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Burlington Stores

Guidance from Burlington Stores’s last 8 earnings releases. Every value links to its sentence in the filing. See something wrong? Tell us.
Current guidance
29 items
Releases tracked
8
Latest release
Aug 27, 2026
Data checked
Aug 27, 2026
On this page:Latest changes·Current guidance·Your sector group·History

What changed in the Aug 27, 2026 release

Each item compared with the same item in the previous release (May 28, 2026). Values in quotation marks are the company’s words.

New — first stated in this releaseRaised / Lowered / Narrowed / Widened — changed from the prior releaseRevised — wording changed, direction not determinableChanged — value changed; the comparison couldn’t be parsed to a directionReiterated — restated unchangedNot restated — stated before, absent nowRaised and lowered describe the number, not whether the change is favorable.
ChangeMetricPeriodPreviousNowSource
NewTotal sales to increasefor FY2026—“in the range of 10% to 11%”Filing ↗
NewTotal sales to increasefor Q3 FY2026—“in the range of 9% to 11%”Filing ↗
NewComparable store sales to increasefor FY2026—“in the range of 3% to 4%”Filing ↗
NewComparable store sales to increasefor Q3 FY2026—“in the range of 1% to 3%”Filing ↗
NewAdjusted EPSfor FY2027—“$11.77 to $11.97”Filing ↗
RaisedAdjusted EBIT marginfor FY2026“increase in the range of 10 to 30 basis points”“increase in the range of 20 to 40 basis points”Filing ↗
NewAdjusted EBIT marginfor Q3 FY2026—“decrease 80 to 60 basis points”Filing ↗
NewAdjusted EPSfor Q3 FY2026—“in the range of $1.60 to $1.70”Filing ↗
RaisedAdjusted EPSfor FY2026“in the range of $10.95 to $11.45”“$11.77 to $11.97”Filing ↗
NewEBIT margin improvement (excluding tariff refund reinvestment)for FY2026—“10 to 30 basis points”Filing ↗
NewEPS growthfor FY2026—“16% to 18%”Filing ↗
NewEPS growth (excluding tariff refund reinvestment)for FY2026—“7% to 10%”Filing ↗
NewEBIT margin improvementNo period stated—“10 to 30 basis points”Filing ↗
NewEPS growthNo period stated—“7% to 10%”Filing ↗
NewAdjusted Effective Tax Ratefor Q3 FY2026—“approximately 26%”Filing ↗
NewComp growthfor FY2026—“3% to 4%”Filing ↗
LoweredDepreciation and amortizationfor FY2026“approximately $465 million”“approximately $460 million”Filing ↗
LoweredNet interest expensefor FY2026“approximately $60 million”“approximately $55 million”Filing ↗
NewNet new stores to openfor FY2026—“approximately 115”Filing ↗
ReiteratedAdjusted Effective Tax Ratefor FY2026“approximately 25%”“approximately 25%”Filing ↗
ReiteratedCapital expenditures, net of landlord allowancesfor FY2026“approximately $875 million”“approximately $875 million”Filing ↗
ReiteratedFully diluted share countfor FY2026“approximately 64 million shares”“approximately 64 million shares”Filing ↗
Show 3 items not restated in this release
ChangeMetricPeriodPreviousNowSource
Not restatedOperating incomefor FY2028“approximately $1.6B”—Filing ↗
Not restatedAdjusted EPSfor FY2026“$11.45 to $11.80”—Filing ↗
Not restatedNew distribution centerfor FY2026“a new distribution center in Savannah, GA”—Filing ↗

Current guidance

Guidance for periods that have not yet ended, at its most recent value, grouped by horizon.

Current fiscal year
MetricCurrent valuePeriodMeasureFirst statedTimes statedSource
Total sales“increase in the range of 9% to 11%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedMar 5, 20262Filing ↗
Total sales to increase“in the range of 10% to 11%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
Total sales to increase“in the range of 9% to 11%”for Q3 FY2026GAAP-tiedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
Comparable store sales“increase in the range of 1% to 3%”for FY2026Company-definedMar 5, 20261Filing ↗
Comparable store sales to increase“in the range of 3% to 4%”for FY2026Company-definedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
Comparable store sales to increase“in the range of 1% to 3%”for Q3 FY2026Company-definedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
Adjusted EPS“$11.77 to $11.97”for FY2027Company-definedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
Adjusted EBIT margin“increase in the range of 20 to 40 basis points”for FY2026Company-definedMar 5, 20263Filing ↗
Adjusted EBIT margin“decrease 80 to 60 basis points”for Q3 FY2026Company-definedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
Adjusted EPS“in the range of $1.60 to $1.70”for Q3 FY2026Company-definedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
Adjusted EPS“$11.77 to $11.97”for FY2026Company-definedMar 5, 20262Filing ↗
Adjusted EPS“$11.45 to $11.80”for FY2026Company-definedMay 29, 20254Filing ↗
EBIT margin improvement (excluding tariff refund reinvestment)“10 to 30 basis points”for FY2026Company-definedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
EPS growth“16% to 18%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
EPS growth (excluding tariff refund reinvestment)“7% to 10%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
EPS growth (updated)“13% to 16%”for FY2026GAAP-tiedMay 28, 20261Filing ↗
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate“approximately 25%”for FY2026Company-definedMar 5, 20263Filing ↗
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate“approximately 26%”for Q3 FY2026Company-definedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
Capital expenditures, net of landlord allowances“approximately $875 million”for FY2026Company-definedMar 5, 20263Filing ↗
Comp growth“3% to 4%”for FY2026Company-definedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
Comp growth“0% to 2%”for Q4 FY2026Company-definedAug 28, 20251Filing ↗
Comp store sales (updated)“increase 2% to 4%”for FY2026Company-definedMay 28, 20261Filing ↗
Depreciation and amortization“approximately $460 million”for FY2026GAAP-tiedMar 5, 20263Filing ↗
Fully diluted share count“approximately 64 million shares”for FY2026Company-definedMar 5, 20263Filing ↗
Net interest expense“approximately $55 million”for FY2026Company-definedMar 5, 20263Filing ↗
Net new stores“approximately 115”for FY2026Company-definedMar 5, 20262Filing ↗
Net new stores to open“approximately 115”for FY2026Company-definedAug 27, 20261Filing ↗
New distribution center“a new distribution center in Savannah, GA”for FY2026Company-definedMar 5, 20261Filing ↗
Next year and medium term
MetricCurrent valuePeriodMeasureFirst statedTimes statedSource
Operating income“approximately $1.6B”for FY2028GAAP-tiedNov 25, 20251Filing ↗
No period stated
MetricCurrent valuePeriodMeasureFirst statedTimes statedSource
Share repurchase authorization“up to an additional $500 million”—Declared actionMay 29, 20251Filing ↗

How one item moved

Adjusted EPS, for FY2026 — every statement across the year, each linked to its filing.

May 29, 2025
New
“$8.70 to $9.30”
Aug 28, 2025
Raised
“$9.19 to $9.59”
Nov 25, 2025
Raised
“$9.69 to $9.89”
May 28, 2026
Raised
“$11.45 to $11.80”

How your Big-box & discount retail sector group guides

12 companies in Big-box & discount retail. What they guide on, and who reported this season.

Most-guided metric families
Buybacks
10
Comparable sales
9
GAAP EPS
9
Revenue
8
Adjusted EPS
7
Capex
7
Tax rate
7
Dividends
7
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Full history

Every metric, every release, eight quarters — the complete record as one table.

MetricFY2028FY2027FY2026FY2025FY2024No period
Total sales——6 statements8 statements2 statements—
Comparable store sales——5 statements9 statements2 statements1 statement
Adjusted EBIT margin——6 statements9 statements2 statements—
Adjusted EPS—1 statement9 statements8 statements2 statements—
EBIT margin improvement (excluding tariff refund reinvestment)——1 statement——1 statement
The full record for Burlington Stores and its Big-box & discount retail peers, delivered as a Peer Guidance Briefing — PDF and Excel, every value linked to its filing.

Filings

The 8 earnings releases this page is built from.

FiledFiscal periodAccessionGuidance items
Aug 27, 2026FY2027 Q20001193125-26-36950222Open filing ↗
May 28, 2026FY2027 Q10001193125-26-24295416Open filing ↗
Mar 5, 2026FY2026 Q40001193125-26-09248816Open filing ↗
Nov 25, 2025FY2026 Q30001193125-25-29450117Open filing ↗
Aug 28, 2025FY2026 Q20001579298-25-00000718Open filing ↗
May 29, 2025FY2026 Q10000950170-25-07858516Open filing ↗
Mar 6, 2025FY2025 Q40000950170-25-03416715Open filing ↗
Nov 26, 2024FY2025 Q30000950170-24-13075216Open filing ↗
Values in quotation marks are the company’s words; the classification and filing links are HighGravityData’s. HighGravityData does not score or rank companies or give investment advice.
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