BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (BJ) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Defensive — Discount Stores industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc., alongside its subsidiaries, manages a network of membership-based retail warehouses primarily located across the eastern United States. This enterprise provides a range of products including perishable goods, general merchandise, and gasoline, in addition to various supplementary services.
Is BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (BJ) trades at 22.6× earnings (P/E), above the median of the 95 consumer staples companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (22.5×) $103 (-1 %); at its sector median (22.4×) $103 (-1 %).
Kaplio overview: BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
Market cap $13B · 52 weeks $84 – $107 (3 % below the high) · P/E 22.6× · 2027 expected P/E 21.9× · Dividend none · Next earnings November 20, 2026 · expected EPS $1.24 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Aug 21.
- Valuation: P/E 22.6× (fairly priced).
- Business: ROIC 12 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 2.3× (passes, near the threshold).
- Earnings: 8 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (22.5×) $103 (-1 %); at its sector median (22.4×) $103 (-1 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in consumer staples: 5 of 8 pass
- Gross margin (stable 5y) 18.6 %, fails.
- FCF / Net Income 57.2 %, fails.
- 10y dividend growth −0.5 %, fails.
- Stable ROE / ROIC 27.4 %, passes.
- 10y EPS growth 36.9 %, passes.
- Payout Ratio 0.0 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 2.3×, passes, near the threshold.
- P/E vs own 10y history 22.6×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.: P/E 22.6×; EV/EBITDA 13.7×; ROIC 11.9 %; $13.1B. Dollar General Corporation (P/E 16.4×; EV/EBITDA 11.9×; ROIC 7.0 %; $27.8B), Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (P/E 19.2×; EV/EBITDA 13.3×; ROIC 10.1 %; $5.1B), PriceSmart, Inc. (P/E 31.0×; EV/EBITDA 14.5×; ROIC 10.5 %; $5.0B).
Expensive or cheap against its last 8 years?
P/E at each close: today 22.6× · median 22.5× · minimum 14.2× · maximum 76.8× · cheap below 20.4× · expensive above 28.0×. It has been cheaper than today 53% of the time over its last 8 years.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 27.35% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 11.90% |
| Return on Assets | 7.44% |
| Gross Margin | 18.24% |
| Operating Margin | 3.90% |
| Net Margin | 2.61% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 1.26 |
| Current Ratio | 0.73 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 9 |
| Altman Z-Score | 4.71 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +8.33% |
| 3 months | +5.79% |
| Year-to-date | +14.90% |
| 1 year | +15.05% |
| 3 years | +50.46% |
| 5 years | +77.00% |
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