BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. · Variety Stores

BJ

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 20 (est.)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 16% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

Insiders sold $21.3M in the last 30 days
Institutions added 1.9% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (314 bought, 318 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$106.33+0.5% that day

Company value: $13.4B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 23.3x; You pay about $23 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.59x; Company value is 0.59 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 0%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 3%; Debt as a share of company value

From BJ's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Aug '26

$6.2B+16% vs a year earlier

Oct '23Tap a barAug '26

Last 12 months: $22.8B, up 9.1% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 6.8% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of BJ. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+9% a yearRecently: +9.1% a yearProfit margin3%Last 12 months: 2.6%P/E at the end23xToday: 23.3x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$35.1B

Profit in 5 years$1.1B

Price these guesses point to$201.61+90% vs $106.33 todayAbout +14% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 3% margin and a 23x P/E, sales could shrink about 4.1% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

5/6Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.28.6%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.18x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.2.7%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$328.0M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-3.2% in 3 years

Revenue: $21.5B; +4.7% vs prior year
5-year growth: +6.8%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $399.1M; 0.18x equity
Current ratio: 0.75x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Aug 1, 2026

Reported Aug 21

Revenue: $6.2B; +15.7% YoY
EPS: $1.36; vs $1.14
Op. margin: 4.1%; +0.1 pts
Gross margin: 17.8%; -0.9 pts
Free cash flow: $224.1M
Share count: -3.6%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

26Selling

2 insiders sold $742K (not pre-planned)
Pre-planned sales of $20.6M (weaker signal)

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

0/ 100

This week: 0
Normal week: 2.2
vs normal: 0.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady+1.9%

Institutions added 1.9% to their holdings. 314 bought, 318 sold.

Shares held by institutions138.3M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-1.9%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.3x · $629.2M debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

126M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Nov 20 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 21
Results filedMay 22
Results filedMar 5
Results filedNov 21, 2025
Results filedAug 22, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 6 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$00 insiders

Sold$21.3M4 insiders, 2 pre-planned

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Robert W. EddyPresident & CEO	Sell	193K	$102.14	$19.7M	258K	Oct 15Filing ↗
-42.7% of their holdings $100.18 to $105.41 across 8 trades Traded Oct 13 to Oct 15 Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Also Director Filed same day
Laura L. FeliceEVP, Chief Financial Officer	Sell	8K	$104.95	$887K	84K	Oct 15Filing ↗
-9.1% of their holdings Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed 1 day after
Timothy Pierce MorningstarEVP, Chief Growth Officer	Sell	5K	$94.09	$457K	34K	Oct 1Filing ↗
-12.5% of their holdings Not a pre-planned sale Filed 1 day after
William C. WernerEVP, Strategy & Development	Sell	3K	$95.00	$285K	50K	Oct 1Filing ↗
-5.6% of their holdings Not a pre-planned sale Filed 1 day after