BIRK vs KTB vs LULU Stock Comparison

Birkenstock Holding, Kontoor Brands and Lululemon Athletica Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BIRK Birkenstock Holding plc
$33.40 +1.1% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.21B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.64B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$75.91 +18.1% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.07B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
LULU lululemon athletica inc.
$109.82 +13.4% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.10B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.09B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lululemon Athletica leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lululemon Athletica 5, Kontoor Brands 3, Birkenstock Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIRKKTBLULULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.21B $4.07B $12.10B LULU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 16.3x 8.5x LULU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 13.9x 10.7x LULU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +18.6% +1.7% BIRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.8% 8.5% 12.8% BIRK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 14.5% — KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.7% -6.3% -35.5% KTB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.5%/yr -25.1%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 47.7% 46.9% LULU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 52/100 77/100 LULU

Percentile Scorecard

BIRKKTBLULU

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

AxisBIRKKTBLULU
Valuation 55 #21 of 45 23 #35 of 45 84 #8 of 45
Growth 79 #10 of 43 57 #19 of 43 31 #30 of 43
Profitability 78 #10 of 41 88 #6 of 41 98 #2 of 41
Financial Health 59 #22 of 52 31 #36 of 52 75 #14 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 64 #13 of 34 97 #2 of 34
Overall 67 52 77
  • BIRK ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • KTB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LULU 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

PeriodBIRKKTBLULUSPY
1 month +1.1%+18.1%+13.4% +0.7%
3 months -17.5%-9.4%-8.1% +3.7%
6 months -13.8%+3.5%-20.2% +7.1%
Year to date -18.3%+24.3%-47.2% +12.8%
1 year -16.7%-6.3%-35.5% +11.9%
3 years -13.3%+61.7%-72.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -4.7%+17.4%-34.6% +22.8%
5 years —+43.2%-76.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+7.5%-25.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+88.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+6.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBIRKKTBLULUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%47.7%46.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.8%45.6%51.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.781.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.13-0.76 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-48.3%-82.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%-13.9%-49.1% -1.2%
52-week high $48.97$88.17$215.88 $779.14
52-week low $30.57$57.48$91.88 $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.

MultipleBIRKKTBLULU
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 16.4x 16.8xmedian 16.4x 8.7xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x 4.1xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x 8.6xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.3x 6.7xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 0.56 2.22median 0.56 0.53median 0.56

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 monthsBIRKKTBLULU
Revenue $2.64B $2.95B $11.09B
Gross profit $1.50B $1.38B $6.22B
Operating income $640.37M $332.45M $1.98B
Net income $391.83M $249.37M $1.42B
Free cash flow $391.32M – $1.35B
EPS (diluted) $2.10 $4.49 $12.56
Cash & equivalents $792.27M $58.46M $1.39B
Total debt $6.02B $1.14B –
Shares (diluted) 186.51M 55.50M 112.92M
Enterprise value $4.54B $3.76B $6.35B

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
MetricBIRKKTBLULU
P/E 15.9x 16.8x 8.7x
P/FCF 15.7x – 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x – 5.9x
P/S 2.3x 1.4x 1.1x
P/B 1.9x 6.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 24.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x – 4.1x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 15.7x 5.2x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 1.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF 18.6x – 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x – 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 2.22 0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIRKKTBLULU
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 18.6% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 4.0% 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 22.2% -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 7.9% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.6% 6.3% -20.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 1.5% 8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.6% -0.8% -20.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 6.7% 12.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.3% 0.1% -15.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.0% 7.5% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% – 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.0% – 15.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 11.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIRKKTBLULU
Gross margin 56.9% 46.8% 56.1%
EBITDA margin 34.2% – 22.7%
Operating margin 24.2% 11.3% 17.8%
Pretax margin 20.0% 9.8% 18.1%
Net margin 14.8% 8.5% 12.8%
FCF margin 14.8% – 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% – 17.9%
Return on equity 12.0% 41.3% 29.5%
Return on assets 6.3% 9.3% 16.7%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 14.5% –
Return on capital employed 11.4% 16.6% 29.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIRKKTBLULU
Debt / assets 30.0% 42.9% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – –
Debt / FCF 5.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.5% 76.8% 43.5%
Equity / assets 49.5% 23.2% 56.5%
Interest coverage 5.7x 4.9x –
Current ratio 3.8x 1.8x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.41 3.12 5.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIRKKTBLULU
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – – 9.9%
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 9.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBIRKKTBLULU
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.33FY2026 $5.45FY2026 $10.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 -22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.0% +12.1% -16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.59BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $11.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% -5.1% -9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIRKKTBLULU
Held by institutions 90.6% 100.0% 71.6%
Institutions holding 233 431 847
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +6.9% -2.1%
Institutions buying 123 216 407
Institutions selling 85 137 331
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.58 1.23

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.

BIRKKTBLULU
BIRK 1.00 0.41 0.34
KTB 0.41 1.00 0.30
LULU 0.34 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIRK, KTB and LULU?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) $6.21B, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.07B, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) $12.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIRK, KTB and LULU?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 15.9x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.3x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 8.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is cheapest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.3x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.9x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 10.7x). 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%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) has the highest net margin (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.8%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 12.8%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 9.7%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kontoor Brands (KTB) returned the most: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) -16.7%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -6.3%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -35.5%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.5%/yr, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has been the steadiest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 52.3%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.7%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 46.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIRK, KTB and LULU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) leads on 5. 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.