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BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.

For the period ended Jan 31, 2026. Filed Mar 12, 2026.

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FY2026 · Filed Mar 12, 2026

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________ to _________

Commission File No.001-38559

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization

350 Campus Drive

Marlborough, Massachusetts

(Address of principal executive offices)

45-2936287

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (774)512-7400

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading symbol (s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01BJNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x Noo

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yeso No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filerxAccelerated Filero
Non-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting companyo
Emerging growth companyo

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. x

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ Nox

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the closing price, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, at which the common equity was last sold as of August 2, 2025, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $14,500,000,000. For purposes of this calculation, the registrant has excluded the market value of all shares of its voting common equity reported as beneficially owned by the executive officers and directors of the registrant; such exclusion shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that any such person is an affiliate of the registrant. The registrant has no non-voting common equity.

The number of outstanding shares of common stock of the registrant as of March 4, 2026 was 129,676,588.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporates by reference portions of the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which the registrant anticipates will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after the end of its 2025 fiscal year pursuant to Regulation 14A.

Table of Contents

PART I · Page No
Item 1.Business7
Item 1A.Risk Factors15
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments29
Item 1C.Cybersecurity29
Item 2.Properties30
Item 3.Legal Proceedings31
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures31
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities32
Item 6.Reserved35
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations35
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk44
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data46
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure79
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures79
Item 9B.Other Information79
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections80
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance81
Item 11.Executive Compensation81
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters81
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence81
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services81
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules82
Signatures86

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, transformation, strategic priorities and future progress, including expectations regarding deferred revenue, lease commencement dates, impact of infrastructure investments on our operating model and selling, general and administrative expenses, sales of gasoline and gross profit margin rates, share repurchases, and new club and gas station openings, as well as statements that include terms such as “may”, “might”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “can”, “could”, “intend”, “project”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “continue”, “forecast”, “would”, or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to:

uncertainties in the financial markets including, without limitation, as a result of disruptions and instability in the banking and financial services industries, wars and global political conflicts, and the effect of certain economic conditions or events on consumer and small business spending patterns and debt levels;

risks related to our dependence on having a large and loyal membership;

domestic and international economic conditions, including volatility in inflation or interest rates, supply chain disruptions, construction delays, tariffs, and exchange rates;

our ability to procure the merchandise we sell at the best possible prices;

the effects of competition in, and regulation of, the retail industry;

our dependence on vendors to supply us with quality merchandise at the right time and at the right price;

risks related to our indebtedness;

changes in laws related to, or the governments administration of, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or its electronic benefit transfer systems;

the risks and uncertainties related to the impact of any future pandemic, epidemic or outbreak of any other highly infectious disease on the U.S., regional and global economies and on our business, financial condition and results of operations;

risks related to climate change and natural disasters, including hurricanes;

our ability to identify and respond effectively to consumer trends, including our ability to successfully maintain a relevant digital experience for our members;

risks related to cybersecurity, which may be heightened due to our e-commerce business, including our ability to protect the privacy of member or business information and the security of payment card information;

risks relating to our ability to attract and retain a qualified management team and other team members;

risks relating to our ability to implement our growth strategy by opening new clubs, and gasoline stations; and

the other risk factors identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future, and you should not rely upon these forward-looking statements after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

TRADEMARKS

BJ’s Wholesale Club®, BJ’s®, Wellsley Farms®, Berkley Jensen®, My BJ’s Perks®, BJ’s Easy Renewal®, BJ’s Gas®, BJ's One®, BJ's One+®, BJ’s Perks Elite®, BJ’s Perks Plus®, Inner Circle®, Same-Day-Select®, ExpressPay® and BJ’s Perks Rewards® are all registered trademarks of BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. Other trademarks, trade names and service marks appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the property of their respective owners. We do not intend our use or display of those other parties’ trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply, a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, these other parties. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K may appear without the®, ™ or SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, trade names and service marks.

This section contains forward-looking statements. You should refer to the explanation of the qualifications and limitations on forward-looking statements in the Forward-Looking Statements section above.

MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes estimates regarding market and industry data that we prepared based on our management’s knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate, together with information obtained from various sources, including publicly available information, industry reports and publications, surveys, our customers, distributors, suppliers, trade and business organizations and other contacts in the markets in which we operate.

In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we make reference to consistently offering up to 25% or more savings on a representative basket of manufacturer-branded groceries compared to typical supermarket competitors. The following is how we verify that we provide our members this value:

We periodically identify the four supermarket chains (or banners) most prevalent in our clubs’ primary trade areas (the “Supermarket Competitors”).

We create a “basket” of 100 popular manufacturer-branded grocery food and non-food items, each of which was among our top-selling national brand items in its category and was also carried, in varying pack sizes, in supermarkets. We believe this basket is representative of manufacturer-branded grocery items because of their popular appeal and recognition—as evidenced by both presence and sales volume—in our clubs and at the Supermarket Competitors.

We hire an independent third-party company to research multiple (a minimum of six) sites for each of the Supermarket Competitors, which are located in the trade areas of one or more of our clubs, no less frequently than once every two weeks. The third-party comparison shoppers record the prices of each item in the basket carried by the Supermarket Competitor, in the closest pack size to the size BJ’s carries, and then they calculate the price on a unit-price basis. We compare unit prices to ensure a common denominator for price comparisons. We direct the measurement company to ignore coupons and exclude items that were on promotion by us or by a Supermarket Competitor, as promotional prices do not represent everyday values in our view.

To calculate the Supermarket Competitors’ average price for the items in the basket, we average the measured prices of the items at each Supermarket Competitor store sampled, create an average measured unit price for each item at each Supermarket Competitor, compare those to our chain average unit price, and arrive at a relative percentage difference for each Supermarket Competitor. We then average these percentage differences for the Supermarket Competitors. The average difference is consistently more than 25%.

We will only include an item in the basket if it is carried by at least two of the four Supermarket Competitors. This means that over time we may replace items in the basket with different comparable items, if we are consistently unable to get prices for comparison on an item, to be sure we continue to offer the same relative savings.

We also use a rolling average of measured prices. At a minimum, we will use an average of two consecutive periodic or monthly measurements of prices at both BJ’s (using our chain average price) and the Supermarket Competitors. We may use up to 52 consecutive weeks, or 12 consecutive months, of price data for comparison. We make our savings claim using price data that are not more than 60 days old, as to the most recent price measurement in the data set.

The Supermarket Competitors do not include non-traditional sellers of groceries, such as drugstores, online sellers, superstores, convenience stores, other membership clubs or mass market retailers.

In presenting this information, we have made certain assumptions that we believe to be reasonable based on such data and other similar sources and on our knowledge of, and our experience to date in, the markets for the products we distribute. Market share data is subject to change and may be limited by the availability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations inherent in any statistical survey of market shares. In addition, customer preferences are subject to change. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such market share data. References herein to the markets in which we conduct our business refer to the geographic metropolitan areas in which our clubs are located.

DEFINED TERMS

As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, unless the context otherwise requires:

“The Company”, “BJ’s”, “we”, “us” and “our” mean BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. and, unless the context otherwise requires, its consolidated subsidiaries;

“IPO” means our initial public offering of shares of our common stock completed on July 2, 2018;

“ABL Revolving Facility” means the Company's revolving credit facility entered into on July 28, 2022;

“ABL Revolving Commitment” means the aggregate committed amount of $1.20 billion under the ABL Revolving Facility;

“First Lien Term Loan” means the Company’s senior secured first lien term loan facility that was amended on November 4, 2024;

“Fourth Amendment” means the Company’s fourth amendment to the senior secured former first lien term loan facility that was entered into on October 12, 2023;

“Fifth Amendment” means the Company's fifth amendment to the senior secured former first lien term loan facility that was entered into on November 4, 2024;

“NQDC Plan” means the BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan;

“fiscal year 2023”means the 53 weeks ended February 3, 2024;

“fiscal year 2024” means the 52 weeks ended February 1, 2025;

“fiscal year 2025” means the 52 weeks ended January 31, 2026;

“fiscal year 2026” means the 52 weeks ending January 30, 2027;

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America;

“ESPP” means the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and

“SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate;

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

We report on the basis of a 52- or 53-week fiscal year, which ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. Accordingly, references herein to “fiscal year 2026” relate to the 52 weeks ending January 30, 2027, references herein to “fiscal year 2025” relate to the 52 weeks ended January 31, 2026, references herein to “fiscal year 2024” relate to the 52 weeks ended February 1, 2025 and references herein to “fiscal year 2023” relate to the 53 weeks ended February 3, 2024. In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, unless otherwise noted, when we compare a metric (such as comparable club sales) between one period and a “prior period,” we are comparing it to the analogous period from the prior fiscal year.

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