BBY vs URBN vs SIG Stock Comparison

Best Buy, Urban Outfitters and Signet Jewelers Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBY Best Buy Co Inc
$98.51 +8.8% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.53B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$42.20B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$90.73 +20.4% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.68B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
SIG Signet Jewelers Ltd
$115.23 +12.8% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.48B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.82B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Urban Outfitters leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Urban Outfitters 5, Best Buy 2, Signet Jewelers 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBYURBNSIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.53B $7.68B $4.48B BBY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 13.5x 12.6x SIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.6x 13.7x 9.5x SIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +11.0% +0.6% URBN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 8.8% 5.2% URBN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.9% +34.1% +11.6% URBN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.1%/yr +23.4%/yr +5.3%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 42.8% 49.9% BBY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 78/100 67/100 URBN

Percentile Scorecard

BBYURBNSIG

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

AxisBBYURBNSIG
Valuation 62 #40 of 104 59 #43 of 104 76 #26 of 104
Growth 49 #51 of 99 80 #21 of 99 47 #53 of 99
Profitability 77 #23 of 98 81 #19 of 98 71 #29 of 98
Financial Health 56 #50 of 112 85 #18 of 112 58 #48 of 112
Shareholder Returns 72 #21 of 72 85 #12 of 72 82 #14 of 72
Overall 63 78 67
  • BBY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • SIG ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBYURBNSIGSPY
1 month +8.8%+20.4%+12.8% -0.2%
3 months +10.1%+20.7%+17.7% +3.9%
6 months +66.7%+30.0%+32.3% +8.2%
Year to date +47.2%+20.6%+39.0% +12.9%
1 year +18.9%+34.1%+11.6% +12.3%
3 years +52.9%+168.3%+70.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.2%+39.0%+19.4% +23.3%
5 years -18.7%+186.0%+29.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.1%+23.4%+5.3% +10.9%
10 years +156.0%+170.8%+43.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.9%+10.5%+3.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBYURBNSIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%42.8%49.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%39.0%43.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.430.951.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.790.23 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.8%-52.2%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%0.0%-2.7% -1.2%
52-week high $99.85$90.73$118.38 $779.14
52-week low $55.52$59.57$73.94 $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.

MultipleBBYURBNSIG
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 16.7x 13.7xmedian 16.7x 12.7xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 9.0x 8.1xmedian 9.0x 6.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 16.5x 26.3xmedian 16.5x 8.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 32.35median 0.72 0.34median 0.72 4.91median 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 monthsBBYURBNSIG
Revenue $42.20B $6.47B $6.82B
Gross profit $9.57B $2.43B $2.66B
Operating income $1.71B $731.44M $466.60M
Net income $1.27B $569.06M $353.80M
Free cash flow $1.77B $295.21M $536.50M
EPS (diluted) $5.98 $6.57 $9.00
Cash & equivalents $2.26B $598.76M $526.80M
Total debt $1.17B – –
Shares (diluted) 212.70M 86.67M 39.30M
Enterprise value $13.87B $5.25B $2.24B

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
MetricBBYURBNSIG
P/E 16.4x 13.7x 12.7x
P/FCF 11.7x 26.3x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 10.9x 6.4x
P/S 0.5x 1.2x 0.7x
P/B 6.5x 2.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 2.7x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 8.1x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 11.5x 9.6x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF 11.1x 23.9x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x 9.9x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 32.35 0.34 4.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBYURBNSIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 11.0% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 9.4% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.0% 16.7% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 16.0% -2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 64.9% 31.4% 119.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 34.9% -8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 63.5% 19.7% 168.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 36.1% -10.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.0% 25.9% 183.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 40.0% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 21.3% 12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 22.9% 1.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.8% -26.0% 18.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 11.4% 0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBYURBNSIG
Gross margin 22.7% 37.5% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 13.5% 8.9%
Operating margin 4.1% 11.3% 6.8%
Pretax margin 4.1% 11.1% 6.8%
Net margin 3.0% 8.8% 5.2%
FCF margin 4.2% 4.6% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin 5.9% 11.1% 10.2%
Return on equity 40.5% 20.8% 19.0%
Return on assets 8.2% 11.5% 6.3%
Return on invested capital 29.0% – –
Return on capital employed 26.1% 19.3% 11.7%
Asset turnover 2.7x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBYURBNSIG
Debt / assets 7.3% – –
Debt / equity 0.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 80.2% 44.3% 67.1%
Equity / assets 19.8% 55.7% 32.9%
Interest coverage 38.0x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.25 4.73 3.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBYURBNSIG
Dividend yield 3.9% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 3.9% 5.1%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 3.9% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 15.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.0%

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.

ConsensusBBYURBNSIG
Forward P/E 13.6xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.25FY2026 $6.62FY2026 $12.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.0% -3.3% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $44.26BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026 $7.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.4% +5.8% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBYURBNSIG
Held by institutions 93.2% 71.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 873 416 333
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% -0.4% -2.7%
Institutions buying 463 205 174
Institutions selling 323 150 112
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.37 1.55

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.

BBYURBNSIG
BBY 1.00 0.37 0.37
URBN 0.37 1.00 0.36
SIG 0.37 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBY, URBN and SIG?

Best Buy (BBY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Best Buy (BBY) $20.53B, Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.68B, Signet Jewelers (SIG) $4.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBY, URBN and SIG?

Signet Jewelers (SIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Best Buy (BBY) 16.1x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.5x, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Signet Jewelers (SIG) is cheapest (Best Buy (BBY) 13.6x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.7x, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 9.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Best Buy (BBY) +1.4%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) has the highest net margin (Best Buy (BBY) 3.0%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Urban Outfitters (URBN) returned the most: Best Buy (BBY) +18.9%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +34.1%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) +11.6%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Best Buy (BBY) -4.1%/yr, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +23.4%/yr, Signet Jewelers (SIG) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Best Buy (BBY) 0.00%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 0.00%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 0.01%. Best Buy (BBY) and Urban Outfitters (URBN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Best Buy (BBY) has been the steadiest (Best Buy (BBY) 37.5%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 42.8%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 49.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBY, URBN and SIG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Urban Outfitters (URBN) leads on 5. 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.