Burlington Stores (BURL) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026)
Burlington Stores (BURL) posted Operating Margin of -45.70% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 5.77 percentage points from -51.47% a year earlier and up 5.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Burlington Stores (BURL) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Operating Margin at Burlington Stores was -47.72%, up 2.07 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was -49.03%, up 1.28 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +20.24 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Burlington Stores' Operating Margin was -50.31% in FY2025 (+2.31 pp), -52.62% in FY2024 (+3.28 pp), -55.89% in FY2023 (-3.43 pp) and -52.46% in FY2022 (+16.80 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -60.13% in fiscal Q2 2023 to a high of -44.81% in fiscal Q4 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.72 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2027, with a gain of 5.77 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2023, with a drop of 11.02 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was -50.84% (Q1 2027), -44.81% (Q4 2026) and -50.61% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,654.24 Bn | 2,170.93 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.69% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 289.19 Bn | 282.43 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 14.29% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 143.39 Bn | 120.94 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.09% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.29 Bn | 98.25 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 13.67% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.79 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.62% |
| 6 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 66.59 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.65% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.61 Bn | 69.69 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 20.15% |
| 8 | Carvana | 66.52 Bn | 58.12 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 9.22% |
| 9 | Autozone | 47.57 Bn | 46.47 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 19.08% |
| 10 | Burlington Stores | 16.74 Bn | 13.48 Bn | 1.39 Bn | -45.70% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -45.70% |
| May 2, 2026 | -50.84% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -44.81% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -50.61% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -51.47% |
| May 3, 2025 | -50.81% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -46.41% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -51.37% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | -53.07% |
| May 4, 2024 | -51.71% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | -47.17% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -53.77% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -56.29% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -55.61% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -50.08% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -57.59% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -60.13% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -58.00% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -53.22% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -57.12% |
Burlington Stores Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BURL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "BURL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BURL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();