ANF vs BOOT vs BURL Stock Comparison

Abercrombie & Fitch, Boot Barn Holdings and Burlington Stores Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Co /De/
$164.74 +21.6% 1M +133.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.21B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.34B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc.
$241.23 -5.3% 1M -10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.80B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.22B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Abercrombie & Fitch leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Abercrombie & Fitch 6, Burlington Stores 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANFBOOTBURLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.21B $3.39B $14.80B BURL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x — 20.7x ANF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 13.3x 21.4x ANF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.7% — +10.9% BURL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% — 5.8% ANF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 20.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +133.8% -42.0% -10.3% ANF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.0%/yr +2.6%/yr -2.3%/yr ANF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.9% 47.5% 40.6% BURL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 — 59/100 ANF

Percentile Scorecard

ANFBOOTBURL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisANFBOOTBURL
Valuation 71 #31 of 104 – 38 #65 of 104
Growth 78 #23 of 99 – 93 #8 of 99
Profitability 97 #4 of 99 – 79 #22 of 99
Financial Health 83 #20 of 113 82 #21 of 113 42 #66 of 113
Shareholder Returns 93 #6 of 73 – 44 #41 of 73
Overall 84 – 59
  • ANF ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BOOT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BURL ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodANFBOOTBURLSPY
1 month +21.6%-7.3%-5.3% -0.8%
3 months +65.8%-26.4%-32.6% +3.5%
6 months +90.3%-32.9%-26.1% +7.0%
Year to date +30.9%-35.3%-16.5% +12.2%
1 year +133.8%-42.0%-10.3% +13.0%
3 years +180.6%+64.4%+107.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +41.1%+18.0%+27.5% +23.1%
5 years +331.0%+13.9%-11.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +34.0%+2.6%-2.3% +11.0%
10 years +969.7%+938.4%+224.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +26.7%+26.4%+12.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureANFBOOTBURLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.9%47.5%40.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.0%47.3%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.081.140.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.00-0.88-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.9%-60.6%-63.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-45.1%-35.2% -1.8%
52-week high $164.74$207.98$372.18 $779.14
52-week low $65.61$112.83$232.24 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleANFBOOTBURL
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x 21.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x 11.2xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x 36.7xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 1.7x 7.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.72 —median 0.72 0.53median 0.72

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsANFBOOTBURL
Revenue $5.34B – $12.22B
Gross profit $3.40B – $5.45B
Operating income $732.45M – $1.01B
Net income $543.53M – $714.18M
Free cash flow $566.46M – $412.54M
EPS (diluted) $12.17 – $11.18
Cash & equivalents $627.72M $141.04M $703.69M
Total debt – – $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 44.05M 30.73M 63.90M
Enterprise value $4.54B $2.89B $11.54B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricANFBOOTBURL
P/E 13.5x – 21.2x
P/FCF 12.3x – 36.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x – 10.7x
P/S 1.3x – 1.2x
P/B 5.1x 2.6x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 2.8x 8.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x – 11.2x
EV/EBIT 8.7x – 16.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – 1.3x
EV/FCF 11.2x – 39.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x – 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 – 0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANFBOOTBURL
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.7% – 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% – 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% – 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.5% – 27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% – 41.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.9% – 30.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 65.3% – 39.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% – 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 78.9% – 39.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.5% – 76.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.1% – 22.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.2% – 235.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.6% – 5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANFBOOTBURL
Gross margin 63.7% – 44.6%
EBITDA margin 17.1% – 12.0%
Operating margin 13.7% – 8.3%
Pretax margin 14.2% – 7.7%
Net margin 10.0% – 5.8%
FCF margin 10.6% – 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% – 11.6%
Return on equity 39.9% – 37.2%
Return on assets 15.4% – 7.2%
Return on invested capital – – 20.1%
Return on capital employed 30.2% – 13.2%
Asset turnover 1.5x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANFBOOTBURL
Debt / assets – – 19.1%
Debt / equity – – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 61.9% 46.2% 80.1%
Equity / assets 38.1% 53.8% 19.9%
Interest coverage 348.0x – 13.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.73 – 3.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANFBOOTBURL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.0% – 1.9%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 0.0% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusANFBOOTBURL
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.38FY2026 $8.59FY2026 $11.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.7%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.4% +12.9% +26.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $2.54BFY2026 $12.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.5% +11.2% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANFBOOTBURL
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 416 458 653
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +1.6% 0.0%
Institutions buying 227 255 367
Institutions selling 135 149 215
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.71 1.71

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ANFBOOTBURL
ANF 1.00 0.25 0.00
BOOT 0.25 1.00 0.29
BURL 0.00 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANF, BOOT and BURL?

Burlington Stores (BURL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) $7.21B, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) $3.39B, Burlington Stores (BURL) $14.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANF, BOOT and BURL?

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 13.5x, Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) is cheapest (Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 12.3x, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 13.3x, Burlington Stores (BURL) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Burlington Stores (BURL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +4.7%, Burlington Stores (BURL) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) has the highest net margin (Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 10.0%, Burlington Stores (BURL) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) returned the most: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +133.8%, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) -42.0%, Burlington Stores (BURL) -10.3%. Over five years, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) compounded fastest (Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +34.0%/yr, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) +2.6%/yr, Burlington Stores (BURL) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Burlington Stores (BURL) has been the steadiest (Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 66.9%, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 47.5%, Burlington Stores (BURL) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANF, BOOT and BURL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.