# The TJX Companies Inc. (TJX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Specialty Retail. Price $137.63, market value $151.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 25.5×** (5-yr avg 27.0×, 3-yr avg 27.9×). The TJX Companies Inc. trades at 25.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 27.0×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 23.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.67**. A PEG of 1.67 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.4×.
- **Price / book: 14.2×**. The shares trade at 14.2× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.9%** (5-yr avg 3.0%). Free cash flow equals 3.9% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 3.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 9.1%**. 9.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 53.9%**. A 53.9% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on assets: 17.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 17.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.1%** (3-yr 6.5%/yr, 5-yr 13.4%/yr). Revenue grew 7.1% over the last year, against 13.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 14.3%** (3-yr 17.9%/yr, 5-yr 133.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 14.3%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 23.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 23.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.28**. Debt is 0.28 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 1.14** (quick 1.14). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.14 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.40%** ($1.81 per share, trailing). The TJX Companies Inc. yields 1.40%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 34%** (33% of free cash flow). 34% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 48.3%/yr** (1-yr 13.2%). The dividend has compounded at 48.3% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 1 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (19 analysts). 19 analysts cover The TJX Companies Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $171.42 (+25% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 1.5%** (YTD -7.6%, 3-mo -10.5%). The shares are up 1.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -19.0%** (12.1% above the low). Trading 19% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.10** (volatility 21%). Beta of 0.10 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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