UAA vs COLM vs PVH Stock Comparison

Under Armour, Columbia Sportswear and Pvh Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$61.17 +6.2% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.13B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
1.96%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$85.61 +12.6% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.18%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Columbia Sportswear leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Columbia Sportswear 6, Pvh 5, Under Armour 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUAACOLMPVHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.00B $3.13B $3.95B PVH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.1x 15.2x 18.5x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.0x 14.5x 7.3x PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.6% -0.1% +1.2% PVH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.0% 6.0% 2.5% COLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.2% — 3.5% PVH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.3x — 2.5x UAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.96% 0.18% COLM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% +11.4% +0.1% COLM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.7%/yr -9.8%/yr -4.8%/yr PVH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 36.0% 48.0% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 69/100 52/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

UAACOLMPVH

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

AxisUAACOLMPVH
Valuation 27 #33 of 45 80 #10 of 45 77 #11 of 45
Growth 2 #42 of 43 31 #30 of 43 21 #34 of 43
Profitability 13 #36 of 41 70 #13 of 41 43 #24 of 41
Financial Health 49 #27 of 52 78 #12 of 52 41 #31 of 52
Shareholder Returns 49 #18 of 34 85 #6 of 34 79 #8 of 34
Overall 28 69 52
  • UAA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • PVH 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

PeriodUAACOLMPVHSPY
1 month +5.9%+6.2%+12.6% -0.2%
3 months -34.4%-5.1%-1.5% +3.9%
6 months -26.9%+0.1%-7.7% +8.2%
Year to date -5.8%+11.0%+27.7% +12.9%
1 year -3.5%+11.4%+0.1% +12.3%
3 years -28.8%-14.3%+18.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.7%-5.0%+5.8% +23.3%
5 years -78.9%-40.2%-21.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -26.7%-9.8%-4.8% +10.9%
10 years -85.1%+8.9%-18.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -17.3%+0.9%-2.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUAACOLMPVHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%36.0%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%31.0%52.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.631.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.320.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.5%-54.0%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.5%-9.8%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $8.14$67.79$98.81 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$49.63$60.87 $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.

MultipleUAACOLMPVH
P/E now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 16.4x 15.2xmedian 16.4x 18.5xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -205.9xmedian 9.9x 8.0xmedian 9.9x 10.4xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -24.7xmedian 12.0x 9.7xmedian 12.0x 6.5xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.64 -2.89median 0.64 1.10median 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 monthsUAACOLMPVH
Revenue $4.93B $3.41B $8.58B
Gross profit $2.31B $1.78B $5.05B
Operating income -$119.70M $257.00M $247.40M
Net income -$492.49M $206.03M $213.50M
Free cash flow -$81.12M $321.30M $605.50M
EPS (diluted) $-1.14 $4.02 $4.63
Cash & equivalents $395.98M $532.31M $965.90M
Total debt $591.16M – $2.25B
Shares (diluted) 431.94M 51.26M 46.10M
Enterprise value -$1.37B $944.70M $1.53B

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
MetricUAACOLMPVH
P/E -4.1x 15.2x 18.5x
P/FCF -24.7x 9.7x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow -135.2x 8.2x 5.3x
P/S 0.4x 0.9x 0.5x
P/B 1.4x 2.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA -205.9x 8.0x 10.4x
EV/EBIT -18.4x 9.8x 21.1x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF -27.1x 7.8x 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -148.4x 6.5x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -2.89 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUAACOLMPVH
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.6% -0.1% 1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.7% -1.5% -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% 3.2% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 0.3% -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -201.6% -5.8% 18.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.1% -10.9% -16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -585.0% -8.3% -54.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.7% -11.0% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -579.6% -2.1% -52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.7% -5.3% 16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 90.9% 20.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 58.0% 23.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 74.8% 24.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.1% 92.8% 81.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUAACOLMPVH
Gross margin 46.8% 52.2% 58.9%
EBITDA margin -0.2% 9.2% 5.9%
Operating margin -2.4% 7.5% 2.9%
Pretax margin -3.4% 8.1% 2.1%
Net margin -10.0% 6.0% 2.5%
FCF margin -1.6% 9.4% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin -0.3% 11.2% 8.8%
Return on equity -34.6% 12.9% 4.4%
Return on assets -11.6% 7.7% 1.9%
Return on invested capital -5.2% – 3.5%
Return on capital employed -4.1% 13.3% 2.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.9x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUAACOLMPVH
Debt / assets 14.4% – 19.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.3x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF -7.3x – 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 42.8% 58.0%
Equity / assets 34.8% 57.2% 42.0%
Interest coverage – – 2.6x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.94 4.40 2.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUAACOLMPVH
Dividend yield – 2.0% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 6.9% 21.1%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 8.9% 21.3%
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.

ConsensusUAACOLMPVH
Forward P/E 39.0xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $4.21FY2026 $11.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +58.3% -3.8% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.60BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% +14.8% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUAACOLMPVH
Held by institutions 100.0% 51.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 376 323 384
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +1.8% +1.7%
Institutions buying 178 161 186
Institutions selling 120 111 128
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.45 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.

UAACOLMPVH
UAA 1.00 0.52 0.35
COLM 0.52 1.00 0.51
PVH 0.35 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UAA, COLM and PVH?

Pvh (PVH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Under Armour (UAA) $2.00B, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.13B, Pvh (PVH) $3.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, UAA, COLM and PVH?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Under Armour (UAA) -4.1x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.2x, Pvh (PVH) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pvh (PVH) is cheapest (Under Armour (UAA) 39.0x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, Pvh (PVH) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pvh (PVH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%, Pvh (PVH) +1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has the highest net margin (Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%, Pvh (PVH) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Pvh (PVH) leads (Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%, Pvh (PVH) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Columbia Sportswear (COLM) returned the most: Under Armour (UAA) -3.5%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +11.4%, Pvh (PVH) +0.1%. Over five years, Pvh (PVH) compounded fastest (Under Armour (UAA) -26.7%/yr, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.8%/yr, Pvh (PVH) -4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has the highest dividend yield: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 1.96%, Pvh (PVH) 0.18%. Under Armour (UAA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Under Armour (UAA) 54.1%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.0%, Pvh (PVH) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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