BRLT vs VRA vs BGICF Stock Comparison

Brilliant Earth, Vera Bradley and Birks Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRA Vera Bradley, Inc.
$5.95 +47.6% 1M +165.6% 1Y
Market cap
$173.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$274.49M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
BGICF Birks Group Inc.
$0.28 +16.7% 1M -75.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Jewelry Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Vera Bradley leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Vera Bradley 4, Brilliant Earth 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRLTVRABGICFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.93M $173.99M $5.29M VRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.5x -17.3x -2.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% -1.7% — BRLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.0% -3.7% — BRLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.3% +165.6% -75.4% VRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.6%/yr -9.1%/yr -41.7%/yr VRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 87.3% 122.5% BRLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 57/100 — VRA

Percentile Scorecard

BRLTVRABGICF

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

AxisBRLTVRABGICF
Valuation 42 #27 of 46 76 #12 of 46 40 #28 of 46
Growth 5 #41 of 43 55 #20 of 43 –
Profitability 20 #34 of 42 24 #32 of 42 –
Financial Health 42 #31 of 53 71 #16 of 53 6 #50 of 53
Shareholder Returns 27 #25 of 34 – –
Overall 27 57 –
  • BRLT ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VRA ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • BGICF ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRLTVRABGICFSPY
1 month +8.8%+47.6%+16.7% -0.8%
3 months +34.2%+59.1%-46.2% +3.5%
6 months +4.9%+46.9%-61.1% +7.0%
Year to date -14.9%+145.9%-68.9% +12.2%
1 year -43.3%+165.6%-75.4% +13.0%
3 years -44.2%-17.2%-92.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -17.7%-6.1%-58.1% +23.1%
5 years -87.1%-38.0%-93.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -33.6%-9.1%-41.7% +11.0%
10 years —-54.8%-76.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-7.6%-13.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBRLTVRABGICFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%87.3%122.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.5%75.8%125.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.671.111.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.701.90-0.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-84.0%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.8%-2.8%-76.7% -1.8%
52-week high $2.80$6.12$1.20 $779.14
52-week low $1.03$1.80$0.22 $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.

MultipleBRLTVRABGICF
P/E now vs peer median -5.5xmedian 16.6x -16.9xmedian 16.6x -2.2xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -28.7xmedian 9.7x -49.7xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 52.6xmedian 12.2x 5.8xmedian 12.2x -3.6xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x -0.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.64 -0.98median 0.64 —median 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 monthsBRLTVRABGICF
Revenue $449.28M $274.49M –
Gross profit $253.67M $138.42M –
Operating income -$9.08M -$9.93M –
Net income -$9.63M -$10.03M –
Free cash flow $2.88M $29.33M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.04 $-0.33 –
Cash & equivalents $74.95M $34.25M $1.06M
Total debt – – $79.55M
Shares (diluted) 101.68M 30.00M 19.60M
Enterprise value -$261.10M $97.99M -$78.42K

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
MetricBRLTVRABGICF
P/E -5.5x -16.9x -2.2x
P/FCF 52.6x 5.8x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 23.6x 5.5x –
P/S 0.3x 0.6x 0.0x
P/B 2.1x 1.3x -0.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.3x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA -28.7x -49.7x –
EV/EBIT -8.5x -13.7x –
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.5x –
EV/FCF 26.6x 4.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 4.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -0.98 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRLTVRABGICF
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% -1.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -17.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.2% 1.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.4% -17.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -167.3% 76.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.7% 35.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -240.6% 89.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 31.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -55.0% 90.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -70.4% 17.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.4% 228.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.1% 1.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.2% 187.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.9% 6.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRLTVRABGICF
Gross margin 56.5% 50.4% –
EBITDA margin -0.6% -1.0% –
Operating margin -2.0% -3.6% –
Pretax margin 0.6% -3.7% –
Net margin -1.0% -3.7% –
FCF margin 0.6% 10.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.4% 11.3% –
Return on equity -13.3% -7.7% –
Return on assets -5.1% -4.4% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -8.9% -5.6% –
Asset turnover 2.4x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x -3.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRLTVRABGICF
Debt / assets – – 51.4%
Debt / equity – – -5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 62.7% 44.7% 110.0%
Equity / assets 37.3% 55.3% -10.0%
Interest coverage -33.4x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.15 3.35 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRLTVRABGICF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 0.1% – –
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.

ConsensusBRLTVRABGICF
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $-0.23FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +57.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $433.88MFY2026 $259.29MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +19.9% +11.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRLTVRABGICF
Held by institutions 4.2% 37.6% –
Institutions holding 36 67 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.5% -2.1% –
Institutions buying 16 30 –
Institutions selling 8 17 –
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.76 –

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.

BRLTVRABGICF
BRLT 1.00 0.02 -0.07
VRA 0.02 1.00 0.07
BGICF -0.07 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRLT, VRA and BGICF?

Vera Bradley (VRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brilliant Earth (BRLT) $24.93M, Vera Bradley (VRA) $173.99M, Birks (BGICF) $5.29M.

Which company is growing faster?

Brilliant Earth (BRLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brilliant Earth (BRLT) +6.4%, Vera Bradley (VRA) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brilliant Earth (BRLT) has the highest net margin (Brilliant Earth (BRLT) -1.0%, Vera Bradley (VRA) -3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vera Bradley (VRA) returned the most: Brilliant Earth (BRLT) -43.3%, Vera Bradley (VRA) +165.6%, Birks (BGICF) -75.4%. Over five years, Vera Bradley (VRA) compounded fastest (Brilliant Earth (BRLT) -33.6%/yr, Vera Bradley (VRA) -9.1%/yr, Birks (BGICF) -41.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brilliant Earth (BRLT) has been the steadiest (Brilliant Earth (BRLT) 61.5%, Vera Bradley (VRA) 87.3%, Birks (BGICF) 122.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRLT, VRA and BGICF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vera Bradley (VRA) leads on 4. 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.