LEVI vs AS vs KTB Stock Comparison

Levi Strauss, Amer Sports and Kontoor Brands Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$21.87 +10.8% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.44B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
2.74%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.55 +2.8% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.92B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$75.69 +15.8% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
2.80%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 5, Amer Sports 4, Kontoor Brands 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLEVIASKTBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.44B $15.92B $4.14B AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 29.0x 16.7x LEVI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 23.0x 13.9x KTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +30.5% +18.6% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 7.3% 8.5% LEVI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 9.7% 14.5% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -0.4x — AS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.74% — 2.80% KTB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% -10.1% -10.9% LEVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr — +7.5%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 39.8% 47.9% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 83/100 61/100 AS

Percentile Scorecard

LEVIASKTB

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

AxisLEVIASKTB
Valuation 71 #7 of 22 71 #5 of 15 19 #18 of 22
Growth 83 #4 of 19 100 #1 of 14 78 #5 of 19
Profitability 77 #5 of 18 92 #2 of 13 88 #3 of 18
Financial Health 52 #14 of 28 69 #5 of 14 30 #20 of 28
Shareholder Returns 73 #4 of 12 – 91 #2 of 12
Overall 71 83 61
  • LEVI ranked among 28 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • AS ranked among 15 companies in Leisure Products
  • KTB ranked among 28 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLEVIASKTBSPY
1 month +10.8%+2.8%+15.8% -0.8%
3 months -14.3%-18.9%-11.8% +3.5%
6 months -4.2%-19.4%+8.9% +7.0%
Year to date +5.4%-23.6%+23.9% +12.2%
1 year +5.3%-10.1%-10.9% +13.0%
3 years +60.0%—+62.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.0%—+17.5% +23.1%
5 years -15.3%—+43.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.3%—+7.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureLEVIASKTBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%39.8%47.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%38.0%46.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.171.500.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16-0.25-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-40.7%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-32.0%-14.2% -1.8%
52-week high $25.53$41.96$88.17 $779.14
52-week low $17.91$26.25$57.48 $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.

MultipleLEVIASKTB
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 15.1x 29.0xmedian 21.9x 16.7xmedian 15.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 8.5x 11.0xmedian 10.7x —median 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 13.1x 22.9xmedian 16.6x —median 13.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 6.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.49 —median 0.33 2.22median 0.49

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 monthsLEVIASKTB
Revenue $6.68B $7.44B $2.95B
Gross profit $4.20B $4.45B $1.38B
Operating income $753.80M $956.70M $332.45M
Net income $589.70M $567.80M $249.37M
Free cash flow $643.00M $694.70M –
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $0.97 $4.49
Cash & equivalents $641.40M $720.40M $58.46M
Total debt $1.04B $147.40M $1.14B
Shares (diluted) 390.62M 563.08M 55.50M
Enterprise value $5.03B $13.53B $3.83B

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
MetricLEVIASKTB
P/E 14.3x 29.0x 16.7x
P/FCF 13.1x 22.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 16.6x –
P/S 1.3x 2.1x 1.4x
P/B 3.5x 2.3x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 3.8x 24.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 11.0x –
EV/EBIT 11.6x 16.0x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.1x 1.8x
EV/FCF 13.5x 22.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 16.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 – 2.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEVIASKTB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 30.5% 18.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 37.3% 22.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% – 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 52.3% 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% – 1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.2% 142.9% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.2% – 6.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% 117.4% 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% – 7.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% 106.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% 170.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLEVIASKTB
Gross margin 62.8% 59.8% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 18.8% –
Operating margin 11.3% 12.9% 11.3%
Pretax margin 11.5% 10.8% 9.8%
Net margin 8.8% 7.3% 8.5%
FCF margin 9.6% 9.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 12.9% –
Return on equity 25.2% 8.3% 41.3%
Return on assets 8.7% 5.6% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 9.7% 14.5%
Return on capital employed 15.7% 11.7% 16.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEVIASKTB
Debt / assets 15.1% 1.4% 42.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.6x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 32.9% 76.8%
Equity / assets 34.9% 67.1% 23.2%
Interest coverage 14.4x 10.6x 4.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.06 4.04 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEVIASKTB
Dividend yield 2.7% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 1.0% -5.4% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% -5.4% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusLEVIASKTB
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 23.0xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.49FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $5.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.2%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +40.3% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.03BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% +16.5% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEVIASKTB
Held by institutions 87.8% 38.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 313 354 429
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +4.1% +6.9%
Institutions buying 185 236 214
Institutions selling 78 87 137
Buyers to sellers 2.37 2.71 1.56

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.

LEVIASKTB
LEVI 1.00 0.49 0.47
AS 0.49 1.00 0.31
KTB 0.47 0.31 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEVI, AS and KTB?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.44B, Amer Sports (AS) $15.92B, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, LEVI, AS and KTB?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.3x, Amer Sports (AS) 29.0x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kontoor Brands (KTB) is cheapest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.7x, Amer Sports (AS) 23.0x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amer Sports (AS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest net margin (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%, Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Levi Strauss (LEVI) returned the most: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +5.3%, Amer Sports (AS) -10.1%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -10.9%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.3%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest dividend yield: Levi Strauss (LEVI) 2.74%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 2.80%. Amer Sports (AS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.2%, Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.