URBN vs CAL vs ROST Stock Comparison

Urban Outfitters, Caleres and Ross Stores Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$89.35 +18.4% 1M +33.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.91B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
CAL Caleres Inc
$12.96 +3.3% 1M +3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$439.34M
P/E
8.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.85B
Div. yield
0.02%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
ROST Ross Stores, Inc.
$227.98 -3.8% 1M +41.9% 1Y
Market cap
$73.63B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ross Stores leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ross Stores 7, Caleres 3, Urban Outfitters 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionURBNCALROSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.91B $439.34M $73.63B ROST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 8.4x 27.7x CAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 7.6x 28.3x CAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +7.3% +14.0% ROST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 1.8% 10.8% ROST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.3% 33.9% ROST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x -0.8x ROST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% CAL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.0% +3.7% +41.9% ROST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.9%/yr -10.9%/yr +15.0%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 63.3% 26.1% ROST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 53/100 65/100 URBN

Percentile Scorecard

URBNCALROST

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

AxisURBNCALROST
Valuation 60 #42 of 104 96 #3 of 45 13 #91 of 104
Growth 80 #20 of 98 24 #33 of 43 79 #21 of 98
Profitability 82 #18 of 96 43 #24 of 41 92 #9 of 96
Financial Health 84 #18 of 110 33 #35 of 52 86 #16 of 110
Shareholder Returns 87 #10 of 71 70 #11 of 34 57 #31 of 71
Overall 79 53 65
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • CAL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ROST ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodURBNCALROSTSPY
1 month +18.4%+3.3%-3.8% +0.9%
3 months +18.5%+0.8%-9.5% +5.9%
6 months +30.1%-1.5%+1.3% +8.5%
Year to date +18.7%+6.5%+26.6% +13.3%
1 year +33.0%+3.7%+41.9% +12.4%
3 years +164.2%-48.7%+102.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +38.3%-20.0%+26.5% +23.5%
5 years +179.8%-43.8%+101.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +22.9%-10.9%+15.0% +11.0%
10 years +163.5%-46.8%+266.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.2%-6.1%+13.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureURBNCALROSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%63.3%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%57.8%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.951.770.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.770.061.60 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.2%-79.8%-41.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.5%-12.0%-10.7% -0.9%
52-week high $90.73$14.73$255.23 $779.14
52-week low $59.57$8.86$158.07 $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.

MultipleURBNCALROST
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 16.7x 8.1xmedian 16.4x 27.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.4x 0.2xmedian 0.7x 3.0xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 9.2x 4.6xmedian 10.0x 17.8xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 16.0x 6.6xmedian 12.0x 26.1xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 2.2x 10.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.73 -0.28median 0.54 1.33median 0.73

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 monthsURBNCALROST
Revenue $6.47B $2.85B $24.51B
Gross profit $2.43B $1.32B $7.27B
Operating income $731.44M $86.98M $3.37B
Net income $569.06M $50.29M $2.66B
Free cash flow $295.21M $67.34M $2.79B
EPS (diluted) $6.57 $1.60 $8.32
Cash & equivalents $598.76M $50.92M $4.29B
Total debt – $1.29B $1.02B
Shares (diluted) 86.67M 32.83M 319.45M
Enterprise value $5.47B $286.96M $56.55B

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
MetricURBNCALROST
P/E 13.4x 8.1x 27.2x
P/FCF 25.9x 6.6x 26.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 3.8x 19.9x
P/S 1.2x 0.2x 3.0x
P/B 2.7x 0.7x 10.8x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 0.9x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 4.6x 17.8x
EV/EBIT 9.5x 7.9x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.2x 2.8x
EV/FCF 23.5x 10.2x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 5.8x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 -0.28 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricURBNCALROST
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 7.3% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -0.1% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% 12.9% 22.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 2.1% 13.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.4% 1.8% 30.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% -21.4% 16.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.7% -13.3% 28.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.1% -30.1% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.9% -13.0% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.0% -28.3% 20.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.3% 284.5% 48.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.9% -19.4% 8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.0% 319.9% 66.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -26.5% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricURBNCALROST
Gross margin 37.5% 46.2% 29.7%
EBITDA margin 13.5% 5.2% 16.0%
Operating margin 11.3% 3.1% 13.7%
Pretax margin 11.1% 2.5% 14.3%
Net margin 8.8% 1.8% 10.8%
FCF margin 4.6% 2.4% 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 4.1% 14.9%
Return on equity 20.8% 7.7% 40.8%
Return on assets 11.5% 2.4% 16.9%
Return on invested capital – 6.3% 33.9%
Return on capital employed 19.3% 7.7% 31.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.4x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricURBNCALROST
Debt / assets – 13.5% 6.4%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x -0.8x
Debt / FCF – 4.3x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 44.3% 68.1% 57.8%
Equity / assets 55.7% 31.9% 42.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 4.70 2.03 7.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricURBNCALROST
Dividend yield – 2.2% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 3.9% 1.3% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 3.4% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.9% 20.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.1% 19.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.4% 7.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.7% 7.4%

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.

ConsensusURBNCALROST
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 28.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.62FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $8.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +180.3%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% +24.0% +18.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.18BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026 $23.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% -6.2% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersURBNCALROST
Held by institutions 71.7% 88.9% 93.4%
Institutions holding 416 169 1,420
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -1.5% +4.7%
Institutions buying 205 81 763
Institutions selling 150 56 440
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.45 1.73

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.

URBNCALROST
URBN 1.00 0.51 0.32
CAL 0.51 1.00 0.42
ROST 0.32 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, URBN, CAL and ROST?

Ross Stores (ROST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.91B, Caleres (CAL) $439.34M, Ross Stores (ROST) $73.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, URBN, CAL and ROST?

Caleres (CAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.9x, Caleres (CAL) 8.4x, Ross Stores (ROST) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caleres (CAL) is cheapest (Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.5x, Caleres (CAL) 7.6x, Ross Stores (ROST) 28.3x). 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: Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%, Caleres (CAL) +7.3%, Ross Stores (ROST) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ross Stores (ROST) has the highest net margin (Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%, Caleres (CAL) 1.8%, Ross Stores (ROST) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Ross Stores (ROST) leads (Caleres (CAL) 6.3%, Ross Stores (ROST) 33.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ross Stores (ROST) returned the most: Urban Outfitters (URBN) +33.0%, Caleres (CAL) +3.7%, Ross Stores (ROST) +41.9%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Urban Outfitters (URBN) +22.9%/yr, Caleres (CAL) -10.9%/yr, Ross Stores (ROST) +15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Caleres (CAL) has the highest dividend yield: Urban Outfitters (URBN) 0.00%, Caleres (CAL) 0.02%, Ross Stores (ROST) 0.01%. Urban Outfitters (URBN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ross Stores (ROST) has been the steadiest (Urban Outfitters (URBN) 42.9%, Caleres (CAL) 63.3%, Ross Stores (ROST) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, URBN, CAL and ROST?

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 7. 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.