CAL vs DECK vs LEVI Stock Comparison

Caleres, Deckers Outdoor and Levi Strauss Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAL Caleres Inc
$12.97 +3.5% 1M +3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$447.53M
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.85B
Div. yield
2.16%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp
$80.55 +2.4% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.46B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
2 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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 6, Caleres 4, Deckers Outdoor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALDECKLEVILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $447.53M $11.46B $8.41B DECK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.1x — 14.3x CAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 10.8x 14.6x CAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% — +6.6% CAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.8% — 8.8% LEVI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% — 17.4% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — 0.3x LEVI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.16% — 2.75% LEVI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.4% -11.0% +1.7% CAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr +4.9%/yr -3.6%/yr DECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.3% 40.8% 33.2% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 — 67/100 LEVI

Percentile Scorecard

CALDECKLEVI

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

AxisCALDECKLEVI
Valuation 96 #3 of 45 – 61 #18 of 45
Growth 24 #33 of 43 – 67 #15 of 43
Profitability 40 #25 of 41 – 85 #7 of 41
Financial Health 33 #35 of 52 88 #7 of 52 53 #25 of 52
Shareholder Returns 70 #11 of 34 – 67 #12 of 34
Overall 52 – 67
  • CAL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • DECK 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

PeriodCALDECKLEVISPY
1 month +3.5%+2.4%+10.4% -0.2%
3 months -2.4%-22.5%-14.4% +3.9%
6 months -3.4%-24.1%-2.3% +8.2%
Year to date +6.6%-22.3%+5.1% +12.9%
1 year +3.4%-11.0%+1.7% +12.3%
3 years -48.7%-16.1%+59.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.9%-5.7%+16.8% +23.3%
5 years -43.9%+27.1%-16.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.9%+4.9%-3.6% +10.9%
10 years -46.7%+852.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.1%+25.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCALDECKLEVISPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.3%40.8%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.8%34.8%29.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.771.071.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.270.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.8%-65.2%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-33.4%-14.6% -1.2%
52-week high $14.73$120.94$25.53 $779.14
52-week low $8.86$77.68$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.

MultipleCALDECKLEVI
P/E now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 16.4x —median 16.4x 14.3xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x 8.9xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x 13.1xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.29median 0.64 —median 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 monthsCALDECKLEVI
Revenue $2.85B – $6.68B
Gross profit $1.32B – $4.20B
Operating income $86.98M – $753.80M
Net income $50.29M – $589.70M
Free cash flow $67.34M – $643.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.60 – $1.51
Cash & equivalents $50.92M $1.91B $641.40M
Total debt $1.29B – $1.04B
Shares (diluted) 32.83M 144.29M 390.62M
Enterprise value $303.40M $4.34B $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
MetricCALDECKLEVI
P/E 8.1x – 14.3x
P/FCF 6.6x – 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x – 9.9x
P/S 0.2x – 1.3x
P/B 0.7x 4.6x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 4.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x – 8.9x
EV/EBIT 7.9x – 11.5x
EV/Revenue 0.2x – 1.3x
EV/FCF 10.2x – 13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x – 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.29 – 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALDECKLEVI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% – 6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.9% – 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% – 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% – 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.4% – 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.3% – -2.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.1% – 29.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.0% – 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.3% – 30.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 284.5% – 52.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% – 63.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 319.9% – 98.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% – 92.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALDECKLEVI
Gross margin 46.2% – 62.8%
EBITDA margin 5.2% – 14.6%
Operating margin 3.1% – 11.3%
Pretax margin 2.5% – 11.5%
Net margin 1.8% – 8.8%
FCF margin 2.4% – 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.1% – 12.8%
Return on equity 7.7% – 25.2%
Return on assets 2.4% – 8.7%
Return on invested capital 6.3% – 17.4%
Return on capital employed 7.7% – 15.7%
Asset turnover 1.4x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALDECKLEVI
Debt / assets 13.5% – 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 4.3x – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 68.1% 32.2% 65.1%
Equity / assets 31.9% 67.8% 34.9%
Interest coverage – – 14.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 3.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.2x 2.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.03 – 3.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALDECKLEVI
Dividend yield 2.2% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 1.3% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 3.4% – 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.7% – –

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.

ConsensusCALDECKLEVI
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.71FY2026 $7.48FY2026 $1.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +180.3%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.0% +4.3% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.02BFY2026 $5.37BFY2026 $7.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.2% +8.4% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALDECKLEVI
Held by institutions 88.9% 96.4% 87.8%
Institutions holding 169 860 313
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +0.4% +2.6%
Institutions buying 81 426 185
Institutions selling 56 333 78
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.28 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.

CALDECKLEVI
CAL 1.00 0.49 0.53
DECK 0.49 1.00 0.47
LEVI 0.53 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAL, DECK and LEVI?

Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caleres (CAL) $447.53M, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.46B, Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAL, DECK and LEVI?

Caleres (CAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caleres (CAL) 8.1x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caleres (CAL) is cheapest (Caleres (CAL) 7.6x, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 10.8x, 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?

Caleres (CAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caleres (CAL) +7.3%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest net margin (Caleres (CAL) 1.8%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Caleres (CAL) 6.3%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caleres (CAL) returned the most: Caleres (CAL) +3.4%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -11.0%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +1.7%. Over five years, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) compounded fastest (Caleres (CAL) -10.9%/yr, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +4.9%/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: Caleres (CAL) 2.16%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 2.75%. Deckers Outdoor (DECK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Caleres (CAL) 63.3%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 40.8%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAL, DECK 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 6. 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.