FOSL vs VRA vs BMHL Stock Comparison

Fossil, Vera Bradley and Bluemount Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FOSL Fossil Group, Inc.
$6.65 +10.5% 1M +200.9% 1Y
Market cap
$402.04M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$980.80M
Div. yield
–
Jewelry Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
VRA Vera Bradley, Inc.
$6.38 +53.7% 1M +148.2% 1Y
Market cap
$189.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$274.49M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Vera Bradley leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Vera Bradley 4, Fossil 2, Bluemount Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOSLVRABMHLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $402.04M $189.55M $44.43M FOSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.6x -18.9x 31.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.5% -1.7% — VRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.3% -3.7% — VRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +200.9% +148.2% -15.7% FOSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr -8.3%/yr — VRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.0% 85.7% 70.7% BMHL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 55/100 — VRA

Percentile Scorecard

FOSLVRABMHL

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

AxisFOSLVRABMHL
Valuation 30 #32 of 45 73 #13 of 45 7 #105 of 113
Growth 19 #35 of 43 52 #21 of 43 –
Profitability 18 #34 of 41 25 #31 of 41 –
Financial Health 29 #37 of 52 69 #17 of 52 47 #67 of 125
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 24 55 –
  • FOSL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VRA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • BMHL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFOSLVRABMHLSPY
1 month +10.5%+53.7%-36.6% +0.9%
3 months +51.1%+83.9%-46.3% +5.9%
6 months +49.8%+57.5%-11.7% +8.5%
Year to date +76.9%+163.6%-9.6% +13.3%
1 year +200.9%+148.2%-15.7% +12.4%
3 years +337.5%-11.3%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +63.6%-3.9%— +23.5%
5 years -43.7%-35.0%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -10.9%-8.3%— +11.0%
10 years -74.9%-52.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -12.9%-7.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFOSLVRABMHLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.0%85.7%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.9%75.8%80.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.101.100.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.751.73-0.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.4%-84.0%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%0.0%-51.1% -0.9%
52-week high $7.22$6.38$6.16 $779.14
52-week low $1.79$1.80$3.01 $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.

MultipleFOSLVRABMHL
P/E now vs peer median -5.5xmedian 16.4x -18.2xmedian 16.4x 31.4xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 9,458xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.0x -54.2xmedian 10.0x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.0x 6.2xmedian 12.0x -15,661xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 6,823xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.40median 0.54 -1.05median 0.54 —median 0.92

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 monthsFOSLVRABMHL
Revenue $980.80M $274.49M –
Gross profit $550.95M $138.42M –
Operating income -$9.13M -$9.93M –
Net income -$70.58M -$10.03M –
Free cash flow – $29.33M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.21 $-0.33 –
Cash & equivalents $78.95M $34.25M $939.29
Total debt $203.02M – –
Shares (diluted) 59.04M 30.00M 25.09M
Enterprise value $38.17M $113.55M $33.92M

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
MetricFOSLVRABMHL
P/E -5.5x -18.2x 31.4x
P/FCF – 6.2x -15,661x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.9x –
P/S 0.4x 0.7x 9,458x
P/B 4.4x 1.4x 6,823x
P/Tangible book 15.2x 1.4x 6,823x
EV/EBITDA – -54.2x –
EV/EBIT -56.6x -15.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.5x –
EV/FCF – 5.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 4.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.40 -1.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOSLVRABMHL
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.5% -1.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.7% -17.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.6% 1.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.7% -17.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.6% 76.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 35.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -11.9% 89.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 31.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -9.0% 90.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 17.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 228.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 187.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOSLVRABMHL
Gross margin 56.2% 50.4% –
EBITDA margin – -1.0% –
Operating margin -0.9% -3.6% –
Pretax margin -4.3% -3.7% –
Net margin -7.3% -3.7% –
FCF margin – 10.7% –
Operating cash flow margin – 11.3% –
Return on equity -73.2% -7.7% –
Return on assets -10.5% -4.4% –
Return on invested capital -3.2% – –
Return on capital employed -2.2% -5.6% –
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -3.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOSLVRABMHL
Debt / assets 31.1% – 7,223%
Debt / equity 2.3x – 82.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 44.7% 12.7%
Equity / assets 13.8% 55.3% 87.3%
Interest coverage -0.4x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.4x –
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score 1.85 3.42 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOSLVRABMHL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusFOSLVRABMHL
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $-0.23FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $993.58MFY2026 $259.29MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -7.2% +11.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOSLVRABMHL
Held by institutions 65.2% 37.6% –
Institutions holding 113 67 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.8% -2.1% –
Institutions buying 75 30 –
Institutions selling 24 17 –
Buyers to sellers 3.13 1.76 –

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.

FOSLVRABMHL
FOSL 1.00 0.29 0.09
VRA 0.29 1.00 0.05
BMHL 0.09 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOSL, VRA and BMHL?

Fossil (FOSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fossil (FOSL) $402.04M, Vera Bradley (VRA) $189.55M, Bluemount Holdings (BMHL) $44.43M.

Which company is growing faster?

Vera Bradley (VRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fossil (FOSL) -9.5%, Vera Bradley (VRA) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vera Bradley (VRA) has the highest net margin (Fossil (FOSL) -7.3%, Vera Bradley (VRA) -3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fossil (FOSL) returned the most: Fossil (FOSL) +200.9%, Vera Bradley (VRA) +148.2%, Bluemount Holdings (BMHL) -15.7%. Over five years, Vera Bradley (VRA) compounded fastest (Fossil (FOSL) -10.9%/yr, Vera Bradley (VRA) -8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bluemount Holdings (BMHL) has been the steadiest (Fossil (FOSL) 73.0%, Vera Bradley (VRA) 85.7%, Bluemount Holdings (BMHL) 70.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FOSL, VRA and BMHL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vera Bradley (VRA) 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.