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 42.0 and DG reads 8.8; on altman z (solvency), BURL reads 7.60 and DG reads 2.45. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. 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 | $276.97 | $127.21 |
| Market cap | $17.7B | $28.2B |
| Sector | Discount Stores | Discount Stores |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +20.9% | — |
| P/E | 24.9 | 16.5 |
| P/B | 8.84 | 3.03 |
| P/S | 1.45 | 0.65 |
| EV/EBITDA | 42.0 | 8.8 |
| Revenue growth | +10.9% | +4.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 32.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 6.8% |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 3.9% |
| Return on equity | 35.7% | 18.3% |
| Return on assets | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 13.3% |
| FCF yield | 2.3% | 7.1% |
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.96 | 0.49 |
| Current ratio | 1.17 | 1.21 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.60 | 2.45 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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