EYE vs SIG vs BNED Stock Comparison

National Vision Holdings, Signet Jewelers and Barnes & Noble Education Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SIG Signet Jewelers Ltd
$117.16 +17.0% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.50B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.82B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Signet Jewelers leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Signet Jewelers 7, Barnes & Noble Education 3, National Vision Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEYESIGBNEDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.42B $4.50B $470.32M SIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.9x 12.7x 21.2x SIG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 9.7x 14.7x SIG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +0.6% +5.0% BNED
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 5.2% 1.3% SIG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% — 8.9% BNED
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — 1.5x EYE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.1% +12.1% +44.8% BNED
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.0%/yr +5.4%/yr -57.7%/yr SIG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 49.9% 63.1% SIG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 67/100 58/100 SIG

Percentile Scorecard

EYESIGBNED

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

AxisEYESIGBNED
Valuation 34 #69 of 104 77 #25 of 104 78 #24 of 104
Growth 91 #10 of 99 48 #52 of 99 90 #11 of 99
Profitability 42 #58 of 99 72 #28 of 99 53 #47 of 99
Financial Health 44 #64 of 113 58 #48 of 113 49 #58 of 113
Shareholder Returns – 81 #15 of 73 21 #58 of 73
Overall 53 67 58
  • EYE ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • SIG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BNED ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEYESIGBNEDSPY
1 month +14.1%+17.0%+20.7% -1.0%
3 months -6.3%+28.5%+13.9% +2.9%
6 months -21.6%+32.1%+24.9% +6.4%
Year to date -27.7%+41.4%+47.3% +11.4%
1 year -27.1%+12.1%+44.8% +13.1%
3 years +19.1%+64.2%-86.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.0%+18.0%-48.8% +21.5%
5 years -69.1%+30.1%-98.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -21.0%+5.4%-57.7% +10.9%
10 years —+46.4%-98.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+3.9%-34.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEYESIGBNEDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%49.9%63.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.5%43.4%53.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.001.171.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.240.71 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.1%-57.7%-99.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.6%-1.0%-2.9% -2.5%
52-week high $29.46$118.38$13.94 $779.14
52-week low $15.44$73.94$6.12 $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.

MultipleEYESIGBNED
P/E now vs peer median 53.4xmedian 16.7x 12.9xmedian 16.7x 21.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 9.1x 6.6xmedian 9.1x 7.5xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.6x 8.5xmedian 16.6x 9.6xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 45.66median 0.73 4.99median 0.73 0.65median 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 monthsEYESIGBNED
Revenue $1.98B $6.82B $1.72B
Gross profit $1.15B $2.66B $367.84M
Operating income $53.99M $466.60M $42.45M
Net income $27.83M $353.80M $22.23M
Free cash flow – $536.50M $48.80M
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $9.00 $0.64
Cash & equivalents $36.00M $526.80M $7.81M
Total debt $237.74M – $123.50M
Shares (diluted) 80.60M 39.30M 34.53M
Enterprise value $1.24B $2.26B $432.24M

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
MetricEYESIGBNED
P/E 53.4x 12.9x 21.0x
P/FCF – 8.5x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.5x 7.2x
P/S 0.7x 0.7x 0.3x
P/B 1.6x 2.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.9x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 6.6x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 31.1x 8.6x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF – 7.5x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.8x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 45.66 4.99 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEYESIGBNED
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 0.6% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -3.3% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.4% -0.6% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -2.9% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 558.9% 119.4% 34.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% -8.5% 38.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 296.7% 168.0% 12.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -10.1% 30.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 295.4% 183.7% 10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 2.6% 32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.7% 781.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 84.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.2% 320.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.8% 49.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEYESIGBNED
Gross margin 58.4% 39.1% 21.4%
EBITDA margin 7.7% 8.9% 4.5%
Operating margin 2.7% 6.8% 2.5%
Pretax margin 1.9% 6.8% 1.6%
Net margin 1.4% 5.2% 1.3%
FCF margin – 7.9% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.2% 3.8%
Return on equity 3.2% 19.0% 7.8%
Return on assets 1.4% 6.3% 2.8%
Return on invested capital 3.5% – 8.9%
Return on capital employed 3.4% 11.7% 9.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEYESIGBNED
Debt / assets 12.0% – 14.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – 1.5x
Debt / FCF – – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 54.8% 67.1% 67.1%
Equity / assets 45.2% 32.9% 32.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 1.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.02 3.46 1.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEYESIGBNED
Dividend yield – 1.4% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 5.0% –
Shareholder yield – 6.4% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% –

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.

ConsensusEYESIGBNED
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 $12.13FY2026 $0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.7%FY2026 +26.4%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +9.3% +989.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.92BFY2026 $7.16BFY2026 $1.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% -7.6% +6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEYESIGBNED
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 77.2%
Institutions holding 234 333 111
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% -2.7% +8.3%
Institutions buying 128 174 63
Institutions selling 76 112 29
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.55 2.17

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.

EYESIGBNED
EYE 1.00 0.34 0.29
SIG 0.34 1.00 0.20
BNED 0.29 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EYE, SIG and BNED?

Signet Jewelers (SIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Vision Holdings (EYE) $1.42B, Signet Jewelers (SIG) $4.50B, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) $470.32M.

Which stock is cheaper, EYE, SIG and BNED?

Signet Jewelers (SIG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Vision Holdings (EYE) 50.9x, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 12.7x, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 21.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Signet Jewelers (SIG) is cheapest (National Vision Holdings (EYE) 17.4x, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 9.7x, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Vision Holdings (EYE) +4.8%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) +0.6%, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Signet Jewelers (SIG) has the highest net margin (National Vision Holdings (EYE) 1.4%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 5.2%, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 1.3%). On return on invested capital, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) leads (National Vision Holdings (EYE) 3.5%, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) returned the most: National Vision Holdings (EYE) -27.1%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) +12.1%, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) +44.8%. Over five years, Signet Jewelers (SIG) compounded fastest (National Vision Holdings (EYE) -21.0%/yr, Signet Jewelers (SIG) +5.4%/yr, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) -57.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: National Vision Holdings (EYE) 0.00%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 0.01%, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 0.00%. National Vision Holdings (EYE) and Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Signet Jewelers (SIG) has been the steadiest (National Vision Holdings (EYE) 51.1%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 49.9%, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) 63.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EYE, SIG and BNED?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Signet Jewelers (SIG) leads on 7. 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.