THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. vs WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC., two Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
TJX runs the off-price model at scale, a $174.0B chain buying branded overstock cheap and moving it through treasure-hunt stores, keeping 9.4% of sales with light debt near 0.28. Williams-Sonoma sells home furnishings under its own labels, a $28.7B retailer keeping a richer 13.81% and carrying no net debt. Williams-Sonoma trades cheaper at 26.82 times earnings against TJX's 30.23 and yields more free cash, 3.81% to 3.15%. Both pay dividends around 1.1%. One wins on volume and fast inventory turns at discount prices; the other on higher margins from branded goods people seek out. Two profitable takes on selling for the home.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | TJX | WSM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $151.27 | $221.72 |
| Market cap | $169.4B | $26.6B |
| Sector | Retail | Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +33.2% |
| P/E | 29.4 | 24.9 |
| P/B | 16.29 | 14.22 |
| P/S | 2.75 | 3.37 |
| EV/EBITDA | 129.5 | 17.6 |
| Revenue growth | +8.1% | +1.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 44.0% |
| Operating margin | — | 16.2% |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 13.8% |
| Return on equity | 55.7% | 58.2% |
| Return on assets | 16.0% | 21.5% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 58.7% |
| FCF yield | 3.2% | 4.1% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.28 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.14 | 1.33 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.14 | 7.26 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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