BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. · BJ · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024

BJ's raises FY2024 outlook as membership and digital sales grow

BJ's current transcript supports a constructive operating picture: membership growth, digital commerce, fresh initiatives and club expansion are supporting demand, while the key counterweights are margin dilution, higher SG&A, pre-opening costs and membership-renewal risk. The evidence supports monitoring execution and profitability rather than assuming growth will translate directly into near-term earnings.

Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Defensive $13.00B market cap
80quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $0.91
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $5.10B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +8.3% Event window
SPY move +0.5% Same window
Abnormal move +7.7% Stock minus SPY
Volume 5.0× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +1.1% Up to 20 sessions
BJSPY benchmark

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What changed

The current analysis describes stronger membership and digital momentum, a first fee increase in seven years, raised FY2024 guidance, and a larger expansion and investment program. Compared with the prior quarter, the main change is a shift from maintained to raised guidance, alongside clearer commitments to AI-powered search, additional clubs, gas stations and a $1 billion repurchase authorization.

Guidance delta

Management guidance sentiment changed from maintained in the prior quarter to raised in the current quarter.

Key takeaways

  • Membership reached 7.5 million, with membership-fee income up 8% year over year.
  • Comparable club sales rose 3.8% and digital sales increased 30% year over year.
  • Fresh perishables delivered double-digit comparable growth, while management continued investing in expansion and digital tools.
  • Management raised FY2024 guidance and expects more than 250 clubs by year-end.
  • A $1 billion share-repurchase program was approved, alongside continued real-estate expansion.

Management priorities

  • Implement the January 1, 2025 membership-fee increase and reinvest proceeds in labor and value.
  • Expand Fresh 2.0, private-label products, digital commerce and AI-powered search.
  • Open additional clubs, expand gas stations and build toward more than 250 clubs.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
BJ EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 8 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q3 '24 estimate $0.95 Q3 '24 actual $0.98, beat Q4 '24 estimate $1.06 Q4 '24 actual $1.11, beat Q1 '25 estimate $0.83 Q1 '25 actual $0.85, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.00 Q2 '25 actual $1.09, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.09 Q2 '26 actual $1.14, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.09 Q3 '26 actual $1.16, beat Q4 '26 estimate $0.93 Q4 '26 actual $0.96, beat Q1 '27 estimate $1.03 Q1 '27 actual $1.10, beat Q2 '27 estimate $1.15 Q3 '27 estimate $1.24 Q4 '27 estimate $1.01 Q1 '28 estimate $1.24

Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold27 ratings
Bullish1348.2%
Neutral1348.1%
Bearish13.7%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$102.95Current
$35Low
$83.24Average
$121High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 17, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
UBS Buy BuyMaintainAug 24, 2026
Roth Capital Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 24, 2026
DA Davidson Buy BuyMaintainAug 24, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainAug 24, 2026
Evercore ISI Group In Line In LineMaintainAug 4, 2026
Gordon Haskett Buy HoldUpgradeJul 29, 2026
JP Morgan Neutral NeutralMaintainMay 26, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainFeb 27, 2026
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainFeb 2, 2026
Jefferies Hold BuyDowngradeJan 28, 2026
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainJan 15, 2026
Barclays Underweight Equal WeightDowngradeJan 7, 2026
Baird Outperform OutperformMaintainNov 24, 2025
BTIG Buy BuyMaintainNov 21, 2025
Loop Capital Hold HoldMaintainMay 23, 2025
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainDec 12, 2024
Roth MKM Neutral NeutralMaintainNov 25, 2024
B of A Securities Buy BuyMaintainAug 23, 2024
Deutsche Bank Hold BuyDowngradeNov 6, 2023
Credit Suisse Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 17, 2023
MKM Partners Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 19, 2022
Argus Research Hold HoldMaintainJul 19, 2021
Nomura Instinet Buy BuyMaintainMay 22, 2020
Nomura Buy BuyMaintainMay 22, 2020
Bank of America Buy BuyMaintainMay 22, 2020
Stephens & Co. Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainMay 19, 2020
Oppenheimer Perform PerformMaintainOct 18, 2018
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $102.95. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
D.A. DavidsonMichael Baker$108$98.57 +4.9%Oct 8, 2026
UBSMark Carden$115$99.76 +11.7%Aug 24, 2026
D.A. DavidsonMichael Baker$105$95.01 +2.0%Aug 18, 2026
UBSMark Carden$109$84.12 +5.9%May 26, 2026
D.A. DavidsonMichael Baker$114$98.47 +10.7%Mar 5, 2026
Morgan StanleySimeon Gutman$105$91.61 +2.0%Nov 24, 2025
Evercore ISIGreg Melich$95$91.61 -7.7%Nov 24, 2025
UBSMark Carden$135$104.6 +31.1%Aug 13, 2025
Goldman SachsKate McShane$102$92.79 -0.9%Nov 21, 2024
Loop Capital MarketsLaura Champine$85$86.77 -17.4%Oct 14, 2024
Argus ResearchGary Hovis$68$83.36 -33.9%Aug 26, 2024
HSBCStephen Bersey$121$82.24 +17.5%Aug 23, 2024
D.A. DavidsonKaty Hallberg$95$83.2 -7.7%May 23, 2024
D.A. DavidsonKaty Hallberg$92$84.56 -10.6%May 23, 2024
J.P. MorganChristopher Horvers$62$80.49 -39.8%May 23, 2024
Goldman SachsKate McShane$87$75.91 -15.5%Apr 8, 2024
CitigroupAnalyst unavailable$35$72.42 -66.0%Feb 7, 2023
Piper SandlerNicole Miller$45$65.84 -56.3%Feb 18, 2022
Gordon Haskett Capital CorporationCharles Grom$72$62.16 -30.1%Feb 10, 2022
Wells FargoEdward Kelly$80$59.98 -22.3%Feb 7, 2022
CitigroupPaul Lejuez$65$57.93 -36.9%Jan 28, 2022
Morgan StanleySimeon Gutman$65$59.99 -36.9%Jan 18, 2022
J.P. MorganChristopher Horvers$60$60.83 -41.7%Jan 14, 2022
Goldman SachsKate McShane$78$65.82 -24.2%Dec 14, 2021
JefferiesStephanie Wissink$84$69.61 -18.4%Nov 19, 2021
Bank of America SecuritiesRobert Ohmes$78$69.61 -24.2%Nov 19, 2021
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc., alongside its subsidiaries, manages a network of membership-based retail warehouses primarily located across the eastern United States. This enterprise provides a range of products including perishable goods, general merchandise, and gasoline, in addition to various supplementary services. Customers can acquire items through its dedicated websites—BJs.com, BerkleyJensen.com, Wellsleyfarms.com, and Delivery.bjs.com—as well as via its mobile application. By June 10, 2022, the company's operational footprint extended to 229 warehouse clubs and 160 gas stations across 17 states. Originally incorporated as Beacon Holding Inc., the company rebranded to BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. in February 2018. Established in 1984, its corporate headquarters are situated in Westborough, Massachusetts.

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