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Decision snapshot: BURL stock price vs COST: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at COST's multiple
Needs COST P/E.
Implied fair value · at BURL's multiple
Needs BURL P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
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Trendline
Eight period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
BURLINGTON STORES, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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If you believe BURL can sustain high-single-digit growth while holding margins and leverage stable, then the P/E-based upside case is worth considering, because BURL’s 33.1x P/E is below COST’s 53.5x and the model implies $509.05 fair value; if not, the DCF range and weaker quality profile argue for caution.
BURL’s current price of $314.39 is far below the P/E-implied price of $509.05, implying 61.9% upside on this framework. However, the stock also trades above the historical band midpoint and far above the DCF range, so the valuation signal is mixed rather than unequivocally cheap.
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