Dillard's, Inc. (DDS) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Department Stores industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Dillard's, Inc. functions as a prominent department store chain with locations primarily throughout the southeastern, southwestern, and midwestern regions of the United States. Their retail outlets offer a broad spectrum of products, encompassing fashion apparel for men, women, and children, in addition to accessories, beauty products, household goods, and various other consumer items.
Is Dillard's, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Dillard's, Inc. (DDS) trades at 14.7× earnings (P/E), against a median of 17.9× across the 209 consumer cyclicals companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. No valuation verdict: we are reviewing its P/E because two ways of calculating it do not match.
Kaplio overview: Dillard's, Inc.
Market cap $8B · 52 weeks $510 – $731 (7 % below the high) · P/E 14.7× · 2027 expected P/E 16.3× · Dividend 4.9 % · 11 years rising · Next earnings November 12, 2026 · expected EPS $8.05 · Closing price, Oct 12 · accounts published Aug 13.
- Valuation: P/E 14.7× (no verdict).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 29.2 % (excellent).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 0.3× (solid).
- Earnings: 8 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: we are reviewing its P/E because two ways of calculating it do not match.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 5 of 7 pass
- Inventory turnover 3.4×, fails.
- EV/Sales vs history 1.4×, fails.
- 5y avg operating margin 13.6 %, passes.
- 5y avg ROIC 29.2 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA −0.3×, passes.
- Current Ratio 3.03, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 8.8, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 14.7×, info.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Dillard's, Inc.: P/E 14.7×; EV/EBITDA 7.2×; ROIC 20.0 %; $7.6B. The Gap, Inc. (P/E 6.6×; EV/EBITDA 6.3×; ROIC 12.0 %; $7.7B), Gildan Activewear Inc. (P/E 73.9×; EV/EBITDA 16.7×; ROIC 6.9 %; $7.4B), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (P/E 10.0×; EV/EBITDA 8.1×; ROIC 8.0 %; $7.4B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 14.7× · median 9.9× · minimum 3.8× · maximum 22.9× · cheap below 8.2× · expensive above 12.7×. Earnings over the last 12 months are distorted: today's P/E compared with its history is not representative.
Dividend
tight · Yield 4.9 % ($31.08 per share in 2025) · Years raising it ≥ 11 · 5-year growth +119 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 1.6× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $48.60 a year ($4.05 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 34.24% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 19.96% |
| Return on Assets | 18.19% |
| Gross Margin | 39.19% |
| Operating Margin | 11.03% |
| Net Margin | 10.34% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.22 |
| Current Ratio | 3.03 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 8.85 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -0.95% |
| 3 months | +14.07% |
| Year-to-date | +10.68% |
| 1 year | +9.85% |
| 3 years | +115.74% |
| 5 years | +190.35% |
| 10 years | +994.80% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $31.2000 per share in 5 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | $0.3000 |
| 2026-06-30 | $0.3000 |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.3000 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.3000 |
| 2025-12-12 | $30.0000 |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.3000 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.2500 |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-12-31 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-12-13 | $25.0000 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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