KTB vs FIGS vs VFC Stock Comparison

Kontoor Brands, Figs and V F Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$76.01 +15.6% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.16B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
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
4 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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kontoor Brands leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kontoor Brands 5, Figs 4, V F 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTBFIGSVFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.16B $3.46B $6.64B VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x 55.9x 24.2x KTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 56.1x 15.5x KTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.6% +24.7% +0.2% FIGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 8.7% 2.9% FIGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.5% — 8.3% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.6% +143.7% +8.6% FIGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr -11.4%/yr -24.6%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 70.2% 48.8% KTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 68/100 50/100 FIGS

Percentile Scorecard

KTBFIGSVFC

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

AxisKTBFIGSVFC
Valuation 24 #35 of 46 13 #40 of 46 49 #24 of 46
Growth 57 #19 of 43 100 #1 of 43 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 81 #9 of 42 59 #18 of 42
Financial Health 31 #37 of 53 96 #3 of 53 25 #40 of 53
Shareholder Returns 67 #12 of 34 49 #18 of 34 39 #21 of 34
Overall 53 68 50
  • KTB ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • FIGS ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC 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

PeriodKTBFIGSVFCSPY
1 month +15.6%+68.6%+27.6% -1.0%
3 months -9.0%+112.2%+1.3% +2.9%
6 months +4.5%+22.2%-12.8% +6.4%
Year to date +24.4%+77.6%-4.6% +11.4%
1 year -11.6%+143.7%+8.6% +13.1%
3 years +60.0%+236.3%-3.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +17.0%+49.9%-1.3% +21.5%
5 years +46.5%-45.5%-75.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.9%-11.4%-24.6% +10.9%
10 years ——-68.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——-10.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKTBFIGSVFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%70.2%48.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.0%65.3%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.711.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.242.050.18 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-91.5%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-1.5%-20.0% -2.5%
52-week high $88.17$20.48$21.55 $779.14
52-week low $57.48$7.38$12.62 $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.

MultipleKTBFIGSVFC
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 15.9x 54.3xmedian 15.9x 24.7xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 4.5xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.2x 36.5xmedian 9.2x 11.3xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.2x 32.7xmedian 12.2x 10.8xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.2x 7.2xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.23median 0.57 0.89median 0.57 0.76median 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 monthsKTBFIGSVFC
Revenue $2.95B $710.08M $9.51B
Gross profit $1.38B $489.29M $5.23B
Operating income $332.45M $68.19M $580.11M
Net income $249.37M $61.92M $274.18M
Free cash flow – $97.22M $628.20M
EPS (diluted) $4.49 $0.32 $0.70
Cash & equivalents $58.46M $108.54M $670.06M
Total debt $1.14B – $16.84B
Shares (diluted) 55.50M 195.14M 392.11M
Enterprise value $3.86B $2.35B $3.26B

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
MetricKTBFIGSVFC
P/E 16.8x 54.3x 24.7x
P/FCF – 32.7x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 29.4x 9.0x
P/S 1.4x 4.5x 0.7x
P/B 6.7x 7.2x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 24.3x 7.2x 22.5x
EV/EBITDA – 36.5x 11.3x
EV/EBIT 15.8x 42.3x 16.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 4.1x 1.0x
EV/FCF – 29.6x 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.7x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.23 0.89 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTBFIGSVFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.6% 24.7% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 10.1% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.2% 27.8% 2.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 9.6% -2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.3% 583.6% 70.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 41.0% -14.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% 762.2% 680.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 64.4% 32.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% 664.0% 677.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 61.1% 32.3%
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
MetricKTBFIGSVFC
Gross margin 46.8% 68.9% 55.0%
EBITDA margin – 11.1% 9.0%
Operating margin 11.3% 9.6% 6.1%
Pretax margin 9.8% 10.8% 3.8%
Net margin 8.5% 8.7% 2.9%
FCF margin – 13.7% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 15.2% 7.9%
Return on equity 41.3% 14.2% 15.2%
Return on assets 9.3% 10.8% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 14.5% – 8.3%
Return on capital employed 16.6% 14.2% 9.0%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTBFIGSVFC
Debt / assets 42.9% – 37.1%
Debt / equity 1.8x – 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.3x
Debt / FCF – – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 24.1% 81.4%
Equity / assets 23.2% 75.9% 18.6%
Interest coverage 4.9x – 3.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 5.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 3.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 3.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.12 16.26 1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTBFIGSVFC
Dividend yield 2.8% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 1.0% 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.

ConsensusKTBFIGSVFC
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 56.1xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.45FY2026 $0.36FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +89.5%FY2026 +32.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% -2.8% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $728.69MFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.1% +18.0% -4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTBFIGSVFC
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.1% 91.8%
Institutions holding 429 242 553
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.9% +3.1% +3.6%
Institutions buying 214 139 267
Institutions selling 137 69 182
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.01 1.47

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.

KTBFIGSVFC
KTB 1.00 0.16 0.47
FIGS 0.16 1.00 0.24
VFC 0.47 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KTB, FIGS and VFC?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.16B, Figs (FIGS) $3.46B, V F (VFC) $6.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, KTB, FIGS and VFC?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.7x, Figs (FIGS) 55.9x, V F (VFC) 24.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kontoor Brands (KTB) is cheapest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.9x, Figs (FIGS) 56.1x, 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: Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%, Figs (FIGS) +24.7%, V F (VFC) +0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Figs (FIGS) has the highest net margin (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%, Figs (FIGS) 8.7%, V F (VFC) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%, V F (VFC) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Figs (FIGS) returned the most: Kontoor Brands (KTB) -11.6%, Figs (FIGS) +143.7%, V F (VFC) +8.6%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.9%/yr, Figs (FIGS) -11.4%/yr, V F (VFC) -24.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kontoor Brands (KTB) 0.00%, Figs (FIGS) 0.00%, V F (VFC) 0.02%. Kontoor Brands (KTB) and Figs (FIGS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kontoor Brands (KTB) has been the steadiest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.9%, Figs (FIGS) 70.2%, V F (VFC) 48.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.