TJX vs LOW vs URBN Stock Comparison

Tjx Companies, Lowes Companies and Urban Outfitters Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
LOW Lowes Companies Inc
$198.20 +4.7% 1M -18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$110.54B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$90.43B
Div. yield
0.02%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$90.73 +20.4% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.68B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Urban Outfitters leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Urban Outfitters 6, Tjx Companies 5, Lowes Companies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTJXLOWURBNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $152.74B $110.54B $7.68B TJX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 16.6x 13.5x URBN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x 15.6x 13.7x URBN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +8.2% +11.0% URBN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 7.3% 8.8% TJX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.6% 26.5% — TJX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.7x — TJX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% LOW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% -18.7% +34.1% URBN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr -3.1%/yr +23.4%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 28.3% 42.8% TJX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 46/100 78/100 URBN

Percentile Scorecard

TJXLOWURBN

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

AxisTJXLOWURBN
Valuation 16 #88 of 104 47 #56 of 104 59 #43 of 104
Growth 71 #29 of 99 38 #62 of 99 80 #21 of 99
Profitability 94 #7 of 98 87 #14 of 98 81 #19 of 98
Financial Health 63 #42 of 112 23 #87 of 112 85 #18 of 112
Shareholder Returns 51 #36 of 72 38 #45 of 72 85 #12 of 72
Overall 59 46 78
  • TJX ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LOW 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

PeriodTJXLOWURBNSPY
1 month +7.8%+4.7%+20.4% -0.2%
3 months -12.8%-9.2%+20.7% +3.9%
6 months -10.8%-17.5%+30.0% +8.2%
Year to date -8.7%-17.8%+20.6% +12.9%
1 year -2.1%-18.7%+34.1% +12.3%
3 years +60.8%+7.9%+168.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.2%+2.6%+39.0% +23.3%
5 years +115.0%-14.5%+186.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.6%-3.1%+23.4% +10.9%
10 years +283.2%+195.1%+170.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.4%+11.4%+10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTJXLOWURBNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%28.3%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.5%27.0%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.070.610.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.660.79 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.3%-37.6%-52.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-31.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $168.41$287.39$90.73 $779.14
52-week low $125.99$179.47$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.

MultipleTJXLOWURBN
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 16.7x 16.7xmedian 16.7x 13.7xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 9.0x 11.4xmedian 9.0x 8.1xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 16.5x 15.9xmedian 16.5x 26.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 1.7x -15.0xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.54median 0.72 3.54median 0.72 0.34median 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 monthsTJXLOWURBN
Revenue $62.36B $90.43B $6.47B
Gross profit $19.96B $29.92B $2.43B
Operating income $7.92B $10.29B $731.44M
Net income $6.07B $6.64B $569.06M
Free cash flow $5.88B $7.00B $295.21M
EPS (diluted) $5.43 $11.86 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $6.00B $3.17B $598.76M
Total debt $2.87B $37.56B –
Shares (diluted) 1.12B 560.00M 86.67M
Enterprise value $130.28B $103.50B $5.25B

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
MetricTJXLOWURBN
P/E 25.5x 16.7x 13.7x
P/FCF 26.3x 15.9x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 12.0x 10.9x
P/S 2.5x 1.2x 1.2x
P/B 14.5x -15.0x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 14.5x -8.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 11.4x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 19.1x 14.1x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF 25.7x 20.8x 23.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 15.7x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.54 3.54 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTJXLOWURBN
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 8.2% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -1.0% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 6.9% 16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -1.2% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.2% -0.4% 31.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 1.6% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.0% -3.1% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 3.2% 36.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.2% -3.1% 25.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 4.7% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.4% -5.7% 21.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 2.7% 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% -8.9% -26.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 1.8% 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTJXLOWURBN
Gross margin 32.0% 33.1% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 14.8% 14.1% 13.5%
Operating margin 12.7% 11.4% 11.3%
Pretax margin 12.9% 9.7% 11.1%
Net margin 9.7% 7.3% 8.8%
FCF margin 9.4% 7.7% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 10.2% 11.1%
Return on equity 57.6% – 20.8%
Return on assets 16.6% 12.0% 11.5%
Return on invested capital 44.6% 26.5% –
Return on capital employed 34.0% 30.0% 19.3%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTJXLOWURBN
Debt / assets 7.7% 67.2% –
Debt / equity 0.3x -5.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.7x –
Debt / FCF 0.5x 5.4x –
Liabilities / assets 71.3% 113.3% 44.3%
Equity / assets 28.7% -13.3% 55.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 6.32 3.12 4.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTJXLOWURBN
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.5% –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 0.3% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.8% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.1% 40.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.2% 38.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.8% 3.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 1.6% –

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.

ConsensusTJXLOWURBN
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.39FY2026 $12.72FY2026 $6.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% -4.8% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.59BFY2026 $85.86BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +14.2% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTJXLOWURBN
Held by institutions 91.9% 79.5% 71.7%
Institutions holding 2,754 2,653 416
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +2.6% -0.4%
Institutions buying 1,399 1,070 205
Institutions selling 1,027 1,190 150
Buyers to sellers 1.36 0.90 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.

TJXLOWURBN
TJX 1.00 0.39 0.29
LOW 0.39 1.00 0.35
URBN 0.29 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TJX, LOW and URBN?

Tjx Companies (TJX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tjx Companies (TJX) $152.74B, Lowes Companies (LOW) $110.54B, Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, TJX, LOW and URBN?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tjx Companies (TJX) 25.2x, Lowes Companies (LOW) 16.6x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Urban Outfitters (URBN) is cheapest (Tjx Companies (TJX) 26.0x, Lowes Companies (LOW) 15.6x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.7x). 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: Tjx Companies (TJX) +7.7%, Lowes Companies (LOW) +8.2%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tjx Companies (TJX) has the highest net margin (Tjx Companies (TJX) 9.7%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 7.3%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Tjx Companies (TJX) leads (Tjx Companies (TJX) 44.6%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Urban Outfitters (URBN) returned the most: Tjx Companies (TJX) -2.1%, Lowes Companies (LOW) -18.7%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +34.1%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Tjx Companies (TJX) +16.6%/yr, Lowes Companies (LOW) -3.1%/yr, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +23.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lowes Companies (LOW) has the highest dividend yield: Tjx Companies (TJX) 0.01%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 0.02%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 0.00%. Urban Outfitters (URBN) 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%, Lowes Companies (LOW) 28.3%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TJX, LOW 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, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 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.