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US department-store chain selling apparel, cosmetics and home goods mainly in the South and Midwest.
US department-store chain selling apparel, cosmetics and home goods mainly in the South and Midwest.
Sells mostly through stores it owns in malls and off-mall sites, and owning much of its own real estate keeps occupancy costs low. A credit-card alliance with a bank adds a share of card profits. The Dillard family controls the company through Class B shares that elect most of the board.
Moat: none (brand, distribution). Regional mall anchor position, but department stores face structural e-commerce competition.
Headquarters: Little Rock, Arkansas, US · Founded: 1938 · Employees: 29,100
Size Dillard's (DDS) is a United States Consumer Discretionary company (Department Stores) with a market value of $9.41B, the 806th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $602.38 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 7.0%, against +11.8% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 13 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 0.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.2%); the operating margin is 11.1% (peer median 9.0%).
Valuation It trades at 17.4× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.1× (4th most expensive of 12).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 2% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -7 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 34.1 points above its cost of capital (9.8% WACC).
Backlog Backlog (remaining performance obligations) was $249M at 2 Nov 2024, up 13% on a year earlier — 0.0 years of trailing revenue. Backlog detail →
Credit Dillard's has 1 bond outstanding ($146M), rated NR by the agencies and trading like BBB at a weighted spread of 84 bp.
Next results Next results expected around 2 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.60B | $6.56B | $6.59B | $6.87B | $7.00B |
| Revenue growth | — | 0% | -4% | -2% | — |
| Gross profit | $2.54B | $2.47B | $2.49B | $2.66B | $2.82B |
| EBITDA | $912M | $868M | $918M | $1.10B | $1.32B |
| Net income | $682M | $570M | $593M | $739M | $892M |
| Free cash flow | $635M | $624M | $610M | $751M | $828M |
| Capital expenditure | $89.3M | $93.4M | $105M | $133M | $120M |
| Total debt | $457M | $558M | $555M | $564M | $555M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillard's DDS | $9.41B | +7% | 0% | 11% | 17.4× | 1.6% |
| Macy's M | $6.03B | +18% | 0% | 4% | 10.8× | -1.1% |
| Kohl's KSS | $2.61B | +59% | -3% | 4% | 15.3× | 0.0% |
| TJX Companies TJX | $149B | -11% | +8% | 12% | 25.1× | 3.7% |
| Ross Stores ROST | $73.8B | +3% | +14% | 13% | 27.0× | 11.0% |
| Burlington Stores BURL | $15.5B | -19% | +11% | 8% | 20.5× | 18.2% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | DDS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -7.2% | +4.4% | lowest of 13 |
| 6-month return | +7.0% | +11.8% | 4th lowest of 13 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -18.8% | -18.8% | 7th highest of 13 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +0.2% | +3.2% | 4th lowest of 13 |
| Operating margin | 11.1% | 9.0% | 6th highest of 13 |
| Forward P/E | 17.4× | 14.1× | 4th most expensive of 12 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 1.6% | 2.6% | 4th least demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +8.2% | +2.0% | 2nd highest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -6.6 pp | +0.3 pp | 2nd least demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +34.1 pp | -0.5 pp | highest of 13 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.4× | 9.4× | 6th cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.9× | 2.4× | least indebted of 12 |
| Bond spread | 84 bp | 205 bp | tightest of 4 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillard's DDS | United States | $9.41B | +7% | 0% | 11% | 17.4× | 1.6% | +8.2% |
| Canadian Tire CTC-A.TO | Canada | $7.57B | +7% | +1% | 9% | 14.1× | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| Marks and Spencer MKS.L | United Kingdom | $12.1B | +40% | +21% | 5% | 13.1× | 6.5% | +13.6% |
| Isetan Mitsukoshi 3099.T | Japan | $7.16B | +14% | 0% | 15% | 17.5× | 7.4% | -7.7% |
| Tokyu 9005.T | Japan | $6.14B | -3% | +5% | 9% | 10.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Macy's M | United States | $6.03B | +18% | 0% | 4% | 10.8× | -1.1% | +4.6% |
| Ollie's Bargain Outlet OLLI | United States | $5.37B | +10% | +14% | 12% | 19.8× | 1.5% | +7.9% |
| J Front Retailing 3086.T | Japan | $4.46B | +24% | -3% | 11% | 22.1× | 5.9% | +6.9% |
| Takashimaya 8233.T | Japan | $3.98B | +14% | +2% | 11% | 15.6× | 2.4% | -6.3% |
| Harvey Norman HVN.AX | Australia | $3.84B | +2% | +5% | 18% | 13.8× | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| CCOOP 000564.SZ | China | $3.55B | -23% | +19% | -46% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kohl's KSS | United States | $2.61B | +59% | -3% | 4% | 15.3× | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| Ceconomy CEC.DE | Germany | $2.47B | +9% | +4% | 1% | 7.8× | 2.9% | +2.1% |
Dillard's has 1 bond outstanding with $146M face value. The agencies rate it NR; its bonds trade like BBB. Weighted yield 5.32%, a spread of 84 bp over government bonds.
Dillard's reported $249M of remaining performance obligations at 2 Nov 2024, up 13% from a year earlier and up 6% from the previous quarter. That is 0.0 years of trailing revenue already under contract. Book-to-bill last quarter: 1.01.