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The TJX Companies

TJX
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Apparel - Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$154.39
-0.40 (-0.26%)
Market Cap
$170.56B
Winston Score
58
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

7.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.22B (2022) → 1.13B (2026)

TJX Companies runs a chain of off-price retail stores across the United States and several other countries. Its main brands include T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods, which sell clothing, shoes, home décor, and other goods at prices well below what department stores charge. It is the largest off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the world.

TJX makes money by buying excess or leftover inventory from brands and manufacturers at a discount, then selling those items to everyday shoppers at reduced prices. It operates roughly 4,900 stores across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia, generating over $50 billion in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is its massive buying network and relationships with thousands of vendors, which lets it source discounted merchandise that smaller rivals cannot easily replicate. The key risk is that if brands reduce excess inventory or sell more directly to consumers, TJX could face a thinner supply of discounted goods to stock its shelves.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+28.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$6.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

The TJX Companies is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
30.9%
Modest — 30.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
13.3%
Healthy — 13.3% operating margin
ROCE
18.0%
Strong — 18.0% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+11.5%
Steady sales growth (11.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
+21.5%
Earnings growing fast (21.5% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
156%
Turns 156% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
11.2%
Modest free cash flow (11.2%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.28
Conservative — low debt load (0.28)
Interest Cover
144.31x
Comfortably covers interest (144.3x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
29.7x
Growth-priced — P/E 29.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+2.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.13%
Small dividend — 1.13% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+13.1%
Dividend growing fast (13.1% YoY)

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