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Share-based payments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2025
Share-based payments |
Schedule of weighted averages for key assumptions used in determining the fair value of all stock option grants | ​
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​ |  | January 31, |  | February 2, |  | February 3, |
​ | ​ | 2025 | ​ | 2024 | ​ | 2023 |
Expected dividend yield |  | 1.6 | % | 1.5 | % | 1.0 | %
Expected stock price volatility |  | 30.4 | % | 27.7 | % | 25.4 | %
Weighted average risk-free interest rate |  | 4.1 | % | 4.1 | % | 2.4 | %
Expected term of options (years) |  | 4.7 | ​ | 4.7 | ​ | 4.8 | ​
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Schedule of stock option activity | ​
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​ |  | ​ |  | Average |  | Remaining |  | ​ | ​ |
​ | ​ | Options | ​ | Exercise | ​ | Contractual | ​ | Intrinsic |
(Intrinsic value amounts reflected in thousands) | ​ | Issued | ​ | Price | ​ | Term in Years | ​ | Value |
Balance, February 2, 2024 |  | 2,413,642 | ​ | $ | 164.21 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Granted |  | 891,666 | ​ |  | 148.85 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Exercised |  | (101,719) | ​ |  | 100.04 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canceled or expired |  | (243,651) | ​ |  | 178.65 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Balance, January 31, 2025 |  | 2,959,938 | ​ | $ | 160.60 |  | 6.7 | ​ | $ | 28,020 | ​
Exercisable at January 31, 2025 |  | 1,366,006 | ​ | $ | 159.59 |  | 4.6 | ​ | $ | 28,020 | ​
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Schedule of performance share unit award activity | ​
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​ |  | Units |  | Intrinsic |
(Intrinsic value amounts reflected in thousands) | ​ | Issued | ​ | Value |
Balance, February 2, 2024 |  | 174,160 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Granted |  | 70,010 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Converted to common stock |  | (115,251) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canceled |  | (57,189) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Balance, January 31, 2025 |  | 71,730 | ​ | $ | 5,097 | ​
Schedule of restricted stock unit award activity | ​
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​ |  | Units |  | Intrinsic |
(Intrinsic value amounts reflected in thousands) | ​ | Issued | ​ | Value |
Balance, February 2, 2024 |  | 370,463 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Granted |  | 507,975 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Converted to common stock |  | (144,713) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Canceled |  | (91,765) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Balance, January 31, 2025 |  | 641,960 | ​ | $ | 45,618 | ​
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Schedule of share-based compensation expense | ​
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​ | ​ | Stock | ​ | Performance | ​ | Restricted | ​ | ​ | ​ |
(In thousands) |  | Options |  | Share Units |  | Stock Units |  | Total |
Year ended January 31, 2025 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Pre-tax | ​ | $ | 21,137 | ​ | $ | 970 | ​ | $ | 36,631 | ​ | $ | 58,738 | ​
Net of tax | ​ | $ | 16,529 | ​ | $ | 759 | ​ | $ | 28,645 | ​ | $ | 45,933 | ​
Year ended February 2, 2024 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Pre-tax | ​ | $ | 19,400 | ​ | $ | 1,732 | ​ | $ | 30,759 | ​ | $ | 51,891 | ​
Net of tax | ​ | $ | 15,210 | ​ | $ | 1,358 | ​ | $ | 24,115 | ​ | $ | 40,683 | ​
Year ended February 3, 2023 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Pre-tax | ​ | $ | 20,502 | ​ | $ | 26,920 | ​ | $ | 25,249 | ​ | $ | 72,671 | ​
Net of tax | ​ | $ | 15,893 | ​ | $ | 20,868 | ​ | $ | 19,573 | ​ | $ | 56,334 | ​
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