LULU vs VFC vs LEVI Stock Comparison

Lululemon Athletica, V F and Levi Strauss Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LULU lululemon athletica inc.
$99.01 -3.2% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.63B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.09B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 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
1 win
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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lululemon Athletica leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lululemon Athletica 5, Levi Strauss 5, V F 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLULUVFCLEVILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.63B $6.64B $8.45B LULU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.2x 24.2x 14.3x LULU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 15.5x 14.2x LULU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +0.2% +6.6% LEVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 2.9% 8.8% LULU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% 17.4% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x 0.3x LEVI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.7% +8.6% -0.9% VFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.2%/yr -24.6%/yr -4.2%/yr LEVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 48.8% 33.3% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 50/100 70/100 LULU

Percentile Scorecard

LULUVFCLEVI

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

AxisLULUVFCLEVI
Valuation 87 #7 of 46 49 #24 of 46 64 #17 of 46
Growth 31 #30 of 43 76 #11 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 98 #2 of 42 59 #18 of 42 85 #7 of 42
Financial Health 77 #13 of 53 25 #40 of 53 54 #25 of 53
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 34 39 #21 of 34 76 #9 of 34
Overall 78 50 70
  • LULU ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LEVI 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

PeriodLULUVFCLEVISPY
1 month -3.2%+27.6%+7.7% -1.0%
3 months -13.4%+1.3%-13.8% +2.9%
6 months -31.1%-12.8%-5.2% +6.4%
Year to date -52.4%-4.6%+2.0% +11.4%
1 year -44.7%+8.6%-0.9% +13.1%
3 years -75.5%-3.7%+48.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -37.4%-1.3%+14.2% +21.5%
5 years -76.5%-75.6%-19.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -25.2%-24.6%-4.2% +10.9%
10 years +73.7%-68.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.7%-10.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLULUVFCLEVISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%48.8%33.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.8%51.1%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.691.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.960.18-0.03 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-87.5%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.1%-20.0%-17.2% -2.5%
52-week high $215.88$21.55$25.53 $779.14
52-week low $91.88$12.62$17.91 $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.

MultipleLULUVFCLEVI
P/E now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 15.9x 24.7xmedian 15.9x 13.8xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 9.2x 11.3xmedian 9.2x 8.6xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 12.2x 10.8xmedian 12.2x 12.7xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.57 0.76median 0.57 0.46median 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 monthsLULUVFCLEVI
Revenue $11.09B $9.51B $6.68B
Gross profit $6.22B $5.23B $4.20B
Operating income $1.98B $580.11M $753.80M
Net income $1.42B $274.18M $589.70M
Free cash flow $1.35B $628.20M $643.00M
EPS (diluted) $12.56 $0.70 $1.51
Cash & equivalents $1.39B $670.06M $641.40M
Total debt – $16.84B $1.04B
Shares (diluted) 112.92M 392.11M 390.62M
Enterprise value $5.88B $3.26B $5.03B

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
MetricLULUVFCLEVI
P/E 7.9x 24.7x 13.8x
P/FCF 7.8x 10.8x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 9.0x 9.6x
P/S 1.0x 0.7x 1.2x
P/B 2.2x 3.8x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 22.5x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 3.6x 11.3x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 4.6x 16.6x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF 6.8x 15.3x 13.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 12.8x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 0.76 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLULUVFCLEVI
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 0.2% 6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -4.5% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.4% 2.0% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -2.7% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.7% 70.5% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -14.4% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.6% 680.4% -2.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 32.8% 29.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.8% 677.3% 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 32.3% 30.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% 115.2% 52.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 96.9% 63.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.9% 141.9% 98.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 60.4% 92.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLULUVFCLEVI
Gross margin 56.1% 55.0% 62.8%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 9.0% 14.6%
Operating margin 17.8% 6.1% 11.3%
Pretax margin 18.1% 3.8% 11.5%
Net margin 12.8% 2.9% 8.8%
FCF margin 12.2% 6.6% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 7.9% 12.8%
Return on equity 29.5% 15.2% 25.2%
Return on assets 16.7% 2.9% 8.7%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% 17.4%
Return on capital employed 29.5% 9.0% 15.7%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLULUVFCLEVI
Debt / assets – 37.1% 15.1%
Debt / equity – 2.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x 0.3x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 43.5% 81.4% 65.1%
Equity / assets 56.5% 18.6% 34.9%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 14.4x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.81 1.74 3.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLULUVFCLEVI
Dividend yield – 2.1% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 10.9% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 10.9% 2.1% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -39.1% –

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.

ConsensusLULUVFCLEVI
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.28FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $1.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -22.5%FY2026 +32.1%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -16.1% +14.4% +6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.00BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 $7.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.7% -4.1% -3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLULUVFCLEVI
Held by institutions 71.6% 91.8% 87.8%
Institutions holding 846 553 313
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +3.6% +2.6%
Institutions buying 407 267 185
Institutions selling 330 182 78
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.47 2.37

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.

LULUVFCLEVI
LULU 1.00 0.39 0.43
VFC 0.39 1.00 0.56
LEVI 0.43 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LULU, VFC and LEVI?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lululemon Athletica (LULU) $11.63B, V F (VFC) $6.64B, Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, LULU, VFC and LEVI?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 8.2x, V F (VFC) 24.2x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is cheapest (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 9.6x, V F (VFC) 15.5x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.2x). 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: Lululemon Athletica (LULU) +1.7%, V F (VFC) +0.2%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has the highest net margin (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 12.8%, V F (VFC) 2.9%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (V F (VFC) 8.3%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year V F (VFC) returned the most: Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -44.7%, V F (VFC) +8.6%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) -0.9%. Over five years, Levi Strauss (LEVI) compounded fastest (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -25.2%/yr, V F (VFC) -24.6%/yr, Levi Strauss (LEVI) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 0.00%, V F (VFC) 0.02%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 0.00%. Lululemon Athletica (LULU) and Levi Strauss (LEVI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 46.8%, V F (VFC) 48.8%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.