MMarketMath

TJX

Fast growerQuality: High (90/100)

TJX Companies · Consumer Discretionary · Apparel Retail

$140.71

52w 134.75 – 170.00

20y monthly, adjusted

Mkt cap

$155.4B

P/E

28.3

P/FCF

31.6

FCF yield

3.2%

ROE

53.9%

Shldr yield

2.8%

div 1.2% + bb 1.6%

What today's price assumes

At $155.4B, the market is pricing in 13.9% annual free-cash-flow growth for the next decade (10% discount rate, 2.5% terminal growth). Over the last ten years, FCF actually grew 9.0% per year — the price asks for acceleration beyond the historical record.

Simple DCF per-share range: $68 · $98 · $123 (4% / base / optimistic growth). An estimate, not a target.

Adjust the assumptions yourself →

Historical multiple lens

At its own median P/OCF of 14.3× across 19 years, TJX would trade near $89/share (25th–75th percentile: $65–$109); it trades at 22.6× today.

Assumes the historical multiple regime persists — re-ratings can be permanent.

Growth record

Compound annual growth rates from as-filed 10-K data, split-adjusted

Rev 3y

+6.5%

Rev 5y

+13.4%

Rev 10y

+6.9%

EPS 5y

+133.6%

EPS 10y

+11.0%

FCF 5y

+4.2%

FCF 10y

+9.0%

Fundamentals

Fiscal 2008–2026, from SEC filings

Revenue

2008: $18.3B
2009: $19.0B
2010: $20.3B
2011: $21.9B
2012: $23.2B
2013: $25.9B
2014: $27.4B
2015: $29.1B
2016: $30.9B
2017: $33.2B
2018: $35.9B
2019: $39.0B
2020: $41.7B
2021: $32.1B
2022: $48.5B
2023: $49.9B
2024: $54.2B
2025: $56.4B
2026: $60.4B
$0$20.0B$40.0B$60.0B
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Net income

2008: $771.8M
2009: $880.6M
2010: $1.2B
2011: $1.3B
2012: $1.5B
2013: $1.9B
2014: $2.1B
2015: $2.2B
2016: $2.3B
2017: $2.3B
2018: $2.6B
2019: $3.1B
2020: $3.3B
2021: $90.0M
2022: $3.3B
2023: $3.5B
2024: $4.5B
2025: $4.9B
2026: $5.5B
$0$2.0B$4.0B
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12
16
20
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Free cash flow

2008: $847.8M
2009: $571.6M
2010: $1.8B
2011: $1.3B
2012: $1.1B
2013: $2.1B
2014: $1.6B
2015: $2.1B
2016: $2.1B
2017: $2.6B
2018: $2.0B
2019: $3.0B
2020: $2.8B
2021: $4.0B
2022: $2.0B
2023: $2.6B
2024: $4.3B
2025: $4.2B
2026: $4.9B
$0$2.0B$4.0B
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12
16
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Diluted shares (lower is better)

2008: 1.8B
2009: 1.7B
2010: 1.7B
2011: 1.6B
2012: 1.5B
2013: 1.5B
2014: 1.4B
2015: 1.4B
2016: 1.3B
2017: 1.3B
2018: 1.3B
2019: 1.3B
2020: 1.2B
2021: 1.2B
2022: 1.2B
2023: 1.2B
2024: 1.2B
2025: 1.1B
2026: 1.1B
0500.0M1.0B1.5B
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12
16
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Margins

0%5%10%08111417202326
Net marginFCF margin

Capital returned (dividends + buybacks)

2008: $1.1B
2009: $927.8M
2010: $1.1B
2011: $1.4B
2012: $1.6B
2013: $1.7B
2014: $1.9B
2015: $2.1B
2016: $2.4B
2017: $2.4B
2018: $2.4B
2019: $3.3B
2020: $2.6B
2021: $480.0M
2022: $3.4B
2023: $3.6B
2024: $4.0B
2025: $4.2B
2026: $4.4B
$0$2.0B$4.0B
08
12
16
20
24

Cash vs long-term debt

$0$5.0B$10.0B08111417202326
CashLT debt

Quarterly

Discrete quarters from 10-Q filings; Q4 derived as fiscal year minus Q1–Q3. OCF is unwound from the year-to-date figures 10-Qs report. Compare to the same quarter a year ago — most businesses are seasonal.

Revenue by quarter

Q1'24: $11.8B
Q2'24: $12.8B
Q3'24: $13.3B
Q4'24: $16.4B
Q1'25: $12.5B
Q2'25: $13.5B
Q3'25: $14.1B
Q4'25: $16.4B
Q1'26: $13.1B
Q2'26: $14.4B
Q3'26: $15.1B
Q4'26: $17.7B
Q1'27: $14.3B
$0$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B
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Net income by quarter

Q1'24: $891.0M
Q2'24: $989.0M
Q3'24: $1.2B
Q4'24: $1.4B
Q1'25: $1.1B
Q2'25: $1.1B
Q3'25: $1.3B
Q4'25: $1.4B
Q1'26: $1.0B
Q2'26: $1.2B
Q3'26: $1.4B
Q4'26: $1.8B
Q1'27: $1.3B
$0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B
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QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYEPSOCF
Q1'27$14.3B+9.2%$1.3B+28.6%1.19$1.1B
Q4'26 *$17.7B+8.5%$1.8B+26.8%1.57$3.2B
Q3'26$15.1B+7.5%$1.4B+11.2%1.28$1.5B
Q2'26$14.4B+6.9%$1.2B+13.1%1.10$1.8B
Q1'26$13.1B+5.1%$1.0B−3.2%0.92$394.0M
Q4'25 *$16.4B−0.4%$1.4B−0.4%1.23$2.7B
Q3'25$14.1B+6.0%$1.3B+8.9%1.14$1.0B
Q2'25$13.5B+5.6%$1.1B+11.1%0.96$1.6B
Q1'25$12.5B+5.9%$1.1B+20.1%0.93$737.0M
Q4'24 *$16.4B+13.0%$1.4B+35.2%1.22$2.8B
Q3'24$13.3B+9.0%$1.2B+12.0%1.03$1.2B
Q2'24$12.8B+7.7%$989.0M+22.1%0.85$1.3B
Q1'24$11.8B+3.3%$891.0M+51.8%0.76$745.0M

Track record

Compound annual growth by period. For debt and share count, negative is the good direction.

Series3y5y10y15y
Revenue+6.5%+13.4%+6.9%+7.0%
Operating cash flow+19.0%+8.5%+8.8%+8.7%
Free cash flow+23.2%+4.2%+9.0%+9.4%
EPS (diluted)+17.9%+133.6%+11.0%+12.4%
Equity+17.0%+11.8%+9.0%+8.3%
LT debt−13.2%−18.9%+1.4%+6.1%
Diluted shares−1.4%−1.5%−1.6%−2.2%
Stock price+16.4%+15.7%+15.3%+18.3%

$100, 3 years ago

$158vs $176 in SPY

16.4% vs 20.7%/yr

$100, 5 years ago

$207vs $181 in SPY

15.7% vs 12.6%/yr

$100, 10 years ago

$417vs $412 in SPY

15.3% vs 15.2%/yr

$100, 15 years ago

$1,251vs $813 in SPY

18.3% vs 15.0%/yr

The $1 test — market value created per $1 of earnings retained (Buffett's hurdle: at least $1)

Last 5 years

$7.65

$107.5B created / $14.0B retained

Last 10 years

$6.41

$139.1B created / $21.7B retained

Quality & capital discipline

Cash-based returns and how management deploys capital

Cash ROIC

57.0%

OCF ÷ (equity + debt)

OCF / EV yield

4.6%

MC vs 10× OCF

2.26

≤1 = priced under 10× OCF

Debt / FCF

0.4y

SBC / FCF

4.4%

Owner earnings

$4.7B

OCF − capex − SBC

OE yield

3.0%

Share count 5y

−2.4%

per year; negative = buybacks

Growth engine (5y): reinvested 19.6% of operating cash flow at an incremental return of 45.0% — an organically fundable growth rate of about 8.8% per year (growth ≈ reinvestment rate × incremental ROIC).

Checklist

20 of 24 checks pass · 83%. Checks with structurally missing inputs are excluded.

Growth & Consistency

5/7

  • Revenue growth

    13.4% · 5y CAGR ≥ 5%

    pass
  • EPS growth

    133.6% · 5y CAGR ≥ 5%

    pass
  • FCF growth

    4.2% · 5y CAGR ≥ 5%

    fail
  • Revenue rises consistently

    8 of 9 · up in ≥ 7 of last 10 years

    pass
  • FCF consistently positive

    10 of 10 · positive in ≥ 8 of last 10 years

    pass
  • Profitable every year

    10 of 10 · net income > 0 in ≥ 8 of last 10

    pass
  • Cash flow keeps up with sales

    8.5% vs 13.4% · OCF CAGR ≥ 0.9× revenue CAGR

    fail

Profitability

5/5

  • Net margin

    9.1% · ≥ 8%

    pass
  • Operating margin

    · ≥ 10%

    na
  • Gross margin stable or rising

    · no drop > 2 pts over 3y

    na
  • Return on equity

    53.9% · ≥ 12%

    pass
  • Cash ROIC

    57.0% · ≥ 12%

    pass
  • FCF margin

    8.1% · ≥ 5%

    pass
  • Earnings back their cash

    OCF $6.9B vs NI $5.5B · OCF ≥ net income (latest FY)

    pass

Balance Sheet

4/4

  • Debt payable from cash flow

    0.4y · LT debt ≤ 3× FCF

    pass
  • Cash cushion

    333% · cash ≥ 50% of LT debt

    pass
  • Leverage

    0.18 · LT debt ≤ 1.5× equity

    pass
  • Equity positive and compounding

    $10.2B · equity > 0 and grew over ~5y

    pass
  • Interest burden

    · interest ≤ 15% of operating income

    na

Capital Allocation

4/4

  • Share count flat or shrinking

    -2.4% · ≤ +0.5%/yr over ~5y

    pass
  • Stock comp restrained

    4% · SBC ≤ 15% of FCF

    pass
  • Distributions funded by FCF

    89% · dividends + buybacks ≤ 100% of FCF

    pass
  • Repurchases are a habit

    10 of 10 · buybacks in ≥ 5 of last 10 years

    pass

Valuation Discipline

2/4

  • FCF yield

    3.2% · ≥ 3%

    pass
  • Earnings multiple

    28.3 · P/E ≤ 25

    fail
  • Price asks less than history delivered

    13.9% vs 9.0% · implied FCF growth ≤ historical FCF CAGR

    fail
  • Shareholder yield

    2.8% · dividends + buybacks ≥ 2% of market cap

    pass

Financial data

As filed in 10-Ks; per-share figures split-adjusted. $ in millions.

FYRevenueGross profitOp incomeNet incomeEPSOCFCapExFCFDividendsBuybacksSBCCashLT debtEquityShares
202660,3725,4944.876,8741,9574,9171,8422,5222146,2301,87010,1901,128
202556,3604,8644.266,1161,9184,1981,6482,5131835,3352,8668,3931,142
202454,2174,4743.866,0571,7224,3351,4842,4841605,6002,8627,3021,159
202349,9363,4982.974,0841,4572,6271,3392,2551225,4772,8596,3641,178
202248,5503,2832.703,0571,0452,0121,2522,1761896,2273,3556,0031,216
202132,137900.074,5625683,9942782025910,4705,3335,8331,215
202041,7173,2722.674,0671,2232,8431,0721,5521253,2172,2375,9481,227
201938,9734,7633,0602.434,0881,1252,9639232,4071043,0302,2345,0491,259
201835,8654,4032,6082.023,0261,0581,9687641,6451012,7582,2315,1481,292
201733,1844,2582,2981.733,6271,0252,6026511,7001022,9302,2284,5111,329
201630,9454,1002,2781.712,9578892,0685441,828942,0951,6204,3071,329
201529,0783,9312,2151.623,0089122,0974661,651882,4941,6154,2641,368
201427,4233,6802,1371.512,5909471,6443941,471762,1501,2704,2301,413
201325,8783,4421,9071.313,0469782,0673241,345641,8127753,6661,454
201223,191-171,4960.991,9168031,1132751,321641,5077743,2091,505
201121,942101,3430.851,9767071,2692291,193591,7427743,1001,581
201020,2881,2140.732,2724291,843198945551,6157742,8891,663
200919,0008810.531,155583572177751514543662,1351,663
200818,3377720.441,375527848151940577332,1311,760

Some concepts are structurally absent for certain industries (banks report no gross profit or capex). Missing ≠ zero.