Dillard's (DDS) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $6.26
- Estimate
- $4.21
- Surprise
- +48.6%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.3 → 5.7/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Dillard's (DDS) beat the $4.21 estimate with adjusted EPS of $6.26 — a large 48.6% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.3/10) to Hold at 5.7/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates DDS Sell at 6.0/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +48.6% surprise compares with a +31.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-12.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
- Target reached (-28.2% upside)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $645.66
- Price target
- $742.51
- Stop
- $602.34
- Upside to target
- +15.0%
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (18.7× forward vs 14.9× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.6× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-24 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
DDS at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Department Stores
- Market cap
- $10.08B
- P/E (fwd)
- 18.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 14.9
- 52-week range
- $503.06–$741.98
- Off 52-week high
- 13.0%
- RSI (14)
- 53
- Volume vs avg
- 1.59×
- Score today
- 6.0/10