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Aritzia Inc. ATZ

Consumer DiscretionarySpecialty RetailersCanada

Last close 155.50 CAD on Nov 1, 2026, +32.5% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating A+ Rank 3 of 32 in Consumer Discretionary
  1. Growth A 2 of 32
  2. Valuation B 21 of 32
  3. Quality A 2 of 32
  4. Revisions A 1 of 32
  5. Momentum A 1 of 32

Wall Street consensus Buy (2.12)Average target 187.87 CAD +20.8%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Growth and profitability fiscal year ends February 28

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
202620252024202320225Y avg
Revenue (mil)3,7022,7382,3322,1961,495–
Revenue growth35.2%17.4%6.2%46.9%74.3%34.0%
EPS (basic, normalized)3.251.980.921.861.53–
EPS growth64.1%115.2%−50.5%21.6%––
Gross margin44.9%43.1%38.5%41.6%43.8%42.4%
Net margin10.3%7.6%3.4%8.5%10.5%8.1%
ROE31.1%21.8%10.6%30.8%35.2%25.9%
Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)528
Current ratio1.31x
Long-term debt (mil)1,047
Net debt (mil)650
Total equity (mil)1,487
Net debt / equity0.44x
Net debt / EBITDA1.01x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
Sales (mil)EBITDA (mil)EPS
Fiscal yearMean est.GrowthEV/SalesMean est.GrowthEV/EBITDAMean est.GrowthP/E
2026 actual 3,702+35.2%4.2x 646+71.3%24.0x 3.25+64.1%47.8x
2027 4,869+31.5%3.2x 984+52.2%15.8x 5.27+62.2%29.5x
2028 5,656+16.2%2.7x 1,176+19.6%13.2x 6.39+21.2%24.3x
2029 6,529+15.4%2.4x 1,408+19.7%11.0x 7.63+19.4%20.4x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
SalesEPS
Fiscal yearEstimate (mil)1M3M6MEstimate1M3M6M
20274,869+3.4%+3.3%+15.5%5.27+6.8%+7.7%+31.2%
20285,656+4.3%+4.3%+15.7%6.39+6.2%+6.6%+26.0%
20296,529+4.9%+5.6%–7.63+4.9%+7.0%–

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 4 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter endedMay 2024Aug 2024Nov 2024Feb 2025May 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026
Sales reported (mil)4996167298956638121,0401,1879511,170
Sales mean (mil)4865837018466397539351,1429201,123
Surprise+2.5%+5.6%+4.0%+5.8%+3.8%+7.9%+11.3%+3.9%+3.4%+4.2%
EPS reported0.220.210.710.830.420.591.101.150.961.31
EPS mean0.160.150.620.700.380.390.891.030.881.05
Surprise+34.4%+40.0%+14.2%+17.9%+9.4%+50.9%+23.7%+11.7%+9.3%+24.4%

Peer comparison Specialty Retailers

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
CompanyMarket capNet debt/EBITDANet marginP/BFY1 P/EFY2 P/EFY1 EV/EBITDAFY2 EV/EBITDA
ATZ Aritzia Inc.14.9B1.01x10.3%11.87x29.5x24.3x15.8x13.2x
ROST Ross Stores Inc102.0B−1.02x9.4%10.82x27.4x25.4x17.4x16.5x
AS Amer Sports Inc23.0B0.35x6.5%2.39x22.2x18.0x10.7x9.0x
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc.20.8B0.94x5.3%7.44x20.1x17.4x10.7x9.5x
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.10.9B−0.98x7.5%2.72x14.5x13.1x8.1x7.7x
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co.10.8B0.83x2.5%7.81x20.0x16.8x10.1x8.9x
Mean0.19x6.9%7.17x22.3x19.2x12.1x10.8x
Median0.59x7.0%7.62x21.1x17.7x10.7x9.3x

Technical analysis

  • 1M+29.7%
  • 3M+12.9%
  • 1Y+60.5%
  • 3Y+606.8%

Financial statements in millions of CAD

Income statement, Aritzia Inc., fiscal years, most recent first
202620252024202320222021
Total revenue3,7022,7382,3322,1961,495857
Cost of revenue2,0411,5571,4331,282840545
Gross profit1,6611,181899914655313
Selling, general & administrative expenses1,137886741627425261
Research & development––––––
Interest expense (income), operating––––––
Unusual expense (income)−5.22.810.11.0−2.4–
Other operating expenses000000
Operating income52929214828623351.1
Net interest income (expense)−12.4−9.0−48.7−22.4−11.3−24.9
Gain (loss) on sale of assets––––––
Other non-operating income (expense)07.515.00−2.00
Net income before taxes51729011526422026.2
Provision for taxes13582.735.876.262.77.0
Minority interest––––––
Equity in affiliates––––––
U.S. GAAP adjustment––––––
Net income before extraordinary items38220878.818815719.2
Extraordinary items––––––
Net income38220878.818815719.2
EBIT, normalized52429515828722918.5
EBITDA, normalized738481326421341124
Basic EPS, normalized3.251.980.921.861.53–

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