KTB vs PVH vs XELB Stock Comparison

Kontoor Brands, Pvh and XCel Brands Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$81.49 +26.8% 1M +9.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.45B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.07B
Div. yield
2.60%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$97.29 +29.9% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.92B
Div. yield
0.16%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
XELB XCel Brands, Inc.
$0.40 -37.5% 1M -64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.55M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kontoor Brands leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Kontoor Brands 7, Pvh 3, XCel Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTBPVHXELBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.45B $4.49B $2.59M PVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x -26.5x -0.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 8.3x — PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.3% +1.6% -21.2% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -1.9% -343.7% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% 0.0% -49.7% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.1x -1.3x XELB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.60% 0.16% — KTB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.8% +29.7% -64.9% PVH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.1%/yr -4.6%/yr -51.6%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 48.4% 116.5% KTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 43/100 12/100 KTB

Percentile Scorecard

KTBPVHXELB

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

AxisKTBPVHXELB
Valuation 41 #28 of 47 85 #8 of 47 4 #45 of 47
Growth 82 #9 of 45 21 #36 of 45 30 #32 of 45
Profitability 84 #8 of 44 35 #29 of 44 5 #42 of 44
Financial Health 29 #37 of 52 45 #29 of 52 18 #43 of 52
Shareholder Returns 69 #12 of 36 29 #26 of 36 3 #35 of 36
Overall 61 43 12
  • KTB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • PVH 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

PeriodKTBPVHXELBSPY
1 month +26.8%+29.9%-37.5% -1.0%
3 months -2.7%+11.8%-63.0% -0.4%
6 months +8.7%+5.9%-83.5% +4.5%
Year to date +33.4%+45.2%-63.0% +12.4%
1 year +9.8%+29.7%-64.9% +13.6%
3 years +68.6%+26.0%-95.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +19.0%+8.0%-64.1% +20.8%
5 years +41.0%-20.8%-97.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +7.1%-4.6%-51.6% +10.4%
10 years —-6.7%-99.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year —-0.7%-38.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureKTBPVHXELBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%48.4%116.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%52.9%119.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.071.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.61-0.56 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-63.7%-98.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-1.5%-83.5% -1.6%
52-week high $88.17$98.81$2.43 $779.14
52-week low $57.48$60.87$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.

MultipleKTBPVHXELB
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 17.6x -26.5xmedian 17.6x -0.2xmedian 17.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 11.6x 9.3xmedian 11.6x -1.6xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 11.8x 6.3xmedian 11.8x -0.4xmedian 11.8x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.4x 0.9xmedian 2.4x 0.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.65median 0.57 0.55median 0.57 0.00median 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 monthsKTBPVHXELB
Revenue $3.07B $8.92B $4.55M
Gross profit $1.48B $5.24B –
Operating income $365.60M $363.00M -$12.86M
Net income $267.94M -$169.00M -$15.75M
Free cash flow $422.43M $715.00M -$5.96M
EPS (diluted) $4.83 $-3.67 $-2.54
Cash & equivalents $58.46M $965.90M $399.00K
Total debt $1.14B $2.25B $12.09M
Shares (diluted) 55.50M 46.10M 6.16M
Enterprise value $4.18B $2.07B -$2.77M

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
MetricKTBPVHXELB
P/E 16.8x -26.5x -0.2x
P/FCF 10.5x 6.3x -0.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 5.1x -0.4x
P/S 1.5x 0.5x 0.6x
P/B 7.2x 0.9x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 26.1x 2.1x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x 9.3x -1.6x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 15.9x -1.1x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.6x 3.1x
EV/FCF 13.1x 8.1x -2.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 6.6x -2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.65 0.55 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTBPVHXELB
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.3% 1.6% -21.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -0.8% -40.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 44.2% 2.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 0.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 34.9% 86.8% 33.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -5.2% 18.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.6% -136.1% 32.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -43.1% 9.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.6% -138.0% 73.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -48.3% 36.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.9% 33.2% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.0% 30.0% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.5% 38.6% -5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.0% 91.9% 6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTBPVHXELB
Gross margin 48.2% 58.8% –
EBITDA margin 13.7% 6.9% -194.9%
Operating margin 11.9% 4.1% -282.6%
Pretax margin 9.3% 3.3% -344.8%
Net margin 8.7% -1.9% -343.7%
FCF margin 13.8% 8.0% -130.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 9.8% -130.9%
Return on equity 42.5% -3.5% -116.5%
Return on assets 9.9% -1.5% -45.7%
Return on invested capital 15.6% 0.0% -49.7%
Return on capital employed 18.0% 4.0% -44.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -5.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.5% 16.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTBPVHXELB
Debt / assets 42.9% 19.7% 37.2%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.1x -1.3x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 3.1x -2.0x
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 58.0% 57.3%
Equity / assets 23.2% 42.0% 42.7%
Interest coverage 5.2x 4.0x -4.5x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.29 2.19 -5.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTBPVHXELB
Dividend yield 2.6% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% 0.4% -17.7%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 0.6% -17.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.6% -4.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.7% 1.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.4% -13.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -9.9% –

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.

ConsensusKTBPVHXELB
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.45FY2026 $11.67FY2026 $-1.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +0.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $6.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026 +33.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.1% +3.5% +89.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTBPVHXELB
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 11.6%
Institutions holding 433 384 11
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.9% +1.7% -14.1%
Institutions buying 218 186 6
Institutions selling 137 128 3
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.45 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.

KTBPVHXELB
KTB 1.00 0.42 0.08
PVH 0.42 1.00 0.10
XELB 0.08 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KTB, PVH and XELB?

Pvh (PVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.45B, Pvh (PVH) $4.49B, XCel Brands (XELB) $2.59M.

Which company is growing faster?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kontoor Brands (KTB) +34.3%, Pvh (PVH) +1.6%, XCel Brands (XELB) -21.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.7%, Pvh (PVH) -1.9%, XCel Brands (XELB) -343.7%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 15.6%, Pvh (PVH) 0.0%, XCel Brands (XELB) -49.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pvh (PVH) returned the most: Kontoor Brands (KTB) +9.8%, Pvh (PVH) +29.7%, XCel Brands (XELB) -64.9%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.1%/yr, Pvh (PVH) -4.6%/yr, XCel Brands (XELB) -51.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest dividend yield: Kontoor Brands (KTB) 2.60%, Pvh (PVH) 0.16%. XCel Brands (XELB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kontoor Brands (KTB) has been the steadiest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.3%, Pvh (PVH) 48.4%, XCel Brands (XELB) 116.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KTB, PVH 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, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 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.