BURL vs HD vs BOOT Stock Comparison

Burlington Stores, Home Depot and Boot Barn Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BURL Burlington Stores, Inc.
$241.23 -5.3% 1M -10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.80B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.22B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$319.37 +8.9% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$316.90B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.
$114.22 -7.3% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.39B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Burlington Stores leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Burlington Stores 5, Home Depot 4, Boot Barn Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBURLHDBOOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.80B $316.90B $3.39B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.7x 22.3x — BURL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 22.8x 13.3x BOOT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +2.5% — BURL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 8.4% — HD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.1% 23.3% — HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.0x — BURL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.3% -17.4% -42.0% BURL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr -3.0%/yr +2.6%/yr BOOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 26.9% 47.5% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 40/100 — BURL

Percentile Scorecard

BURLHDBOOT

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

AxisBURLHDBOOT
Valuation 38 #65 of 104 20 #83 of 104 –
Growth 93 #8 of 99 29 #71 of 99 –
Profitability 79 #22 of 99 90 #11 of 99 –
Financial Health 42 #66 of 113 31 #78 of 113 82 #21 of 113
Shareholder Returns 44 #41 of 73 32 #50 of 73 –
Overall 59 40 –
  • BURL ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BOOT ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBURLHDBOOTSPY
1 month -5.3%+8.9%-7.3% -0.8%
3 months -32.6%-5.0%-26.4% +3.5%
6 months -26.1%-3.9%-32.9% +7.0%
Year to date -16.5%-7.2%-35.3% +12.2%
1 year -10.3%-17.4%-42.0% +13.0%
3 years +107.2%+15.5%+64.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.5%+4.9%+18.0% +23.1%
5 years -11.2%-14.2%+13.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%-3.0%+2.6% +11.0%
10 years +224.3%+160.3%+938.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.5%+10.0%+26.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBURLHDBOOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%26.9%47.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%26.2%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.691.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.65-0.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.3%-35.9%-60.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.2%-18.3%-45.1% -1.8%
52-week high $372.18$391.05$207.98 $779.14
52-week low $232.24$281.12$112.83 $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.

MultipleBURLHDBOOT
P/E now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 16.7x 22.3xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.5x 1.9xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 9.0x 14.6xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.7xmedian 16.5x 21.1xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 1.7x 19.2xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 0.72 -5.47median 0.72 —median 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 monthsBURLHDBOOT
Revenue $12.22B $169.18B –
Gross profit $5.45B $56.18B –
Operating income $1.01B $21.02B –
Net income $714.18M $14.23B –
Free cash flow $412.54M $15.10B –
EPS (diluted) $11.18 $14.28 –
Cash & equivalents $703.69M $2.09B $141.04M
Total debt $1.91B $214.74B –
Shares (diluted) 63.90M 996.00M 30.73M
Enterprise value $11.54B $310.14B $2.89B

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
MetricBURLHDBOOT
P/E 21.2x 22.3x –
P/FCF 36.7x 21.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 17.0x –
P/S 1.2x 1.9x –
P/B 7.6x 19.2x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 8.6x 52.0x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 14.6x –
EV/EBIT 16.1x 17.6x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.2x –
EV/FCF 39.7x 24.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 19.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 -5.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBURLHDBOOT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 2.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 3.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 2.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 2.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.6% -2.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% -3.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 30.7% -2.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -4.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% -2.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% -4.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 76.0% 5.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.0% -1.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 235.2% 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% -2.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBURLHDBOOT
Gross margin 44.6% 33.2% –
EBITDA margin 12.0% 15.0% –
Operating margin 8.3% 12.4% –
Pretax margin 7.7% 11.1% –
Net margin 5.8% 8.4% –
FCF margin 3.4% 8.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 11.1% –
Return on equity 37.2% 93.3% –
Return on assets 7.2% 13.1% –
Return on invested capital 20.1% 23.3% –
Return on capital employed 13.2% 28.5% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBURLHDBOOT
Debt / assets 19.1% 48.4% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 3.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.0x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 3.5x –
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 84.8% 46.2%
Equity / assets 19.9% 15.2% 53.8%
Interest coverage 13.7x 8.7x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.06 5.53 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBURLHDBOOT
Dividend yield – 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 1.9% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 2.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 64.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 61.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusBURLHDBOOT
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.29FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.7% +10.4% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.22BFY2026 $163.25BFY2026 $2.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +14.1% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBURLHDBOOT
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 653 4,107 458
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +3.1% +1.6%
Institutions buying 367 1,917 255
Institutions selling 215 1,766 149
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.09 1.71

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.

BURLHDBOOT
BURL 1.00 0.21 0.29
HD 0.21 1.00 0.37
BOOT 0.29 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BURL, HD and BOOT?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burlington Stores (BURL) $14.80B, Home Depot (HD) $316.90B, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) $3.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, BURL, HD and BOOT?

Burlington Stores (BURL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.7x, Home Depot (HD) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) is cheapest (Burlington Stores (BURL) 21.4x, Home Depot (HD) 22.8x, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 13.3x). 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%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest net margin (Burlington Stores (BURL) 5.8%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.1%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Burlington Stores (BURL) returned the most: Burlington Stores (BURL) -10.3%, Home Depot (HD) -17.4%, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) -42.0%. Over five years, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) compounded fastest (Burlington Stores (BURL) -2.3%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -3.0%/yr, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Burlington Stores (BURL) 0.00%, Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 0.00%. Burlington Stores (BURL) and Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Burlington Stores (BURL) 40.6%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 47.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BURL, HD and BOOT?

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