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BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.

BJ · Consumer Discretionary · $13.4B mkt cap · FY2026 filings · · Narrow moat ·

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The five investor questions

91

2022–2026 (latest 5 aligned FYs; v3 window cap 5): revenue $16.7B to $21.5B, increasing; diluted EPS 3.09 to 4.38, increasing.

35

Median gross margin 18.3% over 10y, very stable.

100

Median ROIC 23.9%, above the 12% hurdle in 100% of years.

94

Net debt/EBITDA 0.4x, interest coverage 26x.

60

Owner earnings changed +20.5%/yr over up to the ten most recent annual observations.

Price vs. value if growth stopped today

A cautious baseline, not a price target: what the shares may support if normalized owner earnings simply hold steady.

Above value if growth stopped todayBelow value if growth stopped today
130% above value if growth stopped today
$524M
$44.89
$72.72
$103.39
130% above value if growth stopped today

What today’s price assumes: owner earnings growing ~18%/yr over 5 years. The zero-growth estimate assumes owner earnings stay flat (0% growth).

How to read this

We solve for the constant annual change in owner earnings that would make the five-year zero-growth estimate equal today’s price. This keeps the existing model inputs and calculation unchanged; it is an expectations lens, not a forecast.

This zero-growth estimate assumes trailing owner earnings persist — unreliable for declining businesses. The recent FY revenue series does not trigger the three-consecutive-declines flag.

Among the current top-score group, the median current price is 240% above the zero-growth estimate across 49 of the current top 50 companies by Moat Score with both values.

Score records captured Oct 15, 2026.

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Missing a usable price or zero-growth estimate: ANF.

Model details under moat-index@3.0.0: zero-growth multiple 11.1×, capped-growth comparison at no more than 18×; 9% discount rate; high-end growth 4% (capped at 4%) using min(5y revenue CAGR, 5y diluted-EPS CAGR), clamped to 0%–4%; maintenance capex uses min(capex, D&A); abstain when D&A is unavailable. This is a disclosed model range, not intrinsic value as fact.

11 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. booked $21.5B of revenue in FY2026 in the Consumer Discretionary sector and kept 18.6% of it as gross profit — a moderate-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, 2.7% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue grew from $12.4B (FY2017) to $21.5B (FY2026) — about 6.3% a year compounded over 9 years.

It earned 22.8% on invested capital in the latest filed year, FY2026. Across the full 9-year measurable filed record, median ROIC was 23.9%. Over the v3 recent window (9 measurable filed years), median ROIC was 23.9%. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 100/100.

The balance sheet carried $519M of total debt in FY2026 against $578M of owner earnings — roughly 0.9 years of owner earnings to retire it all. Balance-Sheet Safety scores it 94/100.

Put together: Returns on Capital is the strongest of the five filters (100/100) and Pricing Power the weakest (35/100), which is how BJ lands at 76/100 — a Narrow moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

FY2016–FY2026 · 11 fiscal years, normalized from BJ’s SEC filings

Sales, as filed$21.5B FY2026
$0$10B$20B2016202020242026
Revenue kept after cost of goods18.6% FY2026
0%10%20%2016202020242026
Standard ROIC or separately labeled Operating ROICStandard ROIC 24.1% FY2026

Exact FY and FY-1 financing invested-capital inputs are required.

0%20%2016202020242026
Cash an owner could take out$578M FY2026
$0$250M$500M2016202020242026

The explained ROIC gaps have filed inputs but no meaningful positive invested-capital denominator. Other gaps mean the item is not in the filings for that year. The series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

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How BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. makes its money

Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.

revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$21.5B · 100%Cost of revenue$17.5B · 81%Gross profit$4.0B · 19%Operating income$817M · 4%Income before tax$774M · 4%Income tax$196M · 1%Net income$578M · 3%As of 2026-01-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$21.5B100%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Cost of revenue$17.5B81%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
$4.0B19%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
$817M4%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Income before tax$774M4%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Income tax$196M1%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
$578M3%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
· event Jan 31, 2026 · retrieved Oct 15, 2026 · annual-row source set
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What BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. owns — and owes

BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.'s filing tags don't support a full breakdown — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of assetsSource
Total assets$7.5B100%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Cash and equivalents$46.2M1%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
$519M7%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Stockholders’ equity$2.2B29%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
· event Jan 31, 2026 · retrieved Oct 15, 2026 · annual-row source set

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What drives BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity29%Tax burden75%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden95%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin4%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover2.94×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier3.60×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-01-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$578MFY2026
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Income before tax$774MFY2026
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Operating income$817MFY2026
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
$21.5BFY2026
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Ending assets$7.5BFY2026
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Beginning assets$7.1BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
$2.2BFY2026
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
$1.8BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Source: · event Jan 31, 2026 · retrieved Oct 15, 2026 · annual-row source set
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Where BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.'s cash went

BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.’s filing does not supply enough provenance-matched cash-flow lines for a truthful flow chart — here’s what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of cash from operationsSource
Cash from operations$1.0B100%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Depreciation and amortization$289M28%
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
Source:
  • 10-K · FY 2026Filing detailsAccession 0001531152-26-000007 · filed Mar 12, 2026
· event Jan 31, 2026 · retrieved Oct 15, 2026 · annual-row source set

Curated 19-manager tier

Who reported holding BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.

Delayed public 13F reports for 2026-Q2—not live positions, trades, or recommendations.

0 holding0 exited0 not holding0/19 resolved19 not retrieved

Named manager positions and quarter-over-quarter changes
ManagerReported positionQuarter-over-quarterFiling accession
Abrams CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Akre CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Baupost GroupNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Berkshire HathawayNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Brave Warrior AdvisorsNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Dodge & CoxNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
First EagleNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
FundsmithNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gardner Russo & QuinnNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gates Foundation TrustNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Mairs & PowerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Markel / Markel-GaynerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Oakmark / Harris AssociatesNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Pershing SquareNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Polen CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Sequoia / Ruane CunniffNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Southeastern Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Tweedy, BrowneNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Yacktman Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved

Position size uses shares and filed value from each manager’s 13F. Portfolio weight uses the eligible long-share filing denominator. Changes compare only with the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

Source: Filing source not retrieved · event Jun 30, 2026 · retrieved Oct 15, 2026

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What BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. insiders reported

Records still being gathered — partial as of retrieval Oct 15, 2026.

Partial coverage: the incomplete Form 4 walk cannot establish no activity, an activity date, or zero counts.

Moat Score history

28 logged readings since Jul 17, 2026 · append-only, never rewritten

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale76.1 / 100
0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatJul 17, 2026Oct 15, 2026

Breaks in the line mark methodology or normalizer upgrades — readings across versions aren’t compared, so a level shift there isn’t a change in the business.

Tier changesSame-methodology and same-normalizer crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

  1. Normalizer upgraded unstamped (version unknown)moat-xbrl-normalizer@1.1.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 26, 2026
  2. Methodology upgraded moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@3.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 23, 2026
  3. Methodology upgraded moat-index@1.2.0moat-index@2.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 20, 2026

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record cannot be reconstructed retroactively, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Insider activity

Form 4 reports mix P/S market or private transactions with compensation-plan mechanics. Activity casually described as “insider selling” can include compensation mechanics; awards, tax withholding, and option exercises are shown by their exact filed class here, never collapsed into “Bought” or “Sold.”

These are disclosed filing facts and arithmetic aggregates, not a signal or verdict.

This machine-readable surface covers SEC ownership filings from 2003; it does not represent earlier paper-era records.

Records still being gathered — partial as of retrieval Oct 15, 2026.

Trailing-12-month totals and the 90-day cluster result are withheld because this issuer walk is incomplete.

InsiderShares owned afterDateFiling detail
Morningstar Timothy PierceEVP, Chief Growth OfficerOpen-market or private sale (S)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock4,856$94.09$456,90133,924Oct 1, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 4,856 shares at $94.09 · code S · owned after 33,924 ·
Werner William C.EVP, Strategy & DevelopmentOpen-market or private sale (S)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock3,000$95.00$285,00050,160Oct 1, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 3,000 shares at $95.00 · code S · owned after 50,160 ·
Werner William C.EVP, Strategy & DevelopmentGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock5,434—Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)—53,160Sep 30, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 5,434 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 53,160 ·
Luce GrahamEVP, SecretaryGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock6,521—Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)—24,715Sep 30, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 6,521 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 24,715 ·
Werner William C.EVP, Strategy & DevelopmentPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock10,007$93.79$938,55747,726Sep 27, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 10,007 shares at $93.79 · code F · owned after 47,726 ·
Eddy Robert W.Director, President & CEOOpen-market or private sale (S)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock8,000$95.219$761,752See lot detailSep 15, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 5,600 shares at $94.97 · code S · owned after 268,730 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 2,400 shares at $95.80 · code S · owned after 266,330 ·
McGrail JosephSVP, ControllerOpen-market or private sale (S)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock1,500$96.65$144,97513,269Aug 25, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 1,500 shares at $96.65 · code S · owned after 13,269 ·
Eddy Robert W.Director, President & CEOExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event4,900$17.00$83,300279,230Aug 24, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 4,900 shares at $17.00 · code M · owned after 279,230 · Paired event: 4,900 Stock Option → 4,900 Common Stock ·
Eddy Robert W.Director, President & CEOOpen-market or private sale (S)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock4,900$100.01$490,049274,330Aug 24, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 4,900 shares at $100.01 · code S · owned after 274,330 ·
Eddy Robert W.Director, President & CEOExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Stock Option · 1 paired event4,900—Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)—184,584Aug 24, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Stock Option: 4,900 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 184,584 · Paired event: 4,900 Stock Option → 4,900 Common Stock ·
Schwartz MonicaEVP, CIDOPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock485$94.43$45,79923,080Aug 17, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 485 shares at $94.43 · code F · owned after 23,080 ·
Eddy Robert W.Director, President & CEOOpen-market or private sale (S)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock8,000$93.6443$749,154See lot detailAug 14, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 7,900 shares at $93.64 · code S · owned after 274,430 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 100 shares at $93.98 · code S · owned after 274,330 ·

Source-event as of . Retrieved .

Track record

How BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.’s moat rated in each of the years we can reconstruct from its filings — scored only on what was knowable at the time — and what its price and returns did afterward. The score never saw a price; the two are joined only in hindsight, for education, not as a signal.

Point-in-time scores 2018–2025, one methodology version · reconstructed from filings on file each Dec 31 — never with hindsight

Point-in-time Moat Score (dot colored by tier)Indexed price (total-return (dividends reinvested))Rated Wide-moat that year

How to read this: each dot is what the engine would have scored BJ on that December 31; the line below is its total-return price path (dividends reinvested) in the years since.

0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatPoint-in-time Moat Score100200Indexed price · log scale (2019 = 100)20182020202220242026

Two tracks, one timeline: the score has its own 0–100 scale (top), the price its own 100-based scale (bottom) — never a shared axis. The price path is a total-return (dividends reinvested) index built from the same data the forward returns use; gaps in the score line are years with no reconstructed rating (see the table for why). The Table view carries every value.

What followed, in the years it rated Wide

In the reconstructed history shown, BJ did not rate Wide-moat in any year, so there is no wide-moat track record to report. That absence is itself the honest answer — we don’t manufacture a comparison where the rating never earned one.

Consumer Discretionary context

#56 of 487 scored Consumer Discretionary companies, ranked by Moat Score.

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Common questions about BJ

Does BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. have an economic moat?
Based on its FY2026 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. (BJ) 76.1 out of 100 — a Narrow moat. The five questions behind that score begin at 20% each; if exactly one genuinely lacks data, the other four weights are renormalized and disclosed. revenue and EPS trend 91, pricing power 35, returns on capital 100, balance-sheet safety 94, capital allocation 60.
Is BJ trading below the conservative owner-earnings estimate?
The value if growth stopped today — a zero-growth baseline — is $44.89 per share. It capitalizes normalized owner earnings at a 9% rate and assumes 0% growth. Versus a recent price of $103.39, that is 130% above value if growth stopped today. The model also publishes a capped-growth comparison, but the zero-growth estimate is the cautious baseline. It assumes trailing owner earnings persist and is unreliable for declining businesses. This is an educational estimate from primary SEC filings, not intrinsic value as a fact or investment advice.
How has BJ's Moat Score changed over time?
The record logs 28 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 76.1 out of 100 (narrow moat). No tier changes on record yet. (Methodology or normalizer upgrades on Jul 20, 2026, Jul 23, 2026, Jul 26, 2026 re-based the score; readings across versions aren't compared.) The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

Scored from primary SEC filings via the public methodology. Educational only — not a recommendation to buy or sell BJ. See the disclaimer.