Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL)

Burlington Stores topped EPS expectations while revenue came in line, as it posted second fiscal quarter of 2026 results (period ended August 1, 2026) reported August 27, 2026. Adjusted EPS of $2.96 topped the $2.19 estimate (+35.2%) and rose 86.2% from $1.59 a year ago, while revenue rose 11.0% to about $3.0 billion (up from about $2.7 billion) and was in line with the $3.025 billion consensus (-0.8%). Profitability ran at a gross margin of ~46% and an operating margin of ~8%, with operating income of roughly $251.5 million, and net income nearly doubled, up 95.7% to about $184.3 million from roughly $94.2 million a year ago. The quarter generated operating cash flow of about $273.2 million. For the next period, consensus calls for EPS of $2.04 on revenue of $2.989 billion.