URBN vs TJX vs BURL Stock Comparison

Urban Outfitters, Tjx Companies and Burlington Stores Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$86.72 +7.3% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.83B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
TJX Tjx Companies Inc /De/
$137.63 +3.7% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$160.40B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc.
$239.84 -12.9% 1M -13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.20B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.22B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionURBNTJXBURLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.83B $160.40B $16.20B TJX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 26.4x 22.7x URBN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 25.5x 21.2x URBN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +7.7% +10.9% URBN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 9.7% 5.8% TJX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 44.6% 20.1% TJX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x 0.8x TJX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.8% -2.0% -13.2% URBN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.8%/yr +14.6%/yr -4.0%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 21.4% 40.6% TJX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 59/100 58/100 URBN

Percentile Scorecard

URBNTJXBURL

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

AxisURBNTJXBURL
Valuation 61 #42 of 107 16 #90 of 107 36 #69 of 107
Growth 84 #17 of 103 74 #28 of 103 93 #8 of 103
Profitability 81 #20 of 102 94 #7 of 102 76 #25 of 102
Financial Health 84 #19 of 113 63 #43 of 113 44 #64 of 113
Shareholder Returns 85 #12 of 76 47 #41 of 76 41 #45 of 76
Overall 79 59 58
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • TJX ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BURL ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodURBNTJXBURLSPY
1 month +7.3%+3.7%-12.9% -2.0%
3 months +9.9%-12.6%-34.8% -2.2%
6 months +23.8%-11.2%-23.3% +4.2%
Year to date +15.2%-10.4%-17.0% +10.6%
1 year +39.8%-2.0%-13.2% +10.4%
3 years +142.2%+51.2%+81.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year +34.3%+14.8%+21.9% +20.2%
5 years +146.4%+97.3%-18.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year +19.8%+14.6%-4.0% +10.1%
10 years +166.1%+283.4%+244.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +10.3%+14.4%+13.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureURBNTJXBURLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%21.4%40.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.9%21.6%43.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.070.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.93-0.09-0.32 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.2%-28.3%-63.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-18.3%-35.6% -3.2%
52-week high $92.19$168.41$372.18 $779.14
52-week low $59.57$125.99$232.24 $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.

MultipleURBNTJXBURL
P/E now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 17.7x 25.0xmedian 17.7x 21.1xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.5x 2.4xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 9.1x 16.1xmedian 9.1x 11.1xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 15.7x 25.8xmedian 15.7x 36.5xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.7x 14.2xmedian 1.7x 7.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.83 1.51median 0.83 0.53median 0.83

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 monthsURBNTJXBURL
Revenue $6.47B $62.36B $12.22B
Gross profit $2.43B $19.96B $5.45B
Operating income $731.44M $7.92B $1.01B
Net income $569.06M $6.07B $714.18M
Free cash flow $295.21M $5.88B $412.54M
EPS (diluted) $6.57 $5.43 $11.18
Cash & equivalents $598.76M $6.00B $703.69M
Total debt – $2.87B $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 86.67M 1.12B 63.90M
Enterprise value $5.39B $137.95B $12.93B

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
MetricURBNTJXBURL
P/E 13.0x 25.0x 21.1x
P/FCF 25.2x 25.8x 36.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 18.9x 10.6x
P/S 1.1x 2.4x 1.2x
P/B 2.6x 14.2x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 14.2x 8.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 16.1x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 9.2x 18.8x 16.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF 22.7x 25.3x 39.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x 18.5x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 1.51 0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricURBNTJXBURL
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 7.7% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 6.8% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% 12.7% 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 11.0% 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.4% 22.2% 27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 15.5% 41.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.7% 22.0% 30.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 15.1% 39.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.9% 23.2% 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.0% 16.6% 39.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.3% 35.4% 76.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 9.2% 22.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.0% 45.4% 235.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 8.7% 5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricURBNTJXBURL
Gross margin 37.5% 32.0% 44.6%
EBITDA margin 13.5% 14.8% 12.0%
Operating margin 11.3% 12.7% 8.3%
Pretax margin 11.1% 12.9% 7.7%
Net margin 8.8% 9.7% 5.8%
FCF margin 4.6% 9.4% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 12.9% 11.6%
Return on equity 20.8% 57.6% 37.2%
Return on assets 11.5% 16.6% 7.2%
Return on invested capital – 44.6% 20.1%
Return on capital employed 19.3% 34.0% 13.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricURBNTJXBURL
Debt / assets – 7.7% 19.1%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 44.3% 71.3% 80.1%
Equity / assets 55.7% 28.7% 19.9%
Interest coverage – – 13.7x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.64 6.26 3.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricURBNTJXBURL
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 4.1% 1.6% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 2.9% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusURBNTJXBURL
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.62FY2026 $5.39FY2026 $11.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% +9.3% +26.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.18BFY2026 $61.59BFY2026 $12.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +3.5% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersURBNTJXBURL
Held by institutions 71.8% 91.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 418 2,758 655
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +2.0% 0.0%
Institutions buying 207 1,403 369
Institutions selling 150 1,027 215
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.37 1.72

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.

URBNTJXBURL
URBN 1.00 0.29 0.28
TJX 0.29 1.00 0.46
BURL 0.28 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, URBN, TJX and BURL?

Tjx Companies (TJX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.83B, Tjx Companies (TJX) $160.40B, Burlington Stores (BURL) $16.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, URBN, TJX and BURL?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.8x, Tjx Companies (TJX) 26.4x, Burlington Stores (BURL) 22.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Urban Outfitters (URBN) is cheapest (Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.1x, Tjx Companies (TJX) 25.5x, Burlington Stores (BURL) 21.2x). 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: Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%, Tjx Companies (TJX) +7.7%, Burlington Stores (BURL) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tjx Companies (TJX) has the highest net margin (Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 9.7%, Burlington Stores (BURL) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, Tjx Companies (TJX) leads (Tjx Companies (TJX) 44.6%, Burlington Stores (BURL) 20.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Urban Outfitters (URBN) returned the most: Urban Outfitters (URBN) +39.8%, Tjx Companies (TJX) -2.0%, Burlington Stores (BURL) -13.2%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Urban Outfitters (URBN) +19.8%/yr, Tjx Companies (TJX) +14.6%/yr, Burlington Stores (BURL) -4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Urban Outfitters (URBN) 0.00%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 0.01%, Burlington Stores (BURL) 0.00%. Urban Outfitters (URBN) and Burlington Stores (BURL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tjx Companies (TJX) has been the steadiest (Urban Outfitters (URBN) 42.9%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 21.4%, Burlington Stores (BURL) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.