TJX (XSWX:TJX) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.57 (As of Apr. 2026) — 82% Below Median

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90 GF Score
Price CHF128.32
GF Value CHF111.58
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What is TJX Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

TJX XSWX:TJX 90 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.57 as of Apr. 2026, which is 82% below its 10-year median of 25.43. GuruFocus rates XSWX:TJX with a GF Score™ of 90/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF111.58. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 575 Retail - Cyclical companies, TJX ranks worse than 79.83% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

TJX's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was CHF4.57. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 28.08.


The historical rank and industry rank for TJX's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:TJX' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.61   Med: 25.43   Max: 112.14
Current: 28.06


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of TJX was 112.14. The lowest was 11.61. And the median was 25.43.


XSWX:TJX's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
79.83% of 575 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 10.95 vs XSWX:TJX: 28.06

TJX's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was CHF0.94. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was CHF4.08. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 31.42.

TJX's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was CHF0.94. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was CHF3.97. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 32.36.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


TJX Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


TJX Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for TJX's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

TJX Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

TJX Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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TJX Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
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XSWX:TJX vs ROST, BURL, LULU: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, TJX's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


TJX Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, TJX's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where TJX's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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TJX Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

TJX's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 4,592
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 1,021
Change In Deferred Tax 118
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 1,174
Change In Working Capital 304
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 1,120

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. TJX's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was CHF4,592 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. TJX's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was CHF1,021 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. TJX's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was CHF118 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = CHF1,174 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

TJX's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = CHF1,174 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. TJX's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was CHF304 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. TJX's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Apr. 2026 was 1120.000 Mil.

TJX's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Apr. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 4591.717 +1020.839+117.512
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-1174.3764813025+303.653)/1120.000
=4.57

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=128.32/4.57
=28.08

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.57 mean?
TJX (XSWX:TJX) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.57 as of Apr. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on TJX. This is 82% below median its historical median of 25.43. Over the past decade, TJX's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 11.61 to 112.14. According to the industry distribution chart, TJX ranks #459 out of 575 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 79.8%.
Is TJX's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
TJX's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.57 is 82% below median its 10-year median of 25.43. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 11.61 to a high of 112.14. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.95. TJX's value of 4.57 is 58.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, TJX ranks #459 out of 575 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, TJX has a GF Score™ of 90/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does TJX's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to ROST and BURL?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, TJX ranks #459 out of 575 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places TJX in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.95. TJX's value of 4.57 is 58.3% below this benchmark. Historically, TJX's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 11.61 to 112.14 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 25.43 vs. the industry median of 10.95, TJX has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Retail - Cyclical companies is 10.95, based on 575 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. TJX's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.57 is 58.3% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on TJX. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.95 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. TJX's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.57, which is 82% below median its own 10-year median of 25.43. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is TJX stock overvalued right now?
TJX (XSWX:TJX) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.57. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF111.58, compared to a current price of CHF128.32 — trading 15% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.57, which is 82% below median its 10-year median of 25.43 and 58.3% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 10.95. TJX's overall GF Score™ is 90/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For TJX (XSWX:TJX), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.57 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is TJX (XSWX:TJX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, TJX stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of CHF128.32 is trading 15% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF111.58.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:TJX:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.57 (82% below median its 10-year median of 25.43)
  • GF Value™: CHF111.58 vs. price of CHF128.32 (15% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 90/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 58.3% below the Retail - Cyclical median (#459 of 575)

No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:TJX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


TJX Business Description

Address 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham, MA, USA, 01701
Founded in 1987, TJX Companies is the world's largest off-price apparel and home fashions retailer, operating more than 5,000 stores across nine countries. In fiscal 2026, the company generated roughly $60 billion in sales. TJX operates through four segments: Marmaxx (61% of sales), HomeGoods (17%), TJX Canada (9%), and TJX international (13%). Its off-price model emphasizes branded merchandise at meaningful discounts, driving high traffic and rapid inventory turnover.
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