BURL · Burlington Stores, Inc.
$313.99
-1.28 (-0.41%)
At close · Aug 26
Earnings today
Market Cap
$19.84B
Shares
62.94M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$313.99
Open$314.00
Day$310.69–317.95
52W close$242.43–372.19
Avg vol 30d834K
Short int2.2M · 3.5% float · 3.0d
Short vol57%
Last earningsAug 27, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · May 28
Up next
Earnings call today
Aug 27, 2026
Today
FQ3-27 quarter ends
~Nov 1, 2026
Est
filed May 28, 2026
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Weak
Sentiment
Bullish
Fundamentals
Strong
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 15.2 · calm
Equity put/call 0.64
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+0%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
−8%
below
RSI (14)
29
oversold
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
55%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−15%
trailing
6-month return
−2%
trailing
YTD return
+9%
this year
Relative strength
−15%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $341 › 200d $313 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+3% holders QoQ · +89 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$11.9M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
3.46% of float · ▼ -19.9% MoM · 3.0 days cover
Volume signal
Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
653 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
49
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+9%
Y/Y
EPS growth
+22%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$171.6M
Valuation
P/E 32.4
rich
Buyback
$304.0M
remaining
Balance sheet
$187.2M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
39%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−20%
past year
ATR
3.4%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Aug 27, 2026
Capital expenditures, net of landlord allowances
· Fiscal Year 2026 (the 52-weeks ending January 30, 2027)
$875M
Depreciation and amortization
· Fiscal Year 2026 (the 52-weeks ending January 30, 2027)
$460M
Net interest expense
· Fiscal Year 2026 (the 52-weeks ending January 30, 2027)
$55M
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate
· Fiscal Year 2026 (the 52-weeks ending January 30, 2027)
Non-GAAP
25%
Adjusted EPS
· Fiscal Year 2026 (the 52-weeks ending January 30, 2027)
Non-GAAP
$11.77 – $11.97
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Mar 5, 2026
Comparable store sales
· First Quarter of Fiscal 2026 (the 13 weeks ending May 2, 2026)
2% – 4%
Total sales
· First Quarter of Fiscal 2026 (the 13 weeks ending May 2, 2026)
9% – 11%
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate
· First Quarter of Fiscal 2026 (the 13 weeks ending May 2, 2026)
19%
Adjusted EPS
· First Quarter of Fiscal 2026 (the 13 weeks ending May 2, 2026)
$1.60 – $1.75
Adjusted EBIT margin
· First Quarter of Fiscal 2026 (the 13 weeks ending May 2, 2026)
-100% – -60%
Guided vs delivered
· last 1 settled
Earnings per share
third quarter of fiscal 2024
guided $1.45 – $1.55
$0.75
Miss −50.0%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+0%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−8%
Bearish
RSI (14)
29
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
55%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $341 › 200d $313 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+3% holders QoQ · +89 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$11.9M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
3.46% of float · ▼ -19.9% MoM · 3.0 days cover
Volume signal
Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
653 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $242
Now $314 · 55%
Range high $372
vs 200-day avg +0%
vs 50-day avg -8%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted Earnings per Share non-GAAP | $4.97 | Six Months Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Effective Tax Rate non-GAAP | 23.6% | the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Effective tax rate on a GAAP basis 23.9%
-0.3% Adjustments to arrive at Adjusted Effective Tax Rate (h)
= Adjusted Effective Tax Rate 23.6%
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| Adjusted EPS non-GAAP | $2.37 | the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Net Income non-GAAP | 318.17M | Six Months Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
| Liquidity | $1.65B | the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 | — |
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| stores | 1,287 | the end of the second quarter of Fiscal 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted EBIT non-GAAP | 887.08M | Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted EBIT margin non-GAAP | 8% | FY2025 | — |
| Adjusted EBIT margin change non-GAAP | 80 | FY2025 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 1.29B | Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2026 | +0.0% |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Adjusted EBIT 887.08M
+406.21M Depreciation and amortization (g)
= Adjusted EBITDA 1.29B
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| Adjusted SG&A non-GAAP | 2.95B | Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2026 | +0.0% |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP SG&A 3.82B
-7.74M Net favorable lease costs (a)
-851.83M Product sourcing costs
-4.18M Litigation matters (d)
= Adjusted SG&A 2.95B
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| Comparable store sales | 2% | FY2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Apparel Retail — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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BURL
this stock
Burlington Stores, Inc.
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$19.84B | +8.7% | +8.8% | 32.4 | 3.5% |
|
IDEXF
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|
$211.40B | +0.8% | — | — | 0.0% |
|
TJX
Tjx Companies Inc /De/
|
$151.16B | -10.9% | +6.0% | 26.6 | 1.8% |
|
ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.
|
$75.79B | +31.2% | +7.7% | 33.0 | 2.9% |
|
LULU
lululemon athletica inc.
|
$12.83B | -44.0% | +4.9% | 9.6 | 10.0% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
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Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURL | -7.0% | -15.4% | -2.3% | -14.8% | +8.7% |
| SPY | -0.4% | +5.0% | +12.4% | +2.6% | +12.3% |
| vs SPY | -6.6% | -20.4% | -14.8% | -17.3% | -3.6% |
Capital returns
Buyback program
· as of May 28, 2026
Authorized
$500.00M
Spent (derived)
$196.00M
Remaining
$304.00M
Spent
Remaining
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
1579298
CUSIP
122017106
13F (30d)
527 filings
524 filers
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