LEVI vs MAT vs TRON Stock Comparison

Levi Strauss, Mattel and Tron Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$21.79 +10.4% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
MAT Mattel Inc /De/
$15.43 +16.1% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.40B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
TRON Tron Inc.
$1.40 -2.8% 1M -53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$410.57M
P/E
204.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.84M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionLEVIMATTRONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.26B $4.40B $410.57M LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x 10.3x 204.3x MAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 11.7x — MAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +2.9% +10.0% TRON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 7.8% 41.6% TRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 8.3% — LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 3.0x — LEVI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.7% -19.0% -53.6% LEVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.6%/yr -6.3%/yr — LEVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 44.9% 96.7% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 63/100 53/100 LEVI

Percentile Scorecard

LEVIMATTRON

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

AxisLEVIMATTRON
Valuation 61 #18 of 45 70 #11 of 34 24 #26 of 34
Growth 67 #15 of 43 32 #22 of 32 71 #10 of 32
Profitability 85 #7 of 41 81 #7 of 32 23 #25 of 32
Financial Health 53 #25 of 52 34 #22 of 33 94 #3 of 33
Shareholder Returns 67 #12 of 34 100 #1 of 18 –
Overall 67 63 53
  • LEVI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • MAT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • TRON ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLEVIMATTRONSPY
1 month +10.4%+16.1%-2.8% -0.2%
3 months -14.4%-0.1%-10.8% +3.9%
6 months -2.3%+4.3%-31.0% +8.2%
Year to date +5.1%-22.2%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year +1.7%-19.0%-53.6% +12.3%
3 years +59.4%-16.3%-7.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +16.8%-5.8%-2.5% +23.3%
5 years -16.6%-27.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.6%-6.3%— +10.9%
10 years —-50.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-6.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLEVIMATTRONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%44.9%96.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.7%50.5%87.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.531.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.42-0.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-53.1%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-30.4%-53.6% -1.2%
52-week high $25.53$22.16$3.02 $779.14
52-week low $17.91$12.66$1.10 $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.

MultipleLEVIMATTRON
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 16.4x 10.4xmedian 17.8x 191.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 79.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 9.9x 10.3xmedian 9.4x -171.2xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 12.0x 8.6xmedian 10.2x -216.3xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.64 0.32median 0.32 —median 0.32

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 monthsLEVIMATTRON
Revenue $6.68B $5.49B $4.84M
Gross profit $4.20B $2.61B $1.25M
Operating income $753.80M $429.10M -$2.47M
Net income $589.70M $427.37M $5.46M
Free cash flow $643.00M $512.60M -$1.78M
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $1.48 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $641.40M $523.86M $9.92M
Total debt $1.04B $2.33B –
Shares (diluted) 390.62M 288.93M 476.45M
Enterprise value $4.85B $1.08B $374.30M

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
MetricLEVIMATTRON
P/E 14.3x 10.4x 191.4x
P/FCF 13.1x 8.6x -216.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 6.6x -216.3x
P/S 1.3x 0.8x 79.4x
P/B 3.5x 2.2x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 10.3x -171.2x
EV/EBIT 11.5x 14.5x -151.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.1x 77.4x
EV/FCF 13.5x 12.1x -210.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 9.3x -210.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 0.32 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEVIMATTRON
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 2.9% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 2.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% -4.9% 30.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 4.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% -36.2% 24.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 0.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -2.2% -18.8% 266.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 23.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% -8.5% 102.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 32.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% -10.3% 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.6% 7.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% -13.9% 6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.1% 5.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLEVIMATTRON
Gross margin 62.8% 47.5% 25.8%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 11.0% -45.2%
Operating margin 11.3% 7.8% -51.0%
Pretax margin 11.5% 8.8% 98.3%
Net margin 8.8% 7.8% 41.6%
FCF margin 9.6% 9.3% -36.7%
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 12.1% -36.7%
Return on equity 25.2% 20.0% -7.8%
Return on assets 8.7% 6.5% -7.7%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 15.7% 8.5% -1.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.9x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEVIMATTRON
Debt / assets 15.1% 36.7% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 3.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.6x 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 68.6% 1.1%
Equity / assets 34.9% 31.4% 98.9%
Interest coverage 14.4x 3.5x -65.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 30.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 12.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 11.5x
Altman Z-score 3.05 2.80 83.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEVIMATTRON
Dividend yield 2.8% – –
Net buyback yield 1.0% 15.5% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 15.5% –
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.

ConsensusLEVIMATTRON
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.49FY2026 $1.32FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +11.2%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +10.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.03BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% -5.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEVIMATTRON
Held by institutions 87.8% 100.0% 2.3%
Institutions holding 313 405 56
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.8% +60.3%
Institutions buying 185 151 44
Institutions selling 78 169 10
Buyers to sellers 2.37 0.89 4.40

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.

LEVIMATTRON
LEVI 1.00 0.23 0.19
MAT 0.23 1.00 -0.01
TRON 0.19 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEVI, MAT and TRON?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.26B, Mattel (MAT) $4.40B, Tron (TRON) $410.57M.

Which stock is cheaper, LEVI, MAT and TRON?

Mattel (MAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.0x, Mattel (MAT) 10.3x, Tron (TRON) 204.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mattel (MAT) is cheapest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.6x, Mattel (MAT) 11.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tron (TRON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Mattel (MAT) +2.9%, Tron (TRON) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tron (TRON) has the highest net margin (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Mattel (MAT) 7.8%, Tron (TRON) 41.6%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%, Mattel (MAT) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Levi Strauss (LEVI) returned the most: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +1.7%, Mattel (MAT) -19.0%, Tron (TRON) -53.6%. Over five years, Levi Strauss (LEVI) compounded fastest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.6%/yr, Mattel (MAT) -6.3%/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%, Mattel (MAT) 44.9%, Tron (TRON) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LEVI, MAT and TRON?

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.