PLBY vs GIL vs VFC Stock Comparison

Playboy, Gildan Activewear and V F Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PLBY Playboy, Inc.
$1.09 +5.8% 1M -19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$129.03M
P/E
455.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$125.36M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.35 -1.5% 1M -33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.45B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
VFC V F Corp
$16.93 +19.6% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.62B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.51B
Div. yield
0.02%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

V F leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (V F 6, Gildan Activewear 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLBYGILVFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $129.03M $6.45B $6.62B VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 455.9x 30.5x 24.1x VFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.4x 15.4x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +38.0% +0.2% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 4.5% 2.9% GIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 5.2% 8.3% VFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 81.7x 4.9x 3.3x VFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.9% -33.2% +3.8% VFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -47.2%/yr +2.3%/yr -24.9%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.2% 42.3% 48.9% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 35/100 49/100 VFC

Percentile Scorecard

PLBYGILVFC

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

AxisPLBYGILVFC
Valuation 11 #41 of 46 33 #31 of 46 53 #22 of 46
Growth 74 #12 of 43 52 #21 of 43 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 27 #31 of 42 44 #24 of 42 59 #18 of 42
Financial Health 12 #47 of 53 29 #38 of 53 25 #40 of 53
Shareholder Returns 3 #33 of 34 18 #28 of 34 33 #23 of 34
Overall 25 35 49
  • PLBY ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC 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

PeriodPLBYGILVFCSPY
1 month +5.8%-1.5%+19.6% -0.8%
3 months -12.1%-20.4%-1.1% +3.5%
6 months -38.1%-30.3%-12.6% +7.0%
Year to date -42.0%-35.4%-6.4% +12.2%
1 year -19.9%-33.2%+3.8% +13.0%
3 years +81.7%+47.9%+0.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.0%+13.9%+0.1% +23.1%
5 years -95.9%+11.8%-76.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -47.2%+2.3%-24.9% +11.0%
10 years —+57.1%-68.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+4.6%-11.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePLBYGILVFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.2%42.3%48.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.3%44.6%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.391.211.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-0.790.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.9%-44.5%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.8%-44.4%-21.4% -1.8%
52-week high $2.71$72.58$21.55 $779.14
52-week low $0.98$40.30$12.62 $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.

MultiplePLBYGILVFC
P/E now vs peer median 441.8xmedian 16.6x 30.6xmedian 16.6x 24.2xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 166.6xmedian 9.7x 16.0xmedian 9.7x 11.1xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 77.2xmedian 12.2x 10.6xmedian 12.2x 10.6xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 16.99median 0.64 -1.41median 0.64 0.75median 0.64

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 monthsPLBYGILVFC
Revenue $125.36M $4.72B $9.51B
Gross profit $91.13M $1.41B $5.23B
Operating income $5.53M $380.85M $580.11M
Net income $283.00K -$60.80M $274.18M
Free cash flow $1.67M $703.50M $628.20M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $1.32 $0.70
Cash & equivalents $31.90M $268.30M $670.06M
Total debt $156.00M $3.59B $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 114.70M 160.20M 392.11M
Enterprise value $1.63M $5.37B $3.24B

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
MetricPLBYGILVFC
P/E 441.8x 30.6x 24.2x
P/FCF 77.2x 10.6x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 42.2x 12.6x 8.8x
P/S 1.0x 1.6x 0.7x
P/B 5.6x 2.2x 3.8x
P/Tangible book -1.0x 21.5x 22.1x
EV/EBITDA 166.6x 16.0x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 45.8x 28.3x 16.4x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.3x 1.0x
EV/FCF 151.4x 15.3x 15.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 82.8x 18.2x 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 16.99 -1.41 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLBYGILVFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 38.0% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 14.9% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 10.9% 2.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 16.6% -2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.3% -29.8% 70.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.2% -13.0% -14.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.4% -127.3% 680.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -28.5% 32.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.4% -16.4% 677.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -21.8% 32.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 117.1% 273.6% 115.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 32.0% 96.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.7% 141.2% 141.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 9.4% 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLBYGILVFC
Gross margin 72.7% 30.0% 55.0%
EBITDA margin 1.2% 14.3% 9.0%
Operating margin 4.4% 8.1% 6.1%
Pretax margin -0.8% 7.6% 3.8%
Net margin 0.2% 4.5% 2.9%
FCF margin 1.3% 14.9% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% 12.6% 7.9%
Return on equity 1.0% 1.5% 15.2%
Return on assets 0.1% 0.5% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 5.2% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 2.6% 4.8% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.8x -9.7x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLBYGILVFC
Debt / assets 54.0% 35.7% 37.1%
Debt / equity 6.8x 1.1x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 81.7x 4.9x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 93.3x 5.1x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 92.1% 66.8% 81.4%
Equity / assets 7.9% 33.2% 18.6%
Interest coverage 0.6x 1.8x 3.8x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -2.72 1.65 1.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLBYGILVFC
Dividend yield – 2.4% 2.1%
Net buyback yield -12.0% -3.7% –
Shareholder yield -12.0% -1.3% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusPLBYGILVFC
Forward P/E – 8.4xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $4.81FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.0%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.3% +14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $133.52MFY2026 $5.67BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +11.5% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLBYGILVFC
Held by institutions 38.4% 100.0% 91.8%
Institutions holding 87 463 553
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.0% +7.8% +3.6%
Institutions buying 48 197 267
Institutions selling 23 149 182
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.32 1.47

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.

PLBYGILVFC
PLBY 1.00 0.13 0.22
GIL 0.13 1.00 0.34
VFC 0.22 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLBY, GIL and VFC?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Playboy (PLBY) $129.03M, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.45B, V F (VFC) $6.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLBY, GIL and VFC?

V F (VFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Playboy (PLBY) 455.9x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.5x, V F (VFC) 24.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.4x, V F (VFC) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Playboy (PLBY) +4.5%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%, V F (VFC) +0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has the highest net margin (Playboy (PLBY) 0.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, V F (VFC) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, V F (VFC) leads (Playboy (PLBY) 0.0%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, V F (VFC) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year V F (VFC) returned the most: Playboy (PLBY) -19.9%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -33.2%, V F (VFC) +3.8%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Playboy (PLBY) -47.2%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +2.3%/yr, V F (VFC) -24.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Playboy (PLBY) 0.00%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 0.00%, V F (VFC) 0.02%. Playboy (PLBY) and Gildan Activewear (GIL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (Playboy (PLBY) 77.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.3%, V F (VFC) 48.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLBY, GIL and VFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, V F (VFC) 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.