LEVI vs LULU vs KTB Stock Comparison

Levi Strauss, Lululemon Athletica and Kontoor Brands Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$22.62 +14.5% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.71B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
LULU lululemon athletica inc.
$109.82 +13.4% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.10B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.09B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$75.91 +18.1% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.07B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lululemon Athletica leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lululemon Athletica 5, Levi Strauss 3, Kontoor Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLEVILULUKTBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.71B $12.10B $4.07B LULU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x 8.5x 16.3x LULU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 10.7x 13.9x LULU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +1.7% +18.6% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 12.8% 8.5% LULU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% — 14.5% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.8% -35.5% -6.3% LEVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.9%/yr -25.1%/yr +7.5%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 46.9% 47.7% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 77/100 52/100 LULU

Percentile Scorecard

LEVILULUKTB

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

AxisLEVILULUKTB
Valuation 61 #18 of 45 84 #8 of 45 23 #35 of 45
Growth 67 #15 of 43 31 #30 of 43 57 #19 of 43
Profitability 85 #7 of 41 98 #2 of 41 88 #6 of 41
Financial Health 55 #24 of 52 75 #14 of 52 31 #36 of 52
Shareholder Returns 73 #10 of 34 97 #2 of 34 64 #13 of 34
Overall 68 77 52
  • LEVI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LULU ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • KTB 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

PeriodLEVILULUKTBSPY
1 month +14.5%+13.4%+18.1% +0.7%
3 months -7.9%-8.1%-9.4% +3.7%
6 months +1.5%-20.2%+3.5% +7.1%
Year to date +9.1%-47.2%+24.3% +12.8%
1 year +10.8%-35.5%-6.3% +11.9%
3 years +63.3%-72.0%+61.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.8%-34.6%+17.4% +22.8%
5 years -13.6%-76.4%+43.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.9%-25.1%+7.5% +10.9%
10 years —+88.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+6.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLEVILULUKTBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%46.9%47.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.3%51.9%45.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.190.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.76-0.13 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-82.0%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-49.1%-13.9% -1.2%
52-week high $25.53$215.88$88.17 $779.14
52-week low $17.91$91.88$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.

MultipleLEVILULUKTB
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 16.4x 8.7xmedian 16.4x 16.8xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 10.6x 4.1xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.3x 8.6xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 6.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 0.56 0.53median 0.56 2.22median 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 monthsLEVILULUKTB
Revenue $6.68B $11.09B $2.95B
Gross profit $4.20B $6.22B $1.38B
Operating income $753.80M $1.98B $332.45M
Net income $589.70M $1.42B $249.37M
Free cash flow $643.00M $1.35B –
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $12.56 $4.49
Cash & equivalents $641.40M $1.39B $58.46M
Total debt $1.04B – $1.14B
Shares (diluted) 390.62M 112.92M 55.50M
Enterprise value $5.29B $6.35B $3.76B

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
MetricLEVILULUKTB
P/E 14.8x 8.7x 16.8x
P/FCF 13.6x 8.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 5.9x –
P/S 1.3x 1.1x 1.4x
P/B 3.6x 2.4x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 2.4x 24.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 4.1x –
EV/EBIT 11.9x 5.2x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.9x 1.8x
EV/FCF 14.0x 7.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 5.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 0.53 2.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEVILULUKTB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 1.7% 18.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 7.9% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% -3.4% 22.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 7.5% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% -20.7% 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 8.5% 1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.2% -20.6% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 12.1% 6.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% -15.8% 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 16.6% 7.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% 3.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.6% 6.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% 15.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.1% 11.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLEVILULUKTB
Gross margin 62.8% 56.1% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 22.7% –
Operating margin 11.3% 17.8% 11.3%
Pretax margin 11.5% 18.1% 9.8%
Net margin 8.8% 12.8% 8.5%
FCF margin 9.6% 12.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 17.9% –
Return on equity 25.2% 29.5% 41.3%
Return on assets 8.7% 16.7% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 17.4% – 14.5%
Return on capital employed 15.7% 29.5% 16.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEVILULUKTB
Debt / assets 15.1% – 42.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 1.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 43.5% 76.8%
Equity / assets 34.9% 56.5% 23.2%
Interest coverage 14.4x – 4.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.10 5.00 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEVILULUKTB
Dividend yield 2.7% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 9.9% –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 9.9% 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.

ConsensusLEVILULUKTB
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.49FY2026 $10.26FY2026 $5.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.2%FY2026 -22.6%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% -16.3% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.03BFY2026 $11.00BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% -9.7% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEVILULUKTB
Held by institutions 87.8% 71.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 314 847 431
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -2.1% +6.9%
Institutions buying 186 407 216
Institutions selling 78 331 137
Buyers to sellers 2.38 1.23 1.58

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.

LEVILULUKTB
LEVI 1.00 0.44 0.47
LULU 0.44 1.00 0.30
KTB 0.47 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEVI, LULU and KTB?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.71B, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) $12.10B, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, LEVI, LULU and KTB?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.8x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 8.5x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is cheapest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 15.2x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 10.7x, 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?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) +1.7%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has the highest net margin (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 12.8%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Levi Strauss (LEVI) returned the most: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +10.8%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -35.5%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -6.3%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) -2.9%/yr, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -25.1%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.5%/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%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 46.9%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LEVI, LULU 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, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 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.