PVH vs UAA vs COLM Stock Comparison

Pvh, Under Armour and Columbia Sportswear Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$92.97 +23.1% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.92B
Div. yield
0.17%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
UAA Under Armour, Inc.
$5.24 +11.0% 1M +13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$71.12 +24.2% 1M +43.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
1.69%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pvh leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pvh 5, Columbia Sportswear 5, Under Armour 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPVHUAACOLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.29B $2.24B $3.64B PVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.4x -4.6x 17.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 43.7x 16.9x PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.6% -3.6% -0.1% PVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.9% -10.0% 6.0% COLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -5.2% — PVH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x -18.3x — UAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.17% — 1.69% COLM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.7% +13.7% +43.3% COLM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr -27.7%/yr -7.3%/yr PVH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 54.6% 36.7% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 29/100 68/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

PVHUAACOLM

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

AxisPVHUAACOLM
Valuation 82 #9 of 45 27 #33 of 45 75 #12 of 45
Growth 21 #34 of 43 2 #42 of 43 29 #31 of 43
Profitability 37 #27 of 42 12 #37 of 42 71 #13 of 42
Financial Health 45 #29 of 52 51 #26 of 52 80 #11 of 52
Shareholder Returns 36 #22 of 34 52 #17 of 34 85 #6 of 34
Overall 44 29 68
  • PVH ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • UAA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPVHUAACOLMSPY
1 month +23.1%+11.0%+24.2% -2.3%
3 months +4.7%-22.6%+21.3% -0.7%
6 months +5.2%-13.8%+19.7% +4.8%
Year to date +38.7%+5.4%+29.1% +10.3%
1 year +18.7%+13.7%+43.3% +10.3%
3 years +20.4%-27.8%-8.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +6.4%-10.3%-2.9% +20.1%
5 years -21.6%-80.3%-31.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year -4.8%-27.7%-7.3% +10.1%
10 years -12.9%-83.0%+24.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year -1.4%-16.2%+2.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePVHUAACOLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%54.6%36.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%56.0%30.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.041.250.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.390.251.18 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-84.5%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-35.6%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $98.81$8.14$71.12 $779.14
52-week low $60.87$4.17$49.87 $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.

MultiplePVHUAACOLM
P/E now vs peer median -25.4xmedian 17.0x -4.6xmedian 17.0x 17.7xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 1.1xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 9.6x -228.3xmedian 9.6x 9.6xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 12.1x -27.6xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 1.6xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 0.56 0.09median 0.56 -3.36median 0.56

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 monthsPVHUAACOLM
Revenue $8.92B $4.93B $3.41B
Gross profit $5.24B $2.31B $1.78B
Operating income $363.00M -$119.70M $257.00M
Net income -$169.00M -$492.49M $206.03M
Free cash flow $715.00M -$81.12M $321.30M
EPS (diluted) $-3.67 $-1.14 $4.02
Cash & equivalents $965.90M $395.98M $532.31M
Total debt $2.25B $591.16M –
Shares (diluted) 46.10M 431.94M 51.26M
Enterprise value $1.87B -$1.13B $1.45B

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
MetricPVHUAACOLM
P/E -25.4x -4.6x 17.7x
P/FCF 6.0x -27.6x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.9x -151.4x 9.5x
P/S 0.5x 0.5x 1.1x
P/B 0.9x 1.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x -228.3x 9.6x
EV/EBIT 15.3x -20.4x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF 7.8x -30.0x 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x -164.6x 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 0.09 -3.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPVHUAACOLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.6% -3.6% -0.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -5.7% -1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% -6.2% 3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -4.3% 0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.8% -201.6% -5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -35.1% -10.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -136.1% -585.0% -8.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.1% -48.7% -11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -138.0% -579.6% -2.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -48.3% -49.7% -5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 90.9% 20.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.0% -26.5% 58.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.6% 74.8% 24.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 91.9% -29.1% 92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPVHUAACOLM
Gross margin 58.8% 46.8% 52.2%
EBITDA margin 6.9% -0.2% 9.2%
Operating margin 4.1% -2.4% 7.5%
Pretax margin 3.3% -3.4% 8.1%
Net margin -1.9% -10.0% 6.0%
FCF margin 8.0% -1.6% 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% -0.3% 11.2%
Return on equity -3.5% -34.6% 12.9%
Return on assets -1.5% -11.6% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -5.2% –
Return on capital employed 4.0% -4.1% 13.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.2x 0.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPVHUAACOLM
Debt / assets 19.7% 14.4% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x -18.3x –
Debt / FCF 3.1x -7.3x –
Liabilities / assets 58.0% 65.2% 42.8%
Equity / assets 42.0% 34.8% 57.2%
Interest coverage 4.0x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.17 1.99 4.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPVHUAACOLM
Dividend yield 0.2% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 1.0% 5.9%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.0% 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -4.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -13.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -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.

ConsensusPVHUAACOLM
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 43.7xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.67FY2026 $0.12FY2026 $4.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.6% +58.3% -3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.7%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +9.4% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPVHUAACOLM
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 51.1%
Institutions holding 384 377 324
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +3.7% +1.8%
Institutions buying 186 178 161
Institutions selling 128 120 111
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.48 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.

PVHUAACOLM
PVH 1.00 0.35 0.52
UAA 0.35 1.00 0.53
COLM 0.52 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PVH, UAA and COLM?

Pvh (PVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pvh (PVH) $4.29B, Under Armour (UAA) $2.24B, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.64B.

Which company is growing faster?

Pvh (PVH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pvh (PVH) +1.6%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has the highest net margin (Pvh (PVH) -1.9%, Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Pvh (PVH) leads (Pvh (PVH) 0.0%, Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Columbia Sportswear (COLM) returned the most: Pvh (PVH) +18.7%, Under Armour (UAA) +13.7%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +43.3%. Over five years, Pvh (PVH) compounded fastest (Pvh (PVH) -4.8%/yr, Under Armour (UAA) -27.7%/yr, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has the highest dividend yield: Pvh (PVH) 0.17%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 1.69%. Under Armour (UAA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Pvh (PVH) 48.0%, Under Armour (UAA) 54.6%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PVH, UAA and COLM?

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