AMAZON COM INC vs THE TJX COMPANIES, INC., two Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AMZN and TJX diverge most: on fcf yield, AMZN reads -0.4% and TJX reads 3.1%; on ev/ebitda, AMZN reads 17.9 and TJX reads 134.8. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AMZN's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What TJX's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AMZN | TJX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $271.46 | $157.33 |
| Market cap | $2.96T | $176.2B |
| Sector | Retail | Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +23.5% |
| P/E | 21.8 | 30.6 |
| P/B | 5.37 | 16.94 |
| P/S | 3.82 | 2.86 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.9 | 134.8 |
| Revenue growth | +15.8% | +8.1% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% | — |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 9.4% |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | 55.7% |
| Return on assets | 5.4% | 16.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.8% | — |
| FCF yield | -0.4% | 3.1% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.25 | 0.28 |
| Current ratio | 1.03 | 1.14 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.24 | 8.14 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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