SuperworthBurlington Stores profit margin BURL
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2014.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 5.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 7.9%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.9 pts
- Peer median
- 4.9%
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Burlington Stores kept 5.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 7.9% and a gross margin of 44.6%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 5.2%.
The median for 10 consumer staples stocks of a similar size is 4.9%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.3% | 7.2% | 43.9% |
| FY2024 | 4.7% | 6.6% | 43.3% |
| FY2023 | 3.5% | 5.6% | 42.6% |
| FY2022 | 2.6% | 4.2% | 40.6% |
| FY2021 | 4.4% | 6.9% | 41.7% |
| FY2020 | −3.8% | −6.0% | 38.3% |
| FY2019 | 6.4% | 8.4% | 42.0% |
| FY2018 | 6.2% | 8.3% | 42.0% |
| FY2017 | 6.3% | 7.9% | 41.7% |
| FY2016 | 3.9% | 6.8% | 41.0% |
| FY2015 | 2.9% | 3.4% | 40.4% |
| FY2014 | 1.4% | 5.2% | 40.2% |
| FY2013 | 0.4% | 3.7% | 39.6% |
| FY2012 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 5.8% | +0.9 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 5.2% | +0.4 pts | 7.1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 5.3% | +0.5 pts | 7.2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 5.0% | +0.5 pts | 7.0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 5.0% | +0.8 pts | 6.8% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 4.9% | +1.0 pts | 6.7% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 4.7% | +1.2 pts | 6.6% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 4.5% | +1.3 pts | 6.4% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 4.2% | +1.3 pts | 6.2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 3.9% | +1.1 pts | 5.8% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 3.5% | +0.8 pts | 5.6% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 3.2% | +1.2 pts | 5.2% |
Against its peers
Companies in Consumer Defensive nearest Burlington Stores' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| BURLBurlington Stores | 5.8% |
| PFGCPerformance Food | 0.5% |
| SJMJ M SMUCKER | 2.5% |
| AVYAvery Dennison | 7.6% |
| COKECoca-Cola Consolidated | 7.2% |
| BF-BBrown Forman | 18.4% |
| BJBJ's Wholesale Club | 2.6% |
| MKCMccormick | 19.4% |
| FIVEFive Below | 11.7% |
| BGBunge Global | 1.1% |
| TSNTyson Foods | 1.0% |
| Peer median | 4.9% |
Where Burlington Stores ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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