CODI vs VFC vs LULU Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, V F and Lululemon Athletica Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VFC V F Corp
$16.93 +19.6% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.69B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.51B
Div. yield
0.02%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LULU lululemon athletica inc.
$102.91 +1.6% 1M -42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.71B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.09B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lululemon Athletica leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lululemon Athletica 7, Compass Diversified Holdings 3, V F 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCODIVFCLULULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $802.39M $6.69B $11.71B LULU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 24.4x 8.3x LULU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 204.8x 15.4x 10.0x LULU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +0.2% +1.7% LULU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% 2.9% 12.8% LULU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% 8.3% — VFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.1x 3.3x — VFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% CODI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +3.8% -42.2% CODI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.0%/yr -24.9%/yr -25.0%/yr CODI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.2% 48.9% 47.0% LULU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 49/100 77/100 LULU

Percentile Scorecard

CODIVFCLULU

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

AxisCODIVFCLULU
Valuation 27 #34 of 46 53 #22 of 46 87 #7 of 46
Growth 38 #27 of 43 76 #11 of 43 29 #31 of 43
Profitability 10 #38 of 42 59 #18 of 42 98 #2 of 42
Financial Health 17 #44 of 53 25 #40 of 53 75 #14 of 53
Shareholder Returns 9 #31 of 34 33 #23 of 34 97 #2 of 34
Overall 20 49 77
  • CODI ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LULU ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCODIVFCLULUSPY
1 month -8.9%+19.6%+1.6% -0.8%
3 months +1.9%-1.1%-12.7% +3.5%
6 months -11.7%-12.6%-30.0% +7.0%
Year to date +113.3%-6.4%-50.5% +12.2%
1 year +28.0%+3.8%-42.2% +13.0%
3 years -40.2%+0.2%-73.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -15.8%+0.1%-35.7% +23.1%
5 years -65.2%-76.1%-76.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -19.0%-24.9%-25.0% +11.0%
10 years -44.9%-68.7%+80.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.8%-11.0%+6.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCODIVFCLULUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.2%48.9%47.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.0%50.9%52.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.671.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.08-0.90 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-87.5%-82.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-21.4%-52.3% -1.8%
52-week high $12.71$21.55$215.88 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$12.62$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.

MultipleCODIVFCLULU
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 16.6x 24.2xmedian 16.6x 8.2xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 9.7x 11.1xmedian 9.7x 3.8xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 76.2xmedian 12.2x 10.6xmedian 12.2x 8.1xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.64 0.75median 0.64 0.49median 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 monthsCODIVFCLULU
Revenue $1.85B $9.51B $11.09B
Gross profit $807.72M $5.23B $6.22B
Operating income $5.74M $580.11M $1.98B
Net income -$227.18M $274.18M $1.42B
Free cash flow $10.11M $628.20M $1.35B
EPS (diluted) $-3.02 $0.70 $12.56
Cash & equivalents $60.75M $670.06M $1.39B
Total debt $1.86B $3.51B –
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 392.11M 112.92M
Enterprise value $538.73M $3.31B $5.97B

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
MetricCODIVFCLULU
P/E -3.4x 24.2x 8.2x
P/FCF 76.2x 10.6x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.6x 8.8x 5.5x
P/S 0.4x 0.7x 1.0x
P/B 1.5x 3.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -2.5x 22.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 11.1x 3.8x
EV/EBIT 447.8x 16.4x 4.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 254.2x 15.1x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 55.3x 12.6x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.75 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCODIVFCLULU
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 0.2% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -4.5% 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 2.0% -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -2.7% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 744.0% 70.5% -20.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% -14.4% 8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.2% 680.4% -20.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -158.2% 32.8% 12.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -24.4% 677.3% -15.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -126.8% 32.3% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.4% 115.2% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% 96.9% 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 104.6% 141.9% 15.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 60.4% 11.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCODIVFCLULU
Gross margin 43.7% 55.0% 56.1%
EBITDA margin 8.0% 9.0% 22.7%
Operating margin 0.3% 6.1% 17.8%
Pretax margin -14.8% 3.8% 18.1%
Net margin -12.3% 2.9% 12.8%
FCF margin 0.5% 6.6% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% 7.9% 17.9%
Return on equity -49.8% 15.2% 29.5%
Return on assets -9.2% 2.9% 16.7%
Return on invested capital 0.2% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 0.2% 9.0% 29.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 2.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODIVFCLULU
Debt / assets 62.8% 37.1% –
Debt / equity 3.5x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 12.1x 3.3x –
Debt / FCF 184.0x 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 81.4% 43.5%
Equity / assets 17.9% 18.6% 56.5%
Interest coverage – 3.8x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.4x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.41 1.73 4.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODIVFCLULU
Dividend yield 0.0% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 10.5%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.1% 10.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) -8.3% 51.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 186.0% 22.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -75.1% 0.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -35.9% -39.1% –

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.

ConsensusCODIVFCLULU
Forward P/E 204.8xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $10.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026 -22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1,200.0% +14.5% -16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 $11.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% -4.2% -9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCODIVFCLULU
Held by institutions 74.8% 91.8% 71.6%
Institutions holding 181 553 846
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +3.6% -2.1%
Institutions buying 86 267 407
Institutions selling 62 182 330
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.47 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.

CODIVFCLULU
CODI 1.00 0.25 0.10
VFC 0.25 1.00 0.39
LULU 0.10 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, VFC and LULU?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $802.39M, V F (VFC) $6.69B, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) $11.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, CODI, VFC and LULU?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -3.5x, V F (VFC) 24.4x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is cheapest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 204.8x, V F (VFC) 15.4x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 10.0x). 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) +0.9%, V F (VFC) +0.2%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, V F (VFC) 2.9%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 12.8%). On return on invested capital, V F (VFC) leads (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%, V F (VFC) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) returned the most: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +28.0%, V F (VFC) +3.8%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -42.2%. Over five years, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -19.0%/yr, V F (VFC) -24.9%/yr, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) has the highest dividend yield: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.02%, V F (VFC) 0.02%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 0.00%. 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) 65.2%, V F (VFC) 48.9%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 47.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CODI, VFC 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 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.