COLM vs VFC vs FIGS Stock Comparison

Columbia Sportswear, V F and Figs Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$61.35 +8.0% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
VFC V F Corp
$17.25 +27.6% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.64B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.51B
Div. yield
0.02%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
FIGS FIGS, Inc.
$20.18 +68.6% 1M +143.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.46B
P/E
55.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$710.08M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Columbia Sportswear leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Columbia Sportswear 5, Figs 3, V F 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOLMVFCFIGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.11B $6.64B $3.46B VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 24.2x 55.9x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 15.5x 56.1x COLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% +0.2% +24.7% FIGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 2.9% 8.7% FIGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% +8.6% +143.7% FIGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr -24.6%/yr -11.4%/yr COLM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 48.8% 70.2% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 50/100 68/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

COLMVFCFIGS

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

AxisCOLMVFCFIGS
Valuation 80 #10 of 46 49 #24 of 46 13 #40 of 46
Growth 29 #31 of 43 76 #11 of 43 100 #1 of 43
Profitability 71 #13 of 42 59 #18 of 42 81 #9 of 42
Financial Health 81 #11 of 53 25 #40 of 53 96 #3 of 53
Shareholder Returns 85 #6 of 34 39 #21 of 34 49 #18 of 34
Overall 69 50 68
  • COLM ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • FIGS ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCOLMVFCFIGSSPY
1 month +8.0%+27.6%+68.6% -1.0%
3 months -1.6%+1.3%+112.2% +2.9%
6 months +1.8%-12.8%+22.2% +6.4%
Year to date +11.4%-4.6%+77.6% +11.4%
1 year +12.4%+8.6%+143.7% +13.1%
3 years -12.9%-3.7%+236.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -4.5%-1.3%+49.9% +21.5%
5 years -38.1%-75.6%-45.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.1%-24.6%-11.4% +10.9%
10 years +2.6%-68.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.3%-10.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOLMVFCFIGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%48.8%70.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%51.1%65.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.641.690.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.182.05 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-87.5%-91.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-20.0%-1.5% -2.5%
52-week high $67.79$21.55$20.48 $779.14
52-week low $49.63$12.62$7.38 $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.

MultipleCOLMVFCFIGS
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 15.9x 24.7xmedian 15.9x 54.3xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 4.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 9.2x 11.3xmedian 9.2x 36.5xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 12.2x 10.8xmedian 12.2x 32.7xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 7.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.90median 0.57 0.76median 0.57 0.89median 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 monthsCOLMVFCFIGS
Revenue $3.41B $9.51B $710.08M
Gross profit $1.78B $5.23B $489.29M
Operating income $257.00M $580.11M $68.19M
Net income $206.03M $274.18M $61.92M
Free cash flow $321.30M $628.20M $97.22M
EPS (diluted) $4.02 $0.70 $0.32
Cash & equivalents $532.31M $670.06M $108.54M
Total debt – $16.84B –
Shares (diluted) 51.26M 392.11M 195.14M
Enterprise value $925.90M $3.26B $2.35B

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
MetricCOLMVFCFIGS
P/E 15.2x 24.7x 54.3x
P/FCF 9.8x 10.8x 32.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 9.0x 29.4x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 4.5x
P/B 2.0x 3.8x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 22.5x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 11.3x 36.5x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 16.6x 42.3x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.0x 4.1x
EV/FCF 7.8x 15.3x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 12.8x 26.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.90 0.76 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLMVFCFIGS
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% 0.2% 24.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -4.5% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% 2.0% 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -2.7% 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% 70.5% 583.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% -14.4% 41.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.3% 680.4% 762.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 32.8% 64.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% 677.3% 664.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 32.3% 61.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 115.2% 116.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.0% 96.9% 82.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.9% 141.9% 143.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.8% 60.4% 98.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLMVFCFIGS
Gross margin 52.2% 55.0% 68.9%
EBITDA margin 9.2% 9.0% 11.1%
Operating margin 7.5% 6.1% 9.6%
Pretax margin 8.1% 3.8% 10.8%
Net margin 6.0% 2.9% 8.7%
FCF margin 9.4% 6.6% 13.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 7.9% 15.2%
Return on equity 12.9% 15.2% 14.2%
Return on assets 7.7% 2.9% 10.8%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 13.3% 9.0% 14.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLMVFCFIGS
Debt / assets – 37.1% –
Debt / equity – 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x –
Debt / FCF – 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 42.8% 81.4% 24.1%
Equity / assets 57.2% 18.6% 75.9%
Interest coverage – 3.8x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.4x 5.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 4.40 1.74 16.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLMVFCFIGS
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 6.9% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 8.8% 2.1% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -39.1% –

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.

ConsensusCOLMVFCFIGS
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 56.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.23FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $0.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +32.1%FY2026 +89.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +14.4% -2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.31BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 $728.69MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.4% -4.1% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLMVFCFIGS
Held by institutions 51.1% 91.8% 99.1%
Institutions holding 323 553 242
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.6% +3.1%
Institutions buying 161 267 139
Institutions selling 111 182 69
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.47 2.01

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.

COLMVFCFIGS
COLM 1.00 0.56 0.22
VFC 0.56 1.00 0.24
FIGS 0.22 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLM, VFC and FIGS?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.11B, V F (VFC) $6.64B, Figs (FIGS) $3.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, COLM, VFC and FIGS?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.1x, V F (VFC) 24.2x, Figs (FIGS) 55.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is cheapest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, V F (VFC) 15.5x, Figs (FIGS) 56.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Figs (FIGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%, V F (VFC) +0.2%, Figs (FIGS) +24.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Figs (FIGS) has the highest net margin (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%, V F (VFC) 2.9%, Figs (FIGS) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Figs (FIGS) returned the most: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +12.4%, V F (VFC) +8.6%, Figs (FIGS) +143.7%. Over five years, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) compounded fastest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.1%/yr, V F (VFC) -24.6%/yr, Figs (FIGS) -11.4%/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%, V F (VFC) 0.02%, Figs (FIGS) 0.00%. Columbia Sportswear (COLM) and Figs (FIGS) 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%, V F (VFC) 48.8%, Figs (FIGS) 70.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COLM, VFC and FIGS?

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 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.