CODI vs FOSL vs VFC Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, Fossil and V F Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FOSL Fossil Group, Inc.
$7.62 +5.5% 1M +288.8% 1Y
Market cap
$452.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$985.17M
Div. yield
–
Jewelry Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
VFC V F Corp
$20.92 +46.5% 1M +52.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.09B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.41B
Div. yield
0.02%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

V F leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (V F 8, Fossil 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCODIFOSLVFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $868.22M $452.81M $8.09B VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.2x -6.5x 21.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 246.6x — 19.0x VFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% -9.1% -1.4% VFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.3% -7.1% 3.9% VFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% -2.0% 9.9% VFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.3x 21.2x 3.4x VFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +105.5% +288.8% +52.0% FOSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.9%/yr -11.5%/yr -22.3%/yr FOSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.9% 73.8% 47.8% VFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 21/100 50/100 VFC

Percentile Scorecard

CODIFOSLVFC

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

AxisCODIFOSLVFC
Valuation 52 #23 of 47 20 #38 of 47 54 #22 of 47
Growth 59 #19 of 45 18 #37 of 45 80 #10 of 45
Profitability 14 #38 of 44 21 #35 of 44 54 #21 of 44
Financial Health 20 #42 of 52 26 #39 of 52 24 #40 of 52
Shareholder Returns – – 37 #23 of 36
Overall 36 21 50
  • CODI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • FOSL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC 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

PeriodCODIFOSLVFCSPY
1 month +11.3%+5.5%+46.5% -1.0%
3 months +13.5%+28.9%+37.4% -0.4%
6 months +6.1%+70.9%+7.8% +4.5%
Year to date +156.9%+102.7%+15.7% +12.4%
1 year +105.5%+288.8%+52.0% +13.6%
3 years -34.2%+323.3%+35.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year -13.0%+61.8%+10.5% +20.8%
5 years -60.4%-45.6%-71.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year -16.9%-11.5%-22.3% +10.4%
10 years -30.7%-70.2%-60.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year -3.6%-11.4%-9.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCODIFOSLVFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.9%73.8%47.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.3%64.8%47.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.172.151.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.623.911.09 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-95.4%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%0.0%-2.9% -1.6%
52-week high $12.71$7.62$21.55 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$1.79$12.62 $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.

MultipleCODIFOSLVFC
P/E now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 17.6x -6.4xmedian 17.6x 22.3xmedian 17.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.9xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.6x 98.1xmedian 11.6x 12.6xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 11.8x -10.9xmedian 11.8x 11.9xmedian 11.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.4x 5.0xmedian 2.4x 4.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.57 -1.40median 0.57 0.41median 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 monthsCODIFOSLVFC
Revenue $1.79B $985.17M $9.41B
Gross profit $799.14M $558.92M $5.26B
Operating income $61.95M -$5.57M $635.41M
Net income -$92.61M -$69.16M $369.66M
Free cash flow $79.62M -$41.21M $691.07M
EPS (diluted) $-1.26 $-1.18 $0.92
Cash & equivalents $87.44M $78.95M $442.95M
Total debt $1.58B $203.02M $3.54B
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 59.04M 399.68M
Enterprise value $590.88M $117.41M $4.68B

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
MetricCODIFOSLVFC
P/E -9.8x -6.4x 22.3x
P/FCF 11.7x -10.9x 11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x -11.9x 9.9x
P/S 0.5x 0.5x 0.9x
P/B 1.5x 5.0x 4.0x
P/Tangible book -4.4x 17.4x 14.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 98.1x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 39.1x -103.1x 17.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.6x 1.2x
EV/FCF 30.4x -13.9x 16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.8x -15.1x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -1.40 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCODIFOSLVFC
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% -9.1% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -14.6% -4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.9% -6.3% 2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -10.2% -2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 282.0% 85.7% 67.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 88.0% 51.5% -22.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.3% -9.7% 309.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -52.9% 0.7% 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.0% -6.7% 303.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -222.1% 4.6% 54.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 187.6% 12.3% 110.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.7% -10.5% 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.1% 13.5% 130.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.8% 0.2% 155.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCODIFOSLVFC
Gross margin 44.6% 56.7% 55.9%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 0.6% 9.5%
Operating margin 3.5% -0.6% 6.8%
Pretax margin -4.7% -4.2% 4.7%
Net margin -5.3% -7.1% 3.9%
FCF margin 4.4% -4.2% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% -3.8% 8.8%
Return on equity -19.9% -79.9% 19.5%
Return on assets -4.0% -10.6% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 2.7% -2.0% 9.9%
Return on capital employed 2.4% -1.4% 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.2x 0.5x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODIFOSLVFC
Debt / assets 57.5% 31.1% 35.5%
Debt / equity 2.6x 2.3x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.3x 21.2x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 19.9x -4.9x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 77.9% 86.2% 79.6%
Equity / assets 22.1% 13.8% 20.4%
Interest coverage – -0.2x 4.7x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.51 1.93 1.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODIFOSLVFC
Dividend yield – – 1.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 38.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -36.4%

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.

ConsensusCODIFOSLVFC
Forward P/E 246.6xFY2026 – 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2026 – +31.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1,200.0% – +14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $993.58MFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% -7.2% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCODIFOSLVFC
Held by institutions 74.8% 65.1% 91.8%
Institutions holding 181 114 556
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +15.8% +3.6%
Institutions buying 86 75 269
Institutions selling 62 24 183
Buyers to sellers 1.39 3.13 1.47

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.

CODIFOSLVFC
CODI 1.00 0.19 0.25
FOSL 0.19 1.00 0.37
VFC 0.25 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, FOSL and VFC?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $868.22M, Fossil (FOSL) $452.81M, V F (VFC) $8.09B.

Which company is growing faster?

V F (VFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -4.8%, Fossil (FOSL) -9.1%, V F (VFC) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

V F (VFC) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -5.3%, Fossil (FOSL) -7.1%, V F (VFC) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, V F (VFC) leads (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 2.7%, Fossil (FOSL) -2.0%, V F (VFC) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fossil (FOSL) returned the most: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +105.5%, Fossil (FOSL) +288.8%, V F (VFC) +52.0%. Over five years, Fossil (FOSL) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -16.9%/yr, Fossil (FOSL) -11.5%/yr, V F (VFC) -22.3%/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%, Fossil (FOSL) 0.00%, V F (VFC) 0.02%. Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) and Fossil (FOSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, V F (VFC) has been the steadiest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 64.9%, Fossil (FOSL) 73.8%, V F (VFC) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, V F (VFC) leads on 8. 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.