BURL Consumer Cyclical

Burlington Stores, Inc.

$239.90+0.47%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Apparel Retail
Country: United States
Market cap: 15.1B USD
Enterprise value: 17.7B USD
Full-time employees: 17,495

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.43 vs a peer median of 0.63) and more debt relative to equity (0.96× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.43 vs peers 0.63) and more debt vs equity (0.96× vs peers 0.46×)
About average: valuation

Ranks #675 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (top 45%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Returning more cash than it generates. Paid out $778M vs $531M of free cash flow over the 3 fiscal years to FY Jan 2026.
Burlington Stores returned $778M to shareholders over three years, 147% of the free cash flow it produced. That gap has to be covered by cash reserves or new debt, which can't last indefinitely.
Investment surge. Capital spending 9.2% of revenue, up from 5.1% in FY Jan 2023.
Burlington Stores is spending 9.2% of revenue on facilities and equipment, up from 5.1% in FY Jan 2023. That weighs on free cash flow today; whether it pays off depends on the returns those investments earn.
Profit recovered from an unusually weak FY Jan 2023. Since FY Jan 2023 (an unusually weak year for operating profit): revenue +33%, operating profit +147%.Since FY Jan 2023: revenue +33%, operating profit +147%.
Since FY Jan 2023, Burlington Stores's revenue grew 33% while operating profit grew 147%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.
More volatile share price. Beta 1.43: tends to move more than the market.
Burlington Stores's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.43, above the market's 1.0).

StockQuotient Score

54/ 100

Oct 5 52 → Nov 4 54 (+2)

Valuation

Is the price right?

43/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Held back by:

▼ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield4.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.10Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield8.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.12Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield2.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.62Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield13.3%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

75/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 2.5%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Revenue growth
▲ EPS growth
▲ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth31.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.06Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth10.3%

SEC filings · 3 years to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.96Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth10.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.10Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

79/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROIC
▲ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin7.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.23Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets7.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.49Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital22.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.51Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin44.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity35.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Beta
▼ Debt / equity
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.43

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.66Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio1.17×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.55Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity0.96×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.38Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Burlington Stores

Is Burlington Stores getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 27, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 54/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Burlington Stores valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 43/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Free cash flow yield 2.7% vs a peer median of 6.1% (weaker than 70% of peers).Free cash flow yield 2.7% vs peers 6.1% (weaker than 70% of peers).
Is Burlington Stores growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 75/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Revenue growth 10.9% vs a peer median of 3.7% (stronger than 76% of peers).Revenue growth 10.9% vs peers 3.7% (stronger than 76% of peers).
How profitable is Burlington Stores?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 79/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on invested capital 22.4% vs a peer median of 7.3% (stronger than 87% of peers).Return on invested capital 22.4% vs peers 7.3% (stronger than 87% of peers).
How risky is Burlington Stores?: Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.43 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 90% of peers).Beta 1.43 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 90% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Aug 1, 2026 · filed Aug 27, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended May 2, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	11.9B USD	12.2B USD	+2.5%
Net income (12 months)	624.1M USD	714.2M USD	+14.4%
Operating margin	6.7%	7.5%	+0.8 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	382.9M USD	412.5M USD	+7.7%
Debt	1.9B USD	1.9B USD	−0.2%
Cash	747.4M USD	703.7M USD	−5.8%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Cyclical · 182 companies

Valuations in Consumer Cyclical are within their usual range since 2016.

36% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
15% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +0% and earnings +10% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −55% vs the whole market, against a usual −41%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Cyclical: too few Apparel Retail companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Jan 2022	FY Jan 2023	FY Jan 2024	FY Jan 2025	FY Jan 2026	Change
Gross margin	41.7%	40.6%	42.6%	43.3%	43.9%	▲ 0.6 pts
Operating margin	6.4%	4.0%	5.4%	6.8%	7.4%	▲ 0.6 pts
Net margin	2.5%	2.6%	3.5%	4.7%	5.3%	▲ 0.5 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	3.2%	3.2%	4.4%	5.7%	6.2%	▲ 0.4 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	30.3%	28.9%	34.1%	36.7%	33.8%	▼ 3.0 pts
Free cash flow margin	5.2%	1.7%	3.9%	-0.2%	1.5%	▲ 1.6 pts
Current ratio	1.31×	1.19×	1.15×	1.16×	1.23×	▲ 6.5%
Quick ratio	0.78×	0.58×	0.61×	0.61×	0.65×	▲ 7.0%
Debt to equity	2.05×	1.87×	1.41×	1.25×	1.14×	▼ 8.6%
Interest coverage	—	—	6.73×	10.47×	12.05×	▲ 15%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.43 vs a peer median of 0.63) and more debt relative to equity (0.96× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.43 vs peers 0.63) and more debt vs equity (0.96× vs peers 0.46×)

About average: valuation

Ranks #675 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (top 45%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Returning more cash than it generates. Paid out $778M vs $531M of free cash flow over the 3 fiscal years to FY Jan 2026.

Burlington Stores returned $778M to shareholders over three years, 147% of the free cash flow it produced. That gap has to be covered by cash reserves or new debt, which can't last indefinitely.

Investment surge. Capital spending 9.2% of revenue, up from 5.1% in FY Jan 2023.

Burlington Stores is spending 9.2% of revenue on facilities and equipment, up from 5.1% in FY Jan 2023. That weighs on free cash flow today; whether it pays off depends on the returns those investments earn.

Profit recovered from an unusually weak FY Jan 2023. Since FY Jan 2023 (an unusually weak year for operating profit): revenue +33%, operating profit +147%.Since FY Jan 2023: revenue +33%, operating profit +147%.

Since FY Jan 2023, Burlington Stores's revenue grew 33% while operating profit grew 147%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.

More volatile share price. Beta 1.43: tends to move more than the market.

Burlington Stores's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.43, above the market's 1.0).

Questions investors ask about Burlington Stores

Is Burlington Stores getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 27, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 54/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Burlington Stores valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 43/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Free cash flow yield 2.7% vs a peer median of 6.1% (weaker than 70% of peers).Free cash flow yield 2.7% vs peers 6.1% (weaker than 70% of peers).

Is Burlington Stores growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 75/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Revenue growth 10.9% vs a peer median of 3.7% (stronger than 76% of peers).Revenue growth 10.9% vs peers 3.7% (stronger than 76% of peers).

How profitable is Burlington Stores?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 79/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on invested capital 22.4% vs a peer median of 7.3% (stronger than 87% of peers).Return on invested capital 22.4% vs peers 7.3% (stronger than 87% of peers).

How risky is Burlington Stores?

Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.43 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 90% of peers).Beta 1.43 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 90% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

11.9B USD

12.2B USD

+2.5%

Net income (12 months)

624.1M USD

714.2M USD

+14.4%

Operating margin

6.7%

7.5%

+0.8 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

382.9M USD

412.5M USD

+7.7%

Debt

1.9B USD

1.9B USD

−0.2%

Cash

747.4M USD

703.7M USD

−5.8%

Key ratios

FY Jan 2022

FY Jan 2023

FY Jan 2024

FY Jan 2025

FY Jan 2026

Change

Gross margin

41.7%

40.6%

42.6%

43.3%

43.9%

▲ 0.6 pts

Operating margin

6.4%

4.0%

5.4%

6.8%

7.4%

▲ 0.6 pts

Net margin

2.5%

2.6%

3.5%

4.7%

5.3%

▲ 0.5 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

3.2%

4.4%

5.7%

6.2%

▲ 0.4 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

30.3%

28.9%

34.1%

36.7%

33.8%

▼ 3.0 pts

Free cash flow margin

5.2%

1.7%

3.9%

-0.2%

1.5%

▲ 1.6 pts

Current ratio

1.31×

1.19×

1.15×

1.16×

1.23×

▲ 6.5%

Quick ratio

0.78×

0.58×

0.61×

0.65×

▲ 7.0%

Debt to equity

2.05×

1.87×

1.41×

1.25×

1.14×

▼ 8.6%

Interest coverage

—

6.73×

10.47×

12.05×

▲ 15%