KTB vs VRA vs LEVI Stock Comparison

Kontoor Brands, Vera Bradley and Levi Strauss Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$75.69 +15.8% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
VRA Vera Bradley, Inc.
$5.95 +47.6% 1M +165.6% 1Y
Market cap
$173.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$274.49M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$21.87 +10.8% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.43B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 6, Kontoor Brands 3, Vera Bradley 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTBVRALEVILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.13B $173.99M $8.43B LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x -17.3x 14.3x LEVI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x — 14.7x KTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.6% -1.7% +6.6% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% -3.7% 8.8% LEVI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.5% — 17.4% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.9% +165.6% +5.3% VRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr -9.1%/yr -3.3%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 87.3% 33.2% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 57/100 68/100 LEVI

Percentile Scorecard

KTBVRALEVI

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

AxisKTBVRALEVI
Valuation 22 #36 of 46 76 #12 of 46 64 #17 of 46
Growth 57 #19 of 43 55 #20 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 24 #32 of 42 85 #7 of 42
Financial Health 31 #37 of 53 71 #16 of 53 54 #25 of 53
Shareholder Returns 61 #14 of 34 – 70 #11 of 34
Overall 52 57 68
  • KTB ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VRA ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LEVI 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

PeriodKTBVRALEVISPY
1 month +15.8%+47.6%+10.8% -0.8%
3 months -11.8%+59.1%-14.3% +3.5%
6 months +8.9%+46.9%-4.2% +7.0%
Year to date +23.9%+145.9%+5.4% +12.2%
1 year -10.9%+165.6%+5.3% +13.0%
3 years +62.2%-17.2%+60.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.5%-6.1%+17.0% +23.1%
5 years +43.5%-38.0%-15.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.5%-9.1%-3.3% +11.0%
10 years —-54.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-7.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKTBVRALEVISPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%87.3%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.0%75.8%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.791.111.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.231.900.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-84.0%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-2.8%-14.3% -1.8%
52-week high $88.17$6.12$25.53 $779.14
52-week low $57.48$1.80$17.91 $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.

MultipleKTBVRALEVI
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 16.6x -16.9xmedian 16.6x 14.3xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x -49.7xmedian 9.7x 8.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.2x 5.8xmedian 12.2x 13.1xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.22median 0.64 -0.98median 0.64 0.47median 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 monthsKTBVRALEVI
Revenue $2.95B $274.49M $6.68B
Gross profit $1.38B $138.42M $4.20B
Operating income $332.45M -$9.93M $753.80M
Net income $249.37M -$10.03M $589.70M
Free cash flow – $29.33M $643.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.49 $-0.33 $1.51
Cash & equivalents $58.46M $34.25M $641.40M
Total debt $1.14B – $1.04B
Shares (diluted) 55.50M 30.00M 390.62M
Enterprise value $3.83B $97.99M $5.01B

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
MetricKTBVRALEVI
P/E 16.7x -16.9x 14.3x
P/FCF – 5.8x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.5x 9.9x
P/S 1.4x 0.6x 1.3x
P/B 6.7x 1.3x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 24.2x 1.3x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – -49.7x 8.9x
EV/EBIT 15.7x -13.7x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 4.7x 13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 4.4x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.22 -0.98 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTBVRALEVI
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.6% -1.7% 6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -17.8% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.2% 1.5% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -17.9% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.3% 76.9% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 35.7% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% 89.8% -2.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 31.2% 29.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% 90.5% 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 17.3% 30.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 228.0% 52.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% 63.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 187.3% 98.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% 92.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTBVRALEVI
Gross margin 46.8% 50.4% 62.8%
EBITDA margin – -1.0% 14.6%
Operating margin 11.3% -3.6% 11.3%
Pretax margin 9.8% -3.7% 11.5%
Net margin 8.5% -3.7% 8.8%
FCF margin – 10.7% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.3% 12.8%
Return on equity 41.3% -7.7% 25.2%
Return on assets 9.3% -4.4% 8.7%
Return on invested capital 14.5% – 17.4%
Return on capital employed 16.6% -5.6% 15.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -3.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTBVRALEVI
Debt / assets 42.9% – 15.1%
Debt / equity 1.8x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.3x
Debt / FCF – – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 44.7% 65.1%
Equity / assets 23.2% 55.3% 34.9%
Interest coverage 4.9x – 14.4x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.11 3.35 3.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTBVRALEVI
Dividend yield 2.8% – 2.7%
Net buyback yield – – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 2.8% – 3.7%
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.

ConsensusKTBVRALEVI
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 – 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.45FY2026 $-0.23FY2026 $1.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 – +11.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% – +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $259.29MFY2026 $7.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.1% +11.9% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTBVRALEVI
Held by institutions 100.0% 37.6% 87.8%
Institutions holding 429 67 313
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.9% -2.1% +2.6%
Institutions buying 214 30 185
Institutions selling 137 17 78
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.76 2.37

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.

KTBVRALEVI
KTB 1.00 0.09 0.47
VRA 0.09 1.00 0.21
LEVI 0.47 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KTB, VRA and LEVI?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.13B, Vera Bradley (VRA) $173.99M, Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, KTB, VRA and LEVI?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.6x, Vera Bradley (VRA) -17.3x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kontoor Brands (KTB) is cheapest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.9x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.7x). 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%, Vera Bradley (VRA) -1.7%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest net margin (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%, Vera Bradley (VRA) -3.7%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vera Bradley (VRA) returned the most: Kontoor Brands (KTB) -10.9%, Vera Bradley (VRA) +165.6%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +5.3%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.5%/yr, Vera Bradley (VRA) -9.1%/yr, Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.9%, Vera Bradley (VRA) 87.3%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KTB, VRA and LEVI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 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.