Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Retail
J.Jill, Inc. JILL
$24.84 +1.80% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $281.6M
High qualityStrong trendInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Dec 9, 2026
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Three things to know
- The shares trade at 13.9× trailing earnings, higher than 94% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 5 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +58.3%).
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 71 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth32Weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 22%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 31%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 35%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 35%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 44%
Quality91Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 35%
- Gross marginTop 6%
- Operating marginTop 43%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 33%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 28%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 41%
- Interest coverTop 42%
Value84Strong
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 22%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 10%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 9%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 27%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 10%
Momentum94Exceptional
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 32%
- 6-month returnTop 1%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 13%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 3%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 7%
Revisions46Neutral
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 18%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 23%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 28%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 8%
Stability42Weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 46%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 22%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 45%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 41%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -2.6% | -2.2% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -38.8% | -25.1% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 69.5% | 69.0% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 10.1% | 8.3% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 5.5% | 8.0% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -2.2% | -2.6% | ↑ | Bottom 22% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -25.1% | -38.8% | ↑ | Bottom 31% |
| Gross margin | 69.0% | 69.5% | ↓ | Top 6% |
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 10.1% | ↓ | Top 43% |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 6.1% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 8.0% | 5.5% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 9.1% | — | Top 35% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -1.2% | — | Bottom 35% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.41×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -8.4%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.7%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -7.4 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.09×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 5.6×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.81%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.98%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.80%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.5%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +1.6%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Aug 1, 2026 (filed Sep 9, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 5
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +58.3%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -4.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 2 of 7
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $24.33
- Target vs current price
- -2.1%
- Analysts with a rating
- 13
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 38%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | +116.4% | +9.6% | +19.1% | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2026 | +2.3% | +2.6% | +11.7% | +19.6% | +46.4% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | +83.3% | -23.4% | -26.5% | -11.8% | +0.9% |
| Dec 10, 2025 | +31.0% | -13.5% | -13.0% | -7.7% | -4.2% |
| Sep 3, 2025 | +12.5% | -2.3% | +5.3% | +1.7% | -11.4% |
| Jun 11, 2025 | +0.0% | -16.1% | -15.6% | -6.5% | +6.9% |
| Mar 19, 2025 | +45.5% | +4.7% | +4.1% | -14.1% | -24.0% |
| Dec 11, 2024 | +11.2% | +0.4% | -1.4% | -0.3% | -28.9% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | $1.24 | $0.57 | +116.4% | $154.8M |
| Jun 10, 2026 | $0.45 | $0.44 | +2.3% | $144.4M |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -$0.02 | -$0.12 | +83.3% | $138.4M |
| Dec 10, 2025 | $0.76 | $0.58 | +31.0% | $150.5M |
| Sep 3, 2025 | $0.81 | $0.72 | +12.5% | $154.0M |
| Jun 11, 2025 | $0.88 | $0.88 | +0.0% | $153.6M |
| Mar 19, 2025 | $0.32 | $0.22 | +45.5% | $142.8M |
| Dec 11, 2024 | $0.89 | $0.80 | +11.2% | $151.3M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 13.9× | 9.6× | 94th | Top 22% |
| P/E (forward) | 10.3× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.2× | — | — | Top 9% |
| EV / Sales | 0.72× | — | — | Top 27% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 16.67% | — | — | Top 10% |
| Earnings yield | 7.21% | — | — | Top 22% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 5.1× – 239.4× since Apr 30, 2022. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +47.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -25.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +76.1%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 87
- Days above the 200-day average
- 71
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +16.7%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +5.6%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +19.0%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +53.2%
- RSI (14)
- 72.1
- Relative volume
- 1.07×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 39.7%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 25th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.09
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.34
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- +0.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -72.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2024 | Apr 7, 2026 | -72.2% | 427 days | Not yet recovered |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Mar 7, 2022 | -44.3% | 150 days | 176 days (Nov 15, 2022) |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Feb 1, 2021 | -39.7% | 3 days | 30 days (Mar 16, 2021) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Jul 17, 2023 | -36.3% | 111 days | 52 days (Sep 28, 2023) |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Apr 20, 2021 | -28.1% | 12 days | 17 days (May 13, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $281.6M
- P/E (TTM)
- 13.9
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.79
- Revenue (TTM)
- $588.2M
- Dividend yield
- 1.41%
- 52-week range
- $10.41 – $25.14
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $585.2M | $618.5M | $608.0M | $610.9M | $596.5M |
| Gross profit | $394.4M | $425.3M | $430.8M | $429.9M | $409.7M |
| Operating income | $58.7M | $80.1M | $86.2M | $76.5M | $51.3M |
| Net income | -$28.1M | $42.2M | $36.2M | $39.5M | $27.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$2.26 | $2.95 | $2.51 | $2.61 | $1.82 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $151.3M | $142.8M | $153.6M | $154.0M | $150.5M | $138.4M | $144.4M | $154.8M |
| Net income | $12.3M | $2.2M | $11.7M | $10.5M | $9.2M | -$3.5M | $4.7M | $16.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.80 | $0.14 | $0.76 | $0.69 | $0.60 | -$0.23 | $0.31 | $1.11 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $75.0M | $74.4M | $63.3M | $65.0M | $42.1M |
| Capital expenditure | -$5.5M | -$15.1M | -$16.9M | -$14.3M | -$18.9M |
| Free cash flow | $69.5M | $59.4M | $46.4M | $50.8M | $23.2M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$2.9M | -$4.9M |
| Net share buybacks | -$415,000 | -$1.2M | -$2.5M | $26.9M | -$2.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $76.9M
- Total assets
- $457.8M
- Total liabilities
- $318.0M
- Total debt
- $219.4M
- Net debt
- $142.5M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $139.8M
As of Aug 1, 2026 (filed Sep 9, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | $0.09 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $0.09 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | $0.09 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Dec 24, 2025 | $0.08 | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Sep 17, 2025 | $0.08 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | $0.08 | Jul 9, 2025 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | $0.08 | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | $0.07 | Jan 9, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 778,747
- Days to cover
- 3.11
- Change vs previous report
- -2.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Nov 10, 2020
- 1-for-5
- Mar 18, 2019
- 1,191-for-1,000