LEVI vs BIRK vs PVH Stock Comparison

Levi Strauss, Birkenstock Holding and Pvh Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$21.65 +9.4% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.36B
P/E
14.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
2.77%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
BIRK Birkenstock Holding plc
$31.60 -4.2% 1M -24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.81B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.64B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$85.18 +12.5% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.93B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.19%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 8, Birkenstock Holding 3, Pvh 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLEVIBIRKPVHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.36B $5.81B $3.93B LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.2x 15.0x 18.4x LEVI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 13.6x 7.3x PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +19.6% +1.2% BIRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 14.8% 2.5% BIRK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 9.7% 3.5% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.3x 2.5x LEVI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.77% — 0.19% LEVI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% -24.2% +1.5% LEVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.7%/yr — -4.9%/yr LEVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 52.1% 48.0% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 67/100 52/100 BIRK

Percentile Scorecard

LEVIBIRKPVH

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

AxisLEVIBIRKPVH
Valuation 61 #18 of 45 55 #21 of 45 77 #11 of 45
Growth 67 #15 of 43 79 #10 of 43 21 #34 of 43
Profitability 85 #7 of 41 78 #10 of 41 40 #25 of 41
Financial Health 53 #25 of 52 59 #22 of 52 41 #31 of 52
Shareholder Returns 67 #12 of 34 – 79 #8 of 34
Overall 67 67 52
  • LEVI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • BIRK ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • PVH 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

PeriodLEVIBIRKPVHSPY
1 month +9.4%-4.2%+12.5% +0.9%
3 months -12.2%-23.9%-3.6% +5.9%
6 months -1.1%-15.7%-6.4% +8.5%
Year to date +4.4%-22.7%+27.1% +13.3%
1 year +1.8%-24.2%+1.5% +12.4%
3 years +58.4%-17.0%+17.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.6%-6.0%+5.6% +23.5%
5 years -17.3%—-22.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.7%—-4.9% +11.0%
10 years ——-19.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-2.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLEVIBIRKPVHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%52.1%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.7%49.9%52.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.171.321.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.460.03 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-51.9%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-35.5%-13.8% -0.9%
52-week high $25.53$48.97$98.81 $779.14
52-week low $17.91$30.57$60.87 $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.

MultipleLEVIBIRKPVH
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 16.4x 15.0xmedian 16.4x 18.4xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.7x 2.2xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 10.0x 7.7xmedian 10.0x 10.3xmedian 10.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 12.0x 14.9xmedian 12.0x 6.5xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.54 0.49median 0.54 1.09median 0.54

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 monthsLEVIBIRKPVH
Revenue $6.68B $2.64B $8.58B
Gross profit $4.20B $1.50B $5.05B
Operating income $753.80M $640.37M $247.40M
Net income $589.70M $391.83M $213.50M
Free cash flow $643.00M $391.32M $605.50M
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $2.10 $4.63
Cash & equivalents $641.40M $792.27M $965.90M
Total debt $1.04B $6.02B $2.25B
Shares (diluted) 390.62M 186.51M 46.10M
Enterprise value $4.94B $4.13B $1.51B

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
MetricLEVIBIRKPVH
P/E 14.2x 15.0x 18.4x
P/FCF 13.0x 14.9x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 12.5x 5.2x
P/S 1.3x 2.2x 0.5x
P/B 3.5x 1.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 4.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 7.7x 10.3x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 10.9x 21.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 13.4x 17.8x 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 14.9x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 0.49 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEVIBIRKPVH
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 19.6% 1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 20.3% -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 14.6% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 17.1% -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 9.6% 18.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 23.5% -16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.2% 16.6% -54.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 31.9% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% 17.3% -52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 31.0% 16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% 11.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.6% – 23.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% -9.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.1% – 81.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLEVIBIRKPVH
Gross margin 62.8% 56.9% 58.9%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 34.2% 5.9%
Operating margin 11.3% 24.2% 2.9%
Pretax margin 11.5% 20.0% 2.1%
Net margin 8.8% 14.8% 2.5%
FCF margin 9.6% 14.8% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 17.7% 8.8%
Return on equity 25.2% 12.0% 4.4%
Return on assets 8.7% 6.3% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 9.7% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 15.7% 11.4% 2.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEVIBIRKPVH
Debt / assets 15.1% 30.0% 19.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.3x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 5.0x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 50.5% 58.0%
Equity / assets 34.9% 49.5% 42.0%
Interest coverage 14.4x 5.7x 2.6x
Current ratio 1.6x 3.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.05 2.35 2.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEVIBIRKPVH
Dividend yield 2.8% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – 21.2%
Shareholder yield 3.7% – 21.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 3.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 1.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -7.8%

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.

ConsensusLEVIBIRKPVH
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.49FY2026 $2.33FY2026 $11.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.2%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +24.0% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.03BFY2026 $2.59BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% +10.4% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEVIBIRKPVH
Held by institutions 87.8% 90.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 313 233 384
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -2.7% +1.7%
Institutions buying 185 123 186
Institutions selling 78 85 128
Buyers to sellers 2.37 1.45 1.45

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.

LEVIBIRKPVH
LEVI 1.00 0.47 0.55
BIRK 0.47 1.00 0.36
PVH 0.55 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEVI, BIRK and PVH?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.36B, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) $5.81B, Pvh (PVH) $3.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, LEVI, BIRK and PVH?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.2x, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 15.0x, Pvh (PVH) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pvh (PVH) is cheapest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.5x, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 13.6x, Pvh (PVH) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) +19.6%, Pvh (PVH) +1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) has the highest net margin (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.8%, Pvh (PVH) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 9.7%, Pvh (PVH) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Levi Strauss (LEVI) returned the most: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +1.8%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) -24.2%, Pvh (PVH) +1.5%. Over five years, Levi Strauss (LEVI) compounded fastest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.7%/yr, Pvh (PVH) -4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest dividend yield: Levi Strauss (LEVI) 2.77%, Pvh (PVH) 0.19%. Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 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%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 52.1%, Pvh (PVH) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LEVI, BIRK and PVH?

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.