LEVI vs VFC vs PVH Stock Comparison

Levi Strauss, V F and Pvh Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$21.15 +7.7% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.45B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
9 wins
VFC V F Corp
$17.25 +27.6% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.64B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.51B
Div. yield
0.02%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$85.00 +12.7% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.92B
Div. yield
0.00%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 9, V F 2, Pvh 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLEVIVFCPVHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.45B $6.64B $3.99B LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 24.2x -23.6x LEVI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 15.5x 7.3x PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +0.2% +1.6% LEVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 2.9% -1.9% LEVI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 8.3% 0.0% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 3.3x 2.1x LEVI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% VFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.9% +8.6% -1.9% VFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -24.6%/yr -5.4%/yr LEVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.3% 48.8% 48.0% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 50/100 44/100 LEVI

Percentile Scorecard

LEVIVFCPVH

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

AxisLEVIVFCPVH
Valuation 64 #17 of 46 49 #24 of 46 84 #8 of 46
Growth 69 #14 of 43 76 #11 of 43 21 #34 of 43
Profitability 85 #7 of 42 59 #18 of 42 37 #27 of 42
Financial Health 54 #25 of 53 25 #40 of 53 44 #30 of 53
Shareholder Returns 76 #9 of 34 39 #21 of 34 33 #23 of 34
Overall 70 50 44
  • LEVI ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • PVH ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLEVIVFCPVHSPY
1 month +7.7%+27.6%+12.7% -1.0%
3 months -13.8%+1.3%+5.7% +2.9%
6 months -5.2%-12.8%-9.2% +6.4%
Year to date +2.0%-4.6%+26.8% +11.4%
1 year -0.9%+8.6%-1.9% +13.1%
3 years +48.7%-3.7%+11.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.2%-1.3%+3.7% +21.5%
5 years -19.2%-75.6%-24.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.2%-24.6%-5.4% +10.9%
10 years —-68.4%-22.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-10.9%-2.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLEVIVFCPVHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.3%48.8%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%51.1%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.691.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.030.18-0.04 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-87.5%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.2%-20.0%-14.0% -2.5%
52-week high $25.53$21.55$98.81 $779.14
52-week low $17.91$12.62$60.87 $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.

MultipleLEVIVFCPVH
P/E now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 15.9x 24.7xmedian 15.9x -23.2xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 9.2x 11.3xmedian 9.2x 8.4xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 12.2x 10.8xmedian 12.2x 5.5xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.57 0.76median 0.57 0.48median 0.57

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 monthsLEVIVFCPVH
Revenue $6.68B $9.51B $8.92B
Gross profit $4.20B $5.23B $5.24B
Operating income $753.80M $580.11M $363.00M
Net income $589.70M $274.18M -$169.00M
Free cash flow $643.00M $628.20M $715.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $0.70 $-3.67
Cash & equivalents $641.40M $670.06M $965.90M
Total debt $1.04B $16.84B $2.25B
Shares (diluted) 390.62M 392.11M 46.10M
Enterprise value $5.03B $3.26B $1.57B

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
MetricLEVIVFCPVH
P/E 13.8x 24.7x -23.2x
P/FCF 12.7x 10.8x 5.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 9.0x 4.5x
P/S 1.2x 0.7x 0.4x
P/B 3.4x 3.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 22.5x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 11.3x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 16.6x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF 13.1x 15.3x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 12.8x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.76 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLEVIVFCPVH
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 0.2% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -4.5% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 2.0% 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -2.7% 0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 70.5% 86.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% -14.4% -5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.2% 680.4% -136.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 32.8% -43.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.1% 677.3% -138.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 32.3% -48.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.1% 115.2% 33.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.6% 96.9% 30.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% 141.9% 38.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.1% 60.4% 91.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLEVIVFCPVH
Gross margin 62.8% 55.0% 58.8%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 9.0% 6.9%
Operating margin 11.3% 6.1% 4.1%
Pretax margin 11.5% 3.8% 3.3%
Net margin 8.8% 2.9% -1.9%
FCF margin 9.6% 6.6% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 7.9% 9.8%
Return on equity 25.2% 15.2% -3.5%
Return on assets 8.7% 2.9% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 8.3% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 15.7% 9.0% 4.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.8x -5.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLEVIVFCPVH
Debt / assets 15.1% 37.1% 19.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 3.3x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 5.6x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 81.4% 58.0%
Equity / assets 34.9% 18.6% 42.0%
Interest coverage 14.4x 3.8x 4.0x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.02 1.74 2.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLEVIVFCPVH
Dividend yield 2.8% 2.1% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – 0.4%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 2.1% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.4% -4.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.4% 1.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.5% -13.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -39.1% -9.9%

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.

ConsensusLEVIVFCPVH
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.49FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $11.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.2%FY2026 +32.1%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.7% +14.4% +0.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.03BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 $8.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 -6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.7% -4.1% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLEVIVFCPVH
Held by institutions 87.8% 91.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 313 553 384
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +3.6% +1.7%
Institutions buying 185 267 186
Institutions selling 78 182 128
Buyers to sellers 2.37 1.47 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.

LEVIVFCPVH
LEVI 1.00 0.56 0.56
VFC 0.56 1.00 0.43
PVH 0.56 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LEVI, VFC and PVH?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.45B, V F (VFC) $6.64B, Pvh (PVH) $3.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, LEVI, VFC and PVH?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.3x, V F (VFC) 24.2x, Pvh (PVH) -23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pvh (PVH) is cheapest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.2x, V F (VFC) 15.5x, Pvh (PVH) 7.3x). 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%, V F (VFC) +0.2%, Pvh (PVH) +1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest net margin (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, V F (VFC) 2.9%, Pvh (PVH) -1.9%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%, V F (VFC) 8.3%, Pvh (PVH) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year V F (VFC) returned the most: Levi Strauss (LEVI) -0.9%, V F (VFC) +8.6%, Pvh (PVH) -1.9%. Over five years, Levi Strauss (LEVI) compounded fastest (Levi Strauss (LEVI) -4.2%/yr, V F (VFC) -24.6%/yr, Pvh (PVH) -5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

V F (VFC) has the highest dividend yield: Levi Strauss (LEVI) 0.00%, V F (VFC) 0.02%, Pvh (PVH) 0.00%. Levi Strauss (LEVI) 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%, V F (VFC) 48.8%, Pvh (PVH) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LEVI, VFC and PVH?

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 9. 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.