---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-23-001335"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TJX"
cik: "0000109198"
company_name: "TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-08-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T08:15:39.852251+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TJX Q2 FY24 EPS $0.85 (+23%) beats plan; raises full-year guidance

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $12.8B (+8% YoY); overall comp store sales +6%, entirely traffic-driven.
- Marmaxx comp +8%, HomeGoods returns to positive comp at +4%; TJX Canada +1%, TJX International +3%.
- Pretax profit margin 10.4%, up 120 bps YoY, driven by lower freight costs and expense leverage.
- Raises FY24 outlook: comp +3-4%, pretax margin 10.7-10.8%, EPS $3.66-$3.72 (includes ~$0.10 from 53rd week).
- Returned $932M to shareholders in Q2: $550M buybacks, $382M dividends; FY24 buyback plan $2.0-$2.5B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-23-001335
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TJX
- cik: 0000109198
- company_name: TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-08-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000115752323001335/0001157523-23-001335-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000115752323001335/a53538436.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ reported the fiscal quarter ended July 29, 2023 results: revenue $12.8 billion, net income $1.0 billion, EPS $.85. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the fiscal quarter ended July 29, 2023
  - Revenue: $12.8 billion
  - Net income: $1.0 billion
  - EPS: $.85
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales for the second quarter of Fiscal 2024 were $12.8 billion, an increase of 8% versus the second quarter of Fiscal 2023. Overall comp store sales increased 6%. Net income for the second quarter of Fiscal 2024 was $1.0 billion and diluted earnings per share were $.85, up 23% versus $.69 in the second quarter of Fiscal 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000115752323001335/0001157523-23-001335-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ reported the first half of Fiscal 2024 results: revenue $24.5 billion, net income $1.9 billion, EPS $1.62. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the first half of Fiscal 2024
  - Revenue: $24.5 billion
  - Net income: $1.9 billion
  - EPS: $1.62
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the first half of Fiscal 2024, net sales were $24.5 billion, an increase of 6% versus the first half of Fiscal 2023. First half Fiscal 2024 overall comp store sales increased 4%. Net income for the first half of Fiscal 2024 was $1.9 billion. For the first half of Fiscal 2024, diluted earnings per share were $1.62 versus $1.18 in the first half of Fiscal 2023, an increase of 37%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000115752323001335/0001157523-23-001335-index.htm

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