v3.26.1
Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2026
Income taxes  
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

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.
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

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)

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

 

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