COLM vs YETI vs WRBY Stock Comparison

Columbia Sportswear, YETI Holdings 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
$3.59B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
YETI YETI Holdings, Inc.
$46.94 +16.6% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.36B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.94B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
WRBY Warby Parker Inc.
$26.09 -0.6% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.19B
P/E
427.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$934.66M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOLMYETIWRBYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.59B $3.36B $3.19B COLM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 18.8x 427.7x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 16.1x 58.0x COLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.1% +6.2% +9.9% WRBY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 9.2% 0.8% YETI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 24.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.0% +40.6% +37.0% YETI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr -15.3%/yr -14.6%/yr COLM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 40.5% 78.6% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 67/100 44/100 YETI

Percentile Scorecard

COLMYETIWRBY

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

AxisCOLMYETIWRBY
Valuation 68 #16 of 48 52 #17 of 34 4 #46 of 48
Growth 29 #33 of 46 68 #11 of 32 80 #10 of 46
Profitability 71 #14 of 45 97 #2 of 32 34 #30 of 45
Financial Health 78 #12 of 52 50 #17 of 33 82 #10 of 52
Shareholder Returns 77 #9 of 35 – 18 #29 of 35
Overall 64 67 44
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • YETI ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • 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

PeriodCOLMYETIWRBYSPY
1 month +20.3%+16.6%-0.6% -5.9%
3 months +20.7%-9.5%-3.2% -4.6%
6 months +9.2%+12.6%-4.1% +0.2%
Year to date +25.5%+6.3%+19.7% +7.5%
1 year +32.0%+40.6%+37.0% +8.2%
3 years -11.0%+11.6%+88.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -3.8%+3.7%+23.6% +19.0%
5 years -34.0%-56.4%-54.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -8.0%-15.3%-14.6% +9.4%
10 years +23.2%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.1%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCOLMYETIWRBYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%40.5%78.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%38.4%68.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.541.111.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.881.000.47 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-74.6%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-10.9%-14.0% -5.9%
52-week high $71.12$52.68$30.34 $779.14
52-week low $49.87$33.39$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.

MultipleCOLMYETIWRBY
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 17.1x 19.6xmedian 18.6x 435.5xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 1.0x 3.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 10.6x 11.8xmedian 9.9x 48.3xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 11.6x 13.4xmedian 10.6x 151.8xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 5.6xmedian 1.5x 8.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 69.00median 0.57 0.43median 0.94 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 monthsCOLMYETIWRBY
Revenue $3.43B $1.94B $934.66M
Gross profit $1.78B $1.15B $511.71M
Operating income $299.22M $235.82M $1.54M
Net income $238.77M $178.80M $7.47M
Free cash flow $275.52M $255.44M $21.29M
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $2.36 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $216.92M $59.82M $287.91M
Total debt – $100.79M –
Shares (diluted) 50.95M 75.78M 126.15M
Enterprise value $1.41B $2.82B $2.04B

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
MetricCOLMYETIWRBY
P/E 14.7x 19.6x 435.5x
P/FCF 12.6x 13.4x 151.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 11.3x 31.7x
P/S 1.0x 1.8x 3.5x
P/B 2.1x 5.6x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 8.9x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 11.8x 48.3x
EV/EBIT 10.9x 14.7x 1,913x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.8x 3.2x
EV/FCF 11.8x 13.6x 138.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 11.4x 28.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 69.00 0.43 15.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLMYETIWRBY
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.1% 6.2% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 6.8% 12.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% 7.8% 10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 14.4% 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.5% 0.0% 119.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 37.8% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.9% 0.9% 942.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 39.1% 28.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.0% 11.1% 935.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 45.8% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.4% 4.7% -5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 14.1% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 62.6% 2.2% -43.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 17.1% 8.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLMYETIWRBY
Gross margin 52.1% 59.2% 54.7%
EBITDA margin 10.4% 15.1% 6.5%
Operating margin 8.7% 12.2% 0.2%
Pretax margin 9.2% 12.2% 1.1%
Net margin 7.0% 9.2% 0.8%
FCF margin 8.0% 13.2% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 15.7% 10.9%
Return on equity 14.8% 28.2% 1.9%
Return on assets 8.5% 14.2% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 24.8% –
Return on capital employed 14.4% 27.7% 0.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x 13.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 2.3% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLMYETIWRBY
Debt / assets – 7.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x –
Debt / FCF – 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 41.5% 53.2% 49.1%
Equity / assets 58.5% 46.8% 50.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.8x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 4.72 6.26 5.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLMYETIWRBY
Dividend yield 1.7% – –
Net buyback yield 6.5% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 8.2% – -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.

ConsensusCOLMYETIWRBY
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 58.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.60FY2026 $2.92FY2026 $0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.7%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.0% +18.2% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.32BFY2026 $1.88BFY2026 $920.21MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% +17.7% +30.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLMYETIWRBY
Held by institutions 51.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 325 459 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -3.3% +15.2%
Institutions buying 162 223 196
Institutions selling 111 167 77
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.34 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.

COLMYETIWRBY
COLM 1.00 0.48 0.25
YETI 0.48 1.00 0.25
WRBY 0.25 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLM, YETI and WRBY?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.59B, YETI Holdings (YETI) $3.36B, Warby Parker (WRBY) $3.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, COLM, YETI and WRBY?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.0x, YETI Holdings (YETI) 18.8x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 427.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is cheapest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.0x, YETI Holdings (YETI) 16.1x, 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%, YETI Holdings (YETI) +6.2%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

YETI Holdings (YETI) has the highest net margin (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 7.0%, YETI Holdings (YETI) 9.2%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year YETI Holdings (YETI) returned the most: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +32.0%, YETI Holdings (YETI) +40.6%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +37.0%. Over five years, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) compounded fastest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -8.0%/yr, YETI Holdings (YETI) -15.3%/yr, Warby Parker (WRBY) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.6%, YETI Holdings (YETI) 40.5%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COLM, YETI 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, 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.