KTB vs WRBY vs LEVI Stock Comparison

Kontoor Brands, Warby Parker and Levi Strauss 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
3 wins
WRBY Warby Parker Inc.
$21.97 -18.8% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.69B
P/E
347.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$911.61M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$22.90 +15.3% 1M +14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.18B
P/E
15.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 8, Kontoor Brands 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTBWRBYLEVILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.48B $2.69B $9.18B LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x 347.4x 15.6x LEVI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 49.9x 15.4x KTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.3% +11.0% +6.6% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 0.8% 8.8% LEVI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.6% — 17.4% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — 0.3x LEVI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.7% +11.1% +14.6% LEVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.8%/yr -16.8%/yr -3.2%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.9% 75.9% 33.3% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 44/100 68/100 LEVI

Percentile Scorecard

KTBWRBYLEVI

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

AxisKTBWRBYLEVI
Valuation 46 #26 of 47 4 #45 of 47 59 #20 of 47
Growth 82 #9 of 45 84 #8 of 45 71 #14 of 45
Profitability 84 #8 of 44 33 #30 of 44 86 #7 of 44
Financial Health 29 #37 of 52 82 #10 of 52 57 #23 of 52
Shareholder Returns 69 #12 of 36 17 #30 of 36 66 #13 of 36
Overall 62 44 68
  • KTB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • WRBY ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LEVI 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

PeriodKTBWRBYLEVISPY
1 month +18.8%-18.8%+15.3% -2.0%
3 months -7.7%-26.5%-6.5% -2.2%
6 months +7.3%+1.4%+2.7% +4.2%
Year to date +25.9%+0.8%+10.4% +10.6%
1 year +4.7%+11.1%+14.6% +10.4%
3 years +59.2%+60.8%+58.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +16.8%+17.2%+16.5% +20.2%
5 years +32.6%-60.2%-15.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year +5.8%-16.8%-3.2% +10.1%

Risk

MeasureKTBWRBYLEVISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.9%75.9%33.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%68.1%29.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.792.061.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.100.150.44 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-83.7%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-27.6%-10.3% -3.2%
52-week high $88.17$30.34$25.53 $779.14
52-week low $57.48$16.49$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.

MultipleKTBWRBYLEVI
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 16.3x 351.7xmedian 16.3x 15.0xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.8x 3.0xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 11.2x 41.0xmedian 11.2x 9.3xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 11.3x 124.6xmedian 11.3x 13.7xmedian 11.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.3x 6.9xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.56median 0.55 12.52median 0.55 0.49median 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 monthsKTBWRBYLEVI
Revenue $3.07B $911.61M $6.68B
Gross profit $1.48B $498.49M $4.20B
Operating income $365.60M $1.55M $753.80M
Net income $267.94M $7.74M $589.70M
Free cash flow $422.43M $21.75M $643.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.83 $0.06 $1.51
Cash & equivalents $58.46M $292.67M $641.40M
Total debt $1.14B – $1.04B
Shares (diluted) 55.50M 125.75M 390.62M
Enterprise value $4.21B $1.54B $5.76B

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
MetricKTBWRBYLEVI
P/E 15.8x 351.7x 15.0x
P/FCF 10.0x 124.6x 13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x 28.4x 10.4x
P/S 1.4x 3.0x 1.3x
P/B 6.8x 6.9x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 24.6x 6.9x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 41.0x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 1,557x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 2.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 12.5x 111.1x 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 25.3x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.56 12.52 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTBWRBYLEVI
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.3% 11.0% 6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 12.9% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 44.2% 11.4% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 12.5% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 34.9% 108.6% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 26.4% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.6% 183.9% -2.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 28.7% 29.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.6% 181.8% 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 28.1% 30.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.9% -18.3% 52.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.0% 22.1% 63.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.5% -58.5% 98.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.0% 249.8% 92.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTBWRBYLEVI
Gross margin 48.2% 54.7% 62.8%
EBITDA margin 13.7% 6.5% 14.6%
Operating margin 11.9% 0.2% 11.3%
Pretax margin 9.3% 1.1% 11.5%
Net margin 8.7% 0.8% 8.8%
FCF margin 13.8% 2.4% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 10.5% 12.8%
Return on equity 42.5% 2.0% 25.2%
Return on assets 9.9% 1.0% 8.7%
Return on invested capital 15.6% – 17.4%
Return on capital employed 18.0% 0.3% 15.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 12.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 3.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTBWRBYLEVI
Debt / assets 42.9% – 15.1%
Debt / equity 1.8x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 2.7x – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 49.2% 65.1%
Equity / assets 23.2% 50.8% 34.9%
Interest coverage 5.2x – 14.4x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.22 4.55 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTBWRBYLEVI
Dividend yield 2.8% – 2.6%
Net buyback yield 2.7% -0.1% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 5.5% -0.1% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – –

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.

ConsensusKTBWRBYLEVI
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 49.9xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.45FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $1.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +36.4% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $920.99MFY2026 $7.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.1% +30.7% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTBWRBYLEVI
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 22.6%
Institutions holding 433 302 315
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.9% +15.2% +2.6%
Institutions buying 218 196 187
Institutions selling 137 77 78
Buyers to sellers 1.59 2.55 2.40

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.

KTBWRBYLEVI
KTB 1.00 0.23 0.48
WRBY 0.23 1.00 0.23
LEVI 0.48 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KTB, WRBY and LEVI?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.48B, Warby Parker (WRBY) $2.69B, Levi Strauss (LEVI) $9.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, KTB, WRBY and LEVI?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.7x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 347.4x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kontoor Brands (KTB) is cheapest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.1x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 49.9x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 15.4x). 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%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +11.0%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest net margin (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.7%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.8%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 15.6%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Levi Strauss (LEVI) returned the most: Kontoor Brands (KTB) +4.7%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +11.1%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +14.6%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) +5.8%/yr, Warby Parker (WRBY) -16.8%/yr, Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kontoor Brands (KTB) 0.03%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.00%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 0.00%. Warby Parker (WRBY) and Levi Strauss (LEVI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 46.9%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 75.9%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KTB, WRBY 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 8. 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.