Victoria's Secret & Co. (VSCO) Earnings Call Transcripts
Victoria's Secret & Co.'s Latest Earnings Call - Q1 FY2027
Victoria's Secret & Co. reported strong first-quarter results for fiscal year 2026, with net sales of $1.56 billion, up 15% year-over-year, and adjusted EPS of $0.60, reflecting over 500% growth compared to the prior year. The company raised its full-year guidance for net sales to a range of $7.03 billion to $7.13 billion, up from $6.85 billion to $6.95 billion, indicating continued momentum across all brands. Management highlighted broad-based growth, particularly in the intimates and beauty segments, and a successful promotional strategy that reduced markdowns while enhancing brand strength.
Reported metrics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | $1.56B (beat) |
| Adjusted EPS | $0.60 (beat) |
| Comparable Sales Growth | 13% (beat) |
| Adjusted Operating Income | $80M (beat) |
| International Sales Growth | 45% (positive) |
| Gross Margin Rate | 37.6% (positive) |
Guidance from management
Management raised its fiscal year 2026 guidance for net sales to $7.03 billion to $7.13 billion and adjusted EPS to $4.35 to $4.60, reflecting strong first-quarter performance and continued momentum.
What management said
Thanks, Scott. Before we get into Q&A, I want to briefly address the campaign launched by one of our shareholders ahead of our upcoming annual meeting. While we respect the perspectives of all shareholders, including BBRC, we believe this campaign is a distraction from the significant progress and momentum we are building across the business. Our focus remains on executing our Path to Potential strategy and deliverin...
In terms of your tariff question, it's a good question. So as we said versus the prior expectation [indiscernible] $65 million. So that implies that our net tariff benefit, if you will, on the full year's $25 million, but that's only a benefit because of the hard work on the mitigation side of things. Even with this tariff assumption of 10% Q2 and then returning 20% to the back half, the gross tariffs on the year is ...
What analysts pressed on
Analysts expressed concerns about the sustainability of customer acquisition and retention rates, particularly in light of the promotional detox strategy. Additionally, there were questions regarding the potential impact of tariff changes on margins and overall profitability in the back half of the year.
Main topics on the call
- Revenue Growth Acceleration — Victoria's Secret achieved a 15% increase in net sales, driven by a 13% rise in comparable sales. CEO Hillary Super noted, "The strength was broad-based across the business," indicating robust performance across all bran...
- Strong Customer Acquisition — The company reported double-digit growth in new customer acquisition, particularly among households earning under $50,000 and over $200,000. Super stated, "In a world full of choices, she's choosing us," emphasizing bran...
- Promotional Detox Strategy — Management's strategy to reduce promotions resulted in higher average unit retail (AUR) growth. Scott Sekella mentioned, "We are seeing strong AUR growth, reflecting the increased strength of our brand propositions," whi...
- International Growth — International sales grew by 45%, with significant contributions from China. Sekella noted, "The growth was led by another quarter of outstanding performance in China, primarily in the digital channel," indicating strong ...
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About Victoria's Secret & Co.
Victoria's Secret & Co. (VSCO) is a publicly listed company in the Specialty Retail industry, within the Consumer Discretionary sector. It trades on NYSE and is based in US. EarningsCalls.dev maintains a free, full-text archive of its earnings call transcripts — 22 calls on record spanning August 19, 2021 to June 2, 2026. Every transcript is split into speaker-by-speaker segments with headline metrics, free to read or available through our REST API.
Earnings Call History
EarningsCalls.dev has 22 Victoria's Secret & Co. earnings call transcripts on record, spanning August 19, 2021 to June 2, 2026. Based on this history, Victoria's Secret & Co. reports quarterly. The most recent call on file is dated June 2, 2026. The full list is below — each row opens the complete, free-to-read transcript.
- Ticker
- VSCO
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Country
- US
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- Calls on record
- 22
- First call
- August 19, 2021
- Most recent
- June 2, 2026
- Reporting cadence
- quarterly
| Quarter | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2027 | Jun 2, 2026 | Read transcript → |
| Q4 FY2026 | Mar 5, 2026 | Read transcript → |
| Q3 FY2026 | Dec 5, 2025 | Read transcript → |
| Q1 FY2026 | Jun 11, 2025 | Read transcript → |
| Q4 FY2025 | Mar 6, 2025 | Read transcript → |
| Q3 FY2025 | Dec 6, 2024 | Read transcript → |
| Q2 FY2025 | Aug 29, 2024 | Read transcript → |
| Q1 FY2025 | Jun 6, 2024 | Read transcript → |
| Q4 FY2024 | Mar 7, 2024 | Read transcript → |
| Company Conference Presentations | Jan 15, 2024 | Read transcript → |
| Q3 FY2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Read transcript → |
| Analyst/Investor Day | Oct 12, 2023 | Read transcript → |
| Q2 FY2024 | Aug 31, 2023 | Read transcript → |
| Q1 FY2024 | Jun 1, 2023 | Read transcript → |
| Q4 FY2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Read transcript → |
| Q3 FY2023 | Dec 1, 2022 | Read transcript → |
| Analyst/Investor Day | Oct 13, 2022 | Read transcript → |
| Q2 FY2023 | Aug 25, 2022 | Read transcript → |
| Q1 FY2023 | Jun 1, 2022 | Read transcript → |
| Q4 FY2022 | Mar 3, 2022 | Read transcript → |
| Q3 FY2022 | Nov 18, 2021 | Read transcript → |
| Q2 FY2022 | Aug 19, 2021 | Read transcript → |