TJX vs ANF vs BOOT Stock Comparison

Tjx Companies, Abercrombie & Fitch and Boot Barn Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TJX Tjx Companies Inc /De/
$140.21 +7.8% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$152.74B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Co /De/
$165.34 +22.0% 1M +123.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.09B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.34B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Abercrombie & Fitch leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Abercrombie & Fitch 6, Tjx Companies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTJXANFBOOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $152.74B $7.09B $3.44B TJX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 13.2x — ANF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x 12.4x 13.0x ANF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +4.7% — TJX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 10.0% — ANF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% +123.7% -44.7% ANF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +33.5%/yr +1.7%/yr ANF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 66.7% 47.5% TJX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 85/100 — ANF

Percentile Scorecard

TJXANFBOOT

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

AxisTJXANFBOOT
Valuation 16 #88 of 104 71 #31 of 104 –
Growth 71 #29 of 99 78 #23 of 99 –
Profitability 94 #7 of 98 98 #3 of 98 –
Financial Health 63 #42 of 112 83 #20 of 112 82 #21 of 112
Shareholder Returns 51 #36 of 72 94 #5 of 72 –
Overall 59 85 –
  • TJX ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ANF ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BOOT ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTJXANFBOOTSPY
1 month +7.8%+22.0%-9.4% -0.2%
3 months -12.8%+60.3%-29.6% +3.9%
6 months -10.8%+94.0%-33.9% +8.2%
Year to date -8.7%+31.4%-36.7% +12.9%
1 year -2.1%+123.7%-44.7% +12.3%
3 years +60.8%+181.6%+60.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.2%+41.2%+17.2% +23.3%
5 years +115.0%+323.9%+9.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.6%+33.5%+1.7% +10.9%
10 years +283.2%+996.4%+793.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.4%+27.1%+24.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTJXANFBOOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%66.7%47.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.5%53.0%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.071.081.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.101.85-0.94 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.3%-69.9%-60.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%0.0%-46.3% -1.2%
52-week high $168.41$165.34$207.98 $779.14
52-week low $125.99$65.61$111.69 $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.

MultipleTJXANFBOOT
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 16.7x 13.5xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.5x 1.3xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 9.0x 7.0xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 16.5x 12.4xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 1.7x 5.1xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.54median 0.72 0.17median 0.72 —median 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 monthsTJXANFBOOT
Revenue $62.36B $5.34B –
Gross profit $19.96B $3.40B –
Operating income $7.92B $732.45M –
Net income $6.07B $543.53M –
Free cash flow $5.88B $566.46M –
EPS (diluted) $5.43 $12.17 –
Cash & equivalents $6.00B $627.72M $141.04M
Total debt $2.87B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.12B 44.05M 30.73M
Enterprise value $130.28B $4.42B $2.94B

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
MetricTJXANFBOOT
P/E 25.5x 13.5x –
P/FCF 26.3x 12.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 8.6x –
P/S 2.5x 1.3x –
P/B 14.5x 5.1x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 14.5x 5.1x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 7.0x –
EV/EBIT 19.1x 8.7x –
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.2x –
EV/FCF 25.7x 11.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 7.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.54 0.17 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTJXANFBOOT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 4.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 11.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 6.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 14.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.2% -1.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 47.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 22.0% -0.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 65.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 23.2% 9.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 78.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.4% 45.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 20.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 64.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 26.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTJXANFBOOT
Gross margin 32.0% 63.7% –
EBITDA margin 14.8% 17.1% –
Operating margin 12.7% 13.7% –
Pretax margin 12.9% 14.2% –
Net margin 9.7% 10.0% –
FCF margin 9.4% 10.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 15.3% –
Return on equity 57.6% 39.9% –
Return on assets 16.6% 15.4% –
Return on invested capital 44.6% – –
Return on capital employed 34.0% 30.2% –
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTJXANFBOOT
Debt / assets 7.7% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 71.3% 61.9% 46.2%
Equity / assets 28.7% 38.1% 53.8%
Interest coverage – 348.0x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.32 5.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTJXANFBOOT
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 6.9% –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 6.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusTJXANFBOOT
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.39FY2026 $13.38FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +35.7%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% -8.4% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.59BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $2.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +9.5% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTJXANFBOOT
Held by institutions 91.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,754 416 458
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +5.2% +1.6%
Institutions buying 1,399 227 255
Institutions selling 1,027 135 149
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.68 1.71

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.

TJXANFBOOT
TJX 1.00 0.21 0.20
ANF 0.21 1.00 0.25
BOOT 0.20 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TJX, ANF and BOOT?

Tjx Companies (TJX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tjx Companies (TJX) $152.74B, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) $7.09B, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) $3.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, TJX, ANF and BOOT?

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tjx Companies (TJX) 25.2x, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 13.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) is cheapest (Tjx Companies (TJX) 26.0x, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 12.4x, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 13.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tjx Companies (TJX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tjx Companies (TJX) +7.7%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) has the highest net margin (Tjx Companies (TJX) 9.7%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) returned the most: Tjx Companies (TJX) -2.1%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +123.7%, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) -44.7%. Over five years, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) compounded fastest (Tjx Companies (TJX) +16.6%/yr, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +33.5%/yr, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tjx Companies (TJX) 0.01%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 0.00%, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 0.00%. Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) and Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tjx Companies (TJX) has been the steadiest (Tjx Companies (TJX) 21.2%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 66.7%, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 47.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TJX, ANF and BOOT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) leads on 6. 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.