v3.26.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income (Loss) before Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes are as follows:

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended January 31,

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Domestic

 

$

549,787

 

 

$

489,723

 

 

$

378,265

 

Foreign

 

 

47,110

 

 

 

10,449

 

 

 

3,342

 

 

$

596,897

 

 

$

500,172

 

 

$

381,607

 

Components of Provision for Income Tax Expense or Benefit

The components of the provision for income tax expense/(benefit) are as follows:

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended January 31,

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

89,207

 

 

$

76,959

 

 

$

46,714

 

State

 

 

22,325

 

 

 

21,568

 

 

 

19,422

 

Foreign

 

 

7,550

 

 

 

2,149

 

 

 

3,086

 

 

$

119,082

 

 

$

100,676

 

 

$

69,222

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

12,028

 

 

$

(6,461

)

 

$

24,141

 

State

 

 

514

 

 

 

1,619

 

 

 

(1,152

)

Foreign

 

 

354

 

 

 

1,876

 

 

 

1,722

 

 

 

12,896

 

 

 

(2,966

)

 

 

24,711

 

 

$

131,978

 

 

$

97,710

 

 

$

93,933

 

Reasons for Differences between Company's Effective Tax Rate and Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate

The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, in accordance with the prospective adoption of the accounting standard update related to enhanced income tax disclosures:

 

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

 

January 31, 2026

 

Tax at U.S. statutory rate

 

$

125,348

 

 

 

21.0

%

State and local income taxes(1)

 

 

18,043

 

 

 

3.0

 

Foreign taxes

 

 

(8,741

)

 

 

(1.5

)

Effects of cross-border tax laws

 

 

3,120

 

 

 

0.5

 

Tax credits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low-income housing tax credits

 

 

(5,769

)

 

 

(1.0

)

Other

 

 

(727

)

 

 

(0.1

)

Nontaxable and nondeductible items

 

 

3,653

 

 

 

0.6

 

Changes in unrecognized tax benefits

 

 

721

 

 

 

0.1

 

Other

 

 

(3,670

)

 

 

(0.5

)

Effective tax rate

 

$

131,978

 

 

 

22.1

%

(1)
The state and local jurisdictions that contribute to the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category include California, Illinois, New York and New York City.

The variance in the effective tax rate for fiscal 2026 as compared to fiscal 2025 was primarily due to the non-recurrence of a significant tax reserve release recorded in fiscal 2025 as a result of a lapse of the statute of limitations for federal tax purposes.

The following table reconciles the U.S. statutory tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, prior to the adoption of the accounting standard update related to enhanced income tax disclosures:

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended January 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Expected provision at statutory U.S. federal tax rate

 

 

21.0

%

 

 

21.0

%

State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

3.8

 

Foreign taxes

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

(0.2

)

Nondeductible expenses

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

0.8

 

General business credits

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

(1.4

)

Uncertain tax positions

 

 

(4.4

)

 

 

0.3

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

Effective tax rate

 

 

19.5

%

 

 

24.6

%

Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of January 31, 2026 and 2025 are as follows:

 

 

January 31,

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expense

 

$

(3,127

)

 

$

(2,912

)

Depreciation

 

 

(104,847

)

 

 

(93,147

)

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

(246,991

)

 

 

(226,526

)

Other temporary differences

 

 

(628

)

 

 

(304

)

Gross deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(355,593

)

 

 

(322,889

)

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

288,317

 

 

 

264,199

 

Deferred rent

 

 

8,549

 

 

 

12,437

 

Inventory

 

 

23,657

 

 

 

34,976

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

1,392

 

 

 

1,685

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

13,250

 

 

 

15,009

 

Tax uncertainties

 

 

263

 

 

 

236

 

Accrued salaries and benefits

 

 

37,959

 

 

 

34,257

 

Income tax credits

 

 

2,996

 

 

 

3,588

 

Other temporary differences

 

 

41,140

 

 

 

37,432

 

Gross deferred tax assets, before valuation allowances

 

 

417,523

 

 

 

403,819

 

Valuation allowances

 

 

(26,308

)

 

 

(32,463

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

35,622

 

 

$

48,467

 

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Total Amounts of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

 

January 31,

 

Tax Benefit Reconciliation

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Balance at the beginning of the period

 

$

943

 

 

$

18,662

 

 

$

18,734

 

Increases in tax positions for prior years

 

 

619

 

 

 

 

 

 

54

 

Decreases in tax positions for prior years

 

 

(81

)

 

 

(418

)

 

 

(26

)

Increases in tax positions for current year

 

 

243

 

 

 

323

 

 

 

332

 

Settlements

 

 

 

 

 

(217

)

 

 

(117

)

Lapse in statute of limitations

 

 

(155

)

 

 

(17,407

)

 

 

(315

)

Balance at the end of the period

 

$

1,569

 

 

$

943

 

 

$

18,662

 

Cash Income Taxes Paid

The amounts of cash income taxes paid, net of refunds, by the Company were as follows:

 

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

 

January 31, 2026

 

Federal

 

$

89,728

 

State and local

 

 

 

California

 

 

6,750

 

All other state and local

 

 

23,556

 

Foreign

 

 

4,578

 

Income taxes, net of amounts refunded

 

$

124,612

 

Investment The following table summarizes the balances related to the investment at January 31, 2026 and 2025:

 

 

January 31,

 

 

2026

 

2025

 

Other assets

$

31,580

 

$

48,784

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

15,164

 

 

16,571

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

15,558

 

 

30,722