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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
3 Months Ended
May 02, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

As of May 2, 2026, Burlington Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively with its subsidiaries, the Company), through its indirect subsidiary Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation (BCFWC), operated 1,242 retail stores.

These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Burlington Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited, but in the opinion of management reflect all adjustments (which are of a normal and recurring nature) necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods presented. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 (Fiscal 2025 10-K). The balance sheet at January 31, 2026 presented herein has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Fiscal 2025 10-K. Because the Company’s business is seasonal in nature, the operating results for the three month period ended May 2, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of results for the fiscal year. Interest income was disaggregated from the financial statement line item other income, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income beginning in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2025. The interest income and other income, net amounts for the first quarter of Fiscal 2025 were retrospectively adjusted for comparability purposes.

Accounting policies followed by the Company are described in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” included in Part II, Item 8 of the Fiscal 2025 10-K.

Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year

The Company defines its fiscal year as the 52 or 53-week period ending on the Saturday closest to January 31. Fiscal 2026 is defined as the 52-week year ending January 30, 2027, and Fiscal 2025 is defined as the 52-week year ended January 31, 2026. The first quarters of Fiscal 2026 and Fiscal 2025 each consist of 13 weeks.

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

The Company reports segment information in accordance with ASC Topic No. 280 “Segment Reporting,” and has one reportable segment. The Company derives all revenue in the United States and manages its business activities on a consolidated basis.

The Company is an off-price retailer that derives revenues from customers by providing a complete line of value-priced apparel, including: women’s ready-to-wear apparel, menswear, youth apparel, baby, beauty, footwear, accessories, home, toys, gifts and coats. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (CODM) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

The CODM assesses performance for the segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income that also is reported on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The measure of segment assets is reported on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as total assets. Net income is used to monitor budget versus actual results, as well as actual results compared to the prior period. These comparisons are used in assessing performance of the segment and in establishing management’s allocation of resources. Below is an extract of certain disaggregated expense information that is regularly provided to the CODM.

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

May 2,

 

 

May 3,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Total revenue

 

$

2,856,461

 

 

$

2,504,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

 

1,594,804

 

 

 

1,405,091

 

Product sourcing costs

 

 

215,545

 

 

 

196,847

 

Other segment expenses (a)

 

 

773,829

 

 

 

671,211

 

Costs related to debt amendments and inducement charges

 

 

15,315

 

 

 

112

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

104,607

 

 

 

91,783

 

Impairment charges - long-lived assets

 

 

807

 

 

 

516

 

Other income - net

 

 

(1,449

)

 

 

(5,510

)

Interest income

 

 

(6,161

)

 

 

(4,712

)

Interest expense

 

 

16,495

 

 

 

15,810

 

Income tax expense

 

 

27,925

 

 

 

32,039

 

Net income

 

$

114,744

 

 

$

100,833

 

(a)
The other segment expenses category includes store related costs, store payroll costs, corporate costs, marketing & strategy costs, and other store & selling expenses.
New Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-04, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Option (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments” (ASU 2024-04), which clarifies the requirements related to accounting for the settlement of a debt instrument as an induced conversion. The Company adopted ASU 2024-04 beginning in Fiscal 2026 and applied the accounting for induced conversions to the March 2026 exchange of certain of the 2027 Convertible Notes. Refer to Note 4, "Long Term Debt" for further discussion regarding this transaction.

There were no other new accounting standards that had a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto during the three month period ended May 2, 2026.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, "Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of income statement expenses" (ASU 2024-03), which requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities. ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2024-03 on its disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, "Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40)" (ASU 2025-06), which amends certain aspects of the accounting for and disclosure of software costs under ASC 350-40. ASU 2025-06 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2025-06 on its disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.