PLBY vs VFC vs FIGS Stock Comparison

Playboy, V F and Figs Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PLBY Playboy, Inc.
$1.09 +5.8% 1M -19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$129.61M
P/E
458.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$125.36M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
VFC V F Corp
$16.93 +19.6% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.57B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.51B
Div. yield
0.02%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
FIGS FIGS, Inc.
$20.83 +55.1% 1M +153.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.37B
P/E
54.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$710.08M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPLBYVFCFIGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $129.61M $6.57B $3.37B VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 458.0x 24.0x 54.5x VFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.4x 57.9x VFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +0.2% +24.7% FIGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 2.9% 8.7% FIGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 8.3% — VFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 81.7x 3.3x — VFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.9% +3.8% +153.1% FIGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -47.2%/yr -24.9%/yr -8.7%/yr FIGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.2% 48.9% 70.4% VFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 49/100 67/100 FIGS

Percentile Scorecard

PLBYVFCFIGS

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

AxisPLBYVFCFIGS
Valuation 11 #41 of 46 53 #22 of 46 13 #40 of 46
Growth 74 #12 of 43 76 #11 of 43 100 #1 of 43
Profitability 27 #31 of 42 59 #18 of 42 81 #9 of 42
Financial Health 12 #47 of 53 25 #40 of 53 96 #3 of 53
Shareholder Returns 3 #33 of 34 33 #23 of 34 46 #19 of 34
Overall 25 49 67
  • PLBY ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • FIGS 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

PeriodPLBYVFCFIGSSPY
1 month +5.8%+19.6%+55.1% -0.8%
3 months -12.1%-1.1%+109.8% +3.5%
6 months -38.1%-12.6%+33.4% +7.0%
Year to date -42.0%-6.4%+83.4% +12.2%
1 year -19.9%+3.8%+153.1% +13.0%
3 years +81.7%+0.2%+265.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.0%+0.1%+54.1% +23.1%
5 years -95.9%-76.1%-36.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -47.2%-24.9%-8.7% +11.0%
10 years —-68.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-11.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePLBYVFCFIGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.2%48.9%70.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.3%50.9%65.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.391.670.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.082.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.9%-87.5%-91.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.8%-21.4%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $2.71$21.55$20.83 $779.14
52-week low $0.98$12.62$7.38 $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.

MultiplePLBYVFCFIGS
P/E now vs peer median 441.8xmedian 16.6x 24.2xmedian 16.6x 56.0xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 4.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 166.6xmedian 9.7x 11.1xmedian 9.7x 37.8xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 77.2xmedian 12.2x 10.6xmedian 12.2x 33.7xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 7.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 16.99median 0.64 0.75median 0.64 0.92median 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 monthsPLBYVFCFIGS
Revenue $125.36M $9.51B $710.08M
Gross profit $91.13M $5.23B $489.29M
Operating income $5.53M $580.11M $68.19M
Net income $283.00K $274.18M $61.92M
Free cash flow $1.67M $628.20M $97.22M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $0.70 $0.32
Cash & equivalents $31.90M $670.06M $108.54M
Total debt $156.00M $3.51B –
Shares (diluted) 114.70M 392.11M 195.14M
Enterprise value $2.21M $3.19B $2.26B

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
MetricPLBYVFCFIGS
P/E 441.8x 24.2x 56.0x
P/FCF 77.2x 10.6x 33.7x
P/Operating cash flow 42.2x 8.8x 30.4x
P/S 1.0x 0.7x 4.6x
P/B 5.6x 3.8x 7.4x
P/Tangible book -1.0x 22.1x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 166.6x 11.1x 37.8x
EV/EBIT 45.8x 16.4x 43.8x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.0x 4.2x
EV/FCF 151.4x 15.1x 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 82.8x 12.6x 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 16.99 0.75 0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLBYVFCFIGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 0.2% 24.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -4.5% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 2.0% 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -2.7% 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.3% 70.5% 583.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.2% -14.4% 41.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.4% 680.4% 762.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 32.8% 64.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.4% 677.3% 664.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 32.3% 61.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 117.1% 115.2% 116.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 96.9% 82.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.7% 141.9% 143.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 60.4% 98.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLBYVFCFIGS
Gross margin 72.7% 55.0% 68.9%
EBITDA margin 1.2% 9.0% 11.1%
Operating margin 4.4% 6.1% 9.6%
Pretax margin -0.8% 3.8% 10.8%
Net margin 0.2% 2.9% 8.7%
FCF margin 1.3% 6.6% 13.7%
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% 7.9% 15.2%
Return on equity 1.0% 15.2% 14.2%
Return on assets 0.1% 2.9% 10.8%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 2.6% 9.0% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.8x 2.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 0.8% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLBYVFCFIGS
Debt / assets 54.0% 37.1% –
Debt / equity 6.8x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 81.7x 3.3x –
Debt / FCF 93.3x 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 92.1% 81.4% 24.1%
Equity / assets 7.9% 18.6% 75.9%
Interest coverage 0.6x 3.8x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.4x 5.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 3.2x
Altman Z-score -2.72 1.73 16.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLBYVFCFIGS
Dividend yield – 2.1% –
Net buyback yield -12.0% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield -12.0% 2.1% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusPLBYVFCFIGS
Forward P/E – 15.4xFY2026 57.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $0.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.0%FY2026 +89.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.5% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $133.52MFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 $728.69MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% -4.2% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLBYVFCFIGS
Held by institutions 38.4% 91.8% 99.1%
Institutions holding 87 553 242
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.0% +3.6% +3.1%
Institutions buying 48 267 139
Institutions selling 23 182 69
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.47 2.01

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.

PLBYVFCFIGS
PLBY 1.00 0.22 -0.04
VFC 0.22 1.00 0.24
FIGS -0.04 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLBY, VFC and FIGS?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Playboy (PLBY) $129.61M, V F (VFC) $6.57B, Figs (FIGS) $3.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLBY, VFC and FIGS?

V F (VFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Playboy (PLBY) 458.0x, V F (VFC) 24.0x, Figs (FIGS) 54.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, V F (VFC) is cheapest (V F (VFC) 15.4x, Figs (FIGS) 57.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Figs (FIGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Playboy (PLBY) +4.5%, V F (VFC) +0.2%, Figs (FIGS) +24.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Figs (FIGS) has the highest net margin (Playboy (PLBY) 0.2%, V F (VFC) 2.9%, Figs (FIGS) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, V F (VFC) leads (Playboy (PLBY) 0.0%, V F (VFC) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Figs (FIGS) returned the most: Playboy (PLBY) -19.9%, V F (VFC) +3.8%, Figs (FIGS) +153.1%. Over five years, Figs (FIGS) compounded fastest (Playboy (PLBY) -47.2%/yr, V F (VFC) -24.9%/yr, Figs (FIGS) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, V F (VFC) has been the steadiest (Playboy (PLBY) 77.2%, V F (VFC) 48.9%, Figs (FIGS) 70.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.