KTB vs COLM vs UAA Stock Comparison

Kontoor Brands, Columbia Sportswear and Under Armour Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$74.87 +14.6% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$61.17 +6.2% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
UAA Under Armour, Inc.
$4.68 +5.9% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kontoor Brands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kontoor Brands 6, Columbia Sportswear 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTBCOLMUAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.09B $3.11B $2.01B KTB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 15.1x -4.1x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 14.5x 39.0x KTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.6% -0.1% -3.6% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 6.0% -10.0% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.5% — -5.2% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -18.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.0% +11.4% -3.5% COLM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr -9.8%/yr -26.7%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 36.0% 54.1% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 69/100 28/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

KTBCOLMUAA

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

AxisKTBCOLMUAA
Valuation 23 #35 of 45 80 #10 of 45 27 #33 of 45
Growth 57 #19 of 43 31 #30 of 43 2 #42 of 43
Profitability 88 #6 of 41 70 #13 of 41 13 #36 of 41
Financial Health 31 #36 of 52 78 #12 of 52 49 #27 of 52
Shareholder Returns 61 #14 of 34 85 #6 of 34 49 #18 of 34
Overall 52 69 28
  • KTB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • UAA 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

PeriodKTBCOLMUAASPY
1 month +14.6%+6.2%+5.9% -0.2%
3 months -15.0%-5.1%-34.4% +3.9%
6 months +3.9%+0.1%-26.9% +8.2%
Year to date +22.6%+11.0%-5.8% +12.9%
1 year -13.0%+11.4%-3.5% +12.3%
3 years +60.5%-14.3%-28.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.1%-5.0%-10.7% +23.3%
5 years +41.8%-40.2%-78.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.2%-9.8%-26.7% +10.9%
10 years —+8.9%-85.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+0.9%-17.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKTBCOLMUAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%36.0%54.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.8%31.0%55.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.631.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.32-0.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-54.0%-84.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.1%-9.8%-42.5% -1.2%
52-week high $88.17$67.79$8.14 $779.14
52-week low $57.48$49.63$4.17 $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.

MultipleKTBCOLMUAA
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 16.4x 15.2xmedian 16.4x -4.1xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.9x 8.0xmedian 9.9x -205.9xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.0x 9.7xmedian 12.0x -24.7xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.19median 0.64 -2.89median 0.64 0.08median 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 monthsKTBCOLMUAA
Revenue $2.95B $3.41B $4.93B
Gross profit $1.38B $1.78B $2.31B
Operating income $332.45M $257.00M -$119.70M
Net income $249.37M $206.03M -$492.49M
Free cash flow – $321.30M -$81.12M
EPS (diluted) $4.49 $4.02 $-1.14
Cash & equivalents $58.46M $532.31M $395.98M
Total debt $1.14B – $591.16M
Shares (diluted) 55.50M 51.26M 431.94M
Enterprise value $3.78B $925.38M -$1.36B

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
MetricKTBCOLMUAA
P/E 16.5x 15.2x -4.1x
P/FCF – 9.7x -24.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.2x -135.2x
P/S 1.4x 0.9x 0.4x
P/B 6.6x 2.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 24.0x 2.0x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x -205.9x
EV/EBIT 15.6x 9.8x -18.4x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 7.8x -27.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.5x -148.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.19 -2.89 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTBCOLMUAA
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.6% -0.1% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -1.5% -5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.2% 3.2% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 0.3% -4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.3% -5.8% -201.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -10.9% -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% -8.3% -585.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -11.0% -48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% -2.1% -579.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -5.3% -49.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.0% 90.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 58.0% -26.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 24.9% 74.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 92.8% -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTBCOLMUAA
Gross margin 46.8% 52.2% 46.8%
EBITDA margin – 9.2% -0.2%
Operating margin 11.3% 7.5% -2.4%
Pretax margin 9.8% 8.1% -3.4%
Net margin 8.5% 6.0% -10.0%
FCF margin – 9.4% -1.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.2% -0.3%
Return on equity 41.3% 12.9% -34.6%
Return on assets 9.3% 7.7% -11.6%
Return on invested capital 14.5% – -5.2%
Return on capital employed 16.6% 13.3% -4.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTBCOLMUAA
Debt / assets 42.9% – 14.4%
Debt / equity 1.8x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -18.3x
Debt / FCF – – -7.3x
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 42.8% 65.2%
Equity / assets 23.2% 57.2% 34.8%
Interest coverage 4.9x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.10 4.40 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTBCOLMUAA
Dividend yield 2.8% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield – 6.9% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 8.9% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusKTBCOLMUAA
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 39.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.45FY2026 $4.21FY2026 $0.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% -3.8% +58.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.1% +14.8% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTBCOLMUAA
Held by institutions 100.0% 51.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 429 323 376
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.9% +1.8% +3.7%
Institutions buying 214 161 178
Institutions selling 137 111 120
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.45 1.48

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.

KTBCOLMUAA
KTB 1.00 0.52 0.36
COLM 0.52 1.00 0.52
UAA 0.36 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KTB, COLM and UAA?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.09B, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.11B, Under Armour (UAA) $2.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, KTB, COLM and UAA?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.4x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.1x, Under Armour (UAA) -4.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kontoor Brands (KTB) is cheapest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.7x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, Under Armour (UAA) 39.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%, Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%, Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Columbia Sportswear (COLM) returned the most: Kontoor Brands (KTB) -13.0%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +11.4%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.5%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.2%/yr, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.8%/yr, Under Armour (UAA) -26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.8%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.0%, Under Armour (UAA) 54.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KTB, COLM and UAA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads on 6. 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.