DILLARD'S, INC.
Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE: DDS) operates as one of the nation's largest fashion apparel, cosmetics, and home furnishing retailers. Founded in 1938 by William T. Dillard, the company maintains its corporate headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas and operates an extensive retail footprint through its website at dillards.com. From the company’s description.
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What DILLARD'S, INC. does
In the company’s own words
Dillard's, Inc. (NYSE: DDS) operates as one of the nation's largest fashion apparel, cosmetics, and home furnishing retailers. Founded in 1938 by William T. Dillard, the company maintains its corporate headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas and operates an extensive retail footprint through its website at dillards.com.
As of January 31, 2026, Dillard's operates 271 stores, including 28 clearance centers, strategically located primarily in shopping malls and open-air centers throughout the southwest, southeast, and midwest regions of the United States. The company employs approximately 29,100 associates, with roughly 87 percent of full-time employees working in retail stores. The company maintains a strong internal promotion culture, with approximately 75 percent of salaried store managers promoted from hourly store positions.
The retail operations segment comprises 96 percent of net sales, with merchandise distributed across cosmetics (16 percent), ladies' apparel (20 percent), ladies' accessories and lingerie (14 percent), juniors' and children's apparel (9 percent), men's apparel and accessories (19 percent), shoes (14 percent), and home and furniture (4 percent). The construction segment, which includes CDI Contractors LLC, accounts for the remaining 4 percent of revenue and focuses on constructing and remodeling stores for the company.
Dillard's differentiates itself through an extensive portfolio of exclusive private label brands including Antonio Melani, Gianni Bini, GB, Roundtree & Yorke, and Daniel Cremieux. These proprietary brands provide customers with fashionable, higher-quality merchandise often at savings compared to national brands while allowing the company to maintain quality standards and differentiate its offerings from competitors.
The company's business model emphasizes centralized merchandising, sales promotion, and store operations support conducted from corporate headquarters, complemented by regional merchandising offices that leverage local market knowledge. Dillard's generates significant seasonal revenue concentration, with the fourth quarter typically representing approximately one-third of annual sales due to holiday buying patterns. In January 2024, the company transitioned its private label credit card program from Wells Fargo to Citibank, establishing a ten-year alliance that provides ongoing cash compensation based on portfolio earnings.
Company details
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Retail
- Headquarters
- LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Fiscal year end
- January
- CIK
- 28917
- SIC
- 5311
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2014–2026 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns DILLARD'S, INC. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · DILLARD'S, INC.’s weight in each
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DILLARD'S, INC.’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 3 issues of DILLARD'S, INC.’s debt, $103.82M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 7.37%, maturing 2026 to 2028.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
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