BURL vs HD vs TT Stock Comparison

Burlington Stores, Home Depot and Trane Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 wins
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$317.85 +9.7% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$317.21B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
2.92%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$448.76 -0.7% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$98.74B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.91%
HVAC Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Trane Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Trane Technologies 5, Burlington Stores 4, Home Depot 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBURLHDTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.70B $317.21B $98.74B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 22.2x 33.6x BURL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 22.7x 28.7x BURL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +2.5% +7.0% BURL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 8.4% 13.3% TT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.1% 23.3% 24.4% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.0x 0.8x TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.92% 0.91% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.7% -17.6% +5.3% TT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr -3.1%/yr +19.9%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 26.9% 29.3% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 39/100 51/100 BURL

Percentile Scorecard

BURLHDTT

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

AxisBURLHDTT
Valuation 37 #66 of 104 22 #81 of 104 9 #50 of 55
Growth 92 #9 of 98 25 #74 of 98 66 #18 of 51
Profitability 78 #22 of 96 91 #10 of 96 89 #6 of 48
Financial Health 39 #68 of 110 28 #79 of 110 53 #26 of 54
Shareholder Returns 47 #38 of 71 31 #49 of 71 35 #27 of 41
Overall 58 39 51
  • BURL ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBURLHDTTSPY
1 month -12.2%+9.7%-0.7% +0.9%
3 months -36.9%-6.1%+0.4% +5.9%
6 months -26.0%-1.5%-6.4% +8.5%
Year to date -19.0%-7.6%+15.3% +13.3%
1 year -14.7%-17.6%+5.3% +12.4%
3 years +101.0%+15.0%+143.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.2%+4.8%+34.5% +23.5%
5 years -15.3%-14.5%+148.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.3%-3.1%+19.9% +11.0%
10 years +215.0%+157.2%+764.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.2%+9.9%+24.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBURLHDTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%26.9%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.2%26.0%30.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.691.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.650.18 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.3%-35.9%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%-18.7%-10.9% -0.9%
52-week high $372.18$391.05$503.46 $779.14
52-week low $232.24$281.12$376.43 $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.

MultipleBURLHDTT
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 16.7x 22.2xmedian 16.7x 33.6xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.4x 1.9xmedian 0.4x 4.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 9.2x 14.5xmedian 9.2x 23.3xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 16.0x 21.0xmedian 16.0x 27.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 1.6x 19.1xmedian 1.6x 11.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.73 -5.45median 0.73 1.92median 0.99

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 monthsBURLHDTT
Revenue $12.22B $169.18B $22.21B
Gross profit $5.45B $56.18B $7.86B
Operating income $1.01B $21.02B $3.98B
Net income $714.18M $14.23B $2.97B
Free cash flow $412.54M $15.10B $3.58B
EPS (diluted) $11.18 $14.28 $13.25
Cash & equivalents $703.69M $2.09B $1.32B
Total debt $1.91B $214.74B $4.62B
Shares (diluted) 63.90M 996.00M 222.50M
Enterprise value $11.44B $310.46B $93.48B

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
MetricBURLHDTT
P/E 20.6x 22.2x 33.6x
P/FCF 35.6x 21.0x 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 16.9x 25.2x
P/S 1.2x 1.9x 4.4x
P/B 7.3x 19.1x 11.4x
P/Tangible book 8.3x 51.7x 19.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 14.5x 23.3x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 17.5x 25.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.2x 4.6x
EV/FCF 38.6x 24.4x 28.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 19.6x 26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 -5.45 1.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBURLHDTT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 2.5% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 3.0% 9.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 2.1% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 2.7% 0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.6% -2.7% 4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% -3.0% 14.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.7% -2.7% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -4.3% 16.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% -2.9% 4.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% -4.1% 17.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 76.0% 5.1% 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.0% -1.5% 28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 235.2% 6.1% 26.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% -2.5% 32.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBURLHDTT
Gross margin 44.6% 33.2% 35.4%
EBITDA margin 12.0% 15.0% 19.7%
Operating margin 8.3% 12.4% 17.9%
Pretax margin 7.7% 11.1% 16.8%
Net margin 5.8% 8.4% 13.3%
FCF margin 3.4% 8.9% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 11.1% 17.6%
Return on equity 37.2% 93.3% 34.4%
Return on assets 7.2% 13.1% 12.7%
Return on invested capital 20.1% 23.3% 24.4%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 28.5% 26.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBURLHDTT
Debt / assets 19.1% 48.4% 19.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 3.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.0x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 3.5x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 84.8% 63.9%
Equity / assets 19.9% 15.2% 36.1%
Interest coverage 13.7x 8.7x 18.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.03 5.52 6.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBURLHDTT
Dividend yield – 2.9% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 2.0% -0.1% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 2.8% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 64.8% 29.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 61.1% 24.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% 10.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% 10.6%

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.

ConsensusBURLHDTT
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 28.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.29FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $15.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.7% +10.4% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.22BFY2026 $163.25BFY2026 $25.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +14.1% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBURLHDTT
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.0% 87.0%
Institutions holding 653 4,110 1,810
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +3.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 367 1,919 894
Institutions selling 215 1,767 579
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.09 1.54

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.

BURLHDTT
BURL 1.00 0.22 0.16
HD 0.22 1.00 0.22
TT 0.16 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BURL, HD and TT?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burlington Stores (BURL) $14.70B, Home Depot (HD) $317.21B, Trane Technologies (TT) $98.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, BURL, HD and TT?

Burlington Stores (BURL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.6x, Home Depot (HD) 22.2x, Trane Technologies (TT) 33.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Burlington Stores (BURL) is cheapest (Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.7x, Home Depot (HD) 22.7x, Trane Technologies (TT) 28.7x). 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: Burlington Stores (BURL) +10.9%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest net margin (Burlington Stores (BURL) 5.8%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.1%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, Trane Technologies (TT) 24.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trane Technologies (TT) returned the most: Burlington Stores (BURL) -14.7%, Home Depot (HD) -17.6%, Trane Technologies (TT) +5.3%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Burlington Stores (BURL) -3.3%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -3.1%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +19.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest dividend yield: Home Depot (HD) 2.92%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.91%. Burlington Stores (BURL) 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%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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