ANF vs LOW vs TJX Stock Comparison

Abercrombie & Fitch, Lowes Companies and Tjx Companies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Co /De/
$155.70 +17.7% 1M +123.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.22B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.34B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
LOW Lowes Companies Inc
$198.69 +3.8% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$110.87B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$90.43B
Div. yield
0.02%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
TJX Tjx Companies Inc /De/
$145.00 +10.1% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$158.82B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Abercrombie & Fitch leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Abercrombie & Fitch 6, Tjx Companies 4, Lowes Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANFLOWTJXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.22B $110.87B $158.82B TJX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 16.7x 26.2x ANF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 15.6x 26.9x ANF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.7% +8.2% +7.7% LOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 7.3% 9.7% ANF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.5% 44.6% TJX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x -0.3x TJX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% LOW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +123.7% -18.5% +1.8% ANF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.5%/yr -2.8%/yr +17.7%/yr ANF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.7% 28.3% 21.1% TJX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 47/100 57/100 ANF

Percentile Scorecard

ANFLOWTJX

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

AxisANFLOWTJX
Valuation 71 #31 of 104 49 #54 of 104 12 #92 of 104
Growth 78 #23 of 99 40 #60 of 99 71 #29 of 99
Profitability 97 #4 of 99 87 #14 of 99 94 #7 of 99
Financial Health 83 #20 of 113 24 #86 of 113 64 #41 of 113
Shareholder Returns 93 #6 of 73 38 #46 of 73 46 #40 of 73
Overall 84 47 57
  • ANF ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LOW ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • TJX ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANFLOWTJXSPY
1 month +17.7%+3.8%+10.1% -1.0%
3 months +66.0%-4.3%-5.9% +2.9%
6 months +78.8%-18.7%-7.7% +6.4%
Year to date +23.7%-17.6%-5.6% +11.4%
1 year +123.7%-18.5%+1.8% +13.1%
3 years +149.7%+6.7%+62.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +35.7%+2.2%+17.5% +21.5%
5 years +307.3%-13.1%+126.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +32.5%-2.8%+17.7% +10.9%
10 years +888.6%+181.2%+294.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.8%+10.9%+14.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureANFLOWTJXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.7%28.3%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.0%27.1%21.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.080.600.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.85-0.650.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.9%-37.6%-28.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-30.9%-13.9% -2.5%
52-week high $161.98$287.39$168.41 $779.14
52-week low $65.61$179.47$125.99 $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.

MultipleANFLOWTJX
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 16.7x 16.7xmedian 16.7x 26.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x 2.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 9.1x 11.4xmedian 9.1x 17.0xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 16.6x 15.9xmedian 16.6x 27.2xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.7x -15.0xmedian 1.7x 15.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.73 3.55median 0.73 1.59median 0.73

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 monthsANFLOWTJX
Revenue $5.34B $90.43B $62.36B
Gross profit $3.40B $29.92B $19.96B
Operating income $732.45M $10.29B $7.92B
Net income $543.53M $6.64B $6.07B
Free cash flow $566.46M $7.00B $5.88B
EPS (diluted) $12.17 $11.86 $5.43
Cash & equivalents $627.72M $3.17B $6.00B
Total debt – $150.16B $11.48B
Shares (diluted) 44.05M 560.00M 1.12B
Enterprise value $4.55B $103.83B $136.36B

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
MetricANFLOWTJX
P/E 12.7x 16.7x 26.4x
P/FCF 11.7x 15.9x 27.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 12.0x 19.9x
P/S 1.2x 1.2x 2.6x
P/B 4.8x -15.0x 15.0x
P/Tangible book 4.8x -8.5x 15.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 11.4x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 8.1x 14.1x 19.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.6x 2.5x
EV/FCF 10.5x 20.8x 26.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 15.7x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 3.55 1.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANFLOWTJX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.7% 8.2% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% -1.0% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% 6.9% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -1.2% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.5% -0.4% 22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.5% 1.6% 15.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.9% -3.1% 22.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 65.3% 3.2% 15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% -3.1% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 4.7% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.5% -5.7% 35.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 2.7% 9.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.2% -8.9% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.6% 1.8% 8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANFLOWTJX
Gross margin 63.7% 33.1% 32.0%
EBITDA margin 17.1% 14.1% 14.8%
Operating margin 13.7% 11.4% 12.7%
Pretax margin 14.2% 9.7% 12.9%
Net margin 10.0% 7.3% 9.7%
FCF margin 10.6% 7.7% 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 10.2% 12.9%
Return on equity 39.9% – 57.6%
Return on assets 15.4% 12.0% 16.6%
Return on invested capital – 26.5% 44.6%
Return on capital employed 30.2% 30.0% 34.0%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.6x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANFLOWTJX
Debt / assets – 67.2% 7.7%
Debt / equity – -5.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 5.4x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 61.9% 113.3% 71.3%
Equity / assets 38.1% -13.3% 28.7%
Interest coverage 348.0x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.62 3.12 6.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANFLOWTJX
Dividend yield – 2.5% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 7.4% 0.3% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 2.7% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 40.5% 32.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 38.5% 33.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.8% 11.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 11.4%

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.

ConsensusANFLOWTJX
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 26.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.39FY2026 $12.72FY2026 $5.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.8%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.1% -4.7% +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $85.87BFY2026 $61.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.5% +14.2% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANFLOWTJX
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.5% 91.9%
Institutions holding 416 2,652 2,752
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +2.6% +2.0%
Institutions buying 227 1,070 1,398
Institutions selling 135 1,189 1,026
Buyers to sellers 1.68 0.90 1.36

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.

ANFLOWTJX
ANF 1.00 0.30 0.22
LOW 0.30 1.00 0.40
TJX 0.22 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANF, LOW and TJX?

Tjx Companies (TJX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) $7.22B, Lowes Companies (LOW) $110.87B, Tjx Companies (TJX) $158.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANF, LOW and TJX?

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 13.5x, Lowes Companies (LOW) 16.7x, Tjx Companies (TJX) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) is cheapest (Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 11.6x, Lowes Companies (LOW) 15.6x, Tjx Companies (TJX) 26.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lowes Companies (LOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +4.7%, Lowes Companies (LOW) +8.2%, Tjx Companies (TJX) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) has the highest net margin (Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 10.0%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 7.3%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, Tjx Companies (TJX) leads (Lowes Companies (LOW) 26.5%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 44.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) returned the most: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +123.7%, Lowes Companies (LOW) -18.5%, Tjx Companies (TJX) +1.8%. Over five years, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) compounded fastest (Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +32.5%/yr, Lowes Companies (LOW) -2.8%/yr, Tjx Companies (TJX) +17.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lowes Companies (LOW) has the highest dividend yield: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 0.00%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 0.02%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 0.01%. Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tjx Companies (TJX) has been the steadiest (Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 66.7%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 28.3%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANF, LOW and TJX?

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.