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Shareholders' equity (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Aug. 02, 2025
Equity [Abstract]  
Schedule of Dividends
Dividends declared on the common shares during the 26 weeks ended August 2, 2025 and August 3, 2024 were as follows:
Fiscal 2026Fiscal 2025
(in millions, except per share amounts)Dividends
per share
Total dividendsDividends
per share
Total dividends
First quarter$0.32 $13.4 $0.29 $12.9 
Second quarter (1)
0.32 13.3 0.29 12.9 
Total
$0.64 $26.7 $0.58 $25.8 
(1)    Signet’s dividend policy results in the dividend payment date being a quarter in arrears from the declaration date. As of August 2, 2025 and August 3, 2024, there was $13.3 million and $12.9 million recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets reflecting the cash dividends declared for the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025, respectively.
Dividends declared on the Preferred Shares during the 26 weeks ended August 3, 2024 were as follows:
Fiscal 2025
(in millions, except per share amounts)Dividends
per share
Total dividends (2)
First quarter$13.14 $6.2 
Second quarter (1)
13.14 2.8 
Total
$26.28 $9.0 
(1)    Signet’s dividend policy resulted in the Preferred Share dividend payment date being a quarter in arrears from the declaration date. As a result, as of August 3, 2024, there was $2.8 million recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets reflecting the dividends on Preferred Shares declared for the second quarter of Fiscal 2025.
(2)    Dividends on the Preferred Shares during the first quarter of Fiscal 2025 included $2.1 million of dividends paid in April 2024 in connection with the redemption further described in Note 5.
Schedule of Class of Treasury Stock
The share repurchase activity during the 26 weeks ended August 2, 2025 and August 3, 2024 was as follows:
26 weeks ended August 2, 2025
26 weeks ended August 3, 2024
(in millions, except per share amounts)Shares repurchased
Amount repurchased (1)
Average repurchase price per share (1)
Shares repurchased
Amount repurchased (1)
Average repurchase price per share (1)
2017 Program2.5$149.7 $59.73 0.5$47.2 $91.88 
(1)    Includes amounts paid for commissions.