CODI vs UAA vs VRA Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, Under Armour and Vera Bradley Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UAA Under Armour, Inc.
$4.58 +3.6% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
VRA Vera Bradley, Inc.
$5.95 +47.6% 1M +165.6% 1Y
Market cap
$170.67M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$274.49M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Under Armour leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Under Armour 4, Vera Bradley 4, Compass Diversified Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCODIUAAVRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $770.42M $1.96B $170.67M UAA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x -4.0x -16.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 204.8x 38.2x — UAA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% -3.6% -1.7% CODI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% -10.0% -3.7% VRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% -5.2% — CODI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.1x -18.3x — UAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% -4.8% +165.6% VRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.0%/yr -26.8%/yr -9.1%/yr VRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.2% 54.2% 87.3% UAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 36/100 69/100 VRA

Percentile Scorecard

CODIUAAVRA

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

AxisCODIUAAVRA
Valuation 29 #16 of 22 48 #12 of 22 86 #4 of 22
Growth 50 #10 of 19 6 #18 of 19 72 #6 of 19
Profitability 24 #14 of 18 29 #13 of 18 41 #11 of 18
Financial Health 26 #21 of 28 44 #16 of 28 78 #7 of 28
Shareholder Returns 0 #12 of 12 55 #6 of 12 –
Overall 26 36 69
  • CODI ranked among 28 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • UAA ranked among 28 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VRA ranked among 28 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCODIUAAVRASPY
1 month -8.9%+3.6%+47.6% -0.8%
3 months +1.9%-35.2%+59.1% +3.5%
6 months -11.7%-28.7%+46.9% +7.0%
Year to date +113.3%-7.8%+145.9% +12.2%
1 year +28.0%-4.8%+165.6% +13.0%
3 years -40.2%-30.3%-17.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -15.8%-11.3%-6.1% +23.1%
5 years -65.2%-78.9%-38.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -19.0%-26.8%-9.1% +11.0%
10 years -44.9%-85.6%-54.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.8%-17.6%-7.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCODIUAAVRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.2%54.2%87.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.0%55.6%75.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.291.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-0.091.90 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-84.5%-84.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-43.7%-2.8% -1.8%
52-week high $12.71$8.14$6.12 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$4.17$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.

MultipleCODIUAAVRA
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 15.1x -4.0xmedian 15.1x -16.9xmedian 15.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 8.5x -201.9xmedian 8.5x -49.7xmedian 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 76.2xmedian 13.1x -24.2xmedian 13.1x 5.8xmedian 13.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.49 0.08median 0.49 -0.98median 0.49

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 monthsCODIUAAVRA
Revenue $1.85B $4.93B $274.49M
Gross profit $807.72M $2.31B $138.42M
Operating income $5.74M -$119.70M -$9.93M
Net income -$227.18M -$492.49M -$10.03M
Free cash flow $10.11M -$81.12M $29.33M
EPS (diluted) $-3.02 $-1.14 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $60.75M $395.98M $34.25M
Total debt $1.86B $591.16M –
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 431.94M 30.00M
Enterprise value $635.15M -$1.42B $94.67M

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
MetricCODIUAAVRA
P/E -3.4x -4.0x -16.9x
P/FCF 76.2x -24.2x 5.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.6x -132.4x 5.5x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
P/B 1.5x 1.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -2.5x 1.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x -201.9x -49.7x
EV/EBIT 447.8x -18.0x -13.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 254.2x -26.6x 4.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 55.3x -145.5x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.08 -0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCODIUAAVRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% -3.6% -1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -5.7% -17.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% -6.2% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -4.3% -17.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 744.0% -201.6% 76.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% -35.1% 35.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.2% -585.0% 89.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -158.2% -48.7% 31.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -24.4% -579.6% 90.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -126.8% -49.7% 17.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.4% 90.9% 228.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% -26.5% 1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 104.6% 74.8% 187.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% -29.1% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCODIUAAVRA
Gross margin 43.7% 46.8% 50.4%
EBITDA margin 8.0% -0.2% -1.0%
Operating margin 0.3% -2.4% -3.6%
Pretax margin -14.8% -3.4% -3.7%
Net margin -12.3% -10.0% -3.7%
FCF margin 0.5% -1.6% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% -0.3% 11.3%
Return on equity -49.8% -34.6% -7.7%
Return on assets -9.2% -11.6% -4.4%
Return on invested capital 0.2% -5.2% –
Return on capital employed 0.2% -4.1% -5.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.0x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODIUAAVRA
Debt / assets 62.8% 14.4% –
Debt / equity 3.5x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 12.1x -18.3x –
Debt / FCF 184.0x -7.3x –
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 65.2% 44.7%
Equity / assets 17.9% 34.8% 55.3%
Interest coverage – – –
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 0.41 1.93 3.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODIUAAVRA
Dividend yield 0.0% – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.2% –
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.

ConsensusCODIUAAVRA
Forward P/E 204.8xFY2026 38.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $0.12FY2026 $-0.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1,200.0% +58.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 $259.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +9.4% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCODIUAAVRA
Held by institutions 74.8% 100.0% 37.6%
Institutions holding 181 376 67
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +3.7% -2.1%
Institutions buying 86 178 30
Institutions selling 62 120 17
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.48 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.

CODIUAAVRA
CODI 1.00 0.23 0.11
UAA 0.23 1.00 0.22
VRA 0.11 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, UAA and VRA?

Under Armour (UAA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $770.42M, Under Armour (UAA) $1.96B, Vera Bradley (VRA) $170.67M.

Which company is growing faster?

Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%, Vera Bradley (VRA) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vera Bradley (VRA) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%, Vera Bradley (VRA) -3.7%). On return on invested capital, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) leads (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%, Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vera Bradley (VRA) returned the most: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +28.0%, Under Armour (UAA) -4.8%, Vera Bradley (VRA) +165.6%. Over five years, Vera Bradley (VRA) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -19.0%/yr, Under Armour (UAA) -26.8%/yr, Vera Bradley (VRA) -9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Under Armour (UAA) has been the steadiest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.2%, Under Armour (UAA) 54.2%, Vera Bradley (VRA) 87.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CODI, UAA 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, Under Armour (UAA) 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.