LULU vs GAP vs BURL
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
LULU62.6
Lululemon Athletica Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Retail
$97.10 −2.01%$11.2B mkt cap
Score DNA
BURL63.2
Burlington Stores, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Retail
$262.66 −1.99%$16.5B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
LULU GAP BURL · 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 | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | $0.50M | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | — | — | +28 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 540 | 141 | 723 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 399 | 146 | 551 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +141 | −5 | +172 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 7.9x
15th
|
6.5x
8th
|
23.1x
77th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 0.48
50th
|
0.05
0th
|
0.58
62nd
|
| Price / sales | 1.0x
46th
|
0.5x
38th
|
1.4x
69th
|
| Price / book | 2.3x
38th
|
2.1x
31st
|
8.2x
85th
|
| Price / tangible book | 2.9x
46th
|
1.9x
23rd
|
13.7x
92nd
|
| Price / free cash flow | 8.3x
31st
|
7.3x
23rd
|
16.3x
54th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 5.7x
31st
|
4.4x
23rd
|
11.7x
62nd
|
| Enterprise value | $12.0B
77th
|
$11.4B
69th
|
$21.7B
85th
|
| EV / sales | 1.1x
46th
|
0.7x
31st
|
1.8x
69th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 4.7x
0th
|
6.4x
15th
|
14.8x
77th
|
| EV / EBIT | 6.0x
0th
|
9.0x
23rd
|
21.3x
77th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 8.9x
15th
|
10.2x
31st
|
21.5x
54th
|
| Earnings yield | 12.6%
85th
|
15.4%
92nd
|
4.3%
23rd
|
| FCF yield | 12.0%
69th
|
13.7%
77th
|
6.1%
46th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 17.6%
69th
|
22.6%
77th
|
8.6%
38th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $109.49
100th
|
$28.38
23rd
|
$88.77
77th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 56.1%
92nd
|
43.3%
46th
|
44.6%
54th
|
| EBITDA margin | 23.0%
92nd
|
11.6%
31st
|
12.0%
38th
|
| Operating margin | 17.8%
92nd
|
11.0%
46th
|
8.1%
23rd
|
| EBIT margin | 18.2%
92nd
|
8.3%
23rd
|
8.3%
31st
|
| Net margin | 12.8%
92nd
|
8.1%
46th
|
5.8%
23rd
|
| NOPAT margin | 12.5%
92nd
|
8.0%
46th
|
6.1%
23rd
|
| FCF margin | 12.2%
92nd
|
7.2%
46th
|
8.3%
54th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 17.9%
92nd
|
12.0%
54th
|
11.6%
46th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 38.2%
77th
|
0.0%
0th
|
32.8%
62nd
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.4%
25th
|
0.6%
50th
|
1.0%
92nd
|
| Effective tax rate | 29.4%
100th
|
26.8%
85th
|
24.1%
46th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 30.9%
54th
|
33.8%
62nd
|
41.4%
77th
|
| ROA | 17.7%
92nd
|
10.0%
46th
|
7.4%
23rd
|
| ROIC | 25.1%
69th
|
17.2%
54th
|
10.4%
23rd
|
| ROCE | 30.1%
69th
|
13.2%
38th
|
13.0%
23rd
|
| Return on tangible assets | 25.2%
92nd
|
10.1%
23rd
|
10.5%
31st
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 35.8%
69th
|
25.5%
62nd
|
19.6%
38th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 73.4%
85th
|
51.6%
31st
|
53.2%
46th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 28.4%
92nd
|
11.4%
54th
|
7.8%
31st
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 38.6%
92nd
|
7.4%
23rd
|
7.4%
15th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 35.6%
77th
|
14.4%
15th
|
34.3%
69th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 16.6%
8th
|
90.1%
69th
|
53.6%
38th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 1.7%
8th
|
1.1%
0th
|
11.0%
69th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | -2.3%
15th
|
4.4%
38th
|
5.1%
46th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 7.9%
62nd
|
0.5%
15th
|
10.4%
85th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 15.0%
92nd
|
-1.6%
15th
|
7.9%
69th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 7.5%
46th
|
6.6%
38th
|
12.4%
69th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 8.4%
31st
|
88.4%
92nd
|
11.1%
38th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -20.6%
9th
|
40.3%
82nd
|
30.7%
73rd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 12.1%
33rd
|
126.0%
100th
|
39.1%
83rd
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -15.8%
9th
|
43.3%
82nd
|
30.7%
64th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 16.6%
50th
|
126.0%
100th
|
39.9%
75th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 14.7%
64th
|
11.5%
45th
|
11.8%
55th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 15.9%
27th
|
44.3%
36th
|
228.2%
82nd
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 11.8%
64th
|
8.7%
36th
|
42.9%
91st
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 6.6%
25th
|
11.0%
50th
|
22.0%
67th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 15.2%
38th
|
20.4%
85th
|
35.1%
100th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | — | 1.8%
33rd
|
— |
| Sustainable growth rate | 30.9%
69th
|
27.0%
62nd
|
41.4%
92nd
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 57.9%
92nd
|
41.8%
46th
|
43.5%
54th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 21.0%
100th
|
8.3%
31st
|
9.1%
46th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 15.2%
92nd
|
6.4%
38th
|
5.0%
31st
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 13.3%
92nd
|
6.7%
54th
|
4.8%
38th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.94
62nd
|
0.55
23rd
|
0.95
77th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.64
54th
|
0.39
23rd
|
0.54
38th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.98
77th
|
0.94
31st
|
0.98
85th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.4B
77th
|
$2.5B
85th
|
$703.7M
62nd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$751.4M
38th
|
−$3.2B
15th
|
−$5.2B
8th
|
| Working capital | $2.1B
85th
|
$2.6B
92nd
|
$380.3M
31st
|
| Current ratio | 2.19
85th
|
1.82
69th
|
1.17
23rd
|
| Quick ratio | 1.24
85th
|
1.11
77th
|
0.47
31st
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.77
69th
|
0.77
77th
|
0.32
31st
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 134 days
54th
|
183 days
69th
|
70 days
23rd
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $2.1B
69th
|
$5.7B
85th
|
$5.9B
92nd
|
| Debt / equity | 0.45
8th
|
1.45
85th
|
2.95
100th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.16
8th
|
0.82
62nd
|
2.60
100th
|
| Debt / assets | 25.2%
8th
|
44.5%
77th
|
58.8%
100th
|
| Debt / capital | 30.9%
8th
|
59.1%
85th
|
74.7%
100th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.84
0th
|
3.21
62nd
|
4.02
77th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.29
8th
|
1.82
62nd
|
3.54
77th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | — | 18.1x
60th
|
13.0x
40th
|
| Cash interest coverage | — | 26.2x
40th
|
18.1x
30th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 1.1 yrs
0th
|
3.1 yrs
54th
|
4.2 yrs
69th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 43.5%
0th
|
69.3%
77th
|
80.1%
100th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA+ | BBB+ | BBB+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 65
0th
|
225
54th
|
225
54th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.39
54th
|
1.23
15th
|
1.26
31st
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 2.78
54th
|
2.51
38th
|
1.73
8th
|
| Inventory turnover | 2.8
31st
|
3.8
46th
|
4.6
69th
|
| Receivables turnover | 71.5
58th
|
— | 102.1
67th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 5 days
46th
|
0 days
0th
|
4 days
38th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 129 days
69th
|
96 days
54th
|
79 days
31st
|
| Days payables outstanding | 27 days
8th
|
70 days
92nd
|
57 days
62nd
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 107 days
85th
|
26 days
15th
|
25 days
8th
|
| Capex / revenue | 5.7%
83rd
|
4.7%
58th
|
3.3%
33rd
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.16
33rd
|
1.41
50th
|
0.90
17th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 41.7%
69th
|
34.3%
46th
|
37.9%
54th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.40
46th
|
1.47
54th
|
1.98
77th
|
| FCF / net income | 0.96
46th
|
0.89
38th
|
1.42
77th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 68.3%
33rd
|
60.5%
25th
|
71.4%
67th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 31.7%
67th
|
39.5%
75th
|
28.6%
33rd
|
| Accruals ratio | -7.0%
23rd
|
-4.7%
69th
|
-7.2%
8th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -4.6%
31st
|
-0.3%
69th
|
-5.7%
0th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
8th
|
1.00
77th
|
0.75
8th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 63
31st
|
65
54th
|
63
38th
|
| IS profitability | 78
92nd
|
68
62nd
|
51
23rd
|
| IS growth | 28
8th
|
60
38th
|
69
85th
|
| IS value | 75
62nd
|
78
77th
|
28
8th
|
| IS momentum | 59
8th
|
86
38th
|
92
77th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
54th
|
65
15th
|
90
38th
|
| IS quality | 81
85th
|
77
46th
|
59
0th
|
| IS balance sheet | 87
100th
|
70
46th
|
42
8th
|
| IS earnings quality | 84
31st
|
91
85th
|
84
38th
|
| IS cash flow | 66
69th
|
62
46th
|
64
54th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 5
0th
|
8
62nd
|
7
31st
|
| Altman Z-score | 5.3
85th
|
2.7
15th
|
3.7
46th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.56
77th
|
−2.84
31st
|
−2.67
62nd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −9.64
0th
|
−7.56
54th
|
−6.41
85th
|
| IS credit score | 92
92nd
|
65
46th
|
60
23rd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $11.2B
77th
|
$8.1B
69th
|
$16.5B
85th
|
| Revenue | $11.1B
69th
|
$15.3B
85th
|
$12.2B
77th
|
| EBITDA | $2.6B
85th
|
$1.8B
77th
|
$1.5B
69th
|
| Net income | $1.4B
85th
|
$1.2B
77th
|
$714.2M
69th
|
| Free cash flow | $1.4B
85th
|
$1.1B
77th
|
$1.0B
69th
|
| Total assets | $8.5B
69th
|
$12.9B
85th
|
$10.0B
77th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $4.8B
85th
|
$4.0B
77th
|
$2.0B
62nd
|
| Employees | 39,000
54th
|
79,000
77th
|
83,309
85th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −2.0% | −1.4% | −2.0% |
| 1 week | +2.8% | −0.5% | −5.2% |
| 1 month | −2.3% | +11.6% | +9.6% |
| 3 months | −16.8% | +17.2% | −25.5% |
| 6 months | −42.0% | −13.0% | −24.4% |
| Year to date | −53.9% | −5.4% | −12.0% |
| 1 year | −41.9% | +13.0% | −5.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | −74.0% | +118.9% | +112.3% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −75.6% | +21.7% | −5.4% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | LULU | GAP | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 46.0 | 57.1 | 44.4 |
| From 52-week high | −57.0% | −19.4% | −30.6% |
| From 52-week low | +7.4% | +29.8% | +15.7% |
| Beta | 0.92 | 2.03 | 1.43 |
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