UAA vs VRA vs VFC Stock Comparison

Under Armour, Vera Bradley and V F Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UAA Under Armour, Inc.
$5.03 +17.5% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
VRA Vera Bradley, Inc.
$6.64 +55.5% 1M +171.0% 1Y
Market cap
$190.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$274.49M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
VFC V F Corp
$18.33 +26.5% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.21B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.41B
Div. yield
1.96%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

V F leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (V F 6, Vera Bradley 3, Under Armour 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUAAVRAVFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.15B $190.46M $7.21B VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x -18.9x 19.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.9x — 16.7x VFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.6% -1.7% -1.4% VFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.0% -3.7% 3.9% VFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.2% — 9.9% VFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.3x — 3.4x UAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.96% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.9% +171.0% +26.0% VRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.5%/yr -7.5%/yr -24.1%/yr VRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.3% 85.6% 47.4% VFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 55/100 52/100 VRA

Percentile Scorecard

UAAVRAVFC

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

AxisUAAVRAVFC
Valuation 27 #33 of 45 73 #13 of 45 59 #19 of 45
Growth 2 #42 of 43 52 #21 of 43 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 13 #36 of 41 25 #31 of 41 60 #17 of 41
Financial Health 51 #26 of 52 69 #17 of 52 26 #39 of 52
Shareholder Returns 52 #17 of 34 – 39 #21 of 34
Overall 29 55 52
  • UAA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VRA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC 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

PeriodUAAVRAVFCSPY
1 month +17.5%+55.5%+26.5% +0.7%
3 months -26.4%+90.3%+22.5% +3.7%
6 months -20.0%+61.6%-3.2% +7.1%
Year to date +1.2%+174.4%+1.4% +12.8%
1 year +8.9%+171.0%+26.0% +11.9%
3 years -25.6%-10.0%+7.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -9.4%-3.5%+2.3% +22.8%
5 years -77.1%-32.3%-74.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -25.5%-7.5%-24.1% +10.9%
10 years -83.7%-50.1%-66.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year -16.6%-6.7%-10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUAAVRAVFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.3%85.6%47.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.8%75.8%47.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.291.091.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.162.000.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.5%-84.0%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.2%0.0%-14.9% -1.2%
52-week high $8.14$6.64$21.55 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$1.80$12.62 $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.

MultipleUAAVRAVFC
P/E now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 16.4x -18.9xmedian 16.4x 19.5xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -219.9xmedian 10.6x -56.9xmedian 10.6x 11.5xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.5xmedian 12.3x 6.5xmedian 12.3x 10.4xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.56 -1.09median 0.56 0.36median 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 monthsUAAVRAVFC
Revenue $4.93B $274.49M $9.41B
Gross profit $2.31B $138.42M $5.26B
Operating income -$119.70M -$9.93M $635.41M
Net income -$492.49M -$10.03M $369.66M
Free cash flow -$81.12M $29.33M $691.07M
EPS (diluted) $-1.14 $-0.33 $0.92
Cash & equivalents $395.98M $34.25M $442.95M
Total debt $591.16M – $3.54B
Shares (diluted) 431.94M 30.00M 399.68M
Enterprise value -$1.22B $114.46M $3.81B

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
MetricUAAVRAVFC
P/E -4.4x -18.9x 19.5x
P/FCF -26.5x 6.5x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow -145.4x 6.1x 8.7x
P/S 0.4x 0.7x 0.8x
P/B 1.5x 1.4x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.4x 12.6x
EV/EBITDA -219.9x -56.9x 11.5x
EV/EBIT -19.6x -15.7x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF -28.9x 5.3x 14.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -158.5x 5.0x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 -1.09 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUAAVRAVFC
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.6% -1.7% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.7% -17.8% -4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.2% 1.5% 2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -17.9% -2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -201.6% 76.9% 67.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.1% 35.7% -22.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -585.0% 89.8% 309.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.7% 31.2% 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -579.6% 90.5% 303.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.7% 17.3% 54.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 90.9% 228.0% 110.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 1.5% 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 74.8% 187.3% 130.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.1% 6.8% 155.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUAAVRAVFC
Gross margin 46.8% 50.4% 55.9%
EBITDA margin -0.2% -1.0% 9.5%
Operating margin -2.4% -3.6% 6.8%
Pretax margin -3.4% -3.7% 4.7%
Net margin -10.0% -3.7% 3.9%
FCF margin -1.6% 10.7% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin -0.3% 11.3% 8.8%
Return on equity -34.6% -7.7% 19.5%
Return on assets -11.6% -4.4% 3.8%
Return on invested capital -5.2% – 9.9%
Return on capital employed -4.1% -5.6% 9.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x -3.1x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUAAVRAVFC
Debt / assets 14.4% – 35.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.3x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF -7.3x – 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 44.7% 79.6%
Equity / assets 34.8% 55.3% 20.4%
Interest coverage – – 4.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.97 3.46 1.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUAAVRAVFC
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield 1.1% – –
Shareholder yield 1.1% – 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 38.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -36.4%

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.

ConsensusUAAVRAVFC
Forward P/E 41.9xFY2026 – 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $-0.23FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 – +31.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +58.3% – +14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.60BFY2026 $259.29MFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% +11.9% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUAAVRAVFC
Held by institutions 100.0% 37.6% 91.8%
Institutions holding 376 67 555
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -2.1% +3.6%
Institutions buying 178 30 268
Institutions selling 120 17 183
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.76 1.46

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.

UAAVRAVFC
UAA 1.00 0.24 0.44
VRA 0.24 1.00 0.20
VFC 0.44 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UAA, VRA and VFC?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Under Armour (UAA) $2.15B, Vera Bradley (VRA) $190.46M, V F (VFC) $7.21B.

Which company is growing faster?

V F (VFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%, Vera Bradley (VRA) -1.7%, V F (VFC) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

V F (VFC) has the highest net margin (Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%, Vera Bradley (VRA) -3.7%, V F (VFC) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, V F (VFC) leads (Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%, V F (VFC) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vera Bradley (VRA) returned the most: Under Armour (UAA) +8.9%, Vera Bradley (VRA) +171.0%, V F (VFC) +26.0%. Over five years, Vera Bradley (VRA) compounded fastest (Under Armour (UAA) -25.5%/yr, Vera Bradley (VRA) -7.5%/yr, V F (VFC) -24.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: V F (VFC) 1.96%. Under Armour (UAA) and Vera Bradley (VRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, V F (VFC) has been the steadiest (Under Armour (UAA) 54.3%, Vera Bradley (VRA) 85.6%, V F (VFC) 47.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UAA, VRA and VFC?

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.