PVH vs WRBY vs XELB Stock Comparison

Pvh, Warby Parker and XCel Brands Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$88.24 +16.4% 1M +9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.29B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.00%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
WRBY Warby Parker Inc.
$24.57 -10.6% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
382.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$911.61M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
XELB XCel Brands, Inc.
$0.37 -47.1% 1M -70.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.73M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pvh leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Pvh 8, Warby Parker 2, XCel Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPVHWRBYXELBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.29B $2.96B $2.21M PVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 382.4x -0.1x PVH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 55.8x — PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% +11.0% -18.1% WRBY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% 0.8% -362.5% PVH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% — -44.6% PVH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — -1.3x XELB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.6% +22.5% -70.6% WRBY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -14.6%/yr -51.7%/yr PVH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 75.5% 116.6% PVH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 43/100 20/100 PVH

Percentile Scorecard

PVHWRBYXELB

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

AxisPVHWRBYXELB
Valuation 77 #11 of 45 5 #43 of 45 18 #37 of 45
Growth 21 #34 of 43 81 #9 of 43 41 #26 of 43
Profitability 40 #25 of 41 35 #27 of 41 5 #39 of 41
Financial Health 43 #30 of 52 78 #12 of 52 18 #43 of 52
Shareholder Returns 79 #8 of 34 18 #28 of 34 –
Overall 52 43 20
  • PVH ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • WRBY ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • XELB 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

PeriodPVHWRBYXELBSPY
1 month +16.4%-10.6%-47.1% +0.7%
3 months +1.5%-5.6%-69.7% +3.7%
6 months -3.5%+11.1%-82.6% +7.1%
Year to date +31.7%+12.8%-65.7% +12.8%
1 year +9.6%+22.5%-70.6% +11.9%
3 years +19.0%+85.9%-96.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.0%+23.0%-67.1% +22.8%
5 years -19.3%-54.5%-97.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.2%-14.6%-51.7% +10.9%
10 years -16.7%—-99.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year -1.8%—-38.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePVHWRBYXELBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%75.5%116.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.5%67.4%118.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.102.131.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.200.30-0.61 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-83.7%-98.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-19.0%-84.8% -1.2%
52-week high $98.81$30.34$2.43 $779.14
52-week low $60.87$16.49$0.34 $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.

MultiplePVHWRBYXELB
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 16.4x 393.3xmedian 16.4x -0.1xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 3.3xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 10.6x 46.4xmedian 10.6x -1.6xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 12.3x 139.3xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.3x 7.7xmedian 2.3x 0.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.13median 0.56 14.00median 0.56 0.00median 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 monthsPVHWRBYXELB
Revenue $8.58B $911.61M $4.73M
Gross profit $5.05B $498.49M –
Operating income $247.40M $1.55M -$12.63M
Net income $213.50M $7.74M -$17.25M
Free cash flow $605.50M $21.75M –
EPS (diluted) $4.63 $0.06 $-2.78
Cash & equivalents $965.90M $292.67M $399.00K
Total debt $2.25B – $49.59M
Shares (diluted) 46.10M 125.75M 6.16M
Enterprise value $1.87B $1.81B -$1.80M

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
MetricPVHWRBYXELB
P/E 19.1x 393.3x -0.1x
P/FCF 6.7x 139.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 31.8x –
P/S 0.5x 3.3x 0.5x
P/B 0.8x 7.7x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 7.7x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 46.4x -1.6x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 1,764x -1.1x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 3.0x 3.0x
EV/FCF 8.8x 125.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 28.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.13 14.00 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPVHWRBYXELB
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% 11.0% -18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 12.9% -39.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% 11.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 12.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.5% 108.6% 34.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.5% 26.4% 19.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -54.4% 183.9% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 28.7% 6.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -52.1% 181.8% 71.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 28.1% 34.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -18.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 22.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -58.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.5% 249.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPVHWRBYXELB
Gross margin 58.9% 54.7% –
EBITDA margin 5.9% 6.5% -191.4%
Operating margin 2.9% 0.2% -267.1%
Pretax margin 2.1% 1.1% -363.9%
Net margin 2.5% 0.8% -362.5%
FCF margin 7.1% 2.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 10.5% –
Return on equity 4.4% 2.0% -108.4%
Return on assets 1.9% 1.0% -48.3%
Return on invested capital 3.5% – -44.6%
Return on capital employed 2.8% 0.3% -41.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 12.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 3.8% 16.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPVHWRBYXELB
Debt / assets 19.7% – 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – -1.3x
Debt / FCF 3.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 58.0% 49.2% 57.3%
Equity / assets 42.0% 50.8% 42.7%
Interest coverage 2.6x – -2.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.3x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.8x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.09 5.06 -5.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPVHWRBYXELB
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 20.5% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 20.7% -0.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.8% – –

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.

ConsensusPVHWRBYXELB
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 55.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $11.67FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $-1.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +0.6% +36.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $920.99MFY2026 $6.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.7%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +33.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +30.7% +89.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPVHWRBYXELB
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 11.6%
Institutions holding 384 302 11
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +15.2% -14.1%
Institutions buying 186 196 6
Institutions selling 128 77 3
Buyers to sellers 1.45 2.55 2.00

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.

PVHWRBYXELB
PVH 1.00 0.20 0.10
WRBY 0.20 1.00 0.11
XELB 0.10 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PVH, WRBY and XELB?

Pvh (PVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pvh (PVH) $4.29B, Warby Parker (WRBY) $2.96B, XCel Brands (XELB) $2.21M.

Which stock is cheaper, PVH, WRBY and XELB?

Pvh (PVH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pvh (PVH) 20.1x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 382.4x, XCel Brands (XELB) -0.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pvh (PVH) is cheapest (Pvh (PVH) 7.6x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 55.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Warby Parker (WRBY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pvh (PVH) +1.2%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +11.0%, XCel Brands (XELB) -18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pvh (PVH) has the highest net margin (Pvh (PVH) 2.5%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.8%, XCel Brands (XELB) -362.5%). On return on invested capital, Pvh (PVH) leads (Pvh (PVH) 3.5%, XCel Brands (XELB) -44.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warby Parker (WRBY) returned the most: Pvh (PVH) +9.6%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +22.5%, XCel Brands (XELB) -70.6%. Over five years, Pvh (PVH) compounded fastest (Pvh (PVH) -4.2%/yr, Warby Parker (WRBY) -14.6%/yr, XCel Brands (XELB) -51.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pvh (PVH) 0.00%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.00%, XCel Brands (XELB) 0.00%. Warby Parker (WRBY) and XCel Brands (XELB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pvh (PVH) has been the steadiest (Pvh (PVH) 47.9%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 75.5%, XCel Brands (XELB) 116.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PVH, WRBY and XELB?

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 8. 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.