Income taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Jan. 30, 2026 |
| Income taxes |
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| Schedule of provision (benefit) for income taxes |
| | | | | | | | | | | (In thousands) | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Current: | | | | | | | | | | | Federal | | $ | 415,817 | | $ | 296,598 | | $ | 324,339 | | Foreign | | | 6,075 | | | 422 | | | 880 | | State | | | 95,061 | | | 47,878 | | | 59,181 | | | | | 516,953 | | | 344,898 | | | 384,400 | | Deferred: | | | | | | | | | | | Federal | | | (39,878) | | | (24,547) | | | 72,769 | | Foreign | | | (22) | | | 4 | | | (297) | | State | | | (24,772) | | | (5,854) | | | 1,373 | | | | | (64,672) | | | (30,397) | | | 73,845 | | | | $ | 452,281 | | $ | 314,501 | | $ | 458,245 | |
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| Schedule of reconciliation between actual income taxes and amounts computed by applying the federal statutory rate to income before income taxes |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Dollars in thousands) | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate | | $ | 412,564 | | 21.0 | % | $ | 302,349 | | 21.0 | % | $ | 445,098 | | 21.0 | % | State and Local Income Taxes, Net of Federal Income Tax Effect (a) | | | 55,561 | | 2.8 | | | 33,270 | | 2.3 | | | 45,037 | | 2.1 | | Foreign Tax Effects | | | (2,415) | | (0.1) | | | (4,188) | | (0.3) | | | (1,973) | | (0.1) | | Effect of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period | | | — | | — | | | — | | — | | | — | | — | | Effect of cross-border tax laws | | | 6,567 | | 0.3 | | | 3,658 | | 0.3 | | | 1,191 | | 0.1 | | Tax Credits | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jobs tax credits | | | (41,992) | | (2.1) | | | (41,684) | | (2.9) | | | (43,144) | | (2.0) | | Other | | | (150) | | — | | | (49) | | — | | | (120) | | — | | Changes in valuation allowances | | | — | | — | | | — | | — | | | — | | — | | Nontaxable or nondeductible items | | | 23,960 | | 1.2 | | | 13,428 | | 0.9 | | | 10,158 | | 0.4 | | Other | | | (1,814) | | (0.1) | | | 7,717 | | 0.5 | | | 1,998 | | 0.1 | | | | $ | 452,281 | | 23.0 | % | $ | 314,501 | | 21.8 | % | $ | 458,245 | | 21.6 | % |
| (a) | For the 2025 year, taxes in Illinois, Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York, Michigan, California, and Alabama made up the majority of state taxes. |
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| Schedule of rate-impacting items on lower earnings before taxes |
| | | | | | | | | | | (In thousands) | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Taxes Paid | | | | | | | | | | | Federal | | $ | 268,355 | | $ | 311,083 | | $ | 299,955 | | Foreign | | | 539 | | | 731 | | | 403 | | State | | | 51,692 | | | 42,913 | | | 59,220 | | Total income taxes paid, net | | $ | 320,586 | | $ | 354,727 | | $ | 359,578 | |
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| Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities |
| | | | | | | | | | January 30, | | January 31, | | (In thousands) | | 2026 | | 2025 | | Deferred tax assets: | | | | | | | | Deferred compensation expense | | $ | 14,012 | | $ | 12,914 | | Accrued expenses | | | 17,146 | | | 14,586 | | Lease liabilities | | | 2,859,506 | | | 2,864,218 | | Accrued insurance | | | 11,990 | | | 10,200 | | Accrued incentive compensation | | | 39,534 | | | 10,605 | | Share based compensation | | | 25,570 | | | 19,006 | | Tax benefit of income tax and interest reserves related to uncertain tax positions | | | 1,165 | | | 1,155 | | State and foreign tax net operating loss carry forwards, net of federal tax | | | 33,353 | | | 18,984 | | State tax credit carry forwards, net of federal tax | | | 17,655 | | | 16,187 | | Other | | | 19,882 | | | 21,563 | | | | | 3,039,813 | | | 2,989,418 | | Less valuation allowances, net of federal income taxes | | | (36,475) | | | (22,975) | | Total deferred tax assets | | | 3,003,338 | | | 2,966,443 | | Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | | | | Property and equipment | | | (776,144) | | | (707,318) | | Lease assets | | | (2,799,242) | | | (2,806,870) | | Inventories | | | (136,740) | | | (224,933) | | Trademarks | | | (302,866) | | | (304,673) | | Prepaid insurance | | | (25,760) | | | (24,874) | | Other | | | (1,306) | | | (1,213) | | Total deferred tax liabilities | | | (4,042,058) | | | (4,069,881) | | Net deferred tax liabilities | | $ | (1,038,720) | | $ | (1,103,438) | |
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| Schedule of amounts associated with uncertain tax positions included in income tax expense |
| | | | | | | | | | | (In thousands) | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Income tax expense (benefit) | | $ | (851) | | $ | 163 | | $ | 3,930 | | Income tax related interest expense (benefit) | | | 154 | | | 773 | | | 710 | | Income tax related penalty expense (benefit) | | | — | | | 826 | | | — | |
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| Schedule of reconciliation of uncertain income tax positions |
| | | | | | | | | | | (In thousands) | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Beginning balance | | $ | 11,626 | | $ | 14,377 | | $ | 7,988 | | Increases—tax positions taken in the current year | | | 56 | | | 189 | | | 665 | | Increases—tax positions taken in prior years | | | 2,593 | | | 4,893 | | | 8,101 | | Decreases—tax positions taken in prior years | | | — | | | (5,722) | | | — | | Statute expirations | | | (3,499) | | | (2,111) | | | (1,931) | | Settlements | | | — | | | — | | | (446) | | Ending balance | | $ | 10,776 | | $ | 11,626 | | $ | 14,377 | |
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