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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000109198-26-000045"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TJX"
cik: "0000109198"
company_name: "TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-08-19T13:09:11+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-19T13:10:07.841699+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TJX Q2 FY27 EPS $1.36 beats, comps +4%; raises FY27 EPS and margin guidance

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $15.2B (+5% YoY); comp sales +4% above plan; diluted EPS $1.36 (+24%), adjusted $1.22 (+11%).
- Pretax margin 13.3% (up 1.9 pts); adjusted 11.9% (up 0.5 pts); gross margin 33.4% (up 2.7 pts).
- Received $331M IEEPA tariff refunds; net pretax benefit $219M; adjusted EPS excludes $.14 net benefit.
- Raised FY27 EPS guidance to $5.31-5.36 (adjusted $5.15-5.20) and pretax margin to 12.3-12.4% (adjusted 12.0-12.1%).
- Plans to accelerate store growth to 4% in FY28; long-term global store target raised to 7,500 stores.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000109198-26-000045
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TJX
- cik: 0000109198
- company_name: TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-08-19T13:09:11+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000010919826000045/0000109198-26-000045-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000010919826000045/tjx-20260819.htm

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