CODI vs NWL vs LULU Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, Newell Brands and Lululemon Athletica Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.48 -1.3% 1M +70.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.31B
Div. yield
5.11%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LULU lululemon athletica inc.
$111.77 +19.4% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.91B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.09B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lululemon Athletica leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lululemon Athletica 6, Compass Diversified Holdings 3, Newell Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCODINWLLULULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $863.71M $2.33B $11.91B LULU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1,263x -7.2x 8.9x LULU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 229.6x 7.6x 10.9x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.2% +0.8% +1.7% LULU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% -4.4% 12.8% LULU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 1.0% — NWL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 11.9x — CODI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 5.11% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +79.1% +70.2% -33.3% CODI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.1%/yr -25.7%/yr -24.9%/yr CODI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.1% 54.5% 46.7% LULU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 40/100 75/100 LULU

Percentile Scorecard

CODINWLLULU

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

AxisCODINWLLULU
Valuation 55 #22 of 48 44 #24 of 42 87 #7 of 48
Growth 87 #7 of 46 30 #29 of 41 27 #34 of 46
Profitability 32 #31 of 45 29 #28 of 39 96 #3 of 45
Financial Health 22 #41 of 52 9 #40 of 44 77 #13 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 89 #4 of 27 91 #4 of 35
Overall 49 40 75
  • CODI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • LULU 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

PeriodCODINWLLULUSPY
1 month +4.2%-1.3%+19.4% -5.9%
3 months +6.3%-9.0%-10.4% -4.6%
6 months -4.6%+23.1%-16.3% +0.2%
Year to date +139.2%+47.3%-46.2% +7.5%
1 year +79.1%+70.2%-33.3% +8.2%
3 years -38.1%-22.2%-72.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -14.8%-8.0%-35.1% +19.0%
5 years -63.1%-77.3%-76.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year -18.1%-25.7%-24.9% +9.4%
10 years -35.5%-88.5%+100.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.3%-19.4%+7.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCODINWLLULUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.1%54.5%46.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.8%48.3%51.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.241.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.221.29-0.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-88.1%-82.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-13.8%-48.2% -5.9%
52-week high $12.71$6.36$215.88 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$3.11$91.88 $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.

MultipleCODINWLLULU
P/E now vs peer median 1,263xmedian 17.1x -7.2xmedian 16.0x 8.9xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 10.6x 17.9xmedian 10.7x 4.2xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.6x 44.0xmedian 12.4x 8.8xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.4x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 47.91median 0.57 -0.42median 0.54 0.54median 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 monthsCODINWLLULU
Revenue $1.74B $7.31B $11.09B
Gross profit $789.94M $2.60B $6.22B
Operating income $104.86M $72.00M $1.98B
Net income $5.03M -$323.00M $1.42B
Free cash flow $124.06M $53.00M $1.35B
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $-0.75 $12.56
Cash & equivalents $127.17M $249.00M $1.39B
Total debt $1.56B $4.84B –
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 430.20M 112.92M
Enterprise value $662.41M $1.47B $6.16B

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
MetricCODINWLLULU
P/E 1,263x -7.2x 8.9x
P/FCF 7.0x 44.0x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 9.2x 6.0x
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 1.1x
P/B 1.4x 1.0x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -5.1x 2.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 17.9x 4.2x
EV/EBIT 21.9x 96.2x 5.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.9x 0.9x
EV/FCF 18.5x 130.7x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x 27.3x 5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 47.91 -0.42 0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCODINWLLULU
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.2% 0.8% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -4.3% 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% 5.3% -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 3.7% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 296.3% -77.5% -20.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.4% 30.2% 8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 101.9% -1,246% -20.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 16.3% 12.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.3% -1,225% -15.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 17.4% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 332.1% 0.4% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.1% -36.1% 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 201.2% 365.0% 15.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.6% -57.2% 11.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCODINWLLULU
Gross margin 45.3% 35.6% 56.1%
EBITDA margin 14.2% 5.3% 22.7%
Operating margin 6.0% 1.0% 17.8%
Pretax margin 0.0% -4.3% 18.1%
Net margin 0.0% -4.4% 12.8%
FCF margin 7.1% 0.7% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 8.7% 3.5% 17.9%
Return on equity -0.4% -13.4% 29.5%
Return on assets -0.1% -2.9% 16.7%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 1.0% –
Return on capital employed 4.4% 0.9% 29.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 30.2x -0.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODINWLLULU
Debt / assets 56.8% 44.3% –
Debt / equity 2.5x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 11.9x –
Debt / FCF 12.6x 91.3x –
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 78.4% 43.5%
Equity / assets 22.8% 21.6% 56.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.53 0.52 5.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODINWLLULU
Dividend yield – 5.1% –
Net buyback yield – – 9.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.1% 9.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -39.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 239.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -20.2% –

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.

ConsensusCODINWLLULU
Forward P/E 229.6xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $10.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 -22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1,200.0% -4.2% -16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $6.89BFY2026 $11.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +15.0% -9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCODINWLLULU
Held by institutions 74.8% 100.0% 71.6%
Institutions holding 181 421 850
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +9.2% -2.1%
Institutions buying 86 234 408
Institutions selling 62 124 333
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.89 1.23

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.

CODINWLLULU
CODI 1.00 0.18 0.08
NWL 0.18 1.00 0.29
LULU 0.08 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, NWL and LULU?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $863.71M, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.33B, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) $11.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, CODI, NWL and LULU?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 1,263x, Newell Brands (NWL) -7.2x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 8.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newell Brands (NWL) is cheapest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 229.6x, Newell Brands (NWL) 7.6x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 10.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -8.2%, Newell Brands (NWL) +0.8%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.0%, Newell Brands (NWL) -4.4%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 12.8%). On return on invested capital, Newell Brands (NWL) leads (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.0%, Newell Brands (NWL) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) returned the most: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +79.1%, Newell Brands (NWL) +70.2%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -33.3%. Over five years, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -18.1%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -25.7%/yr, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -24.9%/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%, Newell Brands (NWL) 5.11%. Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) and Lululemon Athletica (LULU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has been the steadiest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.1%, Newell Brands (NWL) 54.5%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 46.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CODI, NWL and LULU?

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