UAA vs CODI vs KTB Stock Comparison

Under Armour, Compass Diversified Holdings and Kontoor Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UAA Under Armour, Inc.
$4.68 +5.9% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$74.87 +14.6% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
2.83%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kontoor Brands leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Kontoor Brands 8, Under Armour 1, Compass Diversified Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUAACODIKTBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.00B $809.54M $4.09B KTB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.1x -3.6x 16.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.0x 215.2x 13.7x KTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.6% +0.9% +18.6% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.0% -12.3% 8.5% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.2% 0.2% 14.5% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.3x 12.1x — UAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 2.83% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% +44.4% -13.0% CODI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.7%/yr -18.3%/yr +7.2%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 65.3% 47.8% KTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 20/100 52/100 KTB

Percentile Scorecard

UAACODIKTB

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

AxisUAACODIKTB
Valuation 27 #33 of 45 25 #34 of 45 23 #35 of 45
Growth 2 #42 of 43 38 #27 of 43 57 #19 of 43
Profitability 13 #36 of 41 10 #37 of 41 88 #6 of 41
Financial Health 49 #27 of 52 18 #43 of 52 31 #36 of 52
Shareholder Returns 49 #18 of 34 9 #31 of 34 61 #14 of 34
Overall 28 20 52
  • UAA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • CODI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • KTB 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

PeriodUAACODIKTBSPY
1 month +5.9%-4.3%+14.6% -0.2%
3 months -34.4%+4.3%-15.0% +3.9%
6 months -26.9%-8.8%+3.9% +8.2%
Year to date -5.8%+124.2%+22.6% +12.9%
1 year -3.5%+44.4%-13.0% +12.3%
3 years -28.8%-37.2%+60.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.7%-14.4%+17.1% +23.3%
5 years -78.9%-63.5%+41.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -26.7%-18.3%+7.2% +10.9%
10 years -85.1%-41.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -17.3%-5.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUAACODIKTBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%65.3%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%63.0%45.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.230.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.68-0.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.5%-85.8%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.5%-15.3%-15.1% -1.2%
52-week high $8.14$12.71$88.17 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$4.65$57.48 $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.

MultipleUAACODIKTB
P/E now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 16.4x -3.6xmedian 16.4x 16.5xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -205.9xmedian 9.9x 17.6xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.7xmedian 12.0x 80.1xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 6.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.64 0.03median 0.64 2.19median 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 monthsUAACODIKTB
Revenue $4.93B $1.85B $2.95B
Gross profit $2.31B $807.72M $1.38B
Operating income -$119.70M $5.74M $332.45M
Net income -$492.49M -$227.18M $249.37M
Free cash flow -$81.12M $10.11M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.14 $-3.02 $4.49
Cash & equivalents $395.98M $60.75M $58.46M
Total debt $591.16M $1.86B $1.14B
Shares (diluted) 431.94M 75.24M 55.50M
Enterprise value -$1.37B $674.28M $3.79B

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
MetricUAACODIKTB
P/E -4.1x -3.6x 16.5x
P/FCF -24.7x 80.1x –
P/Operating cash flow -135.2x 17.4x –
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 1.4x
P/B 1.4x 1.5x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -2.6x 24.0x
EV/EBITDA -205.9x 17.6x –
EV/EBIT -18.4x 454.6x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF -27.1x 258.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow -148.4x 56.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.03 2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUAACODIKTB
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.6% 0.9% 18.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 1.6% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% 4.7% 22.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 6.8% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -201.6% 744.0% 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.1% -44.2% 1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -585.0% -12.2% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.7% -158.2% 6.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -579.6% -24.4% 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.7% -126.8% 7.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 90.9% 129.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 46.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 74.8% 104.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.1% 28.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUAACODIKTB
Gross margin 46.8% 43.7% 46.8%
EBITDA margin -0.2% 8.0% –
Operating margin -2.4% 0.3% 11.3%
Pretax margin -3.4% -14.8% 9.8%
Net margin -10.0% -12.3% 8.5%
FCF margin -1.6% 0.5% –
Operating cash flow margin -0.3% 2.5% –
Return on equity -34.6% -49.8% 41.3%
Return on assets -11.6% -9.2% 9.3%
Return on invested capital -5.2% 0.2% 14.5%
Return on capital employed -4.1% 0.2% 16.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x -0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUAACODIKTB
Debt / assets 14.4% 62.8% 42.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.5x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.3x 12.1x –
Debt / FCF -7.3x 184.0x –
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 82.1% 76.8%
Equity / assets 34.8% 17.9% 23.2%
Interest coverage – – 4.9x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.94 0.42 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUAACODIKTB
Dividend yield – 0.0% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 1.1% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.1% -0.1% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -8.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 186.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -75.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -35.9% –

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.

ConsensusUAACODIKTB
Forward P/E 39.0xFY2026 215.2xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $0.05FY2026 $5.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -28.6%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +58.3% +1,200.0% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.60BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% +2.1% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUAACODIKTB
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 376 181 429
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -0.7% +6.9%
Institutions buying 178 86 214
Institutions selling 120 62 137
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.39 1.56

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.

UAACODIKTB
UAA 1.00 0.23 0.36
CODI 0.23 1.00 0.15
KTB 0.36 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UAA, CODI and KTB?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Under Armour (UAA) $2.00B, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $809.54M, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.09B.

Which company is growing faster?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) returned the most: Under Armour (UAA) -3.5%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +44.4%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -13.0%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Under Armour (UAA) -26.7%/yr, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -18.3%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.00%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 2.83%. Under Armour (UAA) and Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kontoor Brands (KTB) has been the steadiest (Under Armour (UAA) 54.1%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.3%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UAA, CODI and KTB?

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