CODI vs COLM vs FOSL Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, Columbia Sportswear and Fossil Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$70.93 +24.6% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.63B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
1.69%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
FOSL Fossil Group, Inc.
$7.62 +5.5% 1M +288.8% 1Y
Market cap
$450.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$985.17M
Div. yield
–
Jewelry Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Columbia Sportswear leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Columbia Sportswear 7, Compass Diversified Holdings 2, Fossil 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCODICOLMFOSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $927.66M $3.63B $450.40M COLM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.8x 17.6x -6.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 246.6x 16.8x — COLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% -0.1% -9.1% COLM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.3% 6.0% -7.1% COLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% — -2.0% CODI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.3x — 21.2x CODI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.69% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +105.5% +41.4% +288.8% FOSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.9%/yr -7.5%/yr -11.5%/yr COLM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.9% 36.7% 73.8% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 68/100 21/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

CODICOLMFOSL

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

AxisCODICOLMFOSL
Valuation 52 #23 of 47 80 #10 of 47 20 #38 of 47
Growth 59 #19 of 45 32 #31 of 45 18 #37 of 45
Profitability 14 #38 of 44 70 #14 of 44 21 #35 of 44
Financial Health 20 #42 of 52 82 #10 of 52 26 #39 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 77 #9 of 36 –
Overall 36 68 21
  • CODI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • FOSL 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

PeriodCODICOLMFOSLSPY
1 month +11.3%+24.6%+5.5% -1.0%
3 months +13.5%+24.0%+28.9% -0.4%
6 months +6.1%+11.8%+70.9% +4.5%
Year to date +156.9%+28.8%+102.7% +12.4%
1 year +105.5%+41.4%+288.8% +13.6%
3 years -34.2%-8.6%+323.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year -13.0%-2.9%+61.8% +20.8%
5 years -60.4%-32.2%-45.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year -16.9%-7.5%-11.5% +10.4%
10 years -30.7%+26.4%-70.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year -3.6%+2.4%-11.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCODICOLMFOSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.9%36.7%73.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.3%30.5%64.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.542.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.621.133.91 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-54.0%-95.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-0.3%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $12.71$71.12$7.62 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$49.87$1.79 $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.

MultipleCODICOLMFOSL
P/E now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 17.6x 17.6xmedian 17.6x -6.4xmedian 17.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 1.1xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.6x 9.6xmedian 11.6x 98.1xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 11.8x 11.3xmedian 11.8x -10.9xmedian 11.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 5.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.57 -3.35median 0.57 -1.40median 0.57

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 monthsCODICOLMFOSL
Revenue $1.79B $3.41B $985.17M
Gross profit $799.14M $1.78B $558.92M
Operating income $61.95M $257.00M -$5.57M
Net income -$92.61M $206.03M -$69.16M
Free cash flow $79.62M $321.30M -$41.21M
EPS (diluted) $-1.26 $4.02 $-1.18
Cash & equivalents $87.44M $532.31M $78.95M
Total debt $1.58B – $203.02M
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 51.26M 59.04M
Enterprise value $784.93M $1.44B $99.11M

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
MetricCODICOLMFOSL
P/E -9.8x 17.6x -6.4x
P/FCF 11.7x 11.3x -10.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 9.5x -11.9x
P/S 0.5x 1.1x 0.5x
P/B 1.5x 2.3x 5.0x
P/Tangible book -4.4x 2.4x 17.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 9.6x 98.1x
EV/EBIT 39.1x 11.7x -103.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.9x 0.6x
EV/FCF 30.4x 9.4x -13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.8x 7.8x -15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -3.35 -1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCODICOLMFOSL
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% -0.1% -9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -1.5% -14.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.9% 3.2% -6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 0.3% -10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 282.0% -5.8% 85.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 88.0% -10.9% 51.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.3% -8.3% -9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -52.9% -11.0% 0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.0% -2.1% -6.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -222.1% -5.3% 4.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 187.6% 20.0% 12.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.7% 58.0% -10.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.1% 24.9% 13.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.8% 92.8% 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCODICOLMFOSL
Gross margin 44.6% 52.2% 56.7%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 9.2% 0.6%
Operating margin 3.5% 7.5% -0.6%
Pretax margin -4.7% 8.1% -4.2%
Net margin -5.3% 6.0% -7.1%
FCF margin 4.4% 9.4% -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% 11.2% -3.8%
Return on equity -19.9% 12.9% -79.9%
Return on assets -4.0% 7.7% -10.6%
Return on invested capital 2.7% – -2.0%
Return on capital employed 2.4% 13.3% -1.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.2x 1.9x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODICOLMFOSL
Debt / assets 57.5% – 31.1%
Debt / equity 2.6x – 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.3x – 21.2x
Debt / FCF 19.9x – -4.9x
Liabilities / assets 77.9% 42.8% 86.2%
Equity / assets 22.1% 57.2% 13.8%
Interest coverage – – -0.2x
Current ratio 2.3x 2.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.51 4.65 1.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODICOLMFOSL
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield – 6.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.7% –
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.

ConsensusCODICOLMFOSL
Forward P/E 246.6xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $4.21FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1,200.0% -3.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026 $993.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +14.8% -7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCODICOLMFOSL
Held by institutions 74.8% 51.1% 65.1%
Institutions holding 181 325 114
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +1.8% +15.8%
Institutions buying 86 162 75
Institutions selling 62 111 24
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.46 3.13

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.

CODICOLMFOSL
CODI 1.00 0.20 0.21
COLM 0.20 1.00 0.18
FOSL 0.21 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, COLM and FOSL?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $927.66M, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.63B, Fossil (FOSL) $450.40M.

Which company is growing faster?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -4.8%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%, Fossil (FOSL) -9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -5.3%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%, Fossil (FOSL) -7.1%). On return on invested capital, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) leads (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 2.7%, Fossil (FOSL) -2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fossil (FOSL) returned the most: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +105.5%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +41.4%, Fossil (FOSL) +288.8%. Over five years, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -16.9%/yr, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -7.5%/yr, Fossil (FOSL) -11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.00%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 1.69%. Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) and Fossil (FOSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 64.9%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.7%, Fossil (FOSL) 73.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CODI, COLM and FOSL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 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.