BURLINGTON STORES, INC. vs DOLLAR GENERAL CORP, two Discount Stores stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BURL and DG diverge most: on ev/ebitda, BURL reads 54.8 and DG reads 8.8; on fcf yield, BURL reads 1.7% and DG reads 8.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BURL's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What DG's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BURL | DG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $350.17 | $117.19 |
| Market cap | $22.5B | $26.0B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 36.0 | 16.6 |
| P/B | 12.23 | 2.94 |
| P/S | 1.88 | 0.60 |
| EV/EBITDA | 54.8 | 8.8 |
| Revenue growth | +10.6% | +4.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 31.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 5.9% |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 3.6% |
| Return on equity | 34.0% | 17.7% |
| Return on assets | 6.4% | 4.9% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 12.7% |
| FCF yield | 1.7% | 8.5% |
| Dividend yield | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 1.03 | 0.52 |
| Current ratio | 1.16 | 1.17 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.58 | 2.36 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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