The short version

From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.

  • TJX Companies is the larger company, worth $157.8B, about 8.8 times Burlington Stores.
  • Burlington Stores grew revenue faster over the last year (+11.0% vs +5.4%).
  • On earnings, TJX Companies is the cheaper stock (29.3x vs 29.9x).
  • Burlington Stores's price assumes faster free cash flow growth: about 27% a year, against 11% for TJX Companies (reverse DCF).

Side by side

The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.

MeasureBURLTJX
Market cap$17.8B$157.8B
Share price$276.97$138.76
Revenue (last fiscal year)$11.5B$60.4B
Free cash flow (last fiscal year)$172M$4.9B
Revenue growth, last year+11.0%+5.4%
Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years+5.5%+5.6%
Operating margin7.6%—
Net margin5.8%9.7%
Return on equity35.7%57.0%
P/E (trailing)29.9x29.3x
Price / free cash flow104.0x32.5x
EV / EBITDA15.9x17.9x
FCF growth the price implies26.9%11.2%
Dividend yield—1.2%
Debt / equity4.02x2.48x
Fundamental gradeCC
Superinvestors holding it40
Insider purchases, last 12 months06

Results from SEC filings

Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.

Burlington Stores

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2022$9.3B$481M5.7%
2023$8.7B$149M3.3%
2024$9.7B$376M4.6%
2025$10.6B-$17M6.2%
2026$11.5B$172M6.9%

TJX Companies

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2022$48.5B$2.0B—
2023$49.9B$2.6B—
2024$54.2B$4.3B—
2025$56.4B$4.2B—
2026$60.4B$4.9B—

Where the revenue comes from

Burlington Stores

No segment breakdown reported.

TJX Companies · by segments, 2026

Marmaxx$36.6B61%
HomeGoods$10.2B17%
TJX International$8.0B13%
TJX Canada$5.6B9%
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Questions

Which is bigger, Burlington Stores or TJX Companies?

TJX Companies (TJX), at $157.8B against $17.8B.

Is BURL or TJX cheaper?

By trailing P/E, TJX Companies (29.3x) is cheaper than Burlington Stores (29.9x). A lower multiple can also mean the market expects less growth.

Which grows faster, BURL or TJX?

Burlington Stores: revenue grew +11.0% over the last year, against +5.4%.

Prices and ratios as of the last daily update; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.