BNED vs SIG vs WINA Stock Comparison

Barnes & Noble Education, Signet Jewelers and Winmark Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SIG Signet Jewelers Ltd
$119.11 +14.1% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.58B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.82B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
WINA Winmark Corp
$286.88 -6.2% 1M -28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.01B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.79M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Signet Jewelers leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Signet Jewelers 5, Winmark 4, Barnes & Noble Education 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNEDSIGWINALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $436.48M $4.58B $1.01B SIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 12.9x 24.4x SIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 9.8x 27.4x SIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +0.6% +8.6% WINA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 5.2% 45.1% WINA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x — 0.0x WINA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.5% +17.6% -28.8% BNED
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -58.6%/yr +6.0%/yr +4.3%/yr SIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.2% 50.0% 38.4% WINA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 67/100 58/100 SIG

Percentile Scorecard

BNEDSIGWINA

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

AxisBNEDSIGWINA
Valuation 79 #23 of 104 76 #26 of 104 17 #87 of 104
Growth 90 #11 of 98 46 #53 of 98 33 #66 of 98
Profitability 54 #45 of 97 72 #28 of 97 100 #1 of 97
Financial Health 48 #58 of 110 58 #47 of 110 63 #41 of 110
Shareholder Returns 20 #56 of 70 81 #14 of 70 75 #18 of 70
Overall 58 67 58
  • BNED ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • SIG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • WINA ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNEDSIGWINASPY
1 month +11.1%+14.1%-6.2% +0.7%
3 months +2.2%+24.3%-13.4% +3.7%
6 months +28.5%+33.8%-24.6% +7.1%
Year to date +37.9%+43.7%-29.2% +12.8%
1 year +39.5%+17.6%-28.8% +11.9%
3 years -87.7%+71.6%-27.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -50.3%+19.7%-10.2% +22.8%
5 years -98.8%+33.6%+23.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -58.6%+6.0%+4.3% +10.9%
10 years -98.6%+48.1%+169.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year -34.9%+4.0%+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBNEDSIGWINASPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.2%50.0%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%43.9%41.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.561.170.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.35-0.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-57.7%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%0.0%-40.3% -1.2%
52-week high $13.94$119.11$480.67 $779.14
52-week low $6.12$73.94$279.71 $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.

MultipleBNEDSIGWINA
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 17.0x 13.1xmedian 17.0x 24.8xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 11.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 9.2x 6.7xmedian 9.2x 18.3xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 15.6x 8.6xmedian 15.6x 23.3xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x -27.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 0.77 5.08median 0.77 70.60median 0.77

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 monthsBNEDSIGWINA
Revenue $1.72B $6.82B $91.79M
Gross profit $367.84M $2.66B $81.00M
Operating income $42.45M $466.60M $54.80M
Net income $22.23M $353.80M $41.43M
Free cash flow $48.80M $536.50M $43.78M
EPS (diluted) $0.64 $9.00 $11.24
Cash & equivalents $7.81M $526.80M $27.96M
Total debt $123.50M – $30.00M
Shares (diluted) 34.53M 39.30M 3.69M
Enterprise value $398.40M $2.34B $927.97M

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
MetricBNEDSIGWINA
P/E 19.7x 13.1x 24.8x
P/FCF 9.0x 8.6x 23.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 6.6x 23.2x
P/S 0.3x 0.7x 11.1x
P/B 1.6x 2.5x -27.3x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.9x -25.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x 6.7x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 13.1x 8.8x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.6x 11.1x
EV/FCF 11.4x 7.6x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 5.9x 23.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 5.08 70.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNEDSIGWINA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 0.6% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% -3.3% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.6% -0.6% -0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -2.9% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 34.9% 119.4% 0.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.4% -8.5% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.1% 168.0% 0.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.4% -10.1% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.6% 183.7% 0.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.6% 2.6% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 781.0% 12.7% -1.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.2% 1.7% -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 320.0% 18.2% -2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 0.8% -0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNEDSIGWINA
Gross margin 21.4% 39.1% 88.2%
EBITDA margin 4.5% 8.9% 60.9%
Operating margin 2.5% 6.8% 59.7%
Pretax margin 1.6% 6.8% 57.9%
Net margin 1.3% 5.2% 45.1%
FCF margin 2.8% 7.9% 47.7%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 10.2% 48.0%
Return on equity 7.8% 19.0% –
Return on assets 2.8% 6.3% 93.9%
Return on invested capital 8.9% – –
Return on capital employed 9.7% 11.7% 161.6%
Asset turnover 2.2x 1.2x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 2.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNEDSIGWINA
Debt / assets 14.6% – 66.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x – -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 67.1% 67.1% 183.0%
Equity / assets 32.9% 32.9% -83.0%
Interest coverage – – 22.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.6x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.3x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 1.82 3.47 12.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNEDSIGWINA
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.2% 4.9%
Net buyback yield – 4.9% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 6.0% 5.2%
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.

ConsensusBNEDSIGWINA
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.92FY2026 $12.10FY2026 $10.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1,038.0% +8.8% +0.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $7.16BFY2026 $90.86MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% -7.8% +50.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNEDSIGWINA
Held by institutions 77.2% 100.0% 89.6%
Institutions holding 111 333 218
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.3% -2.7% -1.2%
Institutions buying 63 174 115
Institutions selling 29 112 73
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.55 1.58

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.

BNEDSIGWINA
BNED 1.00 0.20 0.17
SIG 0.20 1.00 0.27
WINA 0.17 0.27 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNED, SIG and WINA?

Signet Jewelers (SIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) $436.48M, Signet Jewelers (SIG) $4.58B, Winmark (WINA) $1.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNED, SIG and WINA?

Signet Jewelers (SIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 19.6x, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 12.9x, Winmark (WINA) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Signet Jewelers (SIG) is cheapest (Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 13.8x, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 9.8x, Winmark (WINA) 27.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Winmark (WINA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) +5.0%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) +0.6%, Winmark (WINA) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Winmark (WINA) has the highest net margin (Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 1.3%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 5.2%, Winmark (WINA) 45.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) returned the most: Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) +39.5%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) +17.6%, Winmark (WINA) -28.8%. Over five years, Signet Jewelers (SIG) compounded fastest (Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) -58.6%/yr, Signet Jewelers (SIG) +6.0%/yr, Winmark (WINA) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 0.00%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 0.01%, Winmark (WINA) 0.00%. Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) and Winmark (WINA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Winmark (WINA) has been the steadiest (Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 63.2%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 50.0%, Winmark (WINA) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNED, SIG and WINA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 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.