Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2026 · Mkt capMarket cap $3.59T
Decision snapshot: BURL stock price vs MSFT: inconclusive — current versus $256.22 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at MSFT's multiple
Implied fair value · at BURL's multiple
Needs BURL P/E.
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As of 2025-12-31
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: BURL FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026) · MSFT FY 2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 99% equity / 1% debt · EV / Revenue 10.74x · EV / EBITDA 17.14x
Price framework
Discounted free cash flow, then bridged to a per-share price. Same assumptions applied to both companies.
BURLINGTON STORES, INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$88.04
Base
$103.58
Bull
$119.11
MICROSOFT CORPORATION · implied price per share
Bear
$216.80
Base
$255.06
Bull
$293.32
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
0.79x
0.11x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
0.15x
-0.13x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$1.23B
$76.84B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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