BBY vs TSCO vs ULTA
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
BBY65.1
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
$92.63 −1.64%$19.4B mkt cap
Score DNA
TSCO47.6
Tractor Supply Company
Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
$33.16 −0.63%$17.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
ULTA61.7
Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
$592.94 −2.68%$25.4B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
BBY TSCO ULTA · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | $0.65M | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-05-01 | 2026-09-25 | 2026-07-07 |
| 13F net change in holders | +9 | −101 | −69 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,172 | 1,058 | 1,009 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 931 | 815 | 942 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +241 | +243 | +67 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 15.3x
17th
|
17.1x
26th
|
21.0x
46th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 30.19
100th
|
— | 6.62
95th
|
| Price / sales | 0.5x
13th
|
1.1x
51st
|
2.0x
64th
|
| Price / book | 6.1x
59th
|
6.6x
66th
|
9.6x
78th
|
| Price / tangible book | 7.7x
48th
|
7.7x
52nd
|
10.0x
59th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 11.0x
22nd
|
56.3x
89th
|
23.8x
64th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 7.8x
32nd
|
13.4x
57th
|
16.1x
65th
|
| Enterprise value | $21.3B
72nd
|
$23.6B
74th
|
$27.7B
79th
|
| EV / sales | 0.5x
8th
|
1.5x
49th
|
2.1x
67th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 8.3x
16th
|
12.3x
43rd
|
14.3x
54th
|
| EV / EBIT | 12.0x
14th
|
16.8x
40th
|
17.1x
46th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 12.1x
17th
|
76.8x
92nd
|
25.9x
58th
|
| Earnings yield | 6.5%
85th
|
5.9%
77th
|
4.8%
59th
|
| FCF yield | 9.1%
79th
|
1.8%
18th
|
4.2%
41st
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 12.7%
69th
|
7.4%
46th
|
6.2%
38th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $44.87
70th
|
$14.75
43rd
|
$194.98
93rd
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 22.7%
13th
|
32.5%
28th
|
39.3%
46th
|
| EBITDA margin | 6.1%
26th
|
12.1%
62nd
|
15.0%
69th
|
| Operating margin | 4.4%
33rd
|
8.9%
56th
|
12.6%
72nd
|
| EBIT margin | 4.2%
31st
|
8.9%
56th
|
12.5%
69th
|
| Net margin | 3.0%
36th
|
6.4%
62nd
|
9.3%
72nd
|
| NOPAT margin | 3.2%
28th
|
7.1%
56th
|
9.5%
72nd
|
| FCF margin | 4.2%
41st
|
1.9%
21st
|
8.2%
69th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 5.9%
26th
|
8.2%
38th
|
12.1%
62nd
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 18.3%
21st
|
24.3%
33rd
|
26.7%
44th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3%
19th
|
0.4%
30th
|
0.4%
24th
|
| Effective tax rate | 26.9%
87th
|
20.5%
26th
|
24.2%
68th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 43.1%
81st
|
39.5%
78th
|
46.1%
84th
|
| ROA | 8.1%
51st
|
8.9%
64th
|
17.8%
92nd
|
| ROIC | 26.6%
77th
|
12.5%
49th
|
24.9%
72nd
|
| ROCE | 24.9%
77th
|
15.6%
51st
|
34.6%
87th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 11.4%
54th
|
12.4%
64th
|
23.8%
90th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 48.9%
78th
|
14.4%
31st
|
31.7%
64th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 59.4%
69th
|
42.0%
36th
|
73.1%
82nd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 19.2%
62nd
|
13.1%
50th
|
22.4%
66th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 26.8%
76th
|
17.2%
59th
|
29.7%
79th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 43.2%
87th
|
47.6%
90th
|
53.8%
93rd
|
| Incremental ROIC | 148.0%
92nd
|
22.3%
47th
|
117.0%
82nd
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 1.4%
21st
|
4.0%
28th
|
11.2%
69th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 9.4%
56th
|
26.4%
87th
|
-4.1%
15th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -1.7%
10th
|
2.2%
33rd
|
6.5%
51st
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | -4.2%
9th
|
5.8%
40th
|
11.1%
60th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | -0.1%
18th
|
-0.6%
15th
|
6.4%
51st
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 2.3%
37th
|
-1.5%
23rd
|
-0.5%
27th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 63.5%
86th
|
-6.9%
14th
|
0.7%
31st
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -0.5%
37th
|
-3.0%
30th
|
-1.4%
33rd
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 63.3%
86th
|
-5.6%
14th
|
4.4%
28th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 0.5%
37th
|
-1.5%
30th
|
3.2%
40th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | -9.8%
33rd
|
5.0%
54th
|
16.0%
79th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 30.8%
50th
|
-62.6%
3rd
|
12.1%
44th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | -1.1%
29th
|
-22.4%
6th
|
3.1%
42nd
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | -3.0%
12th
|
-5.3%
3rd
|
4.7%
41st
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 5.0%
27th
|
9.8%
37th
|
13.9%
57th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 0.9%
15th
|
2.7%
31st
|
— |
| Sustainable growth rate | 15.9%
47th
|
20.2%
60th
|
46.1%
90th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 22.5%
10th
|
34.7%
33rd
|
39.0%
44th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 3.7%
33rd
|
9.6%
67th
|
13.4%
85th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 2.6%
38th
|
7.1%
67th
|
10.1%
79th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 3.6%
41st
|
3.8%
49th
|
8.4%
69th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.81
49th
|
0.86
56th
|
0.94
74th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.68
67th
|
0.25
26th
|
0.48
46th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.98
82nd
|
0.96
67th
|
0.98
79th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.3B
82nd
|
$231.6M
38th
|
$213.5M
31st
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$1.9B
41st
|
−$6.3B
13th
|
−$2.3B
31st
|
| Working capital | $1.0B
79th
|
$1.1B
82nd
|
$787.2M
72nd
|
| Current ratio | 1.12
33rd
|
1.33
49th
|
1.35
51st
|
| Quick ratio | 0.41
26th
|
0.23
5th
|
0.29
10th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.25
36th
|
0.07
10th
|
0.09
13th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 150 days
49th
|
23 days
3rd
|
49 days
15th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $4.1B
72nd
|
$6.5B
85th
|
$2.5B
54th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.30
56th
|
2.49
81st
|
0.95
44th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.59
38th
|
2.40
88th
|
0.87
56th
|
| Debt / assets | 25.7%
21st
|
53.8%
77th
|
36.2%
46th
|
| Debt / capital | 56.5%
56th
|
71.3%
81st
|
48.8%
44th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.60
27th
|
3.42
57th
|
1.30
19th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.73
30th
|
3.30
68th
|
1.19
35th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 39.6x
84th
|
20.7x
68th
|
146.2x
100th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 55.0x
81st
|
19.0x
62nd
|
141.9x
94th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 1.7 yrs
30th
|
5.1 yrs
78th
|
1.6 yrs
27th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 80.2%
64th
|
78.4%
59th
|
62.0%
38th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA | A | AA+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 80
18th
|
150
38th
|
65
5th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 2.69
90th
|
1.39
56th
|
1.91
77th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 8.66
71st
|
2.15
16th
|
3.94
53rd
|
| Inventory turnover | 5.4
51st
|
3.2
34th
|
3.3
37th
|
| Receivables turnover | 45.9
33rd
|
— | 54.7
53rd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 8 days
69th
|
0 days
0th
|
7 days
51st
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 68 days
49th
|
113 days
66th
|
112 days
63rd
|
| Days payables outstanding | 65 days
74th
|
56 days
64th
|
31 days
28th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 10 days
49th
|
57 days
69th
|
87 days
85th
|
| Capex / revenue | 1.7%
28th
|
6.2%
79th
|
3.9%
59th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.89
31st
|
1.92
79th
|
1.58
67th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 19.6%
10th
|
22.5%
15th
|
26.4%
28th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.95
57th
|
1.27
23rd
|
1.30
29th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.39
63rd
|
0.30
6th
|
0.88
37th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 71.4%
59th
|
23.9%
14th
|
67.8%
54th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 28.6%
41st
|
76.1%
86th
|
32.2%
46th
|
| Accruals ratio | -7.7%
38th
|
-2.4%
85th
|
-5.3%
56th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -0.5%
79th
|
-2.0%
67th
|
-5.9%
28th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
6th
|
1.00
63rd
|
0.75
6th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 65
79th
|
48
28th
|
62
69th
|
| IS profitability | 40
44th
|
53
72nd
|
65
85th
|
| IS growth | 62
64th
|
41
13th
|
53
31st
|
| IS value | 64
87th
|
53
74th
|
40
44th
|
| IS momentum | 86
72nd
|
68
15th
|
77
46th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
62nd
|
90
56th
|
100
62nd
|
| IS quality | 68
59th
|
58
26th
|
73
77th
|
| IS balance sheet | 61
56th
|
41
31st
|
64
64th
|
| IS earnings quality | 82
54th
|
95
100th
|
87
72nd
|
| IS cash flow | 63
69th
|
28
5th
|
58
56th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
56th
|
5
15th
|
5
15th
|
| Altman Z-score | 4.2
62nd
|
3.7
59th
|
6.2
74th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.91
26th
|
−2.51
64th
|
−2.59
62nd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −6.74
54th
|
−6.54
56th
|
−7.99
28th
|
| IS credit score | 86
79th
|
70
59th
|
90
85th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $19.4B
74th
|
$17.3B
72nd
|
$25.4B
77th
|
| Revenue | $42.2B
97th
|
$15.8B
74th
|
$13.0B
69th
|
| EBITDA | $2.6B
85th
|
$1.9B
77th
|
$1.9B
82nd
|
| Net income | $1.3B
85th
|
$1.0B
77th
|
$1.2B
82nd
|
| Free cash flow | $1.8B
90th
|
$307.0M
51st
|
$1.1B
82nd
|
| Total assets | $16.1B
79th
|
$12.2B
77th
|
$7.0B
67th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $3.2B
82nd
|
$2.6B
74th
|
$2.6B
77th
|
| Employees | 82,000
82nd
|
52,000
72nd
|
65,000
79th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −1.6% | −0.6% | −2.7% |
| 1 week | +6.5% | −1.6% | +4.0% |
| 1 month | −2.0% | +1.0% | +9.1% |
| 3 months | +9.9% | +9.4% | +21.5% |
| 6 months | +44.3% | −26.3% | +7.2% |
| Year to date | +39.2% | −34.5% | −4.4% |
| 1 year | +24.4% | −40.3% | +10.1% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +51.1% | −15.7% | +51.5% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +9.1% | −8.4% | +56.7% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | BBY | TSCO | ULTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 59.2 | 52.0 | 64.6 |
| From 52-week high | −4.0% | −42.8% | −17.1% |
| From 52-week low | +72.1% | +16.9% | +33.7% |
| Beta | 1.28 | 0.51 | 0.84 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17