COLM vs LEVI vs WRBY Stock Comparison

Columbia Sportswear, Levi Strauss and Warby Parker Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$69.12 +20.3% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.48B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
1.74%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$23.07 +12.4% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.91B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
2.60%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
WRBY Warby Parker Inc.
$26.09 -0.6% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.23B
P/E
435.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$934.66M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOLMLEVIWRBYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.48B $8.91B $3.23B LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 15.1x 435.5x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 15.5x 58.0x COLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% +6.6% +9.9% WRBY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 8.8% 0.8% LEVI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.74% 2.60% — LEVI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.0% +14.4% +37.0% WRBY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr -3.1%/yr -14.6%/yr LEVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 33.3% 78.6% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 66/100 44/100 LEVI

Percentile Scorecard

COLMLEVIWRBY

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

AxisCOLMLEVIWRBY
Valuation 68 #16 of 48 60 #20 of 48 4 #46 of 48
Growth 29 #33 of 46 71 #14 of 46 80 #10 of 46
Profitability 71 #14 of 45 82 #9 of 45 34 #30 of 45
Financial Health 78 #12 of 52 57 #23 of 52 82 #10 of 52
Shareholder Returns 77 #9 of 35 59 #15 of 35 18 #29 of 35
Overall 64 66 44
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LEVI 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

PeriodCOLMLEVIWRBYSPY
1 month +20.3%+12.4%-0.6% -5.9%
3 months +20.7%-5.1%-3.2% -4.6%
6 months +9.2%+1.4%-4.1% +0.2%
Year to date +25.5%+11.2%+19.7% +7.5%
1 year +32.0%+14.4%+37.0% +8.2%
3 years -11.0%+57.0%+88.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -3.8%+16.2%+23.6% +19.0%
5 years -34.0%-14.6%-54.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -8.0%-3.1%-14.6% +9.4%
10 years +23.2%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.1%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCOLMLEVIWRBYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%33.3%78.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%29.5%68.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.541.091.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.880.430.47 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-56.1%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-9.6%-14.0% -5.9%
52-week high $71.12$25.53$30.34 $779.14
52-week low $49.87$17.91$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.

MultipleCOLMLEVIWRBY
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 17.1x 15.1xmedian 17.1x 435.5xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x 3.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 10.6x 9.4xmedian 10.6x 48.3xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 11.6x 13.9xmedian 11.6x 151.8xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 3.7xmedian 2.4x 8.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 69.00median 0.57 0.50median 0.57 15.43median 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 monthsCOLMLEVIWRBY
Revenue $3.43B $6.68B $934.66M
Gross profit $1.78B $4.20B $511.71M
Operating income $299.22M $753.80M $1.54M
Net income $238.77M $589.70M $7.47M
Free cash flow $275.52M $643.00M $21.29M
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $1.51 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $216.92M $641.40M $287.91M
Total debt – $1.04B –
Shares (diluted) 50.95M 390.62M 126.15M
Enterprise value $1.30B $5.49B $2.08B

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
MetricCOLMLEVIWRBY
P/E 14.7x 15.1x 435.5x
P/FCF 12.6x 13.9x 151.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 10.5x 31.7x
P/S 1.0x 1.3x 3.5x
P/B 2.1x 3.7x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 4.0x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 9.4x 48.3x
EV/EBIT 10.9x 12.2x 1,913x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.4x 3.2x
EV/FCF 11.8x 14.3x 138.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 10.8x 28.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 69.00 0.50 15.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLMLEVIWRBY
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% 6.6% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 2.9% 12.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% 8.0% 10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 6.7% 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.5% 11.6% 119.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 30.5% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.9% -2.2% 942.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 29.2% 28.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.0% 0.1% 935.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 30.4% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.4% 52.1% -5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 63.6% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 62.6% 98.4% -43.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 92.1% 8.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLMLEVIWRBY
Gross margin 52.1% 62.8% 54.7%
EBITDA margin 10.4% 14.6% 6.5%
Operating margin 8.7% 11.3% 0.2%
Pretax margin 9.2% 11.5% 1.1%
Net margin 7.0% 8.8% 0.8%
FCF margin 8.0% 9.6% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 12.8% 10.9%
Return on equity 14.8% 25.2% 1.9%
Return on assets 8.5% 8.7% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 17.4% –
Return on capital employed 14.4% 15.7% 0.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 13.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.1% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLMLEVIWRBY
Debt / assets – 15.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x –
Debt / FCF – 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 41.5% 65.1% 49.1%
Equity / assets 58.5% 34.9% 50.9%
Interest coverage – 14.4x –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.6x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 4.72 3.12 5.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLMLEVIWRBY
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.6% –
Net buyback yield 6.5% 0.9% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 3.5% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusCOLMLEVIWRBY
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 58.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.60FY2026 $1.49FY2026 $0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.7%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.0% +7.4% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.32BFY2026 $7.03BFY2026 $920.21MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% -3.6% +30.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLMLEVIWRBY
Held by institutions 51.1% 22.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 325 315 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.6% +15.2%
Institutions buying 162 187 196
Institutions selling 111 78 77
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.40 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.

COLMLEVIWRBY
COLM 1.00 0.56 0.25
LEVI 0.56 1.00 0.18
WRBY 0.25 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLM, LEVI and WRBY?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.48B, Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.91B, Warby Parker (WRBY) $3.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, COLM, LEVI and WRBY?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.7x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 15.1x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 435.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is cheapest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.0x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 15.5x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 58.0x). 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%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest net margin (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 7.0%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warby Parker (WRBY) returned the most: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +32.0%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +14.4%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +37.0%. Over five years, Levi Strauss (LEVI) compounded fastest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -8.0%/yr, Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.1%/yr, Warby Parker (WRBY) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest dividend yield: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 1.74%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 2.60%. Warby Parker (WRBY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.6%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.3%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COLM, LEVI 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, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 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.