Burlington Stores, Inc.
$17.51B- Market cap
- $16.67B
- Debt
- +$2.08B
- Cash
- −$1.23B
Capital structure 89% equity / 11% debt · EV / Revenue 1.51x · EV / EBITDA 13.77x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: BURL stock price vs HPE: 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 HPE's multiple
Needs HPE P/E.
Implied fair value · at BURL's multiple
Needs EPS (TTM) is negative, BURL P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: BURL FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026) · HPE FY 2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 89% equity / 11% debt · EV / Revenue 1.51x · EV / EBITDA 13.77x
Capital structure 75% equity / 25% debt · EV / Revenue 2.50x · EV / EBITDA 18.86x
HPE carries the larger enterprise value at $85.66B against $17.51B; BURL trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.51x vs 2.50x); BURL on the lower EV / EBITDA (13.77x vs 18.86x).
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.
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY · implied price per share
Bear
-$1.28
Base
$0.93
Bull
$3.91
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.15x
0.91x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
0.67x
3.66x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$1.23B
$5.77B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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If you believe BURL can sustain its current profitability while HPE-relative sales multiple remains intact, then a modestly constructive stance is reasonable because BURL trades below the P/S-implied price and has stronger margins and leverage than HPE.
BURL’s current price of $314.00 sits 13.2% below the implied price of $355.29, suggesting some upside on a relative P/S basis. However, HPE range is wide at $165.03 to $353.86, and BURL also trades within its historical band of $282.60 to $345.40, which limits conviction in the gap.
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