Department stores

3 companies · $48.8B combined revenue · $2.5B operating profit

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The typical US-listed department stores company grew revenue -2.4% and earnings 21.1% in its latest year, at a 4.7% operating margin, and 0 of 3 earn a return on capital above 15%. Figures from each company's latest annual filing with the SEC, refreshed daily.

-2.4%Median revenue growth
21.1%Median earnings growth
-3.8%Median revenue growth, 3 yrs
10.4%Median earnings growth, 3 yrs
4.7%Median operating margin
8.8%Median ROCE
Fastest revenue growthBurlington Stores BURL8.8%Fastest earnings growthKOHLS KSS150%Highest ROCEBurlington Stores BURL10.4%Biggest margin gainKOHLS KSS+1.3 pts

Growth engines: the 4 Cylinders

All four working: 0% of companies

A company's earnings per share can grow in only four ways: more sales, profits growing faster than sales (operating leverage), wider margins, and less debt. Each bar is the share of companies where that engine worked in their latest year.

  • Sales growth · Revenue up 10% or more0%
  • Operating leverage · Operating income growing faster than a growing revenue33%
  • Margin expansion · Operating margin up 1 point or more33%
  • Debt reduction · Debt down 5% or more, or net cash67%

Combined revenue · 3 companies reporting in US dollars

Revenue
$0$20B$40B$60BFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Combined operating margin

Operating margin
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

All 3 companies

Median–-2.4%21.1%4.7%8.8%0.50x
BURLBurlington Stores$11.5B8.8%▲21.1%6.9%▲10.4%▲1.15x▼
MMacy's$21.8B-2.4%10.3%▼4.7%8.8%0.50x
KSSKOHLS$15.5B-4.3%▼150%▲4%▼5.8%▼0.35x▲

▲ better than the median, ▼ worse. n/a: the ratio doesn't apply to that kind of business (e.g. a bank's operating margin). Sort by any column. Figures from each company's latest 10-K (or 20-F/40-F).