COLM vs TRON vs PVH Stock Comparison

Columbia Sportswear, Tron and Pvh 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
$3.43B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
TRON Tron Inc.
$1.36 -0.7% 1M -46.9% 1Y
Market cap
$358.39M
P/E
178.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.84M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$88.24 +16.4% 1M +9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.00%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Columbia Sportswear leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Columbia Sportswear 4, Pvh 3, Tron 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOLMTRONPVHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.43B $358.39M $4.13B PVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x 178.4x 19.4x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x — 7.6x PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% +10.0% +1.2% TRON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 41.6% 2.5% TRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.6% -46.9% +9.6% COLM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.3%/yr — -4.2%/yr PVH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 97.1% 47.9% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 53/100 52/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

COLMTRONPVH

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

AxisCOLMTRONPVH
Valuation 75 #12 of 45 27 #25 of 34 77 #11 of 45
Growth 29 #31 of 43 68 #11 of 32 21 #34 of 43
Profitability 70 #13 of 41 23 #25 of 32 40 #25 of 41
Financial Health 84 #9 of 52 94 #3 of 33 43 #30 of 52
Shareholder Returns 36 #22 of 34 – 79 #8 of 34
Overall 59 53 52
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • TRON ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • PVH 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

PeriodCOLMTRONPVHSPY
1 month +9.2%-0.7%+16.4% +0.7%
3 months +1.4%-8.1%+1.5% +3.7%
6 months +4.5%-29.2%-3.5% +7.1%
Year to date +15.6%+9.7%+31.7% +12.8%
1 year +22.6%-46.9%+9.6% +11.9%
3 years -11.3%-25.1%+19.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.9%-9.2%+6.0% +22.8%
5 years -38.7%—-19.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.3%—-4.2% +10.9%
10 years +9.9%—-16.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.0%—-1.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOLMTRONPVHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%97.1%47.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%88.0%52.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.741.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.63-0.480.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-94.3%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%-49.3%-10.7% -1.2%
52-week high $67.79$2.68$98.81 $779.14
52-week low $49.63$1.10$60.87 $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.

MultipleCOLMTRONPVH
P/E now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 16.4x 185.9xmedian 18.6x 19.1xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 77.2xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.6x -166.2xmedian 10.1x 10.6xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 12.3x -210.1xmedian 11.2x 6.7xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 —median 1.04 1.13median 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 monthsCOLMTRONPVH
Revenue $3.43B $4.84M $8.58B
Gross profit $1.78B $1.25M $5.05B
Operating income $299.22M -$2.47M $247.40M
Net income $238.77M $5.46M $213.50M
Free cash flow – -$1.78M $605.50M
EPS (diluted) – $0.00 $4.63
Cash & equivalents $216.92M $9.92M $965.90M
Total debt – – $2.25B
Shares (diluted) 51.26M 476.45M 46.10M
Enterprise value $3.43B $322.12M $1.72B

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
MetricCOLMTRONPVH
P/E 14.5x 185.9x 19.1x
P/FCF 9.3x -210.1x 6.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x -210.1x 5.4x
P/S 1.0x 77.2x 0.5x
P/B 2.0x 1.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.5x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – -166.2x 10.6x
EV/EBIT – -147.2x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 75.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF – -204.5x 8.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x -204.5x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLMTRONPVH
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% 10.0% 1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% – -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% 30.4% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% – -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.5% 24.5% 18.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% – -16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.9% 266.8% -54.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 102.2% -52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.4% 6.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – 23.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 81.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLMTRONPVH
Gross margin – 25.8% 58.9%
EBITDA margin – -45.2% 5.9%
Operating margin – -51.0% 2.9%
Pretax margin – 98.3% 2.1%
Net margin – 41.6% 2.5%
FCF margin – -36.7% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% -36.7% 8.8%
Return on equity 14.8% -7.8% 4.4%
Return on assets 8.5% -7.7% 1.9%
Return on invested capital – – 3.5%
Return on capital employed – -1.1% 2.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -0.3x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLMTRONPVH
Debt / assets – – 19.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.5x
Debt / FCF – – 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 41.5% 1.1% 58.0%
Equity / assets 58.5% 98.9% 42.0%
Interest coverage – -65.4x 2.6x
Current ratio 2.6x 30.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 12.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 11.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 81.24 2.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLMTRONPVH
Dividend yield 1.9% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – – 20.5%
Shareholder yield 1.9% – 20.7%
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.

ConsensusCOLMTRONPVH
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 – 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.21FY2026 – $11.67FY2026
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
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 – -6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% – +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLMTRONPVH
Held by institutions 51.1% 2.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 324 56 384
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +60.3% +1.7%
Institutions buying 161 44 186
Institutions selling 111 10 128
Buyers to sellers 1.45 4.40 1.45

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.

COLMTRONPVH
COLM 1.00 0.14 0.52
TRON 0.14 1.00 0.08
PVH 0.52 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLM, TRON and PVH?

Pvh (PVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.43B, Tron (TRON) $358.39M, Pvh (PVH) $4.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, COLM, TRON and PVH?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, Tron (TRON) 178.4x, Pvh (PVH) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pvh (PVH) is cheapest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.1x, Pvh (PVH) 7.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tron (TRON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +0.1%, Tron (TRON) +10.0%, Pvh (PVH) +1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tron (TRON) has the highest net margin (Tron (TRON) 41.6%, Pvh (PVH) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Columbia Sportswear (COLM) returned the most: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +22.6%, Tron (TRON) -46.9%, Pvh (PVH) +9.6%. Over five years, Pvh (PVH) compounded fastest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.3%/yr, Pvh (PVH) -4.2%/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%, Tron (TRON) 0.00%, Pvh (PVH) 0.00%. Columbia Sportswear (COLM) and Tron (TRON) 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%, Tron (TRON) 97.1%, Pvh (PVH) 47.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.