Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS)
Consumer Discretionary · Apparel & Accessories Retail · NYSE
A specialty retailer of casual, lifestyle-oriented apparel and footwear for young people with a growing omni-channel footprint.
What Tilly's, Inc. does
Tilly's is a specialty retailer offering casual apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young men, women, and children. The company operates a chain of brick-and-mortar stores alongside a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform, focusing on brands rooted in active, outdoor, and social lifestyles.
Recent developments
In its Q2 2026 earnings release, the company reported four consecutive quarters of year-over-year comparable net sales growth and improved operating income, moving to profitability on a year-to-date basis. The company has reduced its total store count to 220 as part of its ongoing operational optimization.
From Tilly's, Inc.'s filing of 2026-09-03.
Themes: omni-channel retail, specialty apparel, lifestyle brands, e-commerce growth
Fundamentals
- Price$4.63 as of 2026-10-20 close
- Market cap$142M as of 2026-09-01 (share count; price 2026-10-20)
- 1-year return+191.2% 2025-10-20 close $1.59 → 2026-10-20 close $4.63
- P/En/a negative earnings
- ROE-20.5% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROICn/a No figure: its pre-tax income was zero or negative, so there is no tax rate to apply.
- Debt / equityn/a No figure: its filing tags none of the debt lines we read, which is not evidence of zero debt.
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+2.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.69 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-09-02 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: at least 6 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How TLYS compares in its sector
- return on equitybottom 25% 294 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 327 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which TLYS reported a dividend payment is FY2022, while its reported financial statements run through FY2026. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2022 ratio would not describe TLYS today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2022) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2026), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
Quarterly results
| Quarter | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | Operating cash flow | Capex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2027 2026-08-01 | $58M | $8M | $8M | $22M† | $1M† |
| Q1 FY2027 2026-05-02 | $36M | -$8M | -$8M | -$4M | $1M |
| Q4 FY2026 2026-01-31 | $51M† | $3M† | $3M† | $9M† | $1M† |
| Q3 FY2026 2025-11-01 | $43M | -$2M | -$1M | -$10M† | $1M† |
| Q2 FY2026 2025-08-02 | $49M | $3M | $3M | $14M† | $529000† |
| Q1 FY2026 2025-05-03 | $21M | -$23M | -$22M | -$8M | $2M |
| Q4 FY2025 2025-02-01 | $38M† | -$14M† | -$14M† | -$4M† | $2M† |
| Q3 FY2025 2024-11-02 | $37M | -$14M | -$13M | -$23M† | $2M† |
† Not filed as a discrete quarter: derived from the company's own year-to-date figures (for example the fourth quarter as the fiscal year minus the first nine months). A derived per-share figure is approximate, because the share count moves within the year.
Balance sheet at 2026-08-01
- Cash and equivalents$52M
- Short-term investments$10M
- Total debtnot shown the filing tags none of the debt lines we read — not evidence of zero debt
From the company's own SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings (XBRL), re-read every week. Figures in US dollars as filed; informational only — not financial advice.
How Tilly's, Inc. looks technically
Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS) is trading 28.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 149 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 39, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 55, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 27 trading days ago. It is 25.9% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 26% of its 30-day average.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 28.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +28.4% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $4.26 | $4.26 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $3.61 | $3.61 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 13 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 13 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 4.31. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 149 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 149 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 39, with buyers in control | 39.1 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 55, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 55.4 |
|---|---|---|
| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($4.31 to $4.90) — its "stochastic" reading is 54 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 54.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 1 session |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $6.25 | $6.25 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 25.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -25.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 302.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +302.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 25.9% below its highest point of the past year | 25.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 27 trading days ago | 27 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 27 trading days ago | 27 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $25.46 (set on 2018-09-04) | $25.46 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($1.18 to $5.45), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 19% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $2.67 to $2.81. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 19.2% |
| From the all-time high | it is 81.8% below its all-time high | -81.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.6% above a support level at $4.60 — a price it turned at three times since 2024-11-06, most recently on 2026-07-06. Since 2024-10-21 it has 8 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.57 (set on 2025-05-15) | $0.57 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 712.3% above its all-time low | +712.3% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 0th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.2387 between its high and its low — about 5.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.2387 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $4.20 and $4.84 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $4.20 – $4.52 – $4.84 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.2% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (28.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 26% of its 30-day average | 0.26× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-20 0.4% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.4% |
|---|---|---|
| Open gap | it gapped 3.3% above the previous close 20 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 3.93 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +3.3% |
| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap down opened on 2026-09-16 has been "filled" 14 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 10 sessions to close | 14 sessions ago |
Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 10.9 percentage points (the stock gained 11.8% while the market gained 1.0%) | +10.9% |
|---|---|---|
| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 16.0 percentage points (the stock gained 19.6% while the market gained 3.6%) | +16.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 22.6 percentage points (the stock lost 14.1% while the market gained 8.5%) | -22.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 176.6 percentage points (the stock gained 191.2% while the market gained 14.6%) | +176.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a strong uptrend, with buyers in control — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.5% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-14 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.6% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -5.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 33% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $3.48 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 199 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +32.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 7% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-09-02 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $4.32 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 34 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +7.2% |
Inverse head and shoulders, bullish — forming · entry $5.21 · 79 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
TLYS last closed at $4.63 on 2026-10-20. Since 2024-10-21 it has turned at 8 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $4.60 | Support | 0.6% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-11-06 to 2026-07-06 |
| $4.74 | Resistance | 2.4% above the last close | turned there three times · 2024-12-02 to 2026-05-05 |
| $4.40 | Support | 4.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-03-07 to 2026-08-10 |
| $3.77 | Support | 18.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-04 to 2025-01-14 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $4.31.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 10 trading days, since 2026-10-07.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-20.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Trading above the 50-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-20. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$5.50 range $5.50 – $5.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-20. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for TLYS
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.09 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-20
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 from $0.09, on 2026-09-15, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 6 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["High sensitivity to discretionary consumer spending and economic downturns.","Competition from other specialty retailers and shifting fashion trends.","Reliance on the ability to maintain profitability amid inflationary cost pressures such as payroll and shipping."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of TLYS's 10-Q filed 2026-06-04 against the prior one filed 2025-12-04.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to 'fiscal year ended January 31, 2026' in opening paragraph (newer filing)
- Added statement about 'turnaround momentum we have been generating in our business in recent quarters' in Known or Anticipated Trends section (newer filing)
- Added specific language: 'related to prices of essential goods, including but not limited to fuel and grocery prices' in Known or Anticipated Trends section (newer filing)
- Added reference to 'geo-political conflicts' as factor impacting consumer spending (newer filing)
- Added detail that store payroll represented 'approximately 46%' of SG&A in first quarter of fiscal 2026 (newer filing)
- Added comparison: average hourly rate 'approximately 1% higher than in fiscal 2025' (newer filing)
- Removed:
- Removed reference to 'fiscal year ended February 1, 2025' from opening paragraph (older filing)
- Removed store count as of November 1, 2025: '230 stores in 33 states' (older filing)
- Removed store closure discussion: 'We currently expect to close a total of 21 stores during fiscal 2025...' paragraph (older filing)
- Removed reference to store payroll representing 'approximately 47% of our total selling, general and administrative expense in the first nine months of fiscal 2025' (older filing)
- Removed comparison: average hourly rate 'approximately 35% higher than in pre-pandemic fiscal 2019 and approximately 3% higher than in fiscal 2024' (older filing)
- Removed reference to 'operating income (loss)' as key indicator, changed to 'operating loss' (newer filing)
- Reworded:
- Updated store count from '238 total stores at the same time last year' to comparison at May 2, 2026 versus prior year (newer filing)
- Changed average store square footage from 'approximately 7,140' to 'approximately 7,127' (newer filing)
- Changed inflation discussion from 'has resulted' to 'has resulted' but added specific categories and emphasis on persistence (newer filing)
- Changed 'concerns about a potential economic recession' to 'potential economic recession' (newer filing)
- Changed language from 'which has had and may in the future have a significant, adverse impact' to 'which could negatively impact' regarding consumer spending impacts (newer filing)
- Changed store payroll cost language from 'first nine months of fiscal 2025' to 'first quarter of fiscal 2026' with updated percentage (newer filing)
- Changed statement from 'if we are unable to generate net sales growth' to 'if we are unable to sustain net sales growth' (newer filing)
- Changed reference from 'operating income (loss)' to 'operating loss' in key indicators list (newer filing)
- Notes:
- The text for both filings appears to be truncated at the end of the Gross Profit section, limiting full comparison of that section
- Date references differ: newer filing references May 2, 2026 and fiscal year ended January 31, 2026; older filing references November 1, 2025 and fiscal year ended February 1, 2025
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
1 open-market purchase and 10 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-17. The 4 days since 2026-10-17 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-171 buy ($20100) · 10 sells ($10M) — 1 buying, 1 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-171 buy ($20100) · 11 sells ($10M) — 1 buying, 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-09-21. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-17; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about TLYS's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding TLYS as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 2,269,369
- Reported value $9,531,349
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
TLYS had 551,203 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for TLYS because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 551,203
- Prior settlement (shares) 740,326
- Reported change -25.55%
- Days to cover (reported) 1.35
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-30 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Zumiez (ZUMZ)
- PacSun (owned by Golden Gate Capital)
- Urban Outfitters (URBN)
- American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS) do?
Tilly's is a specialty retailer offering casual apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young men, women, and children. The company operates a chain of brick-and-mortar stores alongside a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform, focusing on brands rooted in active, outdoor, and social lifestyles.
What sector is Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS) in?
Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Apparel & Accessories Retail. It trades on NYSE.
Who are Tilly's, Inc.'s (TLYS) competitors?
Notable peers of Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS) include Zumiez, PacSun (owned by Golden Gate Capital), Urban Outfitters and American Eagle Outfitters. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS) overbought or oversold right now?
Tilly's, Inc. (TLYS) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 55, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-20). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on TLYS come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-20.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.