FIGS vs VFC vs XELB Stock Comparison

Figs, V F and XCel Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FIGS FIGS, Inc.
$20.48 +52.5% 1M +151.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.41B
P/E
55.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$710.08M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
VFC V F Corp
$17.06 +20.6% 1M +2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.62B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.51B
Div. yield
0.02%
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

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

QuestionFIGSVFCXELBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.41B $6.62B $2.14M VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.1x 24.2x -0.1x VFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 56.9x 15.5x — VFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.7% +0.2% -18.1% FIGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 2.9% -362.5% FIGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% -44.6% VFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x -1.3x XELB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +151.3% +2.7% -74.8% FIGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.2%/yr -25.2%/yr -52.3%/yr FIGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.3% 48.8% 116.5% VFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 49/100 23/100 FIGS

Percentile Scorecard

FIGSVFCXELB

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

AxisFIGSVFCXELB
Valuation 11 #40 of 45 52 #22 of 45 21 #36 of 45
Growth 100 #1 of 43 74 #12 of 43 43 #25 of 43
Profitability 80 #9 of 41 58 #18 of 41 5 #39 of 41
Financial Health 96 #3 of 52 26 #39 of 52 22 #41 of 52
Shareholder Returns 39 #21 of 34 36 #22 of 34 –
Overall 65 49 23
  • FIGS ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC 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

PeriodFIGSVFCXELBSPY
1 month +52.5%+20.6%-58.5% -0.2%
3 months +98.3%-6.5%-72.8% +3.9%
6 months +36.4%-8.8%-85.3% +8.2%
Year to date +80.3%-5.6%-68.5% +12.9%
1 year +151.3%+2.7%-74.8% +12.3%
3 years +259.3%+0.9%-96.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +53.2%+0.3%-67.9% +23.3%
5 years -38.2%-76.6%-97.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.2%-25.2%-52.3% +10.9%
10 years —-68.6%-99.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-10.9%-39.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFIGSVFCXELBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.3%48.8%116.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.6%50.9%118.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.671.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.150.06-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.5%-87.5%-98.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-20.8%-86.0% -1.2%
52-week high $20.83$21.55$2.43 $779.14
52-week low $7.38$12.62$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.

MultipleFIGSVFCXELB
P/E now vs peer median 55.1xmedian 16.4x 24.4xmedian 16.4x -0.1xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 9.9x 11.2xmedian 9.9x -1.5xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 12.0x 10.7xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 0.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.90median 0.64 0.75median 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 monthsFIGSVFCXELB
Revenue $710.08M $9.51B $4.73M
Gross profit $489.29M $5.23B –
Operating income $68.19M $580.11M -$12.63M
Net income $61.92M $274.18M -$17.25M
Free cash flow $97.22M $628.20M –
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $0.70 $-2.78
Cash & equivalents $108.54M $670.06M $399.00K
Total debt – $3.51B $49.59M
Shares (diluted) 195.14M 392.11M 6.16M
Enterprise value $2.30B $3.24B -$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
MetricFIGSVFCXELB
P/E 55.1x 24.4x -0.1x
P/FCF 33.2x 10.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 29.9x 8.9x –
P/S 4.5x 0.7x 0.5x
P/B 7.3x 3.8x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 7.3x 22.2x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 37.1x 11.2x -1.5x
EV/EBIT 43.0x 16.5x -1.1x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 1.0x 2.9x
EV/FCF 30.1x 15.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 12.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.90 0.75 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFIGSVFCXELB
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.7% 0.2% -18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -4.5% -39.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 2.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -2.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 583.6% 70.5% 34.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.0% -14.4% 19.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 762.2% 680.4% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.4% 32.8% 6.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 664.0% 677.3% 71.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 61.1% 32.3% 34.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 116.9% 115.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.7% 96.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.8% 141.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.2% 60.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFIGSVFCXELB
Gross margin 68.9% 55.0% –
EBITDA margin 11.1% 9.0% -191.4%
Operating margin 9.6% 6.1% -267.1%
Pretax margin 10.8% 3.8% -363.9%
Net margin 8.7% 2.9% -362.5%
FCF margin 13.7% 6.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% 7.9% –
Return on equity 14.2% 15.2% -108.4%
Return on assets 10.8% 2.9% -48.3%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% -44.6%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 9.0% -41.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.8% 16.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFIGSVFCXELB
Debt / assets – 37.1% 37.2%
Debt / equity – 2.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x -1.3x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 81.4% 57.3%
Equity / assets 75.9% 18.6% 42.7%
Interest coverage – 3.8x -2.8x
Current ratio 5.0x 1.4x 0.3x
Quick ratio 3.7x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 3.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 16.46 1.74 -5.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFIGSVFCXELB
Dividend yield – 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% – –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.1% –
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.

ConsensusFIGSVFCXELB
Forward P/E 56.9xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.36FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $-1.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +89.5%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +14.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $728.69MFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 $6.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.5%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +33.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% -4.2% +89.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFIGSVFCXELB
Held by institutions 99.1% 91.8% 11.6%
Institutions holding 242 553 11
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +3.6% -14.1%
Institutions buying 139 267 6
Institutions selling 69 182 3
Buyers to sellers 2.01 1.47 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.

FIGSVFCXELB
FIGS 1.00 0.24 -0.04
VFC 0.24 1.00 0.12
XELB -0.04 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FIGS, VFC and XELB?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Figs (FIGS) $3.41B, V F (VFC) $6.62B, XCel Brands (XELB) $2.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, FIGS, VFC and XELB?

V F (VFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Figs (FIGS) 55.1x, V F (VFC) 24.2x, XCel Brands (XELB) -0.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, V F (VFC) is cheapest (Figs (FIGS) 56.9x, V F (VFC) 15.5x). 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: Figs (FIGS) +24.7%, V F (VFC) +0.2%, XCel Brands (XELB) -18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Figs (FIGS) has the highest net margin (Figs (FIGS) 8.7%, V F (VFC) 2.9%, XCel Brands (XELB) -362.5%). On return on invested capital, V F (VFC) leads (V F (VFC) 8.3%, XCel Brands (XELB) -44.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Figs (FIGS) returned the most: Figs (FIGS) +151.3%, V F (VFC) +2.7%, XCel Brands (XELB) -74.8%. Over five years, Figs (FIGS) compounded fastest (Figs (FIGS) -9.2%/yr, V F (VFC) -25.2%/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: Figs (FIGS) 0.00%, V F (VFC) 0.02%, XCel Brands (XELB) 0.00%. Figs (FIGS) and XCel Brands (XELB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, V F (VFC) has been the steadiest (Figs (FIGS) 70.3%, V F (VFC) 48.8%, XCel Brands (XELB) 116.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FIGS, VFC 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, V F (VFC) 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.