COLM vs PVH vs XELB Stock Comparison

Columbia Sportswear, Pvh and XCel Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$61.17 +6.2% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$85.61 +12.6% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.93B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.00%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
XELB XCel Brands, Inc.
$0.34 -58.5% 1M -74.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.14M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.73M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pvh leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pvh 5, Columbia Sportswear 5, XCel Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOLMPVHXELBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.11B $3.93B $2.14M PVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 18.4x -0.1x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 7.3x — PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% +1.2% -18.1% PVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 2.5% -362.5% COLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.5% -44.6% PVH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x -1.3x XELB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.4% +0.1% -74.8% COLM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr -4.8%/yr -52.3%/yr PVH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 48.0% 116.5% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 52/100 23/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

COLMPVHXELB

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

AxisCOLMPVHXELB
Valuation 80 #10 of 45 77 #11 of 45 21 #36 of 45
Growth 31 #30 of 43 21 #34 of 43 43 #25 of 43
Profitability 70 #13 of 41 43 #24 of 41 5 #39 of 41
Financial Health 78 #12 of 52 41 #31 of 52 22 #41 of 52
Shareholder Returns 85 #6 of 34 79 #8 of 34 –
Overall 69 52 23
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • PVH ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • XELB 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

PeriodCOLMPVHXELBSPY
1 month +6.2%+12.6%-58.5% -0.2%
3 months -5.1%-1.5%-72.8% +3.9%
6 months +0.1%-7.7%-85.3% +8.2%
Year to date +11.0%+27.7%-68.5% +12.9%
1 year +11.4%+0.1%-74.8% +12.3%
3 years -14.3%+18.4%-96.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.0%+5.8%-67.9% +23.3%
5 years -40.2%-21.9%-97.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%-4.8%-52.3% +10.9%
10 years +8.9%-18.5%-99.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.9%-2.0%-39.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOLMPVHXELBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%48.0%116.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%52.7%118.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.111.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.00-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-63.7%-98.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-13.4%-86.0% -1.2%
52-week high $67.79$98.81$2.43 $779.14
52-week low $49.63$60.87$0.34 $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.

MultipleCOLMPVHXELB
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 16.4x 18.5xmedian 16.4x -0.1xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 9.9x 10.4xmedian 9.9x -1.5xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 12.0x 6.5xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x 0.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.89median 0.64 1.10median 0.64 0.00median 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 monthsCOLMPVHXELB
Revenue $3.41B $8.58B $4.73M
Gross profit $1.78B $5.05B –
Operating income $257.00M $247.40M -$12.63M
Net income $206.03M $213.50M -$17.25M
Free cash flow $321.30M $605.50M –
EPS (diluted) $4.02 $4.63 $-2.78
Cash & equivalents $532.31M $965.90M $399.00K
Total debt – $2.25B $49.59M
Shares (diluted) 51.26M 46.10M 6.16M
Enterprise value $918.99M $1.51B -$1.87M

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
MetricCOLMPVHXELB
P/E 15.2x 18.5x -0.1x
P/FCF 9.7x 6.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 5.3x –
P/S 0.9x 0.5x 0.5x
P/B 2.0x 0.8x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.9x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 10.4x -1.5x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 21.1x -1.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.6x 2.9x
EV/FCF 7.8x 8.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 7.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.89 1.10 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLMPVHXELB
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% 1.2% -18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -2.1% -39.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% -1.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -0.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% 18.5% 34.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% -16.5% 19.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.3% -54.4% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 5.4% 6.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% -52.1% 71.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 16.8% 34.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.0% 23.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.9% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.8% 81.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLMPVHXELB
Gross margin 52.2% 58.9% –
EBITDA margin 9.2% 5.9% -191.4%
Operating margin 7.5% 2.9% -267.1%
Pretax margin 8.1% 2.1% -363.9%
Net margin 6.0% 2.5% -362.5%
FCF margin 9.4% 7.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 8.8% –
Return on equity 12.9% 4.4% -108.4%
Return on assets 7.7% 1.9% -48.3%
Return on invested capital – 3.5% -44.6%
Return on capital employed 13.3% 2.8% -41.9%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.6% 16.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLMPVHXELB
Debt / assets – 19.7% 37.2%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x -1.3x
Debt / FCF – 3.7x –
Liabilities / assets 42.8% 58.0% 57.3%
Equity / assets 57.2% 42.0% 42.7%
Interest coverage – 2.6x -2.8x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.6x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.8x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.40 2.08 -5.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLMPVHXELB
Dividend yield 2.0% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 6.9% 21.1% –
Shareholder yield 8.9% 21.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.8% –

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.

ConsensusCOLMPVHXELB
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.21FY2026 $11.67FY2026 $-1.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% +0.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.31BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $6.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026 +33.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +3.5% +89.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLMPVHXELB
Held by institutions 51.1% 100.0% 11.6%
Institutions holding 323 384 11
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.7% -14.1%
Institutions buying 161 186 6
Institutions selling 111 128 3
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.45 2.00

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.

COLMPVHXELB
COLM 1.00 0.51 0.10
PVH 0.51 1.00 0.10
XELB 0.10 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLM, PVH and XELB?

Pvh (PVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.11B, Pvh (PVH) $3.93B, XCel Brands (XELB) $2.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, COLM, PVH and XELB?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.1x, Pvh (PVH) 18.4x, XCel Brands (XELB) -0.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pvh (PVH) is cheapest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, Pvh (PVH) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pvh (PVH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%, Pvh (PVH) +1.2%, XCel Brands (XELB) -18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has the highest net margin (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%, Pvh (PVH) 2.5%, XCel Brands (XELB) -362.5%). On return on invested capital, Pvh (PVH) leads (Pvh (PVH) 3.5%, XCel Brands (XELB) -44.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Columbia Sportswear (COLM) returned the most: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +11.4%, Pvh (PVH) +0.1%, XCel Brands (XELB) -74.8%. Over five years, Pvh (PVH) compounded fastest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.8%/yr, Pvh (PVH) -4.8%/yr, XCel Brands (XELB) -52.3%/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%, Pvh (PVH) 0.00%, XCel Brands (XELB) 0.00%. Columbia Sportswear (COLM) and XCel Brands (XELB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.0%, Pvh (PVH) 48.0%, XCel Brands (XELB) 116.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COLM, PVH and XELB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pvh (PVH) leads on 5. 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.