Burlington Stores P/E Ratio

Burlington Stores posts a P/E ratio of 21.8. That is below the Consumer Discretionary sector average of 41.05. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.

For Consumer Discretionary stocks, a P/E ratio near 41.05 is typical. Burlington Stores's 21.8 is lower that level. That is roughly 46.9% below the sector mean. Whether that is a warning or an opportunity depends on growth outlook and other fundamentals shown elsewhere on Stockcircle.

Burlington Stores's P/E ratio of 21.8 comes from dividing a price-based measure by a related financial statistic. Changes can come from the stock price moving, the underlying fundamental shifting, or both. Track both the level and the trend — a rising multiple on falling fundamentals is a different story than a rising multiple on rising earnings.

Context for BURL's P/E ratio usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers (average 41.05), and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; Burlington Stores's other metric pages and overview cover the third.

Judging Burlington Stores against Consumer Discretionary peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Consumer Discretionary are more comparable, which makes gaps in P/E ratio easier to interpret. Start with 21.8 here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.