and other base borrowing rates; potential disruption from terrorist activity and the effect on ongoing consumer confidence; epidemic, pandemic or public health issues and their effects on public health, our supply chain, the health and well-being of our employees and customers and the retail industry in general; potential disruption of international trade and supply chain efficiencies; global conflicts (including the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine) and the possible impact on consumer spending patterns and other economic and demographic changes of similar or dissimilar nature, and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those set forth under the caption “Item 1A-Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
There have been no material changes in the information set forth under the caption “Item 7A-Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). The Company’s management, with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Co-Principal Financial Officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter covered by this quarterly report, and based on that evaluation, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Co-Principal Financial Officers have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of the Company’s operations in the normal course of business. This may include litigation with customers, employment related lawsuits, class action lawsuits, purported class action lawsuits and actions brought by governmental authorities. As of September 4, 2026, the Company is not a party to any legal proceedings that, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes in the information set forth under the caption “Item 1A-Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
| (a) | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities |
During the three months ended August 1, 2026, the Company issued 184,442 shares of Class A Common Stock in exchange for 184,442 shares of Class B Common Stock tendered for conversion pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation. The transactions were exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933.
The following table summarizes the stock conversions by transaction date:
Transaction Date | Class A Common Stock Issued | Class B Common Stock Tendered | ||
June 5, 2026 | 3,899 | (3,899) | ||
June 15, 2026 | 36,216 | (36,216) | ||
June 17, 2026 | 5,848 | (5,848) | ||
June 22, 2026 | 5,848 | (5,848) | ||
June 24, 2026 | 127,432 | (127,432) | ||
July 23, 2026 | 5,199 | (5,199) | ||
Total | 184,442 | (184,442) |
Subsequent to the quarter ended August 1, 2026, on August 19, 2026, the Company issued an additional 41,850 shares of Class A Common Stock in exchange for 41,850 shares of Class B Common Stock tendered for conversion pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation. The transactions were exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933.
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| (c) | Purchases of Equity Securities |
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
| | | (c) Total Number of Shares | | (d) Approximate Dollar Value of | |||||
Purchased as Part | Shares that May | |||||||||
(a) Total Number | of Publicly | Yet Be Purchased | ||||||||
of Shares | (b) Average Price | Announced Plans | Under the Plans | |||||||
Period | Purchased | Paid per Share | or Programs | or Programs | ||||||
May 3, 2026 through May 30, 2026 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 165,215,709 | ||||
May 31, 2026 through July 4, 2026 | — | — | — | 165,215,709 | ||||||
July 5, 2026 through August 1, 2026 | — | — | — | 165,215,709 | ||||||
Total | — | $ | — | — | $ | 165,215,709 | ||||
In May 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $500 million of its Class A Common Stock under an open-ended plan (“May 2023 Stock Plan”). During the three and six months ended August 1, 2026, the Company repurchased no shares under its stock repurchase plan. As of August 1, 2026, $165.2 million of authorization remained under the May 2023 Stock Plan.
Reference is made to the discussion in Note 8, Stock Repurchase Programs, in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which information is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5. Other Information.
(a) The information set forth under Part II, Item 2(a), Unregistered Shares of Equity Securities, is incorporated by reference herein.
(c) During the three months ended August 1, 2026,
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Number | | Description |
2.1*§ | ||
2.2* | ||
10.1* | ||
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
31.2 | ||
31.3 | ||
32.1 | ||
32.2 | ||
32.3 | ||
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | |
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | |
* Incorporated by reference as indicated. § Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish to the SEC a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit upon request. | ||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| | DILLARD’S, INC. | |
| (Registrant) | ||
| |||
|
| ||
Date: | September 4, 2026 |
| /s/ Phillip R. Watts |
Phillip R. Watts | |||
|
| Senior Vice President, Co-Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
|
| ||
/s/ Chris B. Johnson | |||
Chris B. Johnson | |||
Senior Vice President and Co-Principal Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, William Dillard, II, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Dillard’s, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: | September 4, 2026 | |
| | |
| /s/ William Dillard, II | |
| William Dillard, II | |
| Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Phillip R. Watts, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Dillard’s, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: | September 4, 2026 | |
| | |
| /s/ Phillip R. Watts | |
| Phillip R. Watts | |
| Senior Vice President, Co-Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
Exhibit 31.3
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Chris B. Johnson, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Dillard’s, Inc.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: | September 4, 2026 | |
| | |
| /s/ Chris B. Johnson | |
| Chris B. Johnson | |
| Senior Vice President and Co-Principal Financial Officer | |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Dillard’s, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 1, 2026 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, William Dillard, II, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: | September 4, 2026 | |
| | |
| /s/ William Dillard, II | |
| William Dillard, II | |
| Chairman of the Board and | |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Dillard’s, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 1, 2026 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Phillip R. Watts, Senior Vice President, Co-Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: | September 4, 2026 | |
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| /s/ Phillip R. Watts | |
| Phillip R. Watts | |
| Senior Vice President, Co-Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer | |
Exhibit 32.3
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Dillard’s, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 1, 2026 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Chris B. Johnson, Senior Vice President and Co-Principal Financial Officer, of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: | September 4, 2026 | |
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| /s/ Chris B. Johnson | |
| Chris B. Johnson | |
| Senior Vice President and Co-Principal Financial Officer | |