ROST vs TJX vs BURL
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
ROST73.9
Ross Stores, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Retail
$236.89 +0.88%$76.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
TJX68.6
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Retail
$147.32 +1.88%$162.0B 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
ROST TJX 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 | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | 2026-09-25 | — |
| 13F net change in holders | +65 | +17 | +28 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,441 | 1,487 | 723 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,193 | 1,205 | 551 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +248 | +282 | +172 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 28.6x
92nd
|
26.7x
85th
|
23.1x
77th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.40
88th
|
1.61
100th
|
0.58
62nd
|
| Price / sales | 3.1x
100th
|
2.6x
92nd
|
1.4x
69th
|
| Price / book | 11.3x
92nd
|
15.2x
100th
|
8.2x
85th
|
| Price / tangible book | 11.9x
85th
|
16.6x
100th
|
13.7x
92nd
|
| Price / free cash flow | 27.2x
77th
|
27.6x
85th
|
16.3x
54th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 20.8x
100th
|
20.2x
92nd
|
11.7x
62nd
|
| Enterprise value | $76.4B
92nd
|
$170.4B
100th
|
$21.7B
85th
|
| EV / sales | 3.1x
100th
|
2.7x
92nd
|
1.8x
69th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 18.0x
85th
|
18.8x
92nd
|
14.8x
77th
|
| EV / EBIT | 22.3x
85th
|
21.1x
69th
|
21.3x
77th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 27.4x
69th
|
29.0x
85th
|
21.5x
54th
|
| Earnings yield | 3.5%
8th
|
3.7%
15th
|
4.3%
23rd
|
| FCF yield | 3.7%
23rd
|
3.6%
15th
|
6.1%
46th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 4.8%
0th
|
5.0%
8th
|
8.6%
38th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $62.70
54th
|
$34.14
38th
|
$88.77
77th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 29.9%
0th
|
32.1%
8th
|
44.6%
54th
|
| EBITDA margin | 17.3%
77th
|
14.5%
62nd
|
12.0%
38th
|
| Operating margin | 13.7%
85th
|
12.8%
62nd
|
8.1%
23rd
|
| EBIT margin | 14.0%
77th
|
13.0%
62nd
|
8.3%
31st
|
| Net margin | 10.8%
85th
|
9.7%
62nd
|
5.8%
23rd
|
| NOPAT margin | 10.4%
85th
|
9.7%
62nd
|
6.1%
23rd
|
| FCF margin | 11.4%
85th
|
9.4%
62nd
|
8.3%
54th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 14.9%
77th
|
12.9%
62nd
|
11.6%
46th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 16.1%
8th
|
19.3%
23rd
|
32.8%
62nd
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.8%
83rd
|
0.3%
17th
|
1.0%
92nd
|
| Effective tax rate | 24.1%
54th
|
24.6%
62nd
|
24.1%
46th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 42.6%
85th
|
62.2%
100th
|
41.4%
77th
|
| ROA | 17.4%
85th
|
17.3%
77th
|
7.4%
23rd
|
| ROIC | 35.6%
100th
|
31.8%
85th
|
10.4%
23rd
|
| ROCE | 30.9%
85th
|
34.1%
100th
|
13.0%
23rd
|
| Return on tangible assets | 22.5%
77th
|
23.1%
85th
|
10.5%
31st
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 50.9%
100th
|
42.4%
92nd
|
19.6%
38th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 45.8%
8th
|
53.9%
54th
|
53.2%
46th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 28.0%
85th
|
26.6%
77th
|
7.8%
31st
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 30.8%
85th
|
30.5%
77th
|
7.4%
15th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 37.5%
85th
|
59.4%
100th
|
34.3%
69th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 145.6%
92nd
|
76.5%
62nd
|
53.6%
38th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 14.0%
92nd
|
7.7%
54th
|
11.0%
69th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 4.2%
31st
|
6.0%
54th
|
5.1%
46th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 8.5%
69th
|
6.8%
54th
|
10.4%
85th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 7.2%
54th
|
7.6%
62nd
|
7.9%
69th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 13.6%
85th
|
11.1%
62nd
|
12.4%
69th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 18.6%
69th
|
15.9%
54th
|
11.1%
38th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 28.9%
64th
|
22.0%
45th
|
30.7%
73rd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 18.3%
58th
|
15.1%
50th
|
39.1%
83rd
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 31.1%
73rd
|
23.2%
36th
|
30.7%
64th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 20.4%
58th
|
16.6%
42nd
|
39.9%
75th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 17.1%
73rd
|
21.4%
100th
|
11.8%
55th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 66.2%
64th
|
45.4%
45th
|
228.2%
82nd
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 10.2%
45th
|
8.7%
27th
|
42.9%
91st
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 8.6%
33rd
|
9.2%
42nd
|
22.0%
67th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 16.9%
62nd
|
18.8%
77th
|
35.1%
100th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 4.4%
67th
|
5.1%
83rd
|
— |
| Sustainable growth rate | 33.8%
77th
|
42.2%
100th
|
41.4%
92nd
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 28.4%
0th
|
31.0%
8th
|
43.5%
54th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 12.6%
69th
|
11.7%
62nd
|
9.1%
46th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 10.1%
77th
|
9.0%
62nd
|
5.0%
31st
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 9.0%
69th
|
8.1%
62nd
|
4.8%
38th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.94
69th
|
0.99
100th
|
0.95
77th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.92
92nd
|
0.98
100th
|
0.54
38th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.95
46th
|
0.95
54th
|
0.98
85th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $4.3B
92nd
|
$6.0B
100th
|
$703.7M
62nd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$451.0M
85th
|
−$8.3B
0th
|
−$5.2B
8th
|
| Working capital | $3.0B
100th
|
$2.0B
77th
|
$380.3M
31st
|
| Current ratio | 1.61
62nd
|
1.15
15th
|
1.17
23rd
|
| Quick ratio | 0.98
69th
|
0.56
38th
|
0.47
31st
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.88
85th
|
0.45
46th
|
0.32
31st
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 418 days
100th
|
227 days
77th
|
70 days
23rd
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $4.7B
77th
|
$14.3B
100th
|
$5.9B
92nd
|
| Debt / equity | 0.70
23rd
|
1.34
77th
|
2.95
100th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.07
0th
|
0.78
54th
|
2.60
100th
|
| Debt / assets | 29.7%
15th
|
38.6%
46th
|
58.8%
100th
|
| Debt / capital | 41.3%
23rd
|
57.3%
77th
|
74.7%
100th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.12
8th
|
1.58
38th
|
4.02
77th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.11
0th
|
0.92
38th
|
3.54
77th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 57.4x
70th
|
144.5x
80th
|
13.0x
40th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 61.3x
60th
|
143.5x
80th
|
18.1x
30th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 1.3 yrs
8th
|
1.8 yrs
38th
|
4.2 yrs
69th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 57.8%
31st
|
71.3%
85th
|
80.1%
100th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA+ | AA- | BBB+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 65
0th
|
100
23rd
|
225
54th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.61
77th
|
1.78
92nd
|
1.26
31st
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 3.14
69th
|
3.16
77th
|
1.73
8th
|
| Inventory turnover | 6.0
100th
|
5.6
92nd
|
4.6
69th
|
| Receivables turnover | 106.9
75th
|
60.5
42nd
|
102.1
67th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 3 days
31st
|
6 days
62nd
|
4 days
38th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 60 days
0th
|
66 days
8th
|
79 days
31st
|
| Days payables outstanding | 51 days
54th
|
42 days
46th
|
57 days
62nd
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 13 days
0th
|
30 days
23rd
|
25 days
8th
|
| Capex / revenue | 3.6%
50th
|
3.5%
42nd
|
3.3%
33rd
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.07
25th
|
2.20
75th
|
0.90
17th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 16.2%
0th
|
20.3%
8th
|
37.9%
54th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.38
38th
|
1.32
31st
|
1.98
77th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.05
62nd
|
0.97
54th
|
1.42
77th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 76.2%
92nd
|
73.1%
75th
|
71.4%
67th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 23.8%
8th
|
26.9%
25th
|
28.6%
33rd
|
| Accruals ratio | -6.6%
31st
|
-5.6%
54th
|
-7.2%
8th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -2.4%
62nd
|
-2.8%
54th
|
-5.7%
0th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
8th
|
0.75
8th
|
0.75
8th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 74
100th
|
69
85th
|
63
38th
|
| IS profitability | 69
69th
|
63
46th
|
51
23rd
|
| IS growth | 72
100th
|
67
77th
|
69
85th
|
| IS value | 38
15th
|
39
23rd
|
28
8th
|
| IS momentum | 93
92nd
|
88
54th
|
92
77th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
54th
|
100
54th
|
90
38th
|
| IS quality | 85
92nd
|
77
38th
|
59
0th
|
| IS balance sheet | 84
85th
|
68
38th
|
42
8th
|
| IS earnings quality | 86
54th
|
86
62nd
|
84
38th
|
| IS cash flow | 71
100th
|
66
62nd
|
64
54th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 9
92nd
|
8
62nd
|
7
31st
|
| Altman Z-score | 8.2
100th
|
6.8
92nd
|
3.7
46th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.71
54th
|
−1.81
92nd
|
−2.67
62nd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −8.80
8th
|
−7.93
38th
|
−6.41
85th
|
| IS credit score | 94
100th
|
85
77th
|
60
23rd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $76.0B
92nd
|
$162.0B
100th
|
$16.5B
85th
|
| Revenue | $24.5B
92nd
|
$62.4B
100th
|
$12.2B
77th
|
| EBITDA | $4.2B
92nd
|
$9.1B
100th
|
$1.5B
69th
|
| Net income | $2.7B
92nd
|
$6.1B
100th
|
$714.2M
69th
|
| Free cash flow | $2.8B
92nd
|
$5.9B
100th
|
$1.0B
69th
|
| Total assets | $16.0B
92nd
|
$37.1B
100th
|
$10.0B
77th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $6.7B
92nd
|
$10.7B
100th
|
$2.0B
62nd
|
| Employees | 111,000
92nd
|
377,000
100th
|
83,309
85th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.9% | +1.9% | −2.0% |
| 1 week | +6.5% | +6.2% | −5.2% |
| 1 month | +3.2% | +16.4% | +9.6% |
| 3 months | +0.7% | −5.4% | −25.5% |
| 6 months | +4.4% | −8.3% | −24.4% |
| Year to date | +30.4% | −4.2% | −12.0% |
| 1 year | +52.1% | +1.8% | −5.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +114.6% | +70.0% | +112.3% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +131.9% | +142.3% | −5.4% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | ROST | TJX | BURL |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 60.1 | 74.8 | 44.4 |
| From 52-week high | −7.7% | −13.3% | −30.6% |
| From 52-week low | +54.4% | +20.0% | +15.7% |
| Beta | 0.84 | 0.56 | 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