Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. DKS scored 49.4, ANF scored 73.6 — ANF leads.
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DKS
DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
Specialty Retail · Quality-Growth
49.4
$136.65 · $13.5B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
24.2
ANF leads
ANF
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Apparel Retail · Quality-Growth
73.6
$142.58 · $6.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestANF12.2x
Fastest growthDKS+28.1%
Strongest balance sheetANF0.94
Highest qualityANF84 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueANF-32%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
DKS
stronger →← stronger
ANF
67
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
84
73
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
67
25
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
71
ANF is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
DKS
ANF
$239mC
FCF
$566mC+
+28.1%A-
Rev
+6.4%C+
1.39C+
D/E
0.94B
14.8xB+
P/E
12.2xA-
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PEG
3.62D
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
DKS
ANF
238% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
32% below
~41%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-4%/yr
-73%
1-yr DCF upside
+41%
-70%
5-yr DCF upside
+46%
-65%
10-yr DCF upside
+54%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
DKS
Why this score
Durable high returns
Diluting shareholders
ANF
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
The companies
DKSDICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
Specialty Retail · $136.65 · beta 1.10
Why now
Specialty Retail · market cap $13.5b. Down 44% from 52-week high of $244.38 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +28% — in hypergrowth territory. 23 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $157.96 (implying +16% upside).
Moat
ROE 18% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Down 44% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Net margin 4.0% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
ANFAbercrombie & Fitch Co.
Apparel Retail · $142.58 · beta 1.01
Why now
Apparel Retail · market cap $6.1b. 8% off the 52-week high of $155.22. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $163.55 (implying +15% upside).
Moat
ROE 41% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 106% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where DKS and ANF diverge
On the headline score the gap is 24.2 points in favor of ANF. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueDKS 24.5 · ANF 70.7ANF +46.2
QualityDKS 67.2 · ANF 84.2ANF +17.0
GrowthDKS 72.9 · ANF 67.1DKS +5.8
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is ANF or DKS the better stock?
ANF scores higher: ANF 73.6, DKS 49.4 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do ANF and DKS differ most?
The widest gap is value, where ANF leads by 46 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are ANF and DKS scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.