COLM vs CODI vs WRBY Stock Comparison

Columbia Sportswear, Compass Diversified Holdings and Warby Parker Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$63.69 +9.2% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.42B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
WRBY Warby Parker Inc.
$24.57 -10.6% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.07B
P/E
396.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$911.61M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Columbia Sportswear leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Columbia Sportswear 6, Warby Parker 2, Compass Diversified Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOLMCODIWRBYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.42B $839.63M $3.07B COLM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x -3.7x 396.0x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 226.0x 55.8x COLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% +0.9% +11.0% WRBY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -12.3% 0.8% WRBY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 12.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.6% +65.9% +22.5% CODI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.3%/yr -17.7%/yr -14.6%/yr COLM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 65.0% 75.5% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 20/100 43/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

COLMCODIWRBY

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

AxisCOLMCODIWRBY
Valuation 75 #12 of 45 25 #34 of 45 5 #43 of 45
Growth 29 #31 of 43 36 #28 of 43 81 #9 of 43
Profitability 70 #13 of 41 10 #37 of 41 35 #27 of 41
Financial Health 84 #9 of 52 20 #42 of 52 78 #12 of 52
Shareholder Returns 36 #22 of 34 9 #31 of 34 18 #28 of 34
Overall 59 20 43
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • CODI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • WRBY 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

PeriodCOLMCODIWRBYSPY
1 month +9.2%+2.3%-10.6% +0.7%
3 months +1.4%+12.4%-5.6% +3.7%
6 months +4.5%-4.3%+11.1% +7.1%
Year to date +15.6%+135.4%+12.8% +12.8%
1 year +22.6%+65.9%+22.5% +11.9%
3 years -11.3%-33.8%+85.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.9%-12.8%+23.0% +22.8%
5 years -38.7%-62.1%-54.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.3%-17.7%-14.6% +10.9%
10 years +9.9%-39.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.0%-4.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOLMCODIWRBYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%65.0%75.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%62.6%67.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.222.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.631.010.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-85.8%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%-11.1%-19.0% -1.2%
52-week high $67.79$12.71$30.34 $779.14
52-week low $49.63$4.65$16.49 $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.

MultipleCOLMCODIWRBY
P/E now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 16.4x -3.7xmedian 16.4x 393.3xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 3.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.6x 17.9xmedian 10.6x 46.4xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 12.3x 84.1xmedian 12.3x 139.3xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.3x 1.6xmedian 2.3x 7.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 0.03median 0.56 14.00median 0.56

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 monthsCOLMCODIWRBY
Revenue $3.43B $1.85B $911.61M
Gross profit $1.78B $807.72M $498.49M
Operating income $299.22M $5.74M $1.55M
Net income $238.77M -$227.18M $7.74M
Free cash flow – $10.11M $21.75M
EPS (diluted) – $-3.02 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $216.92M $60.75M $292.67M
Total debt – $1.86B –
Shares (diluted) 51.26M 75.24M 125.75M
Enterprise value $3.42B $575.98M $1.92B

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
MetricCOLMCODIWRBY
P/E 14.5x -3.7x 393.3x
P/FCF 9.3x 84.1x 139.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 18.3x 31.8x
P/S 1.0x 0.5x 3.3x
P/B 2.0x 1.6x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x -2.7x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA – 17.9x 46.4x
EV/EBIT – 461.7x 1,764x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.4x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 262.1x 125.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 57.1x 28.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.03 14.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLMCODIWRBY
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% 0.9% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 1.6% 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% 4.7% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 6.8% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.5% 744.0% 108.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -44.2% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.9% -12.2% 183.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -158.2% 28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – -24.4% 181.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -126.8% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.4% 129.4% -18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 46.5% 22.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 104.6% -58.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% 249.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLMCODIWRBY
Gross margin – 43.7% 54.7%
EBITDA margin – 8.0% 6.5%
Operating margin – 0.3% 0.2%
Pretax margin – -14.8% 1.1%
Net margin – -12.3% 0.8%
FCF margin – 0.5% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 2.5% 10.5%
Return on equity 14.8% -49.8% 2.0%
Return on assets 8.5% -9.2% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 0.2% –
Return on capital employed – 0.2% 0.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -0.2x 12.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLMCODIWRBY
Debt / assets – 62.8% –
Debt / equity – 3.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 12.1x –
Debt / FCF – 184.0x –
Liabilities / assets 41.5% 82.1% 49.2%
Equity / assets 58.5% 17.9% 50.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.6x 2.7x 2.3x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.8x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 1.8x
Altman Z-score – 0.43 5.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLMCODIWRBY
Dividend yield 1.9% 0.0% –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.9% -0.1% -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.

ConsensusCOLMCODIWRBY
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 226.0xFY2026 55.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.21FY2026 $0.05FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 -28.6%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% +1,200.0% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.31BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $920.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +2.1% +30.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLMCODIWRBY
Held by institutions 51.1% 74.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 324 181 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -0.7% +15.2%
Institutions buying 161 86 196
Institutions selling 111 62 77
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.39 2.55

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.

COLMCODIWRBY
COLM 1.00 0.20 0.30
CODI 0.20 1.00 0.19
WRBY 0.30 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLM, CODI and WRBY?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.42B, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $839.63M, Warby Parker (WRBY) $3.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, COLM, CODI and WRBY?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -3.7x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 396.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is cheapest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.1x, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 226.0x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 55.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Warby Parker (WRBY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +0.1%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warby Parker (WRBY) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) returned the most: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +22.6%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +65.9%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +22.5%. Over five years, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) compounded fastest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.3%/yr, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -17.7%/yr, Warby Parker (WRBY) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 0.00%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.02%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.00%. Columbia Sportswear (COLM) and Warby Parker (WRBY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.1%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.0%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 75.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COLM, CODI and WRBY?

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