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Burlington Stores, Inc. BURL

NYSE · stock · Retail-Department Stores · website · IPO 2013-10-02 · LEI

Burlington Stores, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$20.2B
P / E33.1×
P / S1.7×
P / B11.2×
P / FCF117.7×
Net margin5.3%
Return on equity33.8%
FCF margin1.5%
Net debt$795.1M
Enterprise value USD$21.0B
Graham number -78%$77.66

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($77.66); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.90% 6.30% 6.20% 6.40% -3.80% 2.50% 2.60% 3.50% 4.70% 5.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
443.50% 128.50% 88.10% -46.60% 30.30% 28.90% 34.10% 36.70% 33.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
71.7M 70.3M 68.7M 67.3M 66.4M 68.1M 65.9M 64.9M 64.6M 64.1M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$558.3M $686.1M $437.8M $615.5M $465.2M $705.4M $795.1M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
8.40% 13.70% 13.50% 8.30% -3.20% 3.20% 3.20% 4.40% 5.70% 6.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
7.70% 5.50% 5.20% 7.70% -0.90% 5.20% 1.70% 3.90% -0.20% 1.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
1.82× 4.45× 2.01× 1.87× 1.39× 1.24× 1.12× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$3.01 $5.48 $6.04 $6.91 -$3.28 $6.00 $3.49 $5.23 $7.80 $9.51 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Burlington Stores, Inc. trades at about 37.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 22.4×–61.4×, median 32×).

22.4× 61.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (22.4×–61.4×); dot = today's 37.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Net margin5.3%4.7%3.5%2.6%2.5%-3.8%6.4%6.2%6.3%3.9%
FCF margin1.5%-0.2%3.9%1.7%5.2%-0.9%7.7%5.2%5.5%7.7%
Return on assets6.2%5.7%4.4%3.2%3.2%-3.2%8.3%13.5%13.7%8.4%
Return on equity33.8%36.7%34.1%28.9%30.3%-46.6%88.1%128.5%443.5%-433.4%
Debt / equity1.12×1.24×1.39×1.87×2.01×4.45×1.82×———
Current ratio1.231.161.151.191.311.490.971.020.980.93

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.