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Neutral2550.0%
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Tractor Supply Company · TSCO · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
Tractor Supply: Growth Plans Advance as Pet Weakness Persists
The supplied analysis supports a mixed test of the growth thesis: Tractor Supply is expanding stores, digital delivery and exclusive brands, but modest comparable-sales growth and a pet-category headwind show that execution and category recovery remain important conditions for durable growth.
Reported Before market openNASDAQConsumer Cyclical
$16.49B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.31
Consensus $0.34
EPS surprise
-9.2%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$3.59B
Consensus $3.63B
Revenue surprise
-1.1%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-11.7%
Event window
SPY move
-0.7%
Same window
Abnormal move
-11.0%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
4.1×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-21.3%
Up to 20 sessions
TSCOSPY benchmark
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Why did TSCO fall 11.7% after missing EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in TSCO's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for TSCO after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
Q1 showed 3.6% sales growth and a 0.5% comparable-sales increase, supported by 40 new stores and seasonal and big-ticket categories. The pet category remained a headwind, while Freshpet expansion, Final Mile rollout and exclusive-brand initiatives advanced; full-year guidance was reaffirmed.
Guidance delta
Maintained: management reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance, including 1%-3% comparable-sales growth for the remaining quarters and margin improvement in the second half.
Key takeaways
- Q1 net sales grew 3.6% to $3.59 billion, while comparable-store sales increased 0.5%.
- Pet-category weakness reduced comparable sales by about 100 basis points.
- Management highlighted Freshpet, exclusive brands, localization, digital sales and Final Mile expansion as growth initiatives.
- The shares fell 11.7% relative to the market in the event-session reaction window, with subsequent drift of -21.3%.
Management priorities
- Expand Freshpet and other premium pet offerings, including a path to 700 stores by year-end.
- Continue store openings, localization and store-fusion initiatives.
- Scale Final Mile delivery, digital capabilities and exclusive-brand innovation.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$31.44Current
$28Low
$99.82Average
$315High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 15, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 7, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jun 16, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Apr 22, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Gordon Haskett | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 25, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jan 16, 2025 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 25, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 16, 2023 |
| MKM Partners | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 19, 2023 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Northcoast Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Nomura Instinet | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 27, 2020 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 27, 2020 |
| Northcoast | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 2, 2019 |
| Piper Jaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 13, 2018 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | Oct 26, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Oct 26, 2018 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 27, 2018 |
| Argus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Moffett Nathanson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 4, 2017 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Sep 27, 2017 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 3, 2017 |
| BTIG Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 8, 2016 |
| BTIG | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 8, 2016 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 24, 2014 |
| Avondale Partners | Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | May 17, 2013 |
| Feltl & Co. | Hold | Strong Buy | Downgrade | Mar 7, 2013 |
| Bank oferica | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 3, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $31.44. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $41 | $32.23 | +30.4% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Telsey Advisory | Joseph Feldman | $38 | $30.12 | +20.9% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $28 | $30.13 | -10.9% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Simeon Gutman | $35 | $30.32 | +11.3% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $31 | $30.32 | -1.4% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $30.32 | +27.2% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane | $38 | $30.32 | +20.9% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $38 | $30.51 | +20.9% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Bobby Griffin | $40 | $31.01 | +27.2% | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $34 | $30.17 | +8.1% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $30.55 | +11.3% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Telsey Advisory | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $30.16 | +27.2% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $33 | $30.03 | +5.0% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $30.43 | +11.3% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $32 | $29.58 | +1.8% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Oliver Wintermantel | $40 | $30.61 | +27.2% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Michael Baker | $40 | $29.86 | +27.2% | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $32 | $30.88 | +1.8% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $32 | $30.88 | +1.8% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Steven Forbes | $50 | $29.37 | +59.0% | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Peter Keith | $36 | $32.31 | +14.5% | May 5, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Steven Forbes | $60 | $38.96 | +90.8% | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Jonathan Matuszewski | $51 | $39.26 | +62.2% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $44 | $39.28 | +39.9% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $44.63 | +90.8% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem | $55 | $45.44 | +74.9% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $51.58 | +74.9% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Michael Baker | $60 | $50.05 | +90.8% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $50.96 | +87.7% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $50.96 | +84.5% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $50.96 | +87.7% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Spencer Hanus | $57 | $50.96 | +81.3% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Telsey Advisory | Joseph Feldman | $63 | $50.96 | +100.4% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Oliver Wintermantel | $60 | $50.96 | +90.8% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Stephens | Jeff Lick | $53 | $54.11 | +68.6% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $50.73 | +81.3% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Scot Ciccarelli | $55 | $50.73 | +74.9% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Gordon Haskett Capital Corporation | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $49.89 | +59.0% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Jonathan Matuszewski | $64 | $52.92 | +103.6% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Oliver Wintermantel | $65 | $53.29 | +106.7% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Michael Baker | $70 | $56.35 | +122.6% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Peter Benedict | $67 | $57.52 | +113.1% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $56.35 | +106.7% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Simeon Gutman | $60 | $57.52 | +90.8% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $56.32 | +106.7% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Spencer Hanus | $70 | $59.1 | +122.6% | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Telsey Advisory | Joseph Feldman | $70 | $59.33 | +122.6% | Jul 25, 2025 |
| UBS | Michael Lasser | $61 | $59.33 | +94.0% | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Telsey Advisory | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $49.92 | +90.8% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $49.92 | +71.8% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $49.92 | +74.9% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Peter Benedict | $315 | $274.29 | +901.9% | Oct 24, 2024 |
| D.A. Davidson | Michael Baker | $300 | $297.62 | +854.2% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Peter Benedict | $320 | $302.8 | +917.8% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Telsey Advisory | Joseph Feldman | $335 | $302.8 | +965.5% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Peter Keith | $332 | $303.37 | +956.0% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Scot Ciccarelli | $325 | $303.37 | +933.7% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Oliver Wintermantel | $300 | $294.29 | +854.2% | Oct 3, 2024 |
| Melius Research | Karen Short | $315 | $275.88 | +901.9% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Seth Basham | $270 | $264.47 | +758.8% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Telsey Advisory | Joseph Feldman | $300 | $262.52 | +854.2% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Jonathan Matuszewski | $260 | $257.44 | +727.0% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Peter Keith | $300 | $275.47 | +854.2% | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Oliver Wintermantel | $275 | $253.38 | +774.7% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Telsey Advisory | Joseph Feldman | $275 | $247.35 | +774.7% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Scot Ciccarelli | $277 | $258.24 | +781.0% | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Telsey Advisory | Joseph Feldman | $245 | $197.14 | +679.3% | Oct 20, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Bobby Griffin | $235 | $204.84 | +647.5% | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Scot Ciccarelli | $235 | $205.17 | +647.5% | Oct 5, 2023 |
| Telsey Advisory | Joseph Feldman | $250 | $202.65 | +695.2% | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Scot Ciccarelli | $266 | $195.3 | +746.1% | Jun 13, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $205.35 | +599.7% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $212.61 | +695.2% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $261 | $219.18 | +730.2% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Peter Benedict | $250 | $219.18 | +695.2% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Steven Zaccone | $240 | $214.84 | +663.4% | Jan 30, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Simeon Gutman | $235 | $220.48 | +647.5% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Scot Ciccarelli | $270 | $227.93 | +758.8% | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Argus Research | Taylor Conrad | $255 | $235.71 | +711.1% | Dec 30, 2021 |
| D.A. Davidson | Michael Baker | $232 | $235.71 | +637.9% | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Gordon Haskett Capital Corporation | Charles Grom | $240 | $217.2 | +663.4% | Nov 11, 2021 |
| Raymond James | Bobby Griffin | $245 | $206.85 | +679.3% | Oct 22, 2021 |
| Stephens | Daniel Imbro | $241 | $206.85 | +666.5% | Oct 22, 2021 |
| UBS | Michael Lasser | $220 | $206.85 | +599.7% | Oct 22, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Kate McShane | $241 | $206.85 | +666.5% | Oct 22, 2021 |
| Barclays | Karen Short | $215 | $206.85 | +583.8% | Oct 22, 2021 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Anthony Chukumba | $215 | $206.85 | +583.8% | Oct 22, 2021 |
| Guggenheim | Steven Forbes | $230 | $206.85 | +631.6% | Oct 22, 2021 |
| Northcoast Research | Chuck Cerankosky | $220 | $186.12 | +599.7% | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Wedbush | Seth Basham | $190 | $187.11 | +504.3% | Apr 23, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationTractor Supply Company functions as a prominent retailer, catering to the rural lifestyle demographic throughout the United States. Its extensive product catalog encompasses items crucial for the health, well-being, development, and enclosure of equine, livestock, pets, and small animals. Additionally, it stocks a variety of hardware, truck, towing, and tool supplies. Shoppers can also find seasonal goods like heating solutions, gardening equipment, power tools, novelty gifts, and children's toys, alongside workwear, casual apparel, footwear, and essential maintenance products designed for agricultural and general rural applications.…
Historical context
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