BURL Burlington Stores margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 90

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 38

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 64

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 70

Gross margin

44.6%

Operating margin

8.1%

EBITDA margin

11.9%

Net margin

5.8%

The Burlington Stores reports a gross margin of 44.6%, an operating margin of 8.1%, an EBITDA margin of 11.9%, and a net margin of 5.8%. The company's available margins all improved, with EBITDA margin showing the strongest expansion of 1.4 percentage points.

BURL margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Burlington Stores's margins averaged 43.37% gross, 6.75% operating, 10.14% EBITDA, and 4.6% net. Compared with their three-year averages, all four current margins are higher.

BURL margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

All available margins expanded year over year, led by EBITDA margin with an increase of 1.4 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

1pp

Operating margin expansion

1.1pp

EBITDA margin expansion

1.4pp

Net margin expansion

0.8pp

BURL Gross margin

Looking back over the last 3 years, Burlington Stores recorded an average gross margin of 43.37%. Burlington Stores's current gross margin is 44.6% and is 1.2 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest gross margin for Burlington Stores was 44.6% in Aug 2026, while the lowest was 42% in Oct 2023.

BURL Operating margin

The average operating margin for Burlington Stores was 6.75% over the last 3 years. The latest operating margin for Burlington Stores is 8.1%, 1.4 percentage points above its three-year average. The operating margin for Burlington Stores moved between 5.6% in Oct 2023 and 8.1% in Aug 2026.

BURL EBITDA margin

Burlington Stores's EBITDA margin averaged 10.14% across the past 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Burlington Stores's current EBITDA margin is 11.9% and is 1.8 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Burlington Stores's EBITDA margin peaked at 11.9% in Aug 2026 and reached a low of 8.2% in Oct 2023.

BURL Net margin

Across the last 3 years, Burlington Stores recorded an average net margin of 4.6%. Burlington Stores's current net margin is 5.8% and is 1.2 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest net margin for Burlington Stores was 5.8% in Aug 2026, while the lowest was 3.2% in Oct 2023.

BURL margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 44.6%, BURL ranks higher than the Consumer Cyclical sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.3%, Burlington Stores's gross margin is 23% higher.

BURL margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Burlington Stores's gross margin?

For the period ending Aug 1, 2026, BURL recorded a gross margin of 44.6%.

What is Burlington Stores's operating margin?

As of Aug 1, 2026, BURL has an operating margin of 8.1%.

What is Burlington Stores's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Aug 1, 2026, BURL recorded an EBITDA margin of 11.9%.

What is Burlington Stores's net margin?

The current net margin for BURL is 5.8% as of Aug 1, 2026.

What are the average margins of BURL?

Over the past 3 years, BURL reported average margins of 43.4% gross, 6.8% operating, 10.1% EBITDA, and 4.6% net.

What are the highest historical margins of BURL?

Across the 5-year period, BURL posted its highest margins at 44.6% gross in Aug 2026, 8.4% operating in Oct 2021, 11.9% EBITDA in Aug 2026, and 5.8% net in Aug 2026.

What are the lowest historical margins of BURL?

Across the 5-year period, BURL posted its lowest margins at 40.3% gross in Oct 2022, 4.1% operating in Oct 2022, 6.4% EBITDA in Jul 2022, and 1.9% net in Jul 2022.