URBN vs VVV vs CAL Stock Comparison

Urban Outfitters, Valvoline and Caleres Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc
$89.35 +18.4% 1M +33.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.65B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.47B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
VVV Valvoline Inc
$31.76 +11.5% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.05B
P/E
40.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
CAL Caleres Inc
$12.96 +3.3% 1M +3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$447.18M
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.85B
Div. yield
2.16%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Urban Outfitters leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Urban Outfitters 5, Caleres 3, Valvoline 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionURBNVVVCALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.65B $4.05B $447.18M URBN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.4x 40.0x 8.1x CAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 18.7x 7.6x CAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +16.1% +7.3% VVV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 5.2% 1.8% URBN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.8% 6.3% VVV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x 1.6x CAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 2.16% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.0% -5.8% +3.7% URBN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.9%/yr -1.3%/yr -10.9%/yr URBN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 34.6% 63.3% VVV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 31/100 53/100 URBN

Percentile Scorecard

URBNVVVCAL

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

AxisURBNVVVCAL
Valuation 60 #42 of 104 16 #28 of 33 96 #3 of 45
Growth 80 #20 of 98 28 #22 of 30 24 #33 of 43
Profitability 82 #18 of 96 74 #8 of 28 43 #24 of 41
Financial Health 84 #18 of 110 6 #35 of 37 33 #35 of 52
Shareholder Returns 87 #10 of 71 – 70 #11 of 34
Overall 79 31 53
  • URBN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • CAL 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

PeriodURBNVVVCALSPY
1 month +18.4%+11.5%+3.3% +0.9%
3 months +18.5%-19.9%+0.8% +5.9%
6 months +30.1%-1.7%-1.5% +8.5%
Year to date +18.7%+9.3%+6.5% +13.3%
1 year +33.0%-5.8%+3.7% +12.4%
3 years +164.2%+6.0%-48.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +38.3%+2.0%-20.0% +23.5%
5 years +179.8%-6.5%-43.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +22.9%-1.3%-10.9% +11.0%
10 years +163.5%+54.2%-46.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.2%+4.4%-6.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureURBNVVVCALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%34.6%63.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%33.8%57.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.571.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.77-0.170.06 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.2%-44.1%-79.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.5%-21.2%-12.0% -0.9%
52-week high $90.73$40.28$14.73 $779.14
52-week low $59.57$26.62$8.86 $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.

MultipleURBNVVVCAL
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 16.7x 40.0xmedian 14.9x 8.1xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.4x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 0.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 9.2x 12.6xmedian 9.3x 4.6xmedian 10.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 16.0x 28.8xmedian 14.5x 6.6xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.6x 9.7xmedian 1.8x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.73 -0.71median 0.35 -0.28median 0.54

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 monthsURBNVVVCAL
Revenue $6.47B $1.96B $2.85B
Gross profit $2.43B $751.90M $1.32B
Operating income $731.44M $301.00M $86.98M
Net income $569.06M $101.50M $50.29M
Free cash flow $295.21M $140.50M $67.34M
EPS (diluted) $6.57 $0.79 $1.60
Cash & equivalents $598.76M $84.20M $50.92M
Total debt – $1.60B $1.29B
Shares (diluted) 86.67M 128.40M 32.83M
Enterprise value $5.22B $3.76B $303.05M

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
MetricURBNVVVCAL
P/E 13.4x 40.0x 8.1x
P/FCF 25.9x 28.8x 6.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 9.8x 3.8x
P/S 1.2x 2.1x 0.2x
P/B 2.7x 9.7x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 9.7x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 12.6x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 9.5x 18.5x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.8x 0.2x
EV/FCF 23.5x 39.6x 10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 13.5x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 -0.71 -0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricURBNVVVCAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 16.1% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 12.2% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% 15.4% 12.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 12.7% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.4% -31.6% 1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 7.2% -21.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.7% -63.5% -13.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.1% -59.5% -30.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.9% -63.5% -13.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.0% -56.2% -28.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.3% 40.6% 284.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 6.3% -19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.0% 129.6% 319.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -7.0% -26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricURBNVVVCAL
Gross margin 37.5% 38.3% 46.2%
EBITDA margin 13.5% 22.6% 5.2%
Operating margin 11.3% 15.3% 3.1%
Pretax margin 11.1% 9.0% 2.5%
Net margin 8.8% 5.2% 1.8%
FCF margin 4.6% 7.2% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 21.0% 4.1%
Return on equity 20.8% 26.4% 7.7%
Return on assets 11.5% 2.9% 2.4%
Return on invested capital – 8.8% 6.3%
Return on capital employed 19.3% 9.9% 7.7%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.6x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 4.1x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricURBNVVVCAL
Debt / assets – 46.0% 13.5%
Debt / equity – 3.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – 11.4x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 44.3% 88.0% 68.1%
Equity / assets 55.7% 12.0% 31.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.70 1.74 2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricURBNVVVCAL
Dividend yield – – 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.9% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 0.0% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.7%

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.

ConsensusURBNVVVCAL
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.62FY2026 $1.70FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +180.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% +10.0% +24.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.18BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +23.4% -6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersURBNVVVCAL
Held by institutions 71.7% 100.0% 88.9%
Institutions holding 416 450 169
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -0.1% -1.5%
Institutions buying 205 234 81
Institutions selling 150 143 56
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.64 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.

URBNVVVCAL
URBN 1.00 0.33 0.51
VVV 0.33 1.00 0.34
CAL 0.51 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, URBN, VVV and CAL?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Urban Outfitters (URBN) $7.65B, Valvoline (VVV) $4.05B, Caleres (CAL) $447.18M.

Which stock is cheaper, URBN, VVV and CAL?

Caleres (CAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.4x, Valvoline (VVV) 40.0x, Caleres (CAL) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caleres (CAL) is cheapest (Urban Outfitters (URBN) 13.5x, Valvoline (VVV) 18.7x, Caleres (CAL) 7.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valvoline (VVV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Urban Outfitters (URBN) +11.0%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%, Caleres (CAL) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Urban Outfitters (URBN) has the highest net margin (Urban Outfitters (URBN) 8.8%, Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%, Caleres (CAL) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Valvoline (VVV) leads (Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%, Caleres (CAL) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Urban Outfitters (URBN) returned the most: Urban Outfitters (URBN) +33.0%, Valvoline (VVV) -5.8%, Caleres (CAL) +3.7%. Over five years, Urban Outfitters (URBN) compounded fastest (Urban Outfitters (URBN) +22.9%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -1.3%/yr, Caleres (CAL) -10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Valvoline (VVV) 0.00%, Caleres (CAL) 2.16%. Urban Outfitters (URBN) and Valvoline (VVV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valvoline (VVV) has been the steadiest (Urban Outfitters (URBN) 42.9%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%, Caleres (CAL) 63.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, URBN, VVV and CAL?

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