KTB vs UAA vs VFC Stock Comparison

Kontoor Brands, Under Armour and V F Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$76.92 +18.8% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.48B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.07B
Div. yield
0.03%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
9 wins
UAA Under Armour, Inc.
$5.34 +13.1% 1M +16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
VFC V F Corp
$20.05 +39.8% 1M +41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.24B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.41B
Div. yield
0.02%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kontoor Brands leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Kontoor Brands 9, V F 2, Under Armour 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTBUAAVFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.48B $2.47B $8.24B VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x -5.0x 22.3x KTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 44.5x 18.2x KTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.3% -3.6% -1.4% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -10.0% 3.9% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% -5.2% 9.9% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -18.3x 3.4x UAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.02% KTB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.7% +16.8% +41.5% VFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.8%/yr -27.1%/yr -22.9%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.9% 54.5% 47.7% KTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 27/100 48/100 KTB

Percentile Scorecard

KTBUAAVFC

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

AxisKTBUAAVFC
Valuation 46 #26 of 47 24 #36 of 47 48 #25 of 47
Growth 82 #9 of 45 2 #44 of 45 80 #10 of 45
Profitability 84 #8 of 44 9 #40 of 44 54 #21 of 44
Financial Health 29 #37 of 52 47 #28 of 52 24 #40 of 52
Shareholder Returns 69 #12 of 36 51 #18 of 36 37 #23 of 36
Overall 62 27 48
  • KTB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • UAA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC 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

PeriodKTBUAAVFCSPY
1 month +18.8%+13.1%+39.8% -2.0%
3 months -7.7%-21.9%+31.6% -2.2%
6 months +7.3%-14.8%+9.4% +4.2%
Year to date +25.9%+7.4%+10.9% +10.6%
1 year +4.7%+16.8%+41.5% +10.4%
3 years +59.2%-26.4%+29.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +16.8%-9.7%+9.0% +20.2%
5 years +32.6%-79.4%-72.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year +5.8%-27.1%-22.9% +10.1%
10 years —-82.4%-62.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year —-15.9%-9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKTBUAAVFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.9%54.5%47.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%56.0%47.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.791.261.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.100.310.87 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-84.5%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-34.4%-7.0% -3.2%
52-week high $88.17$8.14$21.55 $779.14
52-week low $57.48$4.17$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.

MultipleKTBUAAVFC
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 16.3x -4.6xmedian 16.3x 21.3xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 11.2x -232.4xmedian 11.2x 12.2xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 11.3x -28.2xmedian 11.3x 11.4xmedian 11.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.3x 1.6xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.56median 0.55 0.09median 0.55 0.39median 0.55

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 monthsKTBUAAVFC
Revenue $3.07B $4.93B $9.41B
Gross profit $1.48B $2.31B $5.26B
Operating income $365.60M -$119.70M $635.41M
Net income $267.94M -$492.49M $369.66M
Free cash flow $422.43M -$81.12M $691.07M
EPS (diluted) $4.83 $-1.14 $0.92
Cash & equivalents $58.46M $395.98M $442.95M
Total debt $1.14B $591.16M $3.54B
Shares (diluted) 55.50M 431.94M 399.68M
Enterprise value $4.21B -$909.03M $4.84B

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
MetricKTBUAAVFC
P/E 15.8x -4.6x 21.3x
P/FCF 10.0x -28.2x 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x -154.3x 9.5x
P/S 1.4x 0.5x 0.8x
P/B 6.8x 1.6x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 24.6x 1.6x 13.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x -232.4x 12.2x
EV/EBIT 14.5x -20.7x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.5x 1.2x
EV/FCF 12.5x -30.6x 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x -167.5x 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.56 0.09 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTBUAAVFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.3% -3.6% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -5.7% -4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 44.2% -6.2% 2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -4.3% -2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 34.9% -201.6% 67.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -35.1% -22.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.6% -585.0% 309.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -48.7% 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.6% -579.6% 303.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -49.7% 54.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.9% 90.9% 110.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.0% -26.5% 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.5% 74.8% 130.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.0% -29.1% 155.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTBUAAVFC
Gross margin 48.2% 46.8% 55.9%
EBITDA margin 13.7% -0.2% 9.5%
Operating margin 11.9% -2.4% 6.8%
Pretax margin 9.3% -3.4% 4.7%
Net margin 8.7% -10.0% 3.9%
FCF margin 13.8% -1.6% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% -0.3% 8.8%
Return on equity 42.5% -34.6% 19.5%
Return on assets 9.9% -11.6% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 15.6% -5.2% 9.9%
Return on capital employed 18.0% -4.1% 9.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.0x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTBUAAVFC
Debt / assets 42.9% 14.4% 35.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.4x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -18.3x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 2.7x -7.3x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 65.2% 79.6%
Equity / assets 23.2% 34.8% 20.4%
Interest coverage 5.2x – 4.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.22 2.00 1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTBUAAVFC
Dividend yield 2.8% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.5% 1.0% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.6% – 38.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.7% – 20.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.4% – 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – -36.4%

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.

ConsensusKTBUAAVFC
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 44.5xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.45FY2026 $0.12FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +58.3% +14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.1% +9.4% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTBUAAVFC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 91.8%
Institutions holding 433 378 556
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.9% +3.8% +3.6%
Institutions buying 218 179 269
Institutions selling 137 120 183
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.49 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.

KTBUAAVFC
KTB 1.00 0.37 0.49
UAA 0.37 1.00 0.44
VFC 0.49 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KTB, UAA and VFC?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.48B, Under Armour (UAA) $2.47B, V F (VFC) $8.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, KTB, UAA and VFC?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.7x, Under Armour (UAA) -5.0x, V F (VFC) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kontoor Brands (KTB) is cheapest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.1x, Under Armour (UAA) 44.5x, V F (VFC) 18.2x). 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) +34.3%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%, V F (VFC) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.7%, Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%, V F (VFC) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 15.6%, Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%, V F (VFC) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year V F (VFC) returned the most: Kontoor Brands (KTB) +4.7%, Under Armour (UAA) +16.8%, V F (VFC) +41.5%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) +5.8%/yr, Under Armour (UAA) -27.1%/yr, V F (VFC) -22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest dividend yield: Kontoor Brands (KTB) 0.03%, Under Armour (UAA) 0.00%, V F (VFC) 0.02%. Under Armour (UAA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kontoor Brands (KTB) has been the steadiest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 46.9%, Under Armour (UAA) 54.5%, V F (VFC) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KTB, UAA 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 9. 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.