TJX Companies — Feb 25, 2026 release

4 First Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2027 Outlook For the first quarter of Fiscal 2027, the Company is planning consolidated comparable sales to be up 2% to 3%, pretax profit margin to be in the range of 10.3% to 10.4%, and diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $.97 to $.99. For the full year Fiscal 2027, the Company is plann ing consolidated comparable sales to be up 2% to 3%, pretax profit margin to be in the range of 11.7% to 11.8%, and diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $4.93 to $5.02. Litigation Settlement Related to Credit Card Interchange Fees and Related Expenses During the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2026, the Company entered into a settlement agreement to resolve litigation related to credit card interchange fees in which the Company was a plaintiff, resulting in a gain which benefitted the Company’s SG&A costs. Due to this gain, the Company incurred non-recurring settlement-related expenses that impacted both the Company’s cost of sales and SG&A costs. The net benefit of this gain from the settlement and related expenses was approximately $221 million for the Company’s fourth quarter and full year Fiscal 2026 pretax profit. 1 The impact of this gain from the settlement and related expenses to the Company’s fourth quarter and full year Fiscal 2026 gross profit margin, SG&A costs, pretax profit margin, and diluted earnings per share were as follows: FY2026 Fourth Quarter Full Year Gross profit margin 30.9% 31.0% Impact from litigation settlement related expenses 2 0.2% 0.0% Adjusted gross profit margin 31.1% 31.0% SG&A costs as a percent of sales 17.6% 19.1% Net benefit from litigation settl