TJX vs URBN vs VVV Stock Comparison

Tjx Companies, Urban Outfitters and Valvoline Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TJX Tjx Companies Inc /De/
$141.41 +5.7% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$155.16B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$92.19 +21.9% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.77B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
VVV Valvoline Inc
$32.38 +9.2% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.11B
P/E
40.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTJXURBNVVVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $155.16B $7.77B $4.11B TJX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x 13.6x 40.5x URBN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.2x 13.9x 19.0x URBN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +11.0% +16.1% VVV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 8.8% 5.2% TJX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.6% — 8.8% TJX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 3.4x TJX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% +38.9% -1.0% URBN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.7%/yr +23.6%/yr -0.9%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 43.0% 34.5% TJX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 78/100 33/100 URBN

Percentile Scorecard

TJXURBNVVV

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

AxisTJXURBNVVV
Valuation 16 #88 of 104 58 #44 of 104 16 #28 of 33
Growth 71 #29 of 98 81 #19 of 98 31 #21 of 30
Profitability 96 #5 of 97 82 #18 of 97 74 #8 of 28
Financial Health 62 #42 of 110 84 #18 of 110 11 #33 of 37
Shareholder Returns 52 #34 of 70 84 #12 of 70 –
Overall 59 78 33
  • TJX ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTJXURBNVVVSPY
1 month +5.7%+21.9%+9.2% +0.7%
3 months -11.2%+21.7%-15.6% +3.7%
6 months -9.8%+31.1%-2.6% +7.1%
Year to date -7.9%+22.5%+11.4% +12.8%
1 year -0.2%+38.9%-1.0% +11.9%
3 years +60.2%+172.8%+10.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.0%+39.8%+3.3% +22.8%
5 years +115.9%+188.7%-4.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.7%+23.6%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +284.9%+171.9%+57.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.4%+10.5%+4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTJXURBNVVVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%43.0%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.5%39.1%33.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.060.940.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.91-0.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.3%-52.2%-44.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%0.0%-19.6% -1.2%
52-week high $168.41$92.19$40.28 $779.14
52-week low $125.99$59.57$26.62 $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.

MultipleTJXURBNVVV
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 17.0x 13.9xmedian 17.0x 40.8xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 9.2x 8.2xmedian 9.2x 12.7xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 15.6x 26.7xmedian 15.6x 29.4xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 1.7x 2.8xmedian 1.7x 9.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.55median 0.77 0.35median 0.77 -0.73median 0.27

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 monthsTJXURBNVVV
Revenue $62.36B $6.47B $1.96B
Gross profit $19.96B $2.43B $751.90M
Operating income $7.92B $731.44M $301.00M
Net income $6.07B $569.06M $101.50M
Free cash flow $5.88B $295.21M $140.50M
EPS (diluted) $5.43 $6.57 $0.79
Cash & equivalents $6.00B $598.76M $84.20M
Total debt $2.87B – $1.60B
Shares (diluted) 1.12B 86.67M 128.40M
Enterprise value $132.70B $5.33B $3.82B

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
MetricTJXURBNVVV
P/E 25.7x 13.9x 40.8x
P/FCF 26.5x 26.7x 29.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.4x 11.0x 10.0x
P/S 2.5x 1.2x 2.1x
P/B 14.6x 2.8x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 14.6x 2.8x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 8.2x 12.7x
EV/EBIT 19.3x 9.8x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.1x 2.9x
EV/FCF 26.0x 24.3x 40.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 10.0x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.55 0.35 -0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTJXURBNVVV
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 11.0% 16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 9.4% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 16.7% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 16.0% 12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.2% 31.4% -31.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 34.9% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.0% 19.7% -63.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 36.1% -59.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.2% 25.9% -63.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 40.0% -56.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.4% 21.3% 40.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 22.9% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% -26.0% 129.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 11.4% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTJXURBNVVV
Gross margin 32.0% 37.5% 38.3%
EBITDA margin 14.8% 13.5% 22.6%
Operating margin 12.7% 11.3% 15.3%
Pretax margin 12.9% 11.1% 9.0%
Net margin 9.7% 8.8% 5.2%
FCF margin 9.4% 4.6% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 11.1% 21.0%
Return on equity 57.6% 20.8% 26.4%
Return on assets 16.6% 11.5% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 44.6% – 8.8%
Return on capital employed 34.0% 19.3% 9.9%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTJXURBNVVV
Debt / assets 7.7% – 46.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF 0.5x – 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 71.3% 44.3% 88.0%
Equity / assets 28.7% 55.7% 12.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.35 4.77 1.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTJXURBNVVV
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 3.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 3.8% 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.

ConsensusTJXURBNVVV
Forward P/E 26.2xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.39FY2026 $6.62FY2026 $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.3% -3.3% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.59BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +5.8% +23.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTJXURBNVVV
Held by institutions 91.9% 71.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,756 417 450
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% -0.4% -0.1%
Institutions buying 1,401 206 234
Institutions selling 1,027 150 143
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.37 1.64

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.

TJXURBNVVV
TJX 1.00 0.29 0.29
URBN 0.29 1.00 0.34
VVV 0.29 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TJX, URBN and VVV?

Tjx Companies (TJX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tjx Companies (TJX) $155.16B, Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.77B, Valvoline (VVV) $4.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, TJX, URBN and VVV?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tjx Companies (TJX) 25.6x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.6x, Valvoline (VVV) 40.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Urban Outfitters (URBN) is cheapest (Tjx Companies (TJX) 26.2x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.9x, Valvoline (VVV) 19.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valvoline (VVV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tjx Companies (TJX) +7.7%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tjx Companies (TJX) has the highest net margin (Tjx Companies (TJX) 9.7%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%, Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Tjx Companies (TJX) leads (Tjx Companies (TJX) 44.6%, Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Urban Outfitters (URBN) returned the most: Tjx Companies (TJX) -0.2%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +38.9%, Valvoline (VVV) -1.0%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Tjx Companies (TJX) +16.7%/yr, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +23.6%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -0.9%/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%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 0.00%, Valvoline (VVV) 0.00%. Urban Outfitters (URBN) and Valvoline (VVV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tjx Companies (TJX) has been the steadiest (Tjx Companies (TJX) 21.3%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 43.0%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.