BURL vs ANF vs VSXY Stock Comparison

Burlington Stores, Abercrombie & Fitch and Victoria's Secret Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Co /De/
$161.22 +20.2% 1M +116.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.84B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.34B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co.
$95.41 +8.1% 1M +176.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.63B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Abercrombie & Fitch leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Abercrombie & Fitch 5, Burlington Stores 3, Victoria's Secret 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBURLANFVSXYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.70B $6.84B $7.63B BURL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 13.2x 20.2x ANF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 12.0x 19.6x ANF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +4.7% +10.3% BURL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 10.0% 5.5% ANF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.1% — 48.2% VSXY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — -0.7x VSXY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.7% +116.2% +176.3% VSXY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr +32.5%/yr +13.6%/yr ANF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 66.8% 70.6% BURL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 85/100 69/100 ANF

Percentile Scorecard

BURLANFVSXY

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

AxisBURLANFVSXY
Valuation 37 #66 of 104 71 #31 of 104 47 #56 of 104
Growth 92 #9 of 98 76 #24 of 98 95 #6 of 98
Profitability 78 #22 of 96 99 #2 of 96 85 #15 of 96
Financial Health 39 #68 of 110 83 #20 of 110 75 #28 of 110
Shareholder Returns 47 #38 of 71 94 #5 of 71 43 #41 of 71
Overall 58 85 69
  • BURL ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ANF ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VSXY ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBURLANFVSXYSPY
1 month -12.2%+20.2%+8.1% +0.9%
3 months -36.9%+57.2%+7.0% +5.9%
6 months -26.0%+91.7%+87.5% +8.5%
Year to date -19.0%+28.1%+76.1% +13.3%
1 year -14.7%+116.2%+176.3% +12.4%
3 years +101.0%+174.6%+415.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.2%+40.1%+72.8% +23.5%
5 years -15.3%+307.7%+89.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.3%+32.5%+13.6% +11.0%
10 years +215.0%+984.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.2%+26.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBURLANFVSXYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%66.8%70.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.2%52.9%58.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.071.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.361.742.50 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.3%-69.9%-77.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%-2.5%-4.6% -0.9%
52-week high $372.18$165.34$99.97 $779.14
52-week low $232.24$65.61$33.79 $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.

MultipleBURLANFVSXY
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 16.7x 13.2xmedian 16.7x 20.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.4x 1.3xmedian 0.4x 1.1xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 9.2x 6.8xmedian 9.2x 9.3xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 16.0x 12.1xmedian 16.0x 13.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 1.6x 5.0xmedian 1.6x 7.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.73 0.17median 0.73 0.97median 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 monthsBURLANFVSXY
Revenue $12.22B $5.34B $6.91B
Gross profit $5.45B $3.40B $2.74B
Operating income $1.01B $732.45M $543.00M
Net income $714.18M $543.53M $420.00M
Free cash flow $412.54M $566.46M $554.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.18 $12.17 $4.50
Cash & equivalents $703.69M $627.72M $522.00M
Total debt $1.91B – $4.00M
Shares (diluted) 63.90M 44.05M 84.00M
Enterprise value $11.44B $4.18B $6.20B

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
MetricBURLANFVSXY
P/E 20.6x 13.2x 20.2x
P/FCF 35.6x 12.1x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 8.3x 10.1x
P/S 1.2x 1.3x 1.1x
P/B 7.3x 5.0x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 8.3x 5.0x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 6.8x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 8.5x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.2x 1.0x
EV/FCF 38.6x 11.0x 12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 7.6x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.17 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBURLANFVSXY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 4.7% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 11.5% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 6.3% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 14.2% 7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.6% -1.5% 92.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 47.5% 16.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.7% -0.9% 159.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 65.3% 28.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% 9.2% 144.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% 78.9% 20.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 76.0% 45.5% 75.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 20.1% 17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 235.2% 64.2% 128.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 26.6% 36.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBURLANFVSXY
Gross margin 44.6% 63.7% 39.6%
EBITDA margin 12.0% 17.1% 11.0%
Operating margin 8.3% 13.7% 7.9%
Pretax margin 7.7% 14.2% 7.1%
Net margin 5.8% 10.0% 5.5%
FCF margin 3.4% 10.6% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 15.3% 11.0%
Return on equity 37.2% 39.9% 43.7%
Return on assets 7.2% 15.4% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 20.1% – 48.2%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 30.2% 15.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.5x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.5x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBURLANFVSXY
Debt / assets 19.1% – 0.1%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – -0.7x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 61.9% 79.6%
Equity / assets 19.9% 38.1% 20.4%
Interest coverage 13.7x 348.0x 8.4x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.03 5.69 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBURLANFVSXY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 7.1% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 7.1% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBURLANFVSXY
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.29FY2026 $13.38FY2026 $4.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 +35.7%FY2026 +62.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.7% -8.4% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.22BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $7.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +9.5% +4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBURLANFVSXY
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 653 416 433
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +5.2% +2.1%
Institutions buying 367 227 235
Institutions selling 215 135 138
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.68 1.70

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.

BURLANFVSXY
BURL 1.00 0.00 0.23
ANF 0.00 1.00 0.28
VSXY 0.23 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BURL, ANF and VSXY?

Burlington Stores (BURL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burlington Stores (BURL) $14.70B, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) $6.84B, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) $7.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, BURL, ANF and VSXY?

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.6x, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 13.2x, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) is cheapest (Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.7x, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 12.0x, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 19.6x). 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: Burlington Stores (BURL) +10.9%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +4.7%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) has the highest net margin (Burlington Stores (BURL) 5.8%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 10.0%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) leads (Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.1%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 48.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Victoria's Secret (VSXY) returned the most: Burlington Stores (BURL) -14.7%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +116.2%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +176.3%. Over five years, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) compounded fastest (Burlington Stores (BURL) -3.3%/yr, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +32.5%/yr, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Burlington Stores (BURL) has been the steadiest (Burlington Stores (BURL) 40.6%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 66.8%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 70.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BURL, ANF and VSXY?

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 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.