CODI vs FOSL vs VRA Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, Fossil and Vera Bradley Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FOSL Fossil Group, Inc.
$6.66 +7.4% 1M +189.6% 1Y
Market cap
$392.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$980.80M
Div. yield
–
Jewelry Consumer Discretionary
1 win
VRA Vera Bradley, Inc.
$6.08 +50.9% 1M +178.9% 1Y
Market cap
$181.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$274.49M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Compass Diversified Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Compass Diversified Holdings 4, Vera Bradley 3, Fossil 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCODIFOSLVRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $814.05M $392.59M $181.27M CODI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x -5.5x -18.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 215.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% -9.5% -1.7% CODI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% -7.3% -3.7% VRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% -3.2% — CODI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.4% +189.6% +178.9% FOSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.3%/yr -10.7%/yr -9.1%/yr VRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.3% 73.2% 87.1% CODI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 23/100 55/100 VRA

Percentile Scorecard

CODIFOSLVRA

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

AxisCODIFOSLVRA
Valuation 25 #34 of 45 30 #32 of 45 73 #13 of 45
Growth 38 #27 of 43 19 #35 of 43 52 #21 of 43
Profitability 10 #37 of 41 18 #34 of 41 25 #31 of 41
Financial Health 18 #43 of 52 28 #38 of 52 69 #17 of 52
Shareholder Returns 9 #31 of 34 – –
Overall 20 23 55
  • CODI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • FOSL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VRA 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

PeriodCODIFOSLVRASPY
1 month -4.3%+7.4%+50.9% -0.2%
3 months +4.3%+50.0%+66.1% +3.9%
6 months -8.8%+46.1%+47.2% +8.2%
Year to date +124.2%+77.1%+151.2% +12.9%
1 year +44.4%+189.6%+178.9% +12.3%
3 years -37.2%+338.2%-15.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%+63.7%-5.4% +23.3%
5 years -63.5%-43.3%-38.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.3%-10.7%-9.1% +10.9%
10 years -41.8%-74.9%-53.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.3%-12.9%-7.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCODIFOSLVRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.3%73.2%87.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.0%65.2%75.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.232.101.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.682.592.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-95.4%-84.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-7.8%-0.7% -1.2%
52-week high $12.71$7.22$6.12 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$1.79$1.80 $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.

MultipleCODIFOSLVRA
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 16.4x -5.5xmedian 16.4x -17.3xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x -51.1xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 80.1xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x 5.9xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.64 -1.40median 0.64 -1.00median 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 monthsCODIFOSLVRA
Revenue $1.85B $980.80M $274.49M
Gross profit $807.72M $550.95M $138.42M
Operating income $5.74M -$9.13M -$9.93M
Net income -$227.18M -$70.58M -$10.03M
Free cash flow $10.11M – $29.33M
EPS (diluted) $-3.02 $-1.21 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $60.75M $78.95M $34.25M
Total debt $1.86B $203.02M –
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 59.04M 30.00M
Enterprise value $550.40M $28.72M $105.27M

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
MetricCODIFOSLVRA
P/E -3.6x -5.5x -17.3x
P/FCF 80.1x – 5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x – 5.6x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
P/B 1.5x 4.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -2.6x 15.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x – -51.1x
EV/EBIT 454.6x -56.7x -14.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.5x 0.5x
EV/FCF 258.1x – 4.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 56.2x – 4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -1.40 -1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCODIFOSLVRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% -9.5% -1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -14.7% -17.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% -7.6% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -10.7% -17.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 744.0% 76.6% 76.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% 42.8% 35.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.2% -11.9% 89.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -158.2% 0.1% 31.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -24.4% -9.0% 90.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -126.8% 3.9% 17.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.4% – 228.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% – 1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 104.6% – 187.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% – 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCODIFOSLVRA
Gross margin 43.7% 56.2% 50.4%
EBITDA margin 8.0% – -1.0%
Operating margin 0.3% -0.9% -3.6%
Pretax margin -14.8% -4.3% -3.7%
Net margin -12.3% -7.3% -3.7%
FCF margin 0.5% – 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% – 11.3%
Return on equity -49.8% -73.2% -7.7%
Return on assets -9.2% -10.5% -4.4%
Return on invested capital 0.2% -3.2% –
Return on capital employed 0.2% -2.2% -5.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x – -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODIFOSLVRA
Debt / assets 62.8% 31.1% –
Debt / equity 3.5x 2.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 12.1x – –
Debt / FCF 184.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 86.2% 44.7%
Equity / assets 17.9% 13.8% 55.3%
Interest coverage – -0.4x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.42 1.85 3.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODIFOSLVRA
Dividend yield 0.0% – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) -8.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 186.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -75.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -35.9% – –

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.

ConsensusCODIFOSLVRA
Forward P/E 215.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $-0.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +1,200.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $993.58MFY2026 $259.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% -7.2% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCODIFOSLVRA
Held by institutions 74.8% 65.2% 37.6%
Institutions holding 181 113 67
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +15.8% -2.1%
Institutions buying 86 75 30
Institutions selling 62 24 17
Buyers to sellers 1.39 3.13 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.

CODIFOSLVRA
CODI 1.00 0.21 0.11
FOSL 0.21 1.00 0.29
VRA 0.11 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, FOSL and VRA?

Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $814.05M, Fossil (FOSL) $392.59M, Vera Bradley (VRA) $181.27M.

Which company is growing faster?

Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%, Fossil (FOSL) -9.5%, Vera Bradley (VRA) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vera Bradley (VRA) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, Fossil (FOSL) -7.3%, Vera Bradley (VRA) -3.7%). On return on invested capital, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) leads (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%, Fossil (FOSL) -3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fossil (FOSL) returned the most: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +44.4%, Fossil (FOSL) +189.6%, Vera Bradley (VRA) +178.9%. Over five years, Vera Bradley (VRA) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -18.3%/yr, Fossil (FOSL) -10.7%/yr, Vera Bradley (VRA) -9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.02%, Fossil (FOSL) 0.00%, Vera Bradley (VRA) 0.00%. Fossil (FOSL) and Vera Bradley (VRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) has been the steadiest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.3%, Fossil (FOSL) 73.2%, Vera Bradley (VRA) 87.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 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.