TJX vs ROST vs NKE Stock Comparison

Tjx Companies, Ross Stores and Nike Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TJX Tjx Companies Inc /De/
$138.59 +1.1% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$150.99B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
ROST Ross Stores, Inc.
$235.23 +4.9% 1M +45.0% 1Y
Market cap
$74.06B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$39.58 +14.4% 1M -36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$57.16B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ross Stores leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ross Stores 6, Tjx Companies 4, Nike 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTJXROSTNKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $150.99B $74.06B $57.16B TJX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.9x 27.9x 18.5x NKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 29.2x 32.4x TJX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +14.0% -1.2% ROST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 10.8% 6.7% ROST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.6% 33.9% 13.0% TJX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.8x -0.1x ROST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.04% NKE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.6% +45.0% -36.3% ROST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr +14.5%/yr -25.9%/yr ROST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.3% 27.2% 36.9% TJX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 65/100 41/100 ROST

Percentile Scorecard

TJXROSTNKE

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

AxisTJXROSTNKE
Valuation 17 #90 of 108 11 #96 of 108 30 #34 of 48
Growth 73 #29 of 104 84 #18 of 104 9 #42 of 46
Profitability 94 #7 of 103 91 #10 of 103 46 #25 of 45
Financial Health 64 #42 of 114 86 #17 of 114 63 #20 of 52
Shareholder Returns 49 #40 of 77 53 #37 of 77 56 #16 of 35
Overall 59 65 41
  • TJX ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • ROST ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • NKE ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTJXROSTNKESPY
1 month +1.1%+4.9%+14.4% -5.9%
3 months -14.5%-7.5%-5.7% -4.6%
6 months -10.3%+4.8%-10.9% +0.2%
Year to date -9.8%+30.6%-37.9% +7.5%
1 year -3.6%+45.0%-36.3% +8.2%
3 years +52.5%+92.6%-63.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.1%+24.4%-28.3% +19.0%
5 years +94.6%+96.6%-77.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +14.3%+14.5%-25.9% +9.4%
10 years +285.4%+283.1%-20.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +14.4%+14.4%-2.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureTJXROSTNKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.3%27.2%36.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.4%25.4%38.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.620.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.161.66-0.98 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.3%-41.2%-80.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-7.8%-41.6% -5.9%
52-week high $168.41$255.23$67.78 $779.14
52-week low $125.99$159.41$33.90 $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.

MultipleTJXROSTNKE
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 18.8x 28.1xmedian 18.8x 19.0xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.5x 3.1xmedian 0.5x 1.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 9.0x 18.4xmedian 9.0x 12.9xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 15.3x 26.9xmedian 15.3x 27.9xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 1.8x 11.2xmedian 1.8x 3.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.52median 0.87 1.37median 0.87 -1.36median 0.57

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 monthsTJXROSTNKE
Revenue $62.36B $24.51B $45.89B
Gross profit $19.96B $7.27B $19.77B
Operating income $7.92B $3.37B $3.76B
Net income $6.07B $2.66B $3.09B
Free cash flow $5.88B $2.79B $2.11B
EPS (diluted) $5.43 $8.32 $2.08
Cash & equivalents $6.00B $4.29B $6.90B
Total debt $2.87B $1.02B $7.89B
Shares (diluted) 1.12B 319.45M 1.48B
Enterprise value $128.54B $56.98B $23.37B

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
MetricTJXROSTNKE
P/E 25.2x 28.1x 19.0x
P/FCF 26.0x 26.9x 27.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 20.5x 21.1x
P/S 2.4x 3.1x 1.3x
P/B 14.3x 11.2x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 14.3x 11.2x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 18.4x 12.9x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 21.3x 15.5x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF 25.4x 25.8x 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 19.6x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.52 1.37 -1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTJXROSTNKE
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 14.0% -1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 8.5% -3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 22.5% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 13.3% -4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.2% 30.6% 9.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 16.8% -13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.0% 28.9% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 18.3% -15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.2% 31.1% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 20.5% -14.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.4% 48.0% -21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 8.6% -19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 66.2% -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 10.2% -22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTJXROSTNKE
Gross margin 32.0% 29.7% 43.1%
EBITDA margin 14.8% 16.0% 9.8%
Operating margin 12.7% 13.7% 8.2%
Pretax margin 12.9% 14.3% 8.5%
Net margin 9.7% 10.8% 6.7%
FCF margin 9.4% 11.4% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 14.9% 6.1%
Return on equity 57.6% 40.8% 20.6%
Return on assets 16.6% 16.9% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 44.6% 33.9% 13.0%
Return on capital employed 34.0% 31.0% 14.1%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.8% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTJXROSTNKE
Debt / assets 7.7% 6.4% 20.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.8x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.4x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 71.3% 57.8% 59.7%
Equity / assets 28.7% 42.2% 40.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 6.28 7.80 3.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTJXROSTNKE
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.7% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 1.5% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.3% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.1% 20.6% 78.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.2% 19.7% 115.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.8% 7.9% 4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 7.4% 5.7%

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.

ConsensusTJXROSTNKE
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 29.2xFY2026 32.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.39FY2026 $8.06FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 -41.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% +18.6% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.59BFY2026 $23.94BFY2026 $40.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +7.5% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTJXROSTNKE
Held by institutions 91.9% 93.4% 64.8%
Institutions holding 2,758 1,423 1,739
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +4.7% +1.9%
Institutions buying 1,402 764 798
Institutions selling 1,028 442 758
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.73 1.05

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.

TJXROSTNKE
TJX 1.00 0.62 0.29
ROST 0.62 1.00 0.29
NKE 0.29 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TJX, ROST and NKE?

Tjx Companies (TJX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tjx Companies (TJX) $150.99B, Ross Stores (ROST) $74.06B, Nike (NKE) $57.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, TJX, ROST and NKE?

Nike (NKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tjx Companies (TJX) 24.9x, Ross Stores (ROST) 27.9x, Nike (NKE) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tjx Companies (TJX) is cheapest (Tjx Companies (TJX) 25.7x, Ross Stores (ROST) 29.2x, Nike (NKE) 32.4x). 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: Tjx Companies (TJX) +7.7%, Ross Stores (ROST) +14.0%, Nike (NKE) -1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ross Stores (ROST) has the highest net margin (Tjx Companies (TJX) 9.7%, Ross Stores (ROST) 10.8%, Nike (NKE) 6.7%). On return on invested capital, Tjx Companies (TJX) leads (Tjx Companies (TJX) 44.6%, Ross Stores (ROST) 33.9%, Nike (NKE) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ross Stores (ROST) returned the most: Tjx Companies (TJX) -3.6%, Ross Stores (ROST) +45.0%, Nike (NKE) -36.3%. Over five years, Ross Stores (ROST) compounded fastest (Tjx Companies (TJX) +14.3%/yr, Ross Stores (ROST) +14.5%/yr, Nike (NKE) -25.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nike (NKE) has the highest dividend yield: Tjx Companies (TJX) 0.01%, Ross Stores (ROST) 0.01%, Nike (NKE) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tjx Companies (TJX) has been the steadiest (Tjx Companies (TJX) 22.3%, Ross Stores (ROST) 27.2%, Nike (NKE) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TJX, ROST and NKE?

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 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.