GAP vs ROST vs URBN Stock Comparison

Gap, Ross Stores and Urban Outfitters Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GAP Gap Inc
$22.32 +4.8% 1M -3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.92B
P/E
6.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.33B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
ROST Ross Stores, Inc.
$229.30 -2.0% 1M +46.4% 1Y
Market cap
$74.35B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$86.55 +15.7% 1M +28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.76B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ross Stores leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ross Stores 7, Gap 3, Urban Outfitters 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGAPROSTURBNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.92B $74.35B $7.76B ROST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.4x 28.0x 13.6x GAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 28.4x 13.1x GAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.1% +14.0% +11.0% ROST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% 10.8% 8.8% ROST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 33.9% — ROST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.8x — ROST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.1% +46.4% +28.2% ROST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr +15.8%/yr +22.9%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 26.0% 42.6% ROST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 66/100 78/100 GAP

Percentile Scorecard

GAPROSTURBN

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

AxisGAPROSTURBN
Valuation 91 #10 of 104 13 #91 of 104 63 #39 of 104
Growth 75 #26 of 99 87 #14 of 99 80 #21 of 99
Profitability 80 #21 of 99 91 #10 of 99 82 #19 of 99
Financial Health 69 #36 of 113 87 #16 of 113 85 #18 of 113
Shareholder Returns 90 #8 of 73 51 #36 of 73 83 #13 of 73
Overall 81 66 78
  • GAP ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ROST ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGAPROSTURBNSPY
1 month +4.8%-2.0%+15.7% -1.0%
3 months +17.4%-4.0%+23.7% +2.9%
6 months -10.7%+1.3%+17.5% +6.4%
Year to date -12.8%+27.3%+15.0% +11.4%
1 year -3.1%+46.4%+28.2% +13.1%
3 years +79.9%+98.0%+156.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.6%+25.6%+36.9% +21.5%
5 years -0.9%+107.7%+180.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.2%+15.8%+22.9% +10.9%
10 years -15.5%+261.7%+157.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.7%+13.7%+9.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGAPROSTURBNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%26.0%42.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.1%24.4%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.080.520.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.071.780.66 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-41.3%-52.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.4%-10.2%-2.0% -2.5%
52-week high $29.13$255.23$88.29 $779.14
52-week low $18.34$156.66$59.57 $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.

MultipleGAPROSTURBN
P/E now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 16.7x 27.4xmedian 16.7x 13.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 3.0xmedian 0.5x 1.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 9.1x 17.9xmedian 9.1x 7.7xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 16.6x 26.3xmedian 16.6x 25.1xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.7x 10.9xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.73 1.33median 0.73 0.33median 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 monthsGAPROSTURBN
Revenue $15.33B $24.51B $6.47B
Gross profit $6.63B $7.27B $2.43B
Operating income $1.68B $3.37B $731.44M
Net income $1.25B $2.66B $569.06M
Free cash flow $957.00M $2.79B $295.21M
EPS (diluted) $3.44 $8.32 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $2.10B $4.29B $598.76M
Total debt $5.97B $1.02B –
Shares (diluted) 362.00M 319.45M 86.67M
Enterprise value -$2.64B $57.27B $5.32B

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
MetricGAPROSTURBN
P/E 6.4x 27.4x 13.0x
P/FCF 8.2x 26.3x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 20.0x 10.4x
P/S 0.5x 3.0x 1.1x
P/B 2.0x 10.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 10.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 3.1x 17.9x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 4.1x 20.8x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.9x 1.0x
EV/FCF 7.1x 25.1x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 19.1x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 1.33 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGAPROSTURBN
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.1% 14.0% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 8.5% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 22.5% 16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 13.3% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.4% 30.6% 31.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 88.4% 31.6% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 40.3% 28.9% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 126.0% 18.3% 36.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.9% 31.1% 25.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 127.9% 20.5% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.3% 48.0% 21.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 8.6% 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% 66.2% -26.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 10.2% 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGAPROSTURBN
Gross margin 43.3% 29.7% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 16.0% 13.5%
Operating margin 11.0% 13.7% 11.3%
Pretax margin 11.1% 14.3% 11.1%
Net margin 8.1% 10.8% 8.8%
FCF margin 6.2% 11.4% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 14.9% 11.1%
Return on equity 32.8% 40.8% 20.8%
Return on assets 10.0% 16.9% 11.5%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 33.9% –
Return on capital employed 18.2% 31.0% 19.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGAPROSTURBN
Debt / assets 11.6% 6.4% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.6x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 69.3% 57.8% 44.3%
Equity / assets 30.7% 42.2% 55.7%
Interest coverage 18.1x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.82 7.68 4.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGAPROSTURBN
Dividend yield 3.0% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 7.4% 1.6% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 10.4% 2.3% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 20.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% –

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.

ConsensusGAPROSTURBN
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 13.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.47FY2026 $8.06FY2026 $6.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% +18.6% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.86BFY2026 $23.93BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +7.3% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGAPROSTURBN
Held by institutions 60.0% 93.4% 71.7%
Institutions holding 484 1,420 416
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +4.7% -0.4%
Institutions buying 240 763 205
Institutions selling 179 440 150
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.73 1.37

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.

GAPROSTURBN
GAP 1.00 0.32 0.55
ROST 0.32 1.00 0.32
URBN 0.55 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GAP, ROST and URBN?

Ross Stores (ROST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gap (GAP) $7.92B, Ross Stores (ROST) $74.35B, Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, GAP, ROST and URBN?

Gap (GAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gap (GAP) 6.4x, Ross Stores (ROST) 28.0x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gap (GAP) is cheapest (Gap (GAP) 9.0x, Ross Stores (ROST) 28.4x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ross Stores (ROST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gap (GAP) +1.1%, Ross Stores (ROST) +14.0%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ross Stores (ROST) has the highest net margin (Gap (GAP) 8.1%, Ross Stores (ROST) 10.8%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Ross Stores (ROST) leads (Gap (GAP) 23.3%, Ross Stores (ROST) 33.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ross Stores (ROST) returned the most: Gap (GAP) -3.1%, Ross Stores (ROST) +46.4%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +28.2%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Gap (GAP) -0.2%/yr, Ross Stores (ROST) +15.8%/yr, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gap (GAP) 0.00%, Ross Stores (ROST) 0.01%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 0.00%. Gap (GAP) and Urban Outfitters (URBN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ross Stores (ROST) has been the steadiest (Gap (GAP) 46.5%, Ross Stores (ROST) 26.0%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 42.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GAP, ROST and URBN?

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