GAP vs URBN vs TJX Stock Comparison

Gap, Urban Outfitters and Tjx Companies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GAP Gap Inc
$22.25 +1.9% 1M -5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.79B
P/E
6.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.33B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$90.59 +20.2% 1M +33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.79B
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
TJX Tjx Companies Inc /De/
$143.70 +10.5% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$156.06B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tjx Companies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Tjx Companies 4, Gap 4, Urban Outfitters 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGAPURBNTJXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.79B $7.79B $156.06B TJX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.2x 13.7x 25.7x GAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 13.7x 26.7x GAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.1% +11.0% +7.7% URBN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% 8.8% 9.7% TJX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% — 44.6% TJX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — -0.3x GAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.2% +33.7% +1.3% URBN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +24.1%/yr +17.4%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.6% 42.9% 21.1% TJX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 77/100 58/100 GAP

Percentile Scorecard

GAPURBNTJX

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

AxisGAPURBNTJX
Valuation 91 #10 of 104 59 #43 of 104 12 #92 of 104
Growth 75 #26 of 99 80 #21 of 99 71 #29 of 99
Profitability 80 #21 of 99 82 #19 of 99 94 #7 of 99
Financial Health 70 #35 of 113 85 #18 of 113 63 #42 of 113
Shareholder Returns 90 #8 of 73 82 #14 of 73 50 #37 of 73
Overall 81 77 58
  • GAP ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • TJX ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGAPURBNTJXSPY
1 month +1.9%+20.2%+10.5% -0.8%
3 months +13.2%+24.8%-8.1% +3.5%
6 months -11.5%+25.2%-8.8% +7.0%
Year to date -13.1%+20.4%-6.5% +12.2%
1 year -5.2%+33.7%+1.3% +13.0%
3 years +74.2%+167.9%+64.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.3%+38.9%+18.1% +23.1%
5 years +2.3%+193.6%+122.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%+24.1%+17.4% +11.0%
10 years -17.6%+166.0%+288.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.9%+10.3%+14.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGAPURBNTJXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.6%42.9%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.9%39.0%21.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.960.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.780.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-52.2%-28.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%0.0%-14.7% -1.8%
52-week high $29.13$90.59$168.41 $779.14
52-week low $18.34$59.57$125.99 $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.

MultipleGAPURBNTJX
P/E now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 16.7x 13.6xmedian 16.7x 26.1xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x 2.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 9.0x 8.1xmedian 9.0x 16.8xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 16.5x 26.3xmedian 16.5x 26.9xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 14.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.72 0.34median 0.72 1.58median 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 monthsGAPURBNTJX
Revenue $15.33B $6.47B $62.36B
Gross profit $6.63B $2.43B $19.96B
Operating income $1.68B $731.44M $7.92B
Net income $1.25B $569.06M $6.07B
Free cash flow $957.00M $295.21M $5.88B
EPS (diluted) $3.44 $6.57 $5.43
Cash & equivalents $2.10B $598.76M $6.00B
Total debt $1.49B – $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 362.00M 86.67M 1.12B
Enterprise value -$2.77B $5.35B $133.60B

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
MetricGAPURBNTJX
P/E 6.3x 13.6x 26.1x
P/FCF 8.2x 26.3x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 10.8x 19.7x
P/S 0.5x 1.2x 2.5x
P/B 2.0x 2.7x 14.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.7x 14.9x
EV/EBITDA 3.1x 8.1x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 4.0x 9.6x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.1x 2.5x
EV/FCF 7.1x 23.9x 26.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x 9.8x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.34 1.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGAPURBNTJX
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.1% 11.0% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 9.4% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 16.7% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 16.0% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.4% 31.4% 22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 88.4% 34.9% 15.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 40.3% 19.7% 22.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 126.0% 36.1% 15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.9% 25.9% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 127.9% 40.0% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.3% 21.3% 35.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 22.9% 9.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% -26.0% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 11.4% 8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGAPURBNTJX
Gross margin 43.3% 37.5% 32.0%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 13.5% 14.8%
Operating margin 11.0% 11.3% 12.7%
Pretax margin 11.1% 11.1% 12.9%
Net margin 8.1% 8.8% 9.7%
FCF margin 6.2% 4.6% 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 11.1% 12.9%
Return on equity 32.8% 20.8% 57.6%
Return on assets 10.0% 11.5% 16.6%
Return on invested capital 23.3% – 44.6%
Return on capital employed 18.2% 19.3% 34.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.3x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGAPURBNTJX
Debt / assets 11.6% – 7.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.6x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 69.3% 44.3% 71.3%
Equity / assets 30.7% 55.7% 28.7%
Interest coverage 18.1x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.82 4.73 6.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGAPURBNTJX
Dividend yield 3.0% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 7.4% 3.9% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 10.4% 3.9% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 32.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 33.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.4%

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.

ConsensusGAPURBNTJX
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 26.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.45FY2026 $6.62FY2026 $5.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% -3.3% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.86BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026 $61.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.7% +5.8% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGAPURBNTJX
Held by institutions 60.0% 71.7% 91.9%
Institutions holding 484 416 2,752
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% -0.4% +2.0%
Institutions buying 240 205 1,398
Institutions selling 179 150 1,026
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.37 1.36

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.

GAPURBNTJX
GAP 1.00 0.55 0.37
URBN 0.55 1.00 0.29
TJX 0.37 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GAP, URBN and TJX?

Tjx Companies (TJX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gap (GAP) $7.79B, Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.79B, Tjx Companies (TJX) $156.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, GAP, URBN and TJX?

Gap (GAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gap (GAP) 6.2x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.7x, Tjx Companies (TJX) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gap (GAP) is cheapest (Gap (GAP) 9.1x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.7x, Tjx Companies (TJX) 26.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gap (GAP) +1.1%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%, Tjx Companies (TJX) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tjx Companies (TJX) has the highest net margin (Gap (GAP) 8.1%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, Tjx Companies (TJX) leads (Gap (GAP) 23.3%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 44.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Urban Outfitters (URBN) returned the most: Gap (GAP) -5.2%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +33.7%, Tjx Companies (TJX) +1.3%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Gap (GAP) +0.4%/yr, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +24.1%/yr, Tjx Companies (TJX) +17.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tjx Companies (TJX) has been the steadiest (Gap (GAP) 46.6%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 42.9%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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