J.C. Penney Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

J.C. Penney's competitors and similar companies include Burlington Stores, Kohl's, Macy's and Target.

	J.C. Penney J. C. Penney is a department store chain.	Burlington Stores Burlington Stores is a company operating as a retailer of branded apparel products	Kohl's Kohl's is a company that operates a chain of family-oriented department stores.	Macy's Macy's is a retail company that sells apparel, accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings, and other consumer goods.	Target Target is a general merchandise retailer selling products through stores and digital channels.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1902	Founding Date 1972	Founding Date 1962	Founding Date 1858	Founding Date 1902
Type	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public
Tags	Tags Retail accessories clothing consumer products & services department stores ecommerce footwear health & beauty home improvement jewellery	Tags Retail accessories clothing consumer goods ecommerce fashion footwear home improvement	Tags Retail accessories clothing consumer goods department stores ecommerce home improvement	Tags Retail accessories clothing cosmetics ecommerce fashion	Tags Retail accessories clothing consumer products & services department stores distribution ecommerce furniture groceries health & beauty processed food
Locations	Locations Plano, US HQ	Locations Burlington, US HQ Beverly, US Burlington, US Dallas, US Los Angeles, US Redlands, US Riverside, US see more	Locations Menomonee Falls, US HQ New York, US	Locations New York, US HQ Duluth, US Mason, US New York, US New York, US Secaucus, US	Locations Minneapolis, US HQ Bengaluru, IN Brooklyn Park, US New York, US Salt Lake City, US Sioux Falls, US Sunnyvale, US see more
Employees	Employees 90,0005% decrease	Employees 61,1662% decrease	Employees 36,0003% increase	Employees 94,5706% increase	Employees 440,0006% increase
Valuation ($)	Valuation ($) 47.1 m	Valuation ($) 17.6 b	Valuation ($) 2.1 b	Valuation ($) 4.4 b	Valuation ($) 68.1 b
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) $11.2b (FY, 2019)	Revenue (est.) $11.6b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) $15.5b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) $22.6b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) $104.8b (FY, 2025)
Cost of goods	Cost of goods $7b (FY, 2019)	Cost of goods $6.5b (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods $9.2b (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods $13.5b (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods $75.5b (FY, 2025)
Gross profit	Gross profit $4.2b (FY, 2019)	Gross profit $5.1b (FY, 2025)	Gross profit $6.3b (FY, 2025)	Gross profit $9.1b (FY, 2025)	Gross profit $29.3b (FY, 2025)
Net income	Net income ($268m) (FY, 2019)	Net income $610.2m (FY, 2025)	Net income $272m (FY, 2025)	Net income $642m (FY, 2025)	Net income $3.7b (FY, 2025)
Operating ⚠
Distribution Centers	Distribution Centers N/A	Distribution Centers N/A	Distribution Centers 63 (FY, 2020)	Distribution Centers N/A	Distribution Centers 48 (FY, 2022)
Retail Space, sq. ft.	Retail Space, sq. ft. N/A	Retail Space, sq. ft. N/A	Retail Space, sq. ft. N/A	Retail Space, sq. ft. 113.3 m (Q1, 2021)	Retail Space, sq. ft. 243.3 m (FY, 2022)
Revenue per Average Gross Square Foot	Revenue per Average Gross Square Foot $114 (FY, 2019)	Revenue per Average Gross Square Foot N/A	Revenue per Average Gross Square Foot $183 (FY, 2020)	Revenue per Average Gross Square Foot N/A	Revenue per Average Gross Square Foot N/A
Stores	Stores 693 (Q3, 2020)	Stores 784 (Q1, 2021)	Stores 1.2 k (Q1, 2021)	Stores 725 (Q1, 2021)	Stores 1.9 k (FY, 2022)
Stores Closed	Stores Closed 18 (FY, 2019)	Stores Closed 2 (Q1, 2021)	Stores Closed N/A	Stores Closed 2 (Q1, 2021)	Stores Closed 3 (FY, 2022)
Stores Leased	Stores Leased 459 (FY, 2019)	Stores Leased 727 (FY, 2020)	Stores Leased 516 (FY, 2020)	Stores Leased 353 (FY, 2020)	Stores Leased N/A
Stores Opened	Stores Opened 1 (FY, 2018)	Stores Opened 25 (Q1, 2021)	Stores Opened N/A	Stores Opened 6 (FY, 2020)	Stores Opened 32 (FY, 2022)
Stores Owned	Stores Owned 387 (FY, 2019)	Stores Owned 34 (FY, 2020)	Stores Owned 409 (FY, 2020)	Stores Owned 328 (FY, 2020)	Stores Owned N/A