GAP vs VSXY vs BKE Stock Comparison

Gap, Victoria's Secret and Buckle Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GAP Gap Inc
$21.72 -0.5% 1M -9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.82B
P/E
6.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.33B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co.
$92.29 +11.3% 1M +164.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.55B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
BKE Buckle Inc
$46.40 +9.7% 1M -16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.30B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.33B
Div. yield
0.10%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Victoria's Secret leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Victoria's Secret 5, Gap 4, Buckle 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGAPVSXYBKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.82B $7.55B $2.30B GAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.3x 20.0x 10.4x GAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 18.9x 11.2x GAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.1% +10.3% +6.2% VSXY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% 5.5% 16.6% BKE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 48.2% — VSXY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.7x — VSXY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.10% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.0% +164.7% -16.2% VSXY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr +12.6%/yr +2.2%/yr VSXY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 70.5% 29.8% BKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 70/100 67/100 GAP

Percentile Scorecard

GAPVSXYBKE

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

AxisGAPVSXYBKE
Valuation 90 #11 of 104 52 #50 of 104 67 #35 of 104
Growth 75 #26 of 99 95 #6 of 99 35 #65 of 99
Profitability 79 #21 of 98 85 #16 of 98 95 #6 of 98
Financial Health 69 #35 of 112 76 #28 of 112 88 #14 of 112
Shareholder Returns 92 #7 of 72 42 #42 of 72 48 #38 of 72
Overall 81 70 67
  • GAP ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VSXY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BKE ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGAPVSXYBKESPY
1 month -0.5%+11.3%+9.7% -0.2%
3 months +7.5%+3.4%+1.7% +3.9%
6 months -11.1%+78.4%-17.9% +8.2%
Year to date -15.2%+70.4%-13.1% +12.9%
1 year -9.0%+164.7%-16.2% +12.3%
3 years +70.1%+398.3%+40.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.4%+70.9%+11.9% +23.3%
5 years -5.4%+80.7%+11.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.1%+12.6%+2.2% +10.9%
10 years -18.4%—+121.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.0%—+8.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGAPVSXYBKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%70.5%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.9%58.2%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.061.240.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.192.33-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-77.3%-50.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.4%-7.7%-20.3% -1.2%
52-week high $29.13$99.97$58.25 $779.14
52-week low $18.34$33.79$40.26 $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.

MultipleGAPVSXYBKE
P/E now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 16.7x 19.5xmedian 16.7x 10.6xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.1xmedian 0.5x 1.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 9.0x 9.0xmedian 9.0x 6.9xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 16.5x 13.3xmedian 16.5x 12.5xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.7x 7.0xmedian 1.7x 4.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.72 0.94median 0.72 -3.36median 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 monthsGAPVSXYBKE
Revenue $15.33B $6.91B $1.33B
Gross profit $6.63B $2.74B $650.37M
Operating income $1.68B $543.00M $276.81M
Net income $1.25B $420.00M $220.84M
Free cash flow $957.00M $554.00M $191.32M
EPS (diluted) $3.44 $4.50 $4.33
Cash & equivalents $2.10B $522.00M $264.78M
Total debt $1.49B $4.00M –
Shares (diluted) 362.00M 84.00M 51.01M
Enterprise value -$2.74B $6.05B $1.11B

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
MetricGAPVSXYBKE
P/E 6.2x 19.5x 10.6x
P/FCF 8.0x 13.3x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 9.7x 9.3x
P/S 0.5x 1.1x 1.8x
P/B 1.9x 7.0x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 9.2x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 3.0x 9.0x 6.9x
EV/EBIT 3.9x 12.6x 7.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.0x 1.6x
EV/FCF 6.9x 12.4x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.3x 9.1x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.94 -3.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGAPVSXYBKE
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.1% 10.3% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 3.8% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 20.3% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 7.7% 0.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.4% 92.6% 10.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 88.4% 16.8% -2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 40.3% 159.3% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 126.0% 28.1% -2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.9% 144.4% 8.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 127.9% 20.7% -3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.3% 75.5% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 17.4% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% 128.9% -9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 36.3% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGAPVSXYBKE
Gross margin 43.3% 39.6% 49.0%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 11.0% 22.9%
Operating margin 11.0% 7.9% 20.8%
Pretax margin 11.1% 7.1% 21.9%
Net margin 8.1% 5.5% 16.6%
FCF margin 6.2% 8.0% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 11.0% 19.4%
Return on equity 32.8% 43.7% 46.6%
Return on assets 10.0% 8.3% 20.6%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 48.2% –
Return on capital employed 18.2% 15.4% 32.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGAPVSXYBKE
Debt / assets 11.6% 0.1% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.7x –
Debt / FCF 1.6x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 69.3% 79.6% 55.3%
Equity / assets 30.7% 20.4% 44.7%
Interest coverage 18.1x 8.4x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 2.81 3.06 5.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGAPVSXYBKE
Dividend yield 3.1% – 9.5%
Net buyback yield 7.6% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 10.7% 1.3% 9.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 102.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 117.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 13.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.5%

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.

ConsensusGAPVSXYBKE
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.45FY2026 $4.88FY2026 $4.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +62.7%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +11.1% +3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.86BFY2026 $7.42BFY2026 $1.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.7% +4.8% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGAPVSXYBKE
Held by institutions 60.0% – 61.0%
Institutions holding 484 – 294
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% – +0.0%
Institutions buying 240 – 151
Institutions selling 179 – 97
Buyers to sellers 1.34 – 1.56

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.

GAPVSXYBKE
GAP 1.00 0.38 0.57
VSXY 0.38 1.00 0.37
BKE 0.57 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GAP, VSXY and BKE?

Gap (GAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gap (GAP) $7.82B, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) $7.55B, Buckle (BKE) $2.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, GAP, VSXY and BKE?

Gap (GAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gap (GAP) 6.3x, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 20.0x, Buckle (BKE) 10.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gap (GAP) is cheapest (Gap (GAP) 8.9x, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 18.9x, Buckle (BKE) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Victoria's Secret (VSXY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gap (GAP) +1.1%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +10.3%, Buckle (BKE) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buckle (BKE) has the highest net margin (Gap (GAP) 8.1%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 5.5%, Buckle (BKE) 16.6%). On return on invested capital, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) leads (Gap (GAP) 23.3%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 48.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Victoria's Secret (VSXY) returned the most: Gap (GAP) -9.0%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +164.7%, Buckle (BKE) -16.2%. Over five years, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) compounded fastest (Gap (GAP) -1.1%/yr, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +12.6%/yr, Buckle (BKE) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gap (GAP) 0.00%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 0.00%, Buckle (BKE) 0.10%. Gap (GAP) and Victoria's Secret (VSXY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Buckle (BKE) has been the steadiest (Gap (GAP) 46.5%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 70.5%, Buckle (BKE) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 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.