LEVI vs COLM vs IVDN Stock Comparison

Levi Strauss, Columbia Sportswear and Innovative Designs Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$22.62 +14.5% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.67B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$63.69 +9.2% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.42B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
IVDN Innovative Designs Inc
$0.22 -4.3% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.47M
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionLEVICOLMIVDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.67B $3.42B $8.47M LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 14.5x 16.4x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 15.1x — COLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +0.1% +11.9% IVDN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% — 17.1% IVDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.8% +22.6% +10.0% COLM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.9%/yr -9.3%/yr -11.3%/yr LEVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 36.1% 150.4% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 59/100 83/100 IVDN

Percentile Scorecard

LEVICOLMIVDN

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

AxisLEVICOLMIVDN
Valuation 61 #18 of 45 75 #12 of 45 52 #22 of 45
Growth 67 #15 of 43 29 #31 of 43 91 #5 of 43
Profitability 85 #7 of 41 70 #13 of 41 93 #4 of 41
Financial Health 55 #24 of 52 84 #9 of 52 98 #2 of 52
Shareholder Returns 73 #10 of 34 36 #22 of 34 –
Overall 68 59 83
  • LEVI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • IVDN 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

PeriodLEVICOLMIVDNSPY
1 month +14.5%+9.2%-4.3% +0.7%
3 months -7.9%+1.4%0.0% +3.7%
6 months +1.5%+4.5%-33.3% +7.1%
Year to date +9.1%+15.6%+15.8% +12.8%
1 year +10.8%+22.6%+10.0% +11.9%
3 years +63.3%-11.3%+15.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.8%-3.9%+5.0% +22.8%
5 years -13.6%-38.7%-45.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.9%-9.3%-11.3% +10.9%
10 years —+9.9%-56.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+1.0%-7.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLEVICOLMIVDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%36.1%150.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.3%30.6%187.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.621.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.630.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-54.0%-97.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-6.0%-47.6% -1.2%
52-week high $25.53$67.79$0.42 $779.14
52-week low $17.91$49.63$0.16 $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.

MultipleLEVICOLMIVDN
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 16.4x 14.5xmedian 16.4x 16.4xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 2.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x 14.1xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.3x 9.3xmedian 12.3x 16.5xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 0.56 —median 0.56 0.29median 0.56

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 monthsLEVICOLMIVDN
Revenue $6.68B $3.43B $3.01M
Gross profit $4.20B $1.78B $1.50M
Operating income $753.80M $299.22M $528.56K
Net income $589.70M $238.77M $505.58K
Free cash flow $643.00M – $512.02K
EPS (diluted) $1.51 – $0.01
Cash & equivalents $641.40M $216.92M $872.93K
Total debt $1.04B – –
Shares (diluted) 390.62M 51.26M 38.50M
Enterprise value $5.25B $3.42B $5.91M

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
MetricLEVICOLMIVDN
P/E 14.8x 14.5x 16.4x
P/FCF 13.6x 9.3x 16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 9.7x 14.5x
P/S 1.3x 1.0x 2.8x
P/B 3.6x 2.0x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 2.1x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x – 14.1x
EV/EBIT 11.9x – 14.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.0x 2.5x
EV/FCF 14.0x – 14.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 9.7x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 – 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEVICOLMIVDN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 0.1% 11.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -1.6% 130.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 3.4% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 0.0% 144.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 31.5% 1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% -5.3% 50.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.2% 27.9% 1.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.2% -5.6% 56.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% – 2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% – 56.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% 43.4% 263.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.6% 1.1% 158.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% – 218.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.1% – 236.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLEVICOLMIVDN
Gross margin 62.8% – 49.9%
EBITDA margin 14.6% – 18.0%
Operating margin 11.3% – 17.6%
Pretax margin 11.5% – 17.4%
Net margin 8.8% – 17.1%
FCF margin 9.6% – 17.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 9.8% 19.4%
Return on equity 25.2% 14.8% 21.9%
Return on assets 8.7% 8.5% 19.8%
Return on invested capital 17.4% – –
Return on capital employed 15.7% – 22.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEVICOLMIVDN
Debt / assets 15.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 1.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 41.5% 10.3%
Equity / assets 34.9% 58.5% 89.7%
Interest coverage 14.4x – 68.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.6x 5.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 3.2x
Altman Z-score 3.10 – 15.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEVICOLMIVDN
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% – –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 1.9% –
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.

ConsensusLEVICOLMIVDN
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 15.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.49FY2026 $4.21FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +11.2%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% -3.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.03BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% +14.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEVICOLMIVDN
Held by institutions 87.8% 51.1% –
Institutions holding 314 324 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.8% –
Institutions buying 186 161 –
Institutions selling 78 111 –
Buyers to sellers 2.38 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.

LEVICOLMIVDN
LEVI 1.00 0.56 0.03
COLM 0.56 1.00 0.02
IVDN 0.03 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEVI, COLM and IVDN?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.67B, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.42B, Innovative Designs (IVDN) $8.47M.

Which stock is cheaper, LEVI, COLM and IVDN?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.7x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, Innovative Designs (IVDN) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is cheapest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 15.2x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Innovative Designs (IVDN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +0.1%, Innovative Designs (IVDN) +11.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Innovative Designs (IVDN) has the highest net margin (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Innovative Designs (IVDN) 17.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Columbia Sportswear (COLM) returned the most: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +10.8%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +22.6%, Innovative Designs (IVDN) +10.0%. Over five years, Levi Strauss (LEVI) compounded fastest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) -2.9%/yr, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.3%/yr, Innovative Designs (IVDN) -11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.2%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.1%, Innovative Designs (IVDN) 150.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LEVI, COLM and IVDN?

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 3. 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.