Burlington Stores vs Ross Stores
Ross Stores reported revenue of $22.8 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.0 times Burlington Stores' $11.6 billion in fiscal 2025. Burlington Stores' revenue grew 8.8% in its latest year, and Ross Stores' grew 7.7%. Free cash flow was $172 million at Burlington Stores and $2.2 billion at Ross Stores.
Side by side
| Burlington Stores | Ross Stores | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Jan 31, 2026 | FY2025, Jan 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $11.6B | $22.8B |
| Revenue growth | 8.8% | 7.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 14.9% | 12.7% |
| Gross margin | 43.9% | 27.7% |
| Operating margin | — | 11.9% |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 9.4% |
| Free cash flow | $172M | $2.2B |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.5% | 9.7% |
| Return on capital | 28.1% | 67.0% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.6x | −1.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $278M | $1.6B |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.7% | −2.0% |
| Last close | $241.26 | $234.11 |
| P/E at the last close | 21.7× | 28.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $16.4 million | sold $23.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Burlington Stores and Ross Stores pages.