KTB vs PVH vs URBN Stock Comparison

Kontoor Brands, Pvh and Urban Outfitters Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$75.91 +18.1% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.04B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$88.24 +16.4% 1M +9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.00%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$92.19 +21.9% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.77B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Urban Outfitters leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Urban Outfitters 7, Kontoor Brands 2, Pvh 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTBPVHURBNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.04B $4.13B $7.77B URBN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 19.3x 13.6x URBN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 7.6x 13.9x PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.6% +1.2% +11.0% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 2.5% 8.8% URBN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.5% 3.5% — KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.3% +9.6% +38.9% URBN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr -4.2%/yr +23.6%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 47.9% 43.0% URBN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 52/100 78/100 URBN

Percentile Scorecard

KTBPVHURBN

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

AxisKTBPVHURBN
Valuation 23 #35 of 45 77 #11 of 45 58 #44 of 104
Growth 57 #19 of 43 21 #34 of 43 81 #19 of 98
Profitability 88 #6 of 41 40 #25 of 41 82 #18 of 97
Financial Health 31 #36 of 52 43 #30 of 52 84 #18 of 110
Shareholder Returns 64 #13 of 34 79 #8 of 34 84 #12 of 70
Overall 52 52 78
  • KTB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • PVH ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKTBPVHURBNSPY
1 month +18.1%+16.4%+21.9% +0.7%
3 months -9.4%+1.5%+21.7% +3.7%
6 months +3.5%-3.5%+31.1% +7.1%
Year to date +24.3%+31.7%+22.5% +12.8%
1 year -6.3%+9.6%+38.9% +11.9%
3 years +61.7%+19.0%+172.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.4%+6.0%+39.8% +22.8%
5 years +43.2%-19.3%+188.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.5%-4.2%+23.6% +10.9%
10 years —-16.7%+171.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-1.8%+10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKTBPVHURBNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%47.9%43.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%52.5%39.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.781.100.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.200.91 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-63.7%-52.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-10.7%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $88.17$98.81$92.19 $779.14
52-week low $57.48$60.87$59.57 $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.

MultipleKTBPVHURBN
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 16.4x 19.1xmedian 16.4x 13.9xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.6x 10.6xmedian 10.6x 8.2xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.3x 6.7xmedian 12.3x 26.7xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.22median 0.56 1.13median 0.56 0.35median 0.77

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 monthsKTBPVHURBN
Revenue $2.95B $8.58B $6.47B
Gross profit $1.38B $5.05B $2.43B
Operating income $332.45M $247.40M $731.44M
Net income $249.37M $213.50M $569.06M
Free cash flow – $605.50M $295.21M
EPS (diluted) $4.49 $4.63 $6.57
Cash & equivalents $58.46M $965.90M $598.76M
Total debt $1.14B $2.25B –
Shares (diluted) 55.50M 46.10M 86.67M
Enterprise value $3.73B $1.71B $5.33B

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
MetricKTBPVHURBN
P/E 16.8x 19.1x 13.9x
P/FCF – 6.7x 26.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.4x 11.0x
P/S 1.4x 0.5x 1.2x
P/B 6.7x 0.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 24.3x 1.9x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – 10.6x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 21.6x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 8.8x 24.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.1x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.22 1.13 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTBPVHURBN
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.6% 1.2% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -2.1% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.2% -1.2% 16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -0.9% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.3% 18.5% 31.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -16.5% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% -54.4% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 5.4% 36.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% -52.1% 25.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 16.8% 40.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 21.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.5% 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -26.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 81.5% 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTBPVHURBN
Gross margin 46.8% 58.9% 37.5%
EBITDA margin – 5.9% 13.5%
Operating margin 11.3% 2.9% 11.3%
Pretax margin 9.8% 2.1% 11.1%
Net margin 8.5% 2.5% 8.8%
FCF margin – 7.1% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 8.8% 11.1%
Return on equity 41.3% 4.4% 20.8%
Return on assets 9.3% 1.9% 11.5%
Return on invested capital 14.5% 3.5% –
Return on capital employed 16.6% 2.8% 19.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTBPVHURBN
Debt / assets 42.9% 19.7% –
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x –
Debt / FCF – 3.7x –
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 58.0% 44.3%
Equity / assets 23.2% 42.0% 55.7%
Interest coverage 4.9x 2.6x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.12 2.09 4.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTBPVHURBN
Dividend yield 2.8% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 20.5% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 20.7% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.8% –

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.

ConsensusKTBPVHURBN
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.45FY2026 $11.67FY2026 $6.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +0.6% -3.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.1% +3.5% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTBPVHURBN
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 71.7%
Institutions holding 431 384 417
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.9% +1.7% -0.4%
Institutions buying 216 186 206
Institutions selling 137 128 150
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.45 1.37

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.

KTBPVHURBN
KTB 1.00 0.42 0.36
PVH 0.42 1.00 0.46
URBN 0.36 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KTB, PVH and URBN?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.04B, Pvh (PVH) $4.13B, Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, KTB, PVH and URBN?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.2x, Pvh (PVH) 19.3x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pvh (PVH) is cheapest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.9x, Pvh (PVH) 7.6x, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.9x). 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%, Pvh (PVH) +1.2%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) has the highest net margin (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%, Pvh (PVH) 2.5%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%, Pvh (PVH) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Urban Outfitters (URBN) returned the most: Kontoor Brands (KTB) -6.3%, Pvh (PVH) +9.6%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +38.9%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.5%/yr, Pvh (PVH) -4.2%/yr, Urban Outfitters (URBN) +23.6%/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%, Pvh (PVH) 0.00%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 0.00%. Kontoor Brands (KTB) and Urban Outfitters (URBN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Urban Outfitters (URBN) has been the steadiest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.7%, Pvh (PVH) 47.9%, Urban Outfitters (URBN) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KTB, PVH and URBN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Urban Outfitters (URBN) leads on 7. 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.