BURLBurlington Stores, Inc.
Retail-Department Stores
- Revenue
- $11.5B
- 8.8% YoY
- Operating margin
- —
- EBITDA
- —
- Market cap
- $14.9B
- Employees
- 83,309
- $139K revenue each
- Net debt / EBITDA
- —
- $1.2B net debt
- AI in 10-K
- 1.0
- mentions per 10K words
Takeover score 1 of 13
Fixable underperformance 0 of 7
- TSR below peersNo—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRNo—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
- Earnings not backed by cashNo202% of net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCNo1% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowNo50% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyNo0% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentNo88% lowest supportAny vote under 80% support
Buyer economics 0 of 4
- Low revenue per employeeNo$139K · 25th pctBottom quartile of its SIC industry
- Quiet on AINo1.0 per 10K words · 34th pctBottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
- Net cashNo—More cash than debt, positive EBITDA
- Buyout-sizedNo$14.9B market capMarket cap $500M–$5B
Catalysts 1 of 2
- Active 13DNo0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingYes−$16M netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
Financials
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.3B | $8.7B | $9.7B | $10.6B | $11.5B | 8.8% |
| Net income | $230M | $230M | $340M | $504M | $610M | 21% |
| Operating cash flow | $833M | $596M | $869M | $863M | $1.2B | 43% |
| Capex | $352M | $447M | $493M | $880M | $1.1B | 20% |
| Stock-based comp | $59M | $67M | $84M | $88M | $107M | 22% |
| Buybacks | $267M | $317M | $243M | $256M | $278M | 8.6% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
- Open-market buys, 12 mo
- $0 · 0
- Open-market sells, 12 mo
- $16M · 84
- Net
- −$16M
Pay vs performance
No pay-versus-performance disclosure yet.