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The TJX Companies, Inc.

Rising onWhy it's trendingX chatter spiked vs its recent normBacked by solid revenue growth
$TJX·$167B·Apparel - Retail·Consumer Cyclical
$154.75+2.5%YTD+1.0%1Y+27.5%
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TJTJX
$TJXThe TJX Companies, Inc.
$154.75+2.50%440 posts+20%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $TJX, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-07-16

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Off-price retail juggernaut prints new all-time highs on double-digit EPS beats and a fresh dividend raise.

TJX runs the largest off-price retail platform in the U.S. (T.J.Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra), $167B market cap, with Q2 fiscal 2027 earnings due 2026-08-19.

  • Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue was $14.3B, up 9.2% year-over-year, with EPS $1.19 topping the $1.02 consensus by 16.7% — the fourth straight quarter of solid mid-single-digit-or-better beats extending a multi-year execution streak.
  • Return on equity of 59.7% and return on invested capital of 22.1% mark this as one of the highest-quality large-cap retailers in the market; free-cash-flow yield 3.2% and operating margin 12.4% both sit at or near their peak decade ranges.
  • Management just raised the dividend 13%, and the tape reflects the confidence — shares are 62% of the way through the 52-week range, up 24% over twelve months, with a defensive beta of 0.62.
  • Executive Chairman Carol Meyrowitz sold $9.10M of stock (her third-largest disposition on record) — worth noting, though at $167B market cap the sale is well under 0.01% of the float and lands as scheduled diversification, not a signal.
  • Consensus models FY26 EPS at $4.68 rising to $5.23 in FY27 and $5.76 in FY28, so the current 29.9x trailing multiple is discounting mid-teens earnings growth continuing.

The setup into August is a business firing on operational cylinders against a full valuation; the read next print will be same-store-sales momentum versus that already-priced-in growth curve.

Agrees with X sentimentX posters describe TJX as 'the stock that never gets the hype but keeps showing up with solid numbers' and note the dividend boost alongside Costco as growth-dividend leadership. That matches the data — Q1 beat by 16.7%, 13% dividend raise, new highs, ROE near 60% — and the chairman sale mentioned as the bear note is a small share of holdings and consistent with routine diversification.

What to watch: August 19 earnings — Marmaxx comparable store sales (the ~65% revenue slice that drives the model), HomeGoods traffic trajectory after last year's softness, and any updated FY27 guidance versus the $5.23 EPS consensus. Freight-cost commentary and inventory position are the two operational levers analysts will probe.

On the calendar: 2026-08-19 Q2 fiscal 2027 earnings; Marmaxx comps and HomeGoods trajectory are the model swing factors.

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-06-17

TJX is printing new all-time highs with discount retail at full strength. Bulls cite TJX as 'the stock that never gets the same hype but keeps showing up with solid numbers.' Dividends just boosted 13% — alongside COST as growth-dividend leaders. The bear note: Executive Chairman sold $9.10M (3rd largest sale out of 37), decreasing listed holdings by -21% in 1014 days (since last sale). Net tone is bullish on the consumer-defensive compounder breakout.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods off-price stores buying excess inventory at discounts and passing savings to bargain shoppers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Apparel - Retail sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $TJX.

Apparel - Retail · Consumer Cyclical

No material change from last week — TJX is being called 'Retail's Apex Predator' feasting on inflation, with excess inventory from full-price retailers expanding TJX's buying opportunity.

What this means for $TJX

Direct beneficiary — Operates TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods off-price stores buying excess inventory at discounts and passing savings to bargain shoppers; primary revenue lines track directly to the off-price market share gains from excess inventory liquidation.

Industry benchmark

12-name peer basket
+3.2%YTD
+57.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
29.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
22.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
12.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
59.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
31.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 20, 2026$1.19$1.02+16.7%
Q4 2025Feb 25, 2026$1.43$1.39+2.9%
Q3 2025Nov 19, 2025$1.28$1.23+4.1%
Q2 2025Aug 20, 2025$1.10$1.01+8.9%
Next earningsWed, Aug 19·consensus EPS $1.17

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY27$14.3B+9.2%31.3%11.8%$1.19$457.0M
Q4 FY26$17.7B+8.5%30.9%13.3%$1.58$2.7B
Q3 FY26$15.1B+7.5%33.0%13.0%$1.28$1.0B
Q2 FY26$14.4B+6.9%30.7%11.2%$1.11$1.3B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 15 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$60.0B$59.8B – $60.3B$4.68$4.65 – $4.7111
FY27$64.1B$63.9B – $64.3B$5.23$5.18 – $5.2615
FY28$67.9B$66.9B – $68.3B$5.76$5.60 – $5.8415
FY29$73.3B$73.0B – $73.5B$6.38$6.21 – $6.676
FY30$75.5B$74.6B – $76.8B$6.85$6.75 – $7.003

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.70%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-1.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+0.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 1.1B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.625-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 11Jackwyn NemerovDirector957 sh$161KSellJun 10Peter BenjaminPresident10.9K sh$1.8MSellJun 9Carol MeyrowitzChair55.6K sh$9.1MSellJun 5John KlingerCFO6.2K sh$1.0MSellJun 5Ernie HerrmanCEO10.0K sh$1.6MSellJun 4Ernie HerrmanCEO28.0K sh$4.4MSellJun 3Kenneth CanestrariPresident31.4K sh$5.0MSellJun 3Ernie HerrmanCEO29.5K sh$4.7MSellMar 2Ernie HerrmanCEO30.0K sh$4.8M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KShareholder voteJun 118-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

The TJX Companies held its 2026 Annual Meeting on June 9, 2026. All ten director nominees were elected (For votes ranging from ~845M for the lowest-support director to ~913M); PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as auditor for fiscal 2027 (908M For, 83M Against — notable ~8% dissent); and the advisory say-on-pay vote passed (853M For, 66M Against). The PwC ratification dissent (~8%) is above typical levels and may reflect governance concerns, though the proposal carried comfortably. Routine annual governance for a large-cap off-price retailer with no material surprises.

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationMay 29S-3ASR
AI summary

The TJX Companies, Inc. filed an automatic shelf registration statement (S-3ASR) on May 29, 2026, covering securities to be offered from time to time after the effective date. As a large accelerated filer, TJX's S-3ASR is effective immediately upon filing, providing flexible capital market access. No specific offering amount or type was stated in the available excerpt. This is a routine shelf renewal for an investment-grade large-cap retailer, typically used for debt or equity issuance as needed rather than an imminent offering signal.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

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