Apparel Retail: The TJX Companies, Inc. owns the largest revenue base; Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. has the fastest current growth.
The industry itself · before any single company
How has Apparel Retail moved against S&P 500?
The line below covers 5.2 years. Over the most recent two of them this industry is 5% ahead of S&P 500. Earnings across its companies grew 2% on average over the last four reported quarters — close to flat.
TURNING · ahead 1w✓Moving with the index7 of 21 companies ahead of S&P 500 by 5% or more over three months1 is 20% or more behind over a year while earnings grew 20% or more
Apparel Retail, equal-weighted, based at 200S&P 500, same base, same starttrailing 12-month earnings per share risingfalling
Strength anatomyMixedHow much of the industry is participating, how recently, and whether the movers score well.
Together7 of 21 stocks moving
Fresh4 crossed in the last 4 weeks
Backed by scoresmovers score +3 vs the industry average
Down the cap ladder — bar is now, tick is four weeks ago
Large1/5+1
Mid3/7+2
Small3/9+1
Participation is spreading downward — the mid and small companies added more this month than the large ones did.
Both lines start at 200 in the same week, so the distance between them is the whole story: the industry line is an equal-weighted index of its 21 companies. The bars underneath are trailing 12-month earnings per share, one bar per reported quarter, each member rebased to 100 at the start and the industry taking the median — so a price line pulling away from flat bars is a re-rating, not earnings. A bar turns red when that figure is lower than the quarter before. Rules are fixed and applied identically everywhere on this site: ahead by 5% or more over three months, or behind by 20% or more over a year while earnings grew 20% or more. Hover any point to read both values and the gap. This is a description of what the numbers did, not advice.
Sector relative strength · before individual stocks
Is Apparel Retail outperforming S&P 500?
Apparel Retail has outperformed S&P 500 by 23.4% over the last 52 weeks. Over 13 weeks the gap is a lead of 6.4%. 11 of 25 covered companies currently beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, so leadership inside the sector is selective. Victoria's Secret & Co. is the strongest against the sector itself at +54.6%.
+6.4%Sector vs S&P 500 · 13 weeks
+23.4%Sector vs S&P 500 · 52 weeks
11/25Stocks leading S&P 500
9/25Stocks leading sector
Sector metric: — as of latest available · unclassified · direction unavailable.
The central tension: the companies with the most scale are not necessarily the companies creating the most change.
Start with scale. Then earnings trajectory. Then business quality. Only after those three agree should price leadership carry much weight.
Bottom line
Apparel Retail has outperformed S&P 500 by 23.4% over 52 weeks and 6.4% over 13 weeks. 11 of 25 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 9 of 25 beat the sector itself. The TJX Companies, Inc. leads with revenue of $61,584 million, based on 24 of 25 comparable companies through Jun 2026.
Is the Apparel Retail sector outperforming S&P 500?
Apparel Retail has outperformed S&P 500 by 23.4% over 52 weeks and 6.4% over 13 weeks. 11 of 25 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 9 of 25 beat the sector itself.
Which Apparel Retail company is largest by revenue?
The TJX Companies, Inc. leads with revenue of $61,584 million, based on 24 of 25 comparable companies through Jun 2026.
Which Apparel Retail company is growing fastest?
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. has the fastest current revenue growth at 17.9%, across 24 of 25 comparable companies.
Which Apparel Retail company has the strongest 4-Factor Sector Score?
Victoria's Secret & Co. ranks first at 65.1/100 with 86.2% evidence confidence. The score prioritizes research; it is not a buy recommendation.
Which Apparel Retail company reports the most CAPEX?
The TJX Companies, Inc. reports the largest latest CAPEX at $662 million, with 25 of 25 companies comparable.
Which Apparel Retail company has the least gross debt?
Lands' End, Inc. has the lowest comparable gross debt at $48 million. The TJX Companies, Inc. has the highest at $14,180 million.
Which Apparel Retail company has the lowest comparable PEG?
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has the lowest comparable Guarded PEG at 0.78, among 12 of 25 companies that pass the metric’s comparability rules.
How much history does this Apparel Retail comparison include?
The page compares up to 20 reported quarters per company for fundamentals, CAPEX, debt and valuation, ending Jun 2026. Missing observations remain blank rather than being estimated.
How is the 4-Factor Sector Score calculated?
The four visible contributions add directly: growth and earnings up to 35 points, capital efficiency up to 25, valuation up to 20, and relative strength up to 20. Missing or stale evidence moves only the affected contribution toward neutral.
Companies
25
complete canonical membership
Combined market value
$336.1B
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Revenue growing
19/24
positive TTM year-on-year growth
Beating S&P 500
11/25
positive Mansfield relative strength
Global company selection
00 · research priority, made explicit
4-Factor Sector Score
An additive sector-relative research score. The four displayed point contributions always equal the total: Growth & earnings (35), Capital efficiency (25), Valuation (20), and Relative strength (20). Missing or stale evidence is absorbed inside the affected factor, never applied as a hidden adjustment.
Victoria's Secret & Co. has the strongest current balance of earnings trajectory, business quality, valuation and price confirmation, with 86.2% evidence confidence.
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. looks inexpensive relative to peers or its own history, but its earnings trajectory has not yet earned the valuation signal.
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has stronger price confirmation than earnings confirmation; that is a research prompt, not permission to chase.
Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is guarded: positive earnings, positive 5–60% three-year EPS growth, and a positive P/E are required.
Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -26.1% and the one-year return is -7.3%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -18.1% and the one-year return is 68.9%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
6.1/35Growth & earnings
Revenue -2% · PAT 100% · OPM change -17.6 pp
71% evidence
8.7/25Capital efficiency
ROCE -7.2% · debt/equity 0.1×
80% evidence
11.4/20Valuation
P/E 1× · PEG —
15% evidence
4.9/20Relative strength
RS sector -23.6% · RS bench -16.3% · 1Y 9.7%
70% evidence
01 · compare level, then change
Revenue Scale & Growth Durability
The TJX Companies, Inc. has the highest Revenue among the 25 Apparel Retail companies compared here, at $61,584 million. Ross Stores, Inc. is next at $23,775 million. Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. has the highest Revenue growth at 17.9%, so level and change sit with different companies. 24 of 25 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: The TJX Companies, Inc. is the scale leader at $61,584 million, 159% ahead of Ross Stores, Inc.. Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.'s growth is 17.9% from a $2,254 million base, with 18 reported observations in the 20-quarter window. Treat the growth leader as an acceleration candidate, not as equally proven scale.
LeaderThe TJX Companies, Inc. · $61,584 million
Gap159% versus #2 · Ross Stores, Inc.
Persistence7/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage24/25 companies · 493 observations
Investor read: The TJX Companies, Inc. is the scale benchmark; Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. is the acceleration watch. Promote the challenger only if growth persists and converts into margin and returns.
This conclusion weakens if: The TJX Companies, Inc.'s growth falls below Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.'s for two consecutive comparable reports while operating margin also compresses.
Revenue is compared on a common reported-currency basis. Growth is year-on-year, so seasonality does not masquerade as progress.
Revenuelargest
1The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX$61.6B
2Ross Stores, Inc. ROST$23.8B
3The Gap, Inc. GAP$15.4B
4Burlington Stores, Inc. BURL$11.9B
5lululemon athletica inc. LULU$11.2B
Revenue growthfastest growers
1Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. BOOT18%
2Rent the Runway, Inc. RENT17%
3Ross Stores, Inc. ROST12%
4Urban Outfitters, Inc. URBN11%
5Burlington Stores, Inc. BURL11%
Revenue · company comparison
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The Buckle, Inc. has the highest OPM among the 25 Apparel Retail companies compared here, at 20.6%. Ross Stores, Inc. is next at 13.4%. Tilly's, Inc. has the highest Margin change at +14.6 percentage points, so level and change sit with different companies. 25 of 25 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: The Buckle, Inc. leads opm at 20.6%; Tilly's, Inc. leads margin change at +14.6 percentage points.
LeaderThe Buckle, Inc. · 20.6%
Gap53.7% versus #2 · Ross Stores, Inc.
Persistence4/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage25/25 companies · 492 observations
Investor read: The Buckle, Inc. sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current margin change signal.
Operating margin compares operating profit with revenue. Improvement is measured in percentage points, not percentage growth.
OPMhighest
1The Buckle, Inc. BKE21%
2Ross Stores, Inc. ROST13%
3The Gap, Inc. GAP13%
4The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX12%
5lululemon athletica inc. LULU11%
Margin changefastest expanders
1Tilly's, Inc. TLYS+14.6 pp
2American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. AEO+10.2 pp
3Rent the Runway, Inc. RENT+6.4 pp
4The Gap, Inc. GAP+5.2 pp
5The Buckle, Inc. BKE+4.6 pp
Operating margin · company comparison
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The TJX Companies, Inc. has the highest Net profit among the 25 Apparel Retail companies compared here, at $5,790 million. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is next at $4,481 million. Victoria's Secret & Co. has the highest Profit growth at 39.7%, so level and change sit with different companies. Its Net profit series carries 20 reported observations across the 20-quarter window.
What the numbers say: The TJX Companies, Inc. leads with $5,790 million of TTM profit, 29.2% above American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.. Victoria's Secret & Co. shows 39.7% growth from a $243 million profit base. Compare the size of the base and persistence before ranking acceleration above profit scale.
LeaderThe TJX Companies, Inc. · $5,790 million
Gap29.2% versus #2 · American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
Persistence6/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage24/25 companies · 493 observations
Investor read: The TJX Companies, Inc. sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current profit growth signal.
Net profit is the residual after operating costs, interest and tax. Growth off a loss or near-zero base is excluded from the fastest-grower rank.
Net profitlargest
1The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX$5.8B
2American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. AEO$4.5B
3Ross Stores, Inc. ROST$2.3B
4lululemon athletica inc. LULU$1.5B
5The Gap, Inc. GAP$962M
Profit growthfastest growers
1Victoria's Secret & Co. VSXY40%
2Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. BOOT24%
3The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX20%
4Burlington Stores, Inc. BURL18%
5The Buckle, Inc. BKE14%
Net profit · company comparison
24/25 level · 14/25 change
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The TJX Companies, Inc. has the highest CAPEX among the 25 Apparel Retail companies compared here, at $662 million. Burlington Stores, Inc. is next at $289 million. Rent the Runway, Inc. has the highest CAPEX intensity at 18.9%, so level and change sit with different companies. 25 of 25 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: The TJX Companies, Inc. reports $662 million of CAPEX; Rent the Runway, Inc. has the highest covered intensity at 18.9%. Coverage is only 25 of 25 companies and 493 reported observations, so this is partial evidence—not a complete sector rank.
LeaderThe TJX Companies, Inc. · $662 million
Gap129.1% versus #2 · Burlington Stores, Inc.
Persistence8/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage25/25 companies · 493 observations
Investor read: Use the CAPEX rank as a diligence queue. Verify commissioning, utilization, cash conversion and post-investment ROCE before treating spend as value creation.
This conclusion weakens if: CAPEX rises without higher utilization, operating cash flow or incremental returns.
CAPEX is cash spent on property, plant, equipment and other reported capital assets. CAPEX intensity divides that spend by revenue; high intensity is a reinvestment signal, not proof that the reinvestment will earn attractive returns.
CAPEXlargest spenders
1The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX$662M
2Burlington Stores, Inc. BURL$289M
3Ross Stores, Inc. ROST$209M
4Urban Outfitters, Inc. URBN$193M
5The Gap, Inc. GAP$135M
CAPEX intensityhighest reinvestment intensity
1Rent the Runway, Inc. RENT19%
2Urban Outfitters, Inc. URBN13%
3Burlington Stores, Inc. BURL10%
4Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. BOOT7.8%
5Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF5.5%
Capital expenditure · company comparison
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Capacity base is net fixed assets plus capital work in progress, straight off the reported balance sheet. It is not cash spent, so it answers a narrower question than CAPEX — but it is reported for companies whose cash-flow CAPEX is not published, which is why it leads here. Missing years remain blank; annual values are never relabelled as quarters.
Full annual capacity base, operating cash flow, CAPEX and free cash flow history
Capacity base · net fixed assets + CWIP · fiscal-year history
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Lands' End, Inc. has the lowest Gross debt among the 25 Apparel Retail companies compared here, at $48 million. Stitch Fix, Inc. is next at $75 million. Stitch Fix, Inc. has the lowest Net debt at $112 million net cash, so level and change sit with different companies. Its Gross debt series carries 20 reported observations across the 20-quarter window.
What the numbers say: Stitch Fix, Inc. has the clearest covered balance-sheet capacity with $112 million net cash and gross debt of $75 million. Absolute debt alone does not identify the strongest balance sheet because company scale differs; net debt and debt-to-equity carry more information.
LeaderLands' End, Inc. · $48 million
Gap36% versus #2 · Stitch Fix, Inc.
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage25/25 companies · 493 observations
Investor read: Prioritize net-cash capacity and leverage relative to operating scale, not the smallest absolute rupee debt.
This conclusion weakens if: Net debt rises faster than revenue and profit for two consecutive reported periods.
Gross debt shows contractual borrowings. Net debt subtracts reported cash; a negative value means net cash. Lower debt can create capacity, but should be read against the scale and capital intensity of the business.
Gross debtlowest gross debt
1Lands' End, Inc. LE$48M
2Stitch Fix, Inc. SFIX$75M
3Duluth Holdings Inc. DLTH$149M
4Tilly's, Inc. TLYS$176M
5Rent the Runway, Inc. RENT$197M
Net debtlowest net debt
1Stitch Fix, Inc. SFIX$-112M
2Lands' End, Inc. LE$25M
3Zumiez Inc. ZUMZ$80M
4The Buckle, Inc. BKE$121M
5Tilly's, Inc. TLYS$135M
Debt and balance-sheet capacity · company comparison
25/25 level · 25/25 change
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Ross Stores, Inc. has the highest ROCE among the 25 Apparel Retail companies compared here, at 7.8%. The TJX Companies, Inc. is next at 7.6%. Tilly's, Inc. has the highest ROCE change at +5 percentage points, so level and change sit with different companies. 25 of 25 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: Ross Stores, Inc. leads ROCE at 7.8%, 0.2 percentage points above The TJX Companies, Inc.. Tilly's, Inc. has the strongest latest improvement at +5 percentage points. Read the leader beside the density of its reported history: a sparse high return is a candidate; a repeated high return is evidence of durability.
LeaderRoss Stores, Inc. · 7.8%
Gap2.6% versus #2 · The TJX Companies, Inc.
Persistence6/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage25/25 companies · 470 observations
Investor read: Ross Stores, Inc. sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roce change signal.
ROCE asks how much operating return the business earns on the capital employed. Direction matters, but a single exceptional year should not be mistaken for durability.
ROCEhighest
1Ross Stores, Inc. ROST7.8%
2The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX7.6%
3The Buckle, Inc. BKE7.5%
4The Gap, Inc. GAP5.0%
5Torrid Holdings Inc. CURV4.7%
ROCE changefastest improvers
1Tilly's, Inc. TLYS+5.0 pp
2American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. AEO+3.9 pp
3Citi Trends, Inc. CTRN+2.3 pp
4The Gap, Inc. GAP+1.9 pp
5Stitch Fix, Inc. SFIX+1.8 pp
Return on capital · company comparison
25/25 level · 25/25 change
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All-company data · latest reported quarter
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has the lowest Guarded PEG among the 25 Apparel Retail companies compared here, at 0.78×. Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. is next at 0.8×. Rent the Runway, Inc. has the lowest P/E at 0.72×, so level and change sit with different companies. 12 of 25 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has the lowest comparable Guarded PEG at 0.78×, 2.5% below Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.. Only 12 of 25 companies pass the guard, so no broad “cheapest stock” conclusion is defensible unless the current multiple, own-history position and growth durability agree.
LeaderAbercrombie & Fitch Co. · 0.78×
Gap2.5% versus #2 · Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage12/25 companies · 66 observations
Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/e signal.
PEG is shown only when earnings are positive and three-year EPS growth is between 5% and 60%. It is recomputed consistently as the trailing P/E divided by that growth rate — reported earnings, never an expected-earnings multiple. On Indian companies it is shown only where the two data sources reconciled. A missing PEG is more honest than a low-base fiction.
Guarded PEGlowest PEG
1Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF0.8
2Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. BOOT0.8
3lululemon athletica inc. LULU1.0
4The Gap, Inc. GAP1.0
5The Buckle, Inc. BKE1.1
P/Elowest P/E
1Rent the Runway, Inc. RENT0.7
2Lands' End, Inc. LE1.0
3Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF8.1
4J.Jill, Inc. JILL9.1
5The Gap, Inc. GAP9.7
Valuation · company comparison
12/25 level · 24/25 change
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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. has the lowest EV/EBITDA among the 25 Apparel Retail companies compared here, at 0.78×. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is next at 5.15×. Genesco Inc. has the lowest P/BV at 0.7×, so level and change sit with different companies. 24 of 25 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.
What the numbers say: American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. leads ev/ebitda at 0.78×; Genesco Inc. leads p/bv at 0.7×.
LeaderAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc. · 0.78×
Gap84.9% versus #2 · Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage24/25 companies · 403 observations
Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.
This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/bv signal.
EV/EBITDA includes debt in enterprise value and is useful across different capital structures. P/BV prices the company against its own book. Both are market multiples on reported figures, not intrinsic-value estimates and not forecasts.
EV/EBITDAlowest EV/EBITDA
1American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. AEO0.8
2Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF5.2
3lululemon athletica inc. LULU5.9
4J.Jill, Inc. JILL6.0
5The Gap, Inc. GAP6.7
P/BVlowest P/BV
1Genesco Inc. GCO0.7
2Lands' End, Inc. LE0.7
3Caleres, Inc. CAL0.7
4Shoe Station Group Inc. SHOE0.7
5Duluth Holdings Inc. DLTH0.8
Enterprise and book valuation · company comparison
24/25 level · 23/25 change
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Victoria's Secret & Co. has the strongest one-year price move in Apparel Retail at +377.1%. It also leads on Mansfield relative strength against the S&P 500 at +67.1%. 11 of 25 covered companies are above zero on that measure. Every line covers 314 weekly closes through 2026-07-28.
Every price line is indexed to 100 over the chosen window. Mansfield relative strength compares a price ratio with its own 52-week average; zero separates leadership from lagging.
Price and relative strength
Price is rebased to 100 inside the selected window. Pair ratio rebases each selected company against one chosen denominator.
Before the conclusion · check the blind spots
What can make this comparison misleading?
This Apparel Retail comparison names 4 specific ways its own evidence can mislead, all listed below. All 25 companies here report on comparable dates, so no rank carries a stale marker. A high growth rate can still be a low-base artefact.
Keep these limits visible
A high growth rate can be a low-base artefact. The page keeps level and change separate for that reason.
A high ROCE can be temporary or flattered by a small capital base. Read it beside margin, cash conversion and reinvestment.
The 4-Factor Sector Score ranks research priority, not portfolio action. Management quality, catalysts and risks need equally fresh evidence before capital is deployed.
An “all companies” line chart preserves completeness, but rank changes should be checked against reporting dates before drawing a conclusion.
10 · the complete set
Which companies are included?
All 25 companies in the canonical Apparel Retail membership are listed below, largest market value first — nothing is silently dropped, even where a company reports too little to rank. The charts above default to a selective view; this register is the complete set, with each company's own latest reporting date beside it.
AHEAD means the company is beating the index by 5% or more over three months. LAGGING, FUNDAMENTALS UP means it is 20% or more behind over a year while its trailing twelve-month earnings grew 20% or more. Both rules are fixed and applied the same way in every sector.
This comparison is built from the reported filings of 25 Apparel Retail companies, normalized to a common $ scale and a shared quarter axis of up to 20 quarters each. Fundamentals run through Jun 2026 and market data through 2026-07-28. A second data feed fills gaps only after identity and scale reconciliation, and missing observations are never interpolated.
FundamentalsThrough Jun 2026 · up to 20 quarters per company
Market dataThrough 2026-07-28 · weekly price and relative-strength history
Derived metricsGrowth, changes, CAPEX intensity, net debt, guarded PEG and P/BV÷ROE are calculated only when their inputs are comparable.
Score confidenceMissing and stale evidence reduces confidence and pulls the 0–100 research-priority score toward neutral.
These 18 answers restate the Apparel Retail comparison above in question form. Every one is computed from the same 25 companies and the same reported filings as the rankings and charts, current through Jun 2026. Price and relative-strength answers run through 2026-07-28. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.
Which Apparel Retail company is the biggest?
The TJX Companies, Inc. is the largest, with trailing-twelve-month revenue of $61,584 million, ahead of Ross Stores, Inc. at $23,775 million. That covers 24 of 25 companies with comparable reporting through Jun 2026.
Which Apparel Retail company is growing fastest?
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. has the fastest revenue growth at 17.9% year on year, across 24 of 25 comparable companies. Fast growth off a small base is not the same as proven scale — check whether the rate holds across several quarters on the chart above before treating it as a trend.
Which Apparel Retail company has the best profit margins?
The Buckle, Inc. has the highest operating margin at 20.6%, from 25 of 25 comparable companies. Tilly's, Inc. shows the biggest recent improvement, at +14.6 percentage points. A high margin matters most when it is holding or rising, not when it is peaking.
Which Apparel Retail company makes the most profit?
The TJX Companies, Inc. earns the most, at $5,790 million of trailing-twelve-month net profit, from 24 of 25 comparable companies. Victoria's Secret & Co. has the fastest profit growth at 39.7%, though growth off a small or recovering profit base overstates how much has actually changed.
Which Apparel Retail company earns the highest return on capital?
Ross Stores, Inc. leads on return on capital employed at 7.8%, across 25 of 25 companies. Read it beside the length of its reported history: a high return that repeats for years is evidence of a durable business, while a single high reading can be a small capital base or one good year.
Which Apparel Retail stock is the cheapest?
On guarded PEG — where a LOWER number is cheaper — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. screens cheapest at 0.78×. Only 12 of 25 companies pass the comparability guard, so this is not a sector-wide "cheapest stock" verdict. Cheap on a multiple is a reason to investigate, never a reason to buy on its own.
Which Apparel Retail company has the strongest balance sheet?
Lands' End, Inc. carries the lowest comparable gross debt at $48 million, from 25 of 25 companies. Absolute rupee debt alone does not settle it, because company scale differs — net debt and debt-to-equity in the chart above carry more information, and a very low-debt balance sheet can also mean under-investment.
Which Apparel Retail company is investing most in new capacity?
The TJX Companies, Inc. reports the largest capital spending at $662 million, across 25 of 25 companies. Spending consumes cash before it earns anything, so treat the ranking as a diligence queue: check commissioning, utilisation and the return earned on the completed assets before reading spend as value creation.
Is the Apparel Retail sector beating the market?
Apparel Retail has outperformed S&P 500 by 23.4% over the last 52 weeks and 6.4% over 13 weeks, measured on an equal-weight index of its current members. Inside the sector, 11 of 25 covered companies are beating the market on their own. Sector strength does not transfer evenly to every stock in it.
Which Apparel Retail stock has the strongest price momentum?
Victoria's Secret & Co. has the strongest relative strength against S&P 500. Relative strength answers last, after growth, quality and valuation: price can move well before the fundamentals confirm it, and sometimes without them confirming at all.
Which Apparel Retail company scores highest for research priority?
Victoria's Secret & Co. scores 65.1 out of 100 with 86.2% evidence confidence, from 26.5 points on growth and earnings, 7.7 on capital efficiency, 10.9 on valuation and 20 on relative strength. This ranks what deserves work next. It is not a buy recommendation, and management quality, catalysts and risk still need separate research.
How many Apparel Retail companies does this comparison cover, and over what period?
It compares 25 listed companies over up to 20 reported quarters of fundamentals and 5 fiscal years of capital allocation, ending Jun 2026, plus weekly price and relative-strength history. Membership is the full sector list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.
What is the total market cap of the Apparel Retail sector?
The 25 Apparel Retail companies on this page carry $336,060 million of combined market value. The TJX Companies, Inc. is the largest at $177,636 million, about 53% of the sector's total on its own. Market value moves with price, so this reading is dated 2026-07-28.
What is the Apparel Retail sector's P/E ratio?
The median price-to-earnings ratio across the 25 Apparel Retail companies on this page is 20.1×, measured on the 24 that report a comparable figure. A sector-level history for this multiple is not held here, so this is a cross-section of today, not a comparison with the sector’s own past. Figures are as of 2026-07-28.
How is the Apparel Retail sector performing?
11 of the 25 covered Apparel Retail companies are beating S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength. The sector itself is 23.4% ahead of S&P 500 over 52 weeks on an equal-weight index of its current members. Readings are as of 2026-07-28.
How many Apparel Retail stocks are listed in the US?
This comparison covers 25 listed Apparel Retail companies in the US, each above the size floor the site applies. The full ranked list is on this page, with reported fundamentals through Jun 2026. Membership is the full industry list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.
Why are some values on this page blank?
A blank means that company did not report a comparable figure for that period, so nothing is shown. Missing observations are never interpolated, carried forward, or replaced with a similar-looking accounting line, and a company with missing evidence has its research score pulled toward neutral rather than being scored as bad.
Is this investment advice?
No. Every figure here is a deterministic calculation from reported company filings and market data, published for research. It contains no recommendation to buy or sell any security, does not account for your circumstances, and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed adviser.