LEVI vs KTB vs UAA Stock Comparison

Levi Strauss, Kontoor Brands and Under Armour Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
6 wins
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
UAA Under Armour, Inc.
$5.34 +13.1% 1M +16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 6, Kontoor Brands 3, Under Armour 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLEVIKTBUAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.18B $4.48B $2.47B LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.6x 16.7x -5.0x LEVI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 14.1x 44.5x KTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +34.3% -3.6% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 8.7% -10.0% LEVI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 15.6% -5.2% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 2.6x -18.3x UAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.6% +4.7% +16.8% UAA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr +5.8%/yr -27.1%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.3% 46.9% 54.5% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 62/100 27/100 LEVI

Percentile Scorecard

LEVIKTBUAA

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

AxisLEVIKTBUAA
Valuation 59 #20 of 47 46 #26 of 47 24 #36 of 47
Growth 71 #14 of 45 82 #9 of 45 2 #44 of 45
Profitability 86 #7 of 44 84 #8 of 44 9 #40 of 44
Financial Health 57 #23 of 52 29 #37 of 52 47 #28 of 52
Shareholder Returns 66 #13 of 36 69 #12 of 36 51 #18 of 36
Overall 68 62 27
  • LEVI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • KTB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • UAA 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

PeriodLEVIKTBUAASPY
1 month +15.3%+18.8%+13.1% -2.0%
3 months -6.5%-7.7%-21.9% -2.2%
6 months +2.7%+7.3%-14.8% +4.2%
Year to date +10.4%+25.9%+7.4% +10.6%
1 year +14.6%+4.7%+16.8% +10.4%
3 years +58.0%+59.2%-26.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +16.5%+16.8%-9.7% +20.2%
5 years -15.1%+32.6%-79.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year -3.2%+5.8%-27.1% +10.1%
10 years ——-82.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year ——-15.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLEVIKTBUAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.3%46.9%54.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%43.6%56.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.130.791.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.440.100.31 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-48.3%-84.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-12.8%-34.4% -3.2%
52-week high $25.53$88.17$8.14 $779.14
52-week low $17.91$57.48$4.17 $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.

MultipleLEVIKTBUAA
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 16.3x 15.8xmedian 16.3x -4.6xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.8x 1.4xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 11.2x 12.6xmedian 11.2x -232.4xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 11.3x 10.0xmedian 11.3x -28.2xmedian 11.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 6.8xmedian 2.3x 1.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 0.55 1.56median 0.55 0.09median 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 monthsLEVIKTBUAA
Revenue $6.68B $3.07B $4.93B
Gross profit $4.20B $1.48B $2.31B
Operating income $753.80M $365.60M -$119.70M
Net income $589.70M $267.94M -$492.49M
Free cash flow $643.00M $422.43M -$81.12M
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $4.83 $-1.14
Cash & equivalents $641.40M $58.46M $395.98M
Total debt $1.04B $1.14B $591.16M
Shares (diluted) 390.62M 55.50M 431.94M
Enterprise value $5.76B $4.21B -$909.03M

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
MetricLEVIKTBUAA
P/E 15.0x 15.8x -4.6x
P/FCF 13.7x 10.0x -28.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 9.4x -154.3x
P/S 1.3x 1.4x 0.5x
P/B 3.7x 6.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 24.6x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 12.6x -232.4x
EV/EBIT 12.1x 14.5x -20.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF 14.2x 12.5x -30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 11.9x -167.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 1.56 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEVIKTBUAA
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 34.3% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 5.4% -5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 44.2% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 10.4% -4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 34.9% -201.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 4.8% -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.2% 6.6% -585.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 9.3% -48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% 7.6% -579.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 10.1% -49.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% 39.9% 90.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.6% 67.0% -26.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% 39.5% 74.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.1% 81.0% -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLEVIKTBUAA
Gross margin 62.8% 48.2% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 13.7% -0.2%
Operating margin 11.3% 11.9% -2.4%
Pretax margin 11.5% 9.3% -3.4%
Net margin 8.8% 8.7% -10.0%
FCF margin 9.6% 13.8% -1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 14.5% -0.3%
Return on equity 25.2% 42.5% -34.6%
Return on assets 8.7% 9.9% -11.6%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 15.6% -5.2%
Return on capital employed 15.7% 18.0% -4.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEVIKTBUAA
Debt / assets 15.1% 42.9% 14.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 2.6x -18.3x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 2.7x -7.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 76.8% 65.2%
Equity / assets 34.9% 23.2% 34.8%
Interest coverage 14.4x 5.2x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.11 3.22 2.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEVIKTBUAA
Dividend yield 2.6% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 2.7% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 5.5% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusLEVIKTBUAA
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 44.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.49FY2026 $5.45FY2026 $0.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.2%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +12.1% +58.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.03BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% -5.1% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEVIKTBUAA
Held by institutions 22.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 315 433 378
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +6.9% +3.8%
Institutions buying 187 218 179
Institutions selling 78 137 120
Buyers to sellers 2.40 1.59 1.49

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.

LEVIKTBUAA
LEVI 1.00 0.48 0.49
KTB 0.48 1.00 0.37
UAA 0.49 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEVI, KTB and UAA?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Levi Strauss (LEVI) $9.18B, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.48B, Under Armour (UAA) $2.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, LEVI, KTB and UAA?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 15.6x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.7x, Under Armour (UAA) -5.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kontoor Brands (KTB) is cheapest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 15.4x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.1x, Under Armour (UAA) 44.5x). 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: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +34.3%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest net margin (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.7%, Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 15.6%, Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Under Armour (UAA) returned the most: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +14.6%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +4.7%, Under Armour (UAA) +16.8%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.2%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +5.8%/yr, Under Armour (UAA) -27.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.3%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 46.9%, Under Armour (UAA) 54.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.