BOOT vs ROST vs BKE Stock Comparison

Boot Barn Holdings, Ross Stores and Buckle Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROST Ross Stores, Inc.
$229.30 -2.0% 1M +46.4% 1Y
Market cap
$74.35B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
BKE Buckle Inc
$46.52 +12.3% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.36B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.33B
Div. yield
0.10%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionBOOTROSTBKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.47B $74.35B $2.36B ROST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 28.0x 10.7x BKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 28.4x 11.2x BKE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +14.0% +6.2% ROST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.8% 16.6% BKE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 33.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.10% BKE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.8% +46.4% -16.8% ROST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +15.8%/yr +1.9%/yr ROST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.5% 26.0% 29.8% ROST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 66/100 66/100 BKE

Percentile Scorecard

BOOTROSTBKE

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

AxisBOOTROSTBKE
Valuation – 13 #91 of 104 64 #38 of 104
Growth – 87 #14 of 99 38 #62 of 99
Profitability – 91 #10 of 99 95 #6 of 99
Financial Health 82 #21 of 113 87 #16 of 113 88 #14 of 113
Shareholder Returns – 51 #36 of 73 47 #39 of 73
Overall – 66 66
  • BOOT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ROST ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BKE ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBOOTROSTBKESPY
1 month -7.5%-2.0%+12.3% -1.0%
3 months -23.2%-4.0%+9.5% +2.9%
6 months -31.7%+1.3%-17.2% +6.4%
Year to date -34.7%+27.3%-12.9% +11.4%
1 year -40.8%+46.4%-16.8% +13.1%
3 years +58.3%+98.0%+35.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.6%+25.6%+10.7% +21.5%
5 years +14.1%+107.7%+9.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.7%+15.8%+1.9% +10.9%
10 years +908.0%+261.7%+121.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +26.0%+13.7%+8.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBOOTROSTBKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.5%26.0%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.5%24.4%31.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.520.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.861.78-0.56 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.6%-41.3%-50.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.6%-10.2%-20.1% -2.5%
52-week high $207.98$255.23$58.25 $779.14
52-week low $112.83$156.66$40.26 $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.

MultipleBOOTROSTBKE
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.7x 27.4xmedian 16.7x 10.7xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.5x 3.0xmedian 0.5x 1.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.1x 17.9xmedian 9.1x 6.9xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.6x 26.3xmedian 16.6x 12.5xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 10.9xmedian 1.7x 4.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.73 1.33median 0.73 -3.37median 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 monthsBOOTROSTBKE
Revenue – $24.51B $1.33B
Gross profit – $7.27B $650.37M
Operating income – $3.37B $276.81M
Net income – $2.66B $220.84M
Free cash flow – $2.79B $191.32M
EPS (diluted) – $8.32 $4.33
Cash & equivalents $141.04M $4.29B $264.78M
Total debt – $1.02B –
Shares (diluted) 30.73M 319.45M 51.01M
Enterprise value $2.97B $57.27B $1.17B

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
MetricBOOTROSTBKE
P/E – 27.4x 10.7x
P/FCF – 26.3x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.0x 9.3x
P/S – 3.0x 1.8x
P/B 2.7x 10.9x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 10.9x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA – 17.9x 6.9x
EV/EBIT – 20.8x 7.6x
EV/Revenue – 2.9x 1.6x
EV/FCF – 25.1x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.1x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.33 -3.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBOOTROSTBKE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 14.0% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 22.5% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 0.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 30.6% 10.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 31.6% -2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 28.9% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 18.3% -2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 31.1% 8.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.5% -3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 48.0% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 66.2% -9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.2% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBOOTROSTBKE
Gross margin – 29.7% 49.0%
EBITDA margin – 16.0% 22.9%
Operating margin – 13.7% 20.8%
Pretax margin – 14.3% 21.9%
Net margin – 10.8% 16.6%
FCF margin – 11.4% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.9% 19.4%
Return on equity – 40.8% 46.6%
Return on assets – 16.9% 20.6%
Return on invested capital – 33.9% –
Return on capital employed – 31.0% 32.9%
Asset turnover – 1.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBOOTROSTBKE
Debt / assets – 6.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 46.2% 57.8% 55.3%
Equity / assets 53.8% 42.2% 44.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 7.68 5.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBOOTROSTBKE
Dividend yield – 0.8% 9.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.3% 9.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 20.6% 102.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.7% 117.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.9% 13.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 3.5%

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.

ConsensusBOOTROSTBKE
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.64FY2026 $8.06FY2026 $4.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.4% +18.6% +3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $23.93BFY2026 $1.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +7.3% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBOOTROSTBKE
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.4% 61.0%
Institutions holding 458 1,420 294
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +4.7% +0.0%
Institutions buying 255 763 151
Institutions selling 149 440 97
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.73 1.56

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.

BOOTROSTBKE
BOOT 1.00 0.30 0.49
ROST 0.30 1.00 0.36
BKE 0.49 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BOOT, ROST and BKE?

Ross Stores (ROST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) $3.47B, Ross Stores (ROST) $74.35B, Buckle (BKE) $2.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, BOOT, ROST and BKE?

Buckle (BKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ross Stores (ROST) 28.0x, Buckle (BKE) 10.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buckle (BKE) is cheapest (Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 13.3x, Ross Stores (ROST) 28.4x, Buckle (BKE) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ross Stores (ROST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ross Stores (ROST) +14.0%, Buckle (BKE) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buckle (BKE) has the highest net margin (Ross Stores (ROST) 10.8%, Buckle (BKE) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ross Stores (ROST) returned the most: Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) -40.8%, Ross Stores (ROST) +46.4%, Buckle (BKE) -16.8%. Over five years, Ross Stores (ROST) compounded fastest (Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) +2.7%/yr, Ross Stores (ROST) +15.8%/yr, Buckle (BKE) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Buckle (BKE) has the highest dividend yield: Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 0.00%, Ross Stores (ROST) 0.01%, Buckle (BKE) 0.10%. Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ross Stores (ROST) has been the steadiest (Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 47.5%, Ross Stores (ROST) 26.0%, Buckle (BKE) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BOOT, ROST and BKE?

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