COLM vs LEVI vs UAA Stock Comparison

Columbia Sportswear, Levi Strauss and Under Armour 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
$3.26B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
1.88%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$22.62 +14.5% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.73B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
2.65%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
UAA Under Armour, Inc.
$5.03 +17.5% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 8, Columbia Sportswear 3, Under Armour 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOLMLEVIUAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.26B $8.73B $2.15B LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x 14.8x -4.4x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 15.2x 41.9x COLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% +6.6% -3.6% LEVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.8% -10.0% LEVI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.4% -5.2% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x -18.3x UAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.88% 2.65% — LEVI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.6% +10.8% +8.9% COLM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.3%/yr -2.9%/yr -25.5%/yr LEVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 33.2% 54.3% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 68/100 29/100 LEVI

Percentile Scorecard

COLMLEVIUAA

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

AxisCOLMLEVIUAA
Valuation 75 #12 of 45 61 #18 of 45 27 #33 of 45
Growth 29 #31 of 43 67 #15 of 43 2 #42 of 43
Profitability 70 #13 of 41 85 #7 of 41 13 #36 of 41
Financial Health 84 #9 of 52 55 #24 of 52 51 #26 of 52
Shareholder Returns 36 #22 of 34 73 #10 of 34 52 #17 of 34
Overall 59 68 29
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LEVI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • UAA 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

PeriodCOLMLEVIUAASPY
1 month +9.2%+14.5%+17.5% +0.7%
3 months +1.4%-7.9%-26.4% +3.7%
6 months +4.5%+1.5%-20.0% +7.1%
Year to date +15.6%+9.1%+1.2% +12.8%
1 year +22.6%+10.8%+8.9% +11.9%
3 years -11.3%+63.3%-25.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.9%+17.8%-9.4% +22.8%
5 years -38.7%-13.6%-77.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.3%-2.9%-25.5% +10.9%
10 years +9.9%—-83.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.0%—-16.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOLMLEVIUAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%33.2%54.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%29.3%55.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.151.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.330.16 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-56.1%-84.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%-11.4%-38.2% -1.2%
52-week high $67.79$25.53$8.14 $779.14
52-week low $49.63$17.91$4.17 $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.

MultipleCOLMLEVIUAA
P/E now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 16.4x 14.8xmedian 16.4x -4.4xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.6x 9.2xmedian 10.6x -219.9xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 12.3x 13.6xmedian 12.3x -26.5xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 0.49median 0.56 0.09median 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 monthsCOLMLEVIUAA
Revenue $3.43B $6.68B $4.93B
Gross profit $1.78B $4.20B $2.31B
Operating income $299.22M $753.80M -$119.70M
Net income $238.77M $589.70M -$492.49M
Free cash flow – $643.00M -$81.12M
EPS (diluted) – $1.51 $-1.14
Cash & equivalents $216.92M $641.40M $395.98M
Total debt – $1.04B $591.16M
Shares (diluted) 51.26M 390.62M 431.94M
Enterprise value $3.26B $5.32B -$1.22B

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
MetricCOLMLEVIUAA
P/E 14.5x 14.8x -4.4x
P/FCF 9.3x 13.6x -26.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 10.3x -145.4x
P/S 1.0x 1.3x 0.4x
P/B 2.0x 3.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 3.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 9.2x -219.9x
EV/EBIT – 11.9x -19.6x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 14.0x -28.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 10.6x -158.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.49 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLMLEVIUAA
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% 6.6% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 2.9% -5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% 8.0% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 6.7% -4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.5% 11.6% -201.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 30.5% -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.9% -2.2% -585.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 29.2% -48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 0.1% -579.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 30.4% -49.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.4% 52.1% 90.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 63.6% -26.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 98.4% 74.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 92.1% -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLMLEVIUAA
Gross margin – 62.8% 46.8%
EBITDA margin – 14.6% -0.2%
Operating margin – 11.3% -2.4%
Pretax margin – 11.5% -3.4%
Net margin – 8.8% -10.0%
FCF margin – 9.6% -1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 12.8% -0.3%
Return on equity 14.8% 25.2% -34.6%
Return on assets 8.5% 8.7% -11.6%
Return on invested capital – 17.4% -5.2%
Return on capital employed – 15.7% -4.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLMLEVIUAA
Debt / assets – 15.1% 14.4%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x -18.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x -7.3x
Liabilities / assets 41.5% 65.1% 65.2%
Equity / assets 58.5% 34.9% 34.8%
Interest coverage – 14.4x –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.10 1.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLMLEVIUAA
Dividend yield 1.9% 2.7% –
Net buyback yield – 0.9% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 3.6% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCOLMLEVIUAA
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 41.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.21FY2026 $1.49FY2026 $0.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% +7.4% +58.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.31BFY2026 $7.03BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -3.6% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLMLEVIUAA
Held by institutions 51.1% 87.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 324 314 376
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.6% +3.7%
Institutions buying 161 186 178
Institutions selling 111 78 120
Buyers to sellers 1.45 2.38 1.48

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.

COLMLEVIUAA
COLM 1.00 0.56 0.52
LEVI 0.56 1.00 0.49
UAA 0.52 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLM, LEVI and UAA?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.26B, Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.73B, Under Armour (UAA) $2.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, COLM, LEVI and UAA?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.8x, Under Armour (UAA) -4.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is cheapest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.1x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 15.2x, Under Armour (UAA) 41.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +0.1%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest net margin (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%, Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Columbia Sportswear (COLM) returned the most: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +22.6%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +10.8%, Under Armour (UAA) +8.9%. Over five years, Levi Strauss (LEVI) compounded fastest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.3%/yr, Levi Strauss (LEVI) -2.9%/yr, Under Armour (UAA) -25.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest dividend yield: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 1.88%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 2.65%. Under Armour (UAA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.1%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.2%, Under Armour (UAA) 54.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COLM, LEVI and UAA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads on 8. 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.