Burlington Stores, Inc. · Department Stores

BURL

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 24 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 11% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

Insiders sold $456K in the last 30 days, all through pre-planned sales
Institutions added 0.1% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (363 bought, 273 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$241.22-2.5% that day

Company value: $15.2B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 21.7x; You pay about $22 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 1.2x; Company value is 1.2 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 5%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 13%; Debt as a share of company value

From BURL'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

$3.0B+11% vs a year earlier

Oct '23Tap a barAug '26

Last 12 months: $12.2B, up 11% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 15% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+11% a yearRecently: +11% a yearProfit margin6%Last 12 months: 5.8%P/E at the end22xToday: 21.7x. 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$20.6B

Profit in 5 years$1.2B

Price these guesses point to$454.88+89% vs $241.22 todayAbout +14% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 6% margin and a 22x P/E, sales could shrink about 2.2% 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

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

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

3/6Mixed

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.38.4%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.1.12x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.5.3%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$171.6M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-2.7% in 3 years

Revenue: $11.6B; +8.8% vs prior year
5-year growth: +14.9%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $2.0B; 1.12x equity
Current ratio: 1.23x; 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 27

Revenue: $3.0B; +11.0% YoY
EPS: $2.88; vs $1.47
Gross margin: 46.2%; +2.4 pts
Free cash flow: $29.5M
Share count: 0.0%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

46Mixed

Pre-planned sales of $456K (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

48/ 100

This week: 1
Normal week: 1.1
vs normal: 0.9x

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

Institutional ownership

Steady+0.1%

Institutions added 0.1% to their holdings. 363 bought, 273 sold.

Shares held by institutions64.7M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-1.1%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

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

0.9x · $1.9B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

63M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Nov 24 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 27
Results filedMay 28
Results filedMar 5
Results filedNov 25, 2025
Results filedAug 28, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 2 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 12 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$00 insiders

Sold$456K1 insider, 1 pre-planned

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Jennifer VecchioGroup President and CMO	Sell	2K	$271.53	$456K	74K	Oct 1Filing ↗
-2.2% of their holdings $268.52 to $273.22 across 5 trades Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed 4 days after