BIRK vs CODI vs LEVI Stock Comparison

Birkenstock Holding, Compass Diversified Holdings and Levi Strauss Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BIRK Birkenstock Holding plc
$32.26 -4.0% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.93B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.64B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$21.79 +10.4% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.41B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
2.75%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 7, Birkenstock Holding 4, Compass Diversified Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIRKCODILEVILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.93B $811.80M $8.41B LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x -3.6x 14.3x LEVI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 215.2x 14.6x BIRK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +0.9% +6.6% BIRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.8% -12.3% 8.8% BIRK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 0.2% 17.4% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 12.1x 0.3x LEVI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.02% 2.75% LEVI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.9% +44.4% +1.7% CODI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -18.3%/yr -3.6%/yr LEVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.1% 65.3% 33.2% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 20/100 67/100 BIRK

Percentile Scorecard

BIRKCODILEVI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBIRKCODILEVI
Valuation 57 #20 of 45 25 #34 of 45 61 #18 of 45
Growth 79 #10 of 43 38 #27 of 43 67 #15 of 43
Profitability 78 #10 of 41 10 #37 of 41 85 #7 of 41
Financial Health 57 #23 of 52 18 #43 of 52 53 #25 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 9 #31 of 34 67 #12 of 34
Overall 67 20 67
  • BIRK ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • CODI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LEVI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBIRKCODILEVISPY
1 month -4.0%-4.3%+10.4% -0.2%
3 months -22.9%+4.3%-14.4% +3.9%
6 months -17.5%-8.8%-2.3% +8.2%
Year to date -21.1%+124.2%+5.1% +12.9%
1 year -23.9%+44.4%+1.7% +12.3%
3 years -15.3%-37.2%+59.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.4%-14.4%+16.8% +23.3%
5 years —-63.5%-16.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-18.3%-3.6% +10.9%
10 years —-41.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-5.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBIRKCODILEVISPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.1%65.3%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.8%63.0%29.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.331.231.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.680.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-85.8%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.1%-15.3%-14.6% -1.2%
52-week high $48.97$12.71$25.53 $779.14
52-week low $30.57$4.65$17.91 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBIRKCODILEVI
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 16.4x -3.6xmedian 16.4x 14.3xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 9.9x 17.6xmedian 9.9x 8.9xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 12.0x 80.1xmedian 12.0x 13.1xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.64 0.03median 0.64 0.47median 0.64

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBIRKCODILEVI
Revenue $2.64B $1.85B $6.68B
Gross profit $1.50B $807.72M $4.20B
Operating income $640.37M $5.74M $753.80M
Net income $391.83M -$227.18M $589.70M
Free cash flow $391.32M $10.11M $643.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.10 $-3.02 $1.51
Cash & equivalents $792.27M $60.75M $641.40M
Total debt $6.02B $1.86B $1.04B
Shares (diluted) 186.51M 75.24M 390.62M
Enterprise value $4.25B $548.14M $4.99B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBIRKCODILEVI
P/E 15.4x -3.6x 14.3x
P/FCF 15.2x 80.1x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 17.4x 9.9x
P/S 2.2x 0.4x 1.3x
P/B 1.9x 1.5x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 4.3x -2.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 17.6x 8.9x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 454.6x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF 18.1x 258.1x 13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 56.2x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 0.03 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIRKCODILEVI
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 0.9% 6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 1.6% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 4.7% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 6.8% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.6% 744.0% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -44.2% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.6% -12.2% -2.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -158.2% 29.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.3% -24.4% 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.0% -126.8% 30.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% 129.4% 52.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 46.5% 63.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.0% 104.6% 98.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% 92.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIRKCODILEVI
Gross margin 56.9% 43.7% 62.8%
EBITDA margin 34.2% 8.0% 14.6%
Operating margin 24.2% 0.3% 11.3%
Pretax margin 20.0% -14.8% 11.5%
Net margin 14.8% -12.3% 8.8%
FCF margin 14.8% 0.5% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% 2.5% 12.8%
Return on equity 12.0% -49.8% 25.2%
Return on assets 6.3% -9.2% 8.7%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 0.2% 17.4%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 0.2% 15.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -0.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIRKCODILEVI
Debt / assets 30.0% 62.8% 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 12.1x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 184.0x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 50.5% 82.1% 65.1%
Equity / assets 49.5% 17.9% 34.9%
Interest coverage 5.7x – 14.4x
Current ratio 3.8x 2.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.37 0.42 3.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIRKCODILEVI
Dividend yield – 0.0% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 1.0%
Shareholder yield – -0.1% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -8.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 186.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -75.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -35.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBIRKCODILEVI
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 215.2xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.33FY2026 $0.05FY2026 $1.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -28.6%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.0% +1,200.0% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.59BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $7.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +2.1% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIRKCODILEVI
Held by institutions 90.6% 74.8% 87.8%
Institutions holding 233 181 313
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% -0.7% +2.6%
Institutions buying 123 86 185
Institutions selling 85 62 78
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.39 2.37

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BIRKCODILEVI
BIRK 1.00 0.10 0.47
CODI 0.10 1.00 0.22
LEVI 0.47 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIRK, CODI and LEVI?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) $5.93B, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $811.80M, Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIRK, CODI and LEVI?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 15.4x, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -3.6x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) is cheapest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 13.8x, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 215.2x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) +19.6%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) has the highest net margin (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.8%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 9.7%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) returned the most: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) -23.9%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +44.4%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +1.7%. Over five years, Levi Strauss (LEVI) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -18.3%/yr, Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest dividend yield: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.02%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 2.75%. Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 52.1%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.3%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIRK, CODI and LEVI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.