Q3 Earnings Forecast for Dillard’s Issued By Zacks Research

Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE:DDS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Dillard’s in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 28th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $6.48 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $6.61. The consensus estimate for Dillard’s’ current full-year earnings is $33.25 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Dillard’s’ Q4 2026 earnings at $9.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $30.89 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $9.07 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $9.17 EPS.

Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The company reported $4.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.79 by $0.87. Dillard’s had a net margin of 8.87% and a return on equity of 30.74%. The firm had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $11.09 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on DDS. UBS Group raised their price target on Dillard’s from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Dillard’s from $368.00 to $458.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price objective on shares of Dillard’s from $450.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Dillard’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Dillard’s presently has an average rating of “Sell” and an average target price of $394.33.

Dillard’s Price Performance

NYSE:DDS opened at $531.98 on Monday. Dillard’s has a 52-week low of $282.24 and a 52-week high of $553.18. The company has a market cap of $8.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.67 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 2.41. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $472.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $411.44.

Dillard’s Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This is a boost from Dillard’s’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. Dillard’s’s dividend payout ratio is presently 2.76%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Dillard’s

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC boosted its stake in Dillard’s by 26,618.5% in the 1st quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 186,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,694,000 after purchasing an additional 185,531 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its position in shares of Dillard’s by 0.5% in the second quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 178,547 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,602,000 after acquiring an additional 883 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Dillard’s by 14.8% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 91,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,029,000 after acquiring an additional 11,733 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in Dillard’s by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 77,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,823,000 after purchasing an additional 641 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Dillard’s by 75.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 66,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,687,000 after purchasing an additional 28,468 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 67.15% of the company’s stock.

Dillard’s Company Profile

Dillard’s, Inc engages in the retail of fashion apparel, cosmetics, and home furnishings, and other consumer goods. It operates through the Retail Operations and Construction segments. The Retail Operations segment comprises sells cosmetics, ladies’ apparel, ladies’ accessories and lingerie, juniors’ and children’s apparel, men’s apparel and accessories, shoes, and home and furniture products.