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.
FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: BURL stock price vs LEE: 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 LEE's multiple
Needs LEE 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 edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: BURL FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026) · LEE FY 2025 (ended Sep 28, 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 28% equity / 72% debt · EV / Revenue 1.11x
BURL carries the larger enterprise value at $17.51B against $626.71M; LEE trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.11x vs 1.51x).
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.
LEE ENTERPRISES, INC · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
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
-10.52x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
0.67x
-17.40x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$1.23B
$9.99M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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