BURL vs VSXY vs GAP Stock Comparison

Burlington Stores, Victoria's Secret and Gap Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc.
$235.15 -7.7% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.74B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.22B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co.
$92.29 +11.3% 1M +164.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.59B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GAP Gap Inc
$21.72 -0.5% 1M -9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.83B
P/E
6.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.33B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gap leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Gap 4, Victoria's Secret 4, Burlington Stores 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBURLVSXYGAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.74B $7.59B $7.83B BURL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 20.1x 6.3x GAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 18.9x 8.9x GAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +10.3% +1.1% BURL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 5.5% 8.1% GAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.1% 48.2% 23.3% VSXY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.7x -0.5x VSXY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.3% +164.7% -9.0% VSXY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr +12.6%/yr -1.1%/yr VSXY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 70.5% 46.5% BURL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 70/100 81/100 GAP

Percentile Scorecard

BURLVSXYGAP

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

AxisBURLVSXYGAP
Valuation 38 #65 of 104 52 #50 of 104 90 #11 of 104
Growth 93 #8 of 99 95 #6 of 99 75 #26 of 99
Profitability 78 #22 of 98 85 #16 of 98 79 #21 of 98
Financial Health 40 #68 of 112 76 #28 of 112 69 #35 of 112
Shareholder Returns 45 #40 of 72 42 #42 of 72 92 #7 of 72
Overall 59 70 81
  • BURL ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VSXY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GAP ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBURLVSXYGAPSPY
1 month -7.7%+11.3%-0.5% -0.2%
3 months -36.5%+3.4%+7.5% +3.9%
6 months -26.8%+78.4%-11.1% +8.2%
Year to date -18.6%+70.4%-15.2% +12.9%
1 year -13.3%+164.7%-9.0% +12.3%
3 years +102.0%+398.3%+70.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.4%+70.9%+19.4% +23.3%
5 years -14.8%+80.7%-5.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.1%+12.6%-1.1% +10.9%
10 years +220.1%—-18.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.3%—-2.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBURLVSXYGAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%70.5%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%58.2%48.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.241.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.332.33-0.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.3%-77.3%-70.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-7.7%-25.4% -1.2%
52-week high $372.18$99.97$29.13 $779.14
52-week low $232.24$33.79$18.34 $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.

MultipleBURLVSXYGAP
P/E now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 16.7x 19.5xmedian 16.7x 6.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.5x 1.1xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 9.0x 9.0xmedian 9.0x 3.0xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 16.5x 13.3xmedian 16.5x 8.0xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 1.7x 7.0xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.72 0.94median 0.72 0.05median 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 monthsBURLVSXYGAP
Revenue $12.22B $6.91B $15.33B
Gross profit $5.45B $2.74B $6.63B
Operating income $1.01B $543.00M $1.68B
Net income $714.18M $420.00M $1.25B
Free cash flow $412.54M $554.00M $957.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.18 $4.50 $3.44
Cash & equivalents $703.69M $522.00M $2.10B
Total debt $1.91B $4.00M $1.49B
Shares (diluted) 63.90M 84.00M 362.00M
Enterprise value $11.47B $6.09B -$2.73B

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
MetricBURLVSXYGAP
P/E 20.7x 19.5x 6.2x
P/FCF 35.8x 13.3x 8.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 9.7x 5.0x
P/S 1.2x 1.1x 0.5x
P/B 7.4x 7.0x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 8.4x 9.2x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 9.0x 3.0x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 12.6x 3.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.0x 0.4x
EV/FCF 38.7x 12.4x 6.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 9.1x 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.94 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBURLVSXYGAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 10.3% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 3.8% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 20.3% 6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 7.7% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.6% 92.6% 44.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 16.8% 88.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.7% 159.3% 40.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 28.1% 126.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% 144.4% 46.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.9% 20.7% 127.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 76.0% 75.5% 26.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 17.4% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 235.2% 128.9% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 36.3% 3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBURLVSXYGAP
Gross margin 44.6% 39.6% 43.3%
EBITDA margin 12.0% 11.0% 14.3%
Operating margin 8.3% 7.9% 11.0%
Pretax margin 7.7% 7.1% 11.1%
Net margin 5.8% 5.5% 8.1%
FCF margin 3.4% 8.0% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 11.0% 10.0%
Return on equity 37.2% 43.7% 32.8%
Return on assets 7.2% 8.3% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 20.1% 48.2% 23.3%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 15.4% 18.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBURLVSXYGAP
Debt / assets 19.1% 0.1% 11.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.7x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 0.0x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 79.6% 69.3%
Equity / assets 19.9% 20.4% 30.7%
Interest coverage 13.7x 8.4x 18.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.03 3.06 2.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBURLVSXYGAP
Dividend yield – – 3.1%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 1.3% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.3% 10.7%
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.

ConsensusBURLVSXYGAP
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.29FY2026 $4.88FY2026 $2.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 +62.7%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.7% +11.1% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.22BFY2026 $7.42BFY2026 $15.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +4.8% -1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBURLVSXYGAP
Held by institutions 100.0% – 60.0%
Institutions holding 653 – 484
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% – -4.1%
Institutions buying 367 – 240
Institutions selling 215 – 179
Buyers to sellers 1.71 – 1.34

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.

BURLVSXYGAP
BURL 1.00 0.23 0.23
VSXY 0.23 1.00 0.38
GAP 0.23 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BURL, VSXY and GAP?

Burlington Stores (BURL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burlington Stores (BURL) $14.74B, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) $7.59B, Gap (GAP) $7.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, BURL, VSXY and GAP?

Gap (GAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.6x, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 20.1x, Gap (GAP) 6.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gap (GAP) is cheapest (Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.8x, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 18.9x, Gap (GAP) 8.9x). 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%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +10.3%, Gap (GAP) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gap (GAP) has the highest net margin (Burlington Stores (BURL) 5.8%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 5.5%, Gap (GAP) 8.1%). On return on invested capital, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) leads (Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.1%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 48.2%, Gap (GAP) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Victoria's Secret (VSXY) returned the most: Burlington Stores (BURL) -13.3%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +164.7%, Gap (GAP) -9.0%. Over five years, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) compounded fastest (Burlington Stores (BURL) -3.1%/yr, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +12.6%/yr, Gap (GAP) -1.1%/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%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 70.5%, Gap (GAP) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gap (GAP) leads on 4. 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.