BKE vs BURL vs TJX Stock Comparison

Buckle, Burlington Stores and Tjx Companies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKE Buckle Inc
$45.50 +5.6% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.34B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.33B
Div. yield
9.67%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc.
$234.08 -12.2% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.70B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.22B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win
TJX Tjx Companies Inc /De/
$138.40 +6.3% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$152.40B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.36B
Div. yield
1.30%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tjx Companies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tjx Companies 6, Buckle 5, Burlington Stores 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKEBURLTJXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.34B $14.70B $152.40B TJX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x 20.6x 25.2x BKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 20.7x 25.7x BKE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +10.9% +7.7% BURL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.6% 5.8% 9.7% BKE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.1% 44.6% TJX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x -0.3x TJX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 9.67% — 1.30% BKE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.3% -14.7% -3.9% TJX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr -3.3%/yr +16.2%/yr TJX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.9% 40.6% 21.2% TJX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 58/100 60/100 BKE

Percentile Scorecard

BKEBURLTJX

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

AxisBKEBURLTJX
Valuation 70 #32 of 104 37 #66 of 104 16 #88 of 104
Growth 33 #66 of 98 92 #9 of 98 71 #29 of 98
Profitability 95 #6 of 96 78 #22 of 96 96 #5 of 96
Financial Health 88 #14 of 110 39 #68 of 110 62 #43 of 110
Shareholder Returns 51 #35 of 71 47 #38 of 71 54 #33 of 71
Overall 67 58 60
  • BKE ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BURL 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

PeriodBKEBURLTJXSPY
1 month +5.6%-12.2%+6.3% +0.9%
3 months +1.1%-36.9%-14.4% +5.9%
6 months -17.7%-26.0%-11.3% +8.5%
Year to date -14.8%-19.0%-9.9% +13.3%
1 year -17.3%-14.7%-3.9% +12.4%
3 years +37.3%+101.0%+58.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.2%+26.2%+16.7% +23.5%
5 years +9.3%-15.3%+111.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.8%-3.3%+16.2% +11.0%
10 years +117.2%+215.0%+276.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.1%+12.2%+14.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBKEBURLTJXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.9%40.6%21.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%43.2%21.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.380.740.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.36-0.18 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-63.3%-28.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-37.1%-17.8% -0.9%
52-week high $58.25$372.18$168.41 $779.14
52-week low $40.26$232.24$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.

MultipleBKEBURLTJX
P/E now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 16.7x 20.6xmedian 16.7x 25.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.4x 1.2xmedian 0.4x 2.4xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 9.2x 10.8xmedian 9.2x 16.2xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 16.0x 35.6xmedian 16.0x 25.9xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.6x 7.3xmedian 1.6x 14.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -3.30median 0.73 0.52median 0.73 1.52median 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 monthsBKEBURLTJX
Revenue $1.33B $12.22B $62.36B
Gross profit $650.37M $5.45B $19.96B
Operating income $276.81M $1.01B $7.92B
Net income $220.84M $714.18M $6.07B
Free cash flow $191.32M $412.54M $5.88B
EPS (diluted) $4.33 $11.18 $5.43
Cash & equivalents $264.78M $703.69M $6.00B
Total debt – $1.91B $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 51.01M 63.90M 1.12B
Enterprise value $1.15B $11.44B $129.95B

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
MetricBKEBURLTJX
P/E 10.4x 20.6x 25.2x
P/FCF 12.3x 35.6x 25.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 10.4x 19.0x
P/S 1.8x 1.2x 2.4x
P/B 4.8x 7.3x 14.3x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 8.3x 14.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 10.8x 16.2x
EV/EBIT 7.4x 15.7x 18.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.3x 2.4x
EV/FCF 10.8x 38.6x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 11.2x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.30 0.52 1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKEBURLTJX
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 10.9% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 10.3% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% 13.3% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 13.0% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.5% 27.6% 22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 41.4% 15.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% 30.7% 22.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 39.1% 15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.7% 30.7% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 39.9% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% 76.0% 35.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 22.0% 9.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% 235.2% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 5.1% 8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKEBURLTJX
Gross margin 49.0% 44.6% 32.0%
EBITDA margin 22.9% 12.0% 14.8%
Operating margin 20.8% 8.3% 12.7%
Pretax margin 21.9% 7.7% 12.9%
Net margin 16.6% 5.8% 9.7%
FCF margin 14.4% 3.4% 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% 11.6% 12.9%
Return on equity 46.6% 37.2% 57.6%
Return on assets 20.6% 7.2% 16.6%
Return on invested capital – 20.1% 44.6%
Return on capital employed 32.9% 13.2% 34.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.0% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKEBURLTJX
Debt / assets – 19.1% 7.7%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 4.6x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 55.3% 80.1% 71.3%
Equity / assets 44.7% 19.9% 28.7%
Interest coverage – 13.7x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.97 3.03 6.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKEBURLTJX
Dividend yield 9.7% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 9.7% 2.0% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 102.0% – 32.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 117.8% – 33.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.6% – 11.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – 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.

ConsensusBKEBURLTJX
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 20.7xFY2026 25.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.16FY2026 $11.29FY2026 $5.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.8% +26.7% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.33BFY2026 $12.22BFY2026 $61.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +18.9% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKEBURLTJX
Held by institutions 61.0% 100.0% 91.9%
Institutions holding 294 653 2,755
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% 0.0% +2.0%
Institutions buying 151 367 1,400
Institutions selling 97 215 1,027
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.71 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.

BKEBURLTJX
BKE 1.00 0.21 0.40
BURL 0.21 1.00 0.45
TJX 0.40 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKE, BURL and TJX?

Tjx Companies (TJX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buckle (BKE) $2.34B, Burlington Stores (BURL) $14.70B, Tjx Companies (TJX) $152.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKE, BURL and TJX?

Buckle (BKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Buckle (BKE) 10.4x, Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.6x, Tjx Companies (TJX) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buckle (BKE) is cheapest (Buckle (BKE) 10.9x, Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.7x, Tjx Companies (TJX) 25.7x). 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: Buckle (BKE) +6.2%, Burlington Stores (BURL) +10.9%, Tjx Companies (TJX) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buckle (BKE) has the highest net margin (Buckle (BKE) 16.6%, Burlington Stores (BURL) 5.8%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, Tjx Companies (TJX) leads (Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.1%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 44.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tjx Companies (TJX) returned the most: Buckle (BKE) -17.3%, Burlington Stores (BURL) -14.7%, Tjx Companies (TJX) -3.9%. Over five years, Tjx Companies (TJX) compounded fastest (Buckle (BKE) +1.8%/yr, Burlington Stores (BURL) -3.3%/yr, Tjx Companies (TJX) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Buckle (BKE) has the highest dividend yield: Buckle (BKE) 9.67%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 1.30%. Burlington Stores (BURL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tjx Companies (TJX) has been the steadiest (Buckle (BKE) 29.9%, Burlington Stores (BURL) 40.6%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKE, BURL 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, Tjx Companies (TJX) 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.