Ollie's Bargain Outlet
Ollie's Bargain Outlet's revenue rose 16.6% to $2.6 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 11.2%, up from 11.0% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $195 million, up 82.1%. It paid out $74 million in dividends and buybacks, 38% of free cash flow.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
What Ollie's Bargain Outlet does
Ollie's is a discount retailer that sells brand name household products at low prices. It buys closeout goods and excess inventory from suppliers and manufacturers, so what is on the shelf changes all the time. The stores are no-frills and warehouse-style, and the company calls the experience a treasure hunt. It also sells some unbranded goods and its own private label products.
Ollie's makes its money by selling these goods in its own stores. It reports one segment and operated 645 stores in 34 states on January 31, 2026. Most of its stores are leased, and it looks to open new ones in existing vacant sites with strong traffic and lower rent. It sells only in stores and has no online shopping option.
It runs a customer loyalty program called Ollie's Army. During 2025, members accounted for more than 80% of net sales and spent approximately 40% more per transaction than non-members. The company says its main way to stand out from other retailers is price.
Its biggest risks, as it describes them
- Failing to carry out its plan of buying closeout goods on good terms and managing inventory.
- Increased competition from other retailers that sell at low prices.
- Having no online shopping option, which could make it harder to grow and keep customers.
- Finding good store locations and negotiating leases fast enough to match its growth plans.
- Losing or disrupting its distribution centers or shipping.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, earnings per share grew 16.8% a year and net income 16.7% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 1%.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value Ollie's Bargain Outlet yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Ollie's Bargain Outlet's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Ollie's Bargain Outlet's cash from operations minus depreciation in fiscal 2025 (free cash flow before spending to grow: capital spending was 1.8 times depreciation, which holds its free cash flow down) of $241M, net cash of $258M at January 31, 2026 and 62 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Ollie's Bargain Outlet: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 13.2% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 10%: 9% for a business of moderate risk (Broadline Retail), plus 1 point as a smaller company, worth $5.1B; the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $84.24
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Ollie's Bargain Outlet's earnings per share of $4.47 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 18.8×, the middle of Ollie's Bargain Outlet's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (Ollie's Bargain Outlet's own P/E today) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 11%, 10% and 9%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $84.24
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- Ollie's Bargain Outlet's P/E at the last close
- 18.8×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| EtsyETSY | $85.43 | $1.79 | 47.7× |
| eBayEBAY | $118.62 | $4.82 | 24.6× |
| Ollie's Bargain OutletOLLI | $84.24 | $4.47 | 18.8× |
| Kohl'sKSS | $23.65 | $2.30 | 10.3× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 247 | 211 | 266 | 205 | 260 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | −246 | −209 | −265 | −204 | −258 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −1.1x | −1.3x | −1.0x | −0.7x | −0.7x |
| Debt to equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | 571.5x | 381.7x | 543.7x | 553.2x | 651.4x |
| Current ratio | 2.8x | 2.9x | 2.8x | 3.3x | 2.4x |
| Quick ratio | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 0.8x |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought Ollie's Bargain Outlet shares on the open market, and 2 insiders sold $1.3 million, $1.3 million of it under trading plans set up in advance.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | John W SwygertExecutive Chairman, Director | Sold plan | 3,330 | $95.80 | $319,014 | Form 4 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | John W SwygertExecutive Chairman, Director | Sold plan | 5,231 | $92.09 | $481,723 | Form 4 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | John W SwygertExecutive Chairman, Director | Sold plan | 3,898 | $89.40 | $348,481 | Form 4 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | John W SwygertExecutive Chairman, Director | Sold plan | 1,126 | $112.06 | $126,180 | Form 4 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Alissa M AhlmanDirector | Sold | 29 | $110.26 | $3,198 | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Fail | Pass | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Gross margin rose | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| F-score | 7 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −3.4% | −1.1% | −2.0% |
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| Ollie's Bargain Outlet | FY25 | 16.6% | 11.2% | 7.3% | 14.5% | −0.7x | 7 | |
| Etsy | FY25 | 2.7% | 9.2% | 23.5% | 37.1% | 4.0x | 5 | Compare |
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10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 890 | 1,077 | 1,241 | 1,408 | 1,809 | 1,753 | 1,827 | 2,103 | 2,272 | 2,649 |
| Revenue growth | 16.8% | 21.0% | 15.3% | 13.4% | 28.4% | −3.1% | 4.2% | 15.1% | 8.0% | 16.6% |
| Gross profit | 360 | 432 | 498 | 556 | 723 | 681 | 656 | 832 | 914 | 1,073 |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | 102 | 136 | 162 | 172 | 278 | 205 | 131 | 228 | 250 | 298 |
| Net income | 60 | 128 | 135 | 141 | 243 | 158 | 103 | 181 | 200 | 241 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 0.96 | 1.96 | 2.05 | 2.14 | 3.68 | 2.43 | 1.64 | 2.92 | 3.23 | 3.89 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 62 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 67 | 96 | 126 | 105 | 361 | 45 | 114 | 254 | 228 | 296 |
| Capital expenditure | 16 | 19 | 74 | 77 | 30 | 35 | 52 | 124 | 121 | 102 |
| Free cash flow | 51 | 77 | 52 | 28 | 331 | 10 | 63 | 130 | 107 | 195 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 220 | 42 | 52 | 53 | 74 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 13 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 99 | 39 | 52 | 90 | 447 | 247 | 211 | 266 | 205 | 260 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 194 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total assets | 1,039 | 1,038 | 1,159 | 1,596 | 2,006 | 1,972 | 2,044 | 2,295 | 2,561 | 2,955 |
| Total liabilities | 388 | 242 | 216 | 537 | 671 | 684 | 682 | 786 | 866 | 1,067 |
| Shareholders' equity | 651 | 796 | 943 | 1,059 | 1,335 | 1,288 | 1,362 | 1,508 | 1,695 | 1,888 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 40.5% | 40.1% | 40.1% | 39.5% | 40.0% | 38.9% | 35.9% | 39.6% | 40.2% | 40.5% |
| Operating margin | 11.5% | 12.6% | 13.1% | 12.2% | 15.3% | 11.7% | 7.2% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 11.2% |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 11.8% | 10.9% | 10.0% | 13.4% | 9.0% | 5.6% | 8.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.7% | 7.1% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 18.3% | 0.6% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 4.7% | 7.3% |
| Return on capital | 8.6% | 17.1% | 16.1% | 15.1% | 26.1% | 16.3% | 9.2% | 14.2% | 13.7% | 14.5% |
| Return on equity | 9.8% | 17.6% | 15.5% | 14.1% | 20.3% | 12.0% | 7.8% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 13.4% |
| Return on assets | 6.0% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 10.2% | 13.5% | 7.9% | 5.1% | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.7% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.8x | 0.1x | −0.3x | −0.5x | −1.5x | −1.1x | −1.3x | −1.0x | −0.7x | −0.7x |