LEVI vs COLM vs MAMK Stock Comparison

Levi Strauss, Columbia Sportswear and MaxsMaking 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
7 wins
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$60.82 +5.6% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
1.97%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
MAMK MaxsMaking Inc.
$13.00 0.0% 1M +365.9% 1Y
Market cap
$201.73M
P/E
99,572x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 7, Columbia Sportswear 2, MaxsMaking 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLEVICOLMMAMKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.44B $3.11B $201.73M LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 15.1x 99,572x LEVI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 14.4x — COLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% -0.1% — LEVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 6.0% — LEVI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.74% 1.97% — LEVI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% +13.4% +365.9% MAMK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr -9.4%/yr — LEVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 36.1% 88.0% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 72/100 — COLM

Percentile Scorecard

LEVICOLMMAMK

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

AxisLEVICOLMMAMK
Valuation 71 #7 of 22 91 #3 of 22 5 #21 of 22
Growth 83 #4 of 19 39 #12 of 19 –
Profitability 77 #5 of 18 65 #7 of 18 –
Financial Health 52 #14 of 28 85 #5 of 28 74 #8 of 28
Shareholder Returns 73 #4 of 12 82 #3 of 12 –
Overall 71 72 –
  • LEVI ranked among 28 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • COLM ranked among 28 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • MAMK 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

PeriodLEVICOLMMAMKSPY
1 month +10.8%+5.6%0.0% -0.8%
3 months -14.3%-4.2%0.0% +3.5%
6 months -4.2%-0.4%0.0% +7.0%
Year to date +5.4%+10.4%0.0% +12.2%
1 year +5.3%+13.4%+365.9% +13.0%
3 years +60.0%-14.7%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.0%-5.2%— +23.1%
5 years -15.3%-39.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.3%-9.4%— +11.0%
10 years —+5.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+0.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLEVICOLMMAMKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%36.1%88.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%31.0%285.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.63-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.374.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-54.0%-46.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-10.3%-4.6% -1.8%
52-week high $25.53$67.79$13.63 $779.14
52-week low $17.91$49.63$2.79 $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.

MultipleLEVICOLMMAMK
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 15.1x 15.1xmedian 15.1x 99,572xmedian 15.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 6.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 8.5x 7.9xmedian 8.5x —median 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 13.1x 9.7xmedian 13.1x -37.8xmedian 13.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.1x 1.9xmedian 2.1x 16.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.49 -2.87median 0.49 —median 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 monthsLEVICOLMMAMK
Revenue $6.68B $3.41B –
Gross profit $4.20B $1.78B –
Operating income $753.80M $257.00M –
Net income $589.70M $206.03M –
Free cash flow $643.00M $321.30M –
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $4.02 –
Cash & equivalents $641.40M $532.31M $122.38K
Total debt $1.04B – –
Shares (diluted) 390.62M 51.26M 15.52M
Enterprise value $5.03B $926.78M $201.94M

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
MetricLEVICOLMMAMK
P/E 14.3x 15.1x 99,572x
P/FCF 13.1x 9.7x -37.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 8.1x –
P/S 1.3x 0.9x 6.9x
P/B 3.5x 1.9x 16.0x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.0x 16.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 7.9x –
EV/EBIT 11.6x 9.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.7x –
EV/FCF 13.5x 7.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 6.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 -2.87 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEVICOLMMAMK
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% -0.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -1.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 3.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 0.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% -5.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% -10.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -2.2% -8.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.2% -11.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% -2.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% -5.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% 20.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.6% 58.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% 24.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.1% 92.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLEVICOLMMAMK
Gross margin 62.8% 52.2% –
EBITDA margin 14.6% 9.2% –
Operating margin 11.3% 7.5% –
Pretax margin 11.5% 8.1% –
Net margin 8.8% 6.0% –
FCF margin 9.6% 9.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 11.2% –
Return on equity 25.2% 12.9% –
Return on assets 8.7% 7.7% –
Return on invested capital 17.4% – –
Return on capital employed 15.7% 13.3% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEVICOLMMAMK
Debt / assets 15.1% – 19.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 1.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 42.8% 42.3%
Equity / assets 34.9% 57.2% 57.7%
Interest coverage 14.4x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.5x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.06 4.39 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEVICOLMMAMK
Dividend yield 2.7% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.0% 7.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 8.9% –
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.

ConsensusLEVICOLMMAMK
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 –
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
HoldersLEVICOLMMAMK
Held by institutions 87.8% 51.1% –
Institutions holding 313 323 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.8% –
Institutions buying 185 161 –
Institutions selling 78 111 –
Buyers to sellers 2.37 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.

LEVICOLMMAMK
LEVI 1.00 0.55 -0.03
COLM 0.55 1.00 -0.01
MAMK -0.03 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEVI, COLM and MAMK?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.44B, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.11B, MaxsMaking (MAMK) $201.73M.

Which stock is cheaper, LEVI, COLM and MAMK?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.3x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.1x, MaxsMaking (MAMK) 99,572x). On next year's consensus earnings, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) is cheapest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.7x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest net margin (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MaxsMaking (MAMK) returned the most: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +5.3%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +13.4%, MaxsMaking (MAMK) +365.9%. Over five years, Levi Strauss (LEVI) compounded fastest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.3%/yr, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest dividend yield: Levi Strauss (LEVI) 2.74%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 1.97%. MaxsMaking (MAMK) 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%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.1%, MaxsMaking (MAMK) 88.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.