VFC vs GIL vs WRBY Stock Comparison

V F, Gildan Activewear and Warby Parker Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VFC V F Corp
$17.06 +20.6% 1M +2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.50B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.51B
Div. yield
0.02%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.06 -2.2% 1M -34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.29B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
WRBY Warby Parker Inc.
$25.08 -6.1% 1M +16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.10B
P/E
401.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$911.61M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

V F leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (V F 5, Gildan Activewear 5, Warby Parker 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVFCGILWRBYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.50B $6.29B $3.10B VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 29.8x 401.0x VFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 8.3x 57.0x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +38.0% +11.0% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 4.5% 0.8% GIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 5.2% — VFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 4.9x — VFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.7% -34.3% +16.7% WRBY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.2%/yr +1.7%/yr -14.5%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.8% 42.2% 75.7% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 35/100 44/100 VFC

Percentile Scorecard

VFCGILWRBY

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

AxisVFCGILWRBY
Valuation 52 #22 of 45 32 #31 of 45 5 #43 of 45
Growth 74 #12 of 43 50 #22 of 43 81 #9 of 43
Profitability 58 #18 of 41 45 #23 of 41 35 #27 of 41
Financial Health 26 #39 of 52 29 #37 of 52 80 #11 of 52
Shareholder Returns 36 #22 of 34 21 #27 of 34 18 #28 of 34
Overall 49 35 44
  • VFC ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • WRBY 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

PeriodVFCGILWRBYSPY
1 month +20.6%-2.2%-6.1% -0.2%
3 months -6.5%-22.6%-3.5% +3.9%
6 months -8.8%-30.8%+11.3% +8.2%
Year to date -5.6%-35.9%+15.1% +12.9%
1 year +2.7%-34.3%+16.7% +12.3%
3 years +0.9%+46.8%+94.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.3%+13.7%+24.9% +23.3%
5 years -76.6%+8.9%-54.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.2%+1.7%-14.5% +10.9%
10 years -68.6%+56.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.9%+4.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVFCGILWRBYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.8%42.2%75.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%44.5%67.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.671.212.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.810.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-44.8%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-44.8%-17.3% -1.2%
52-week high $21.55$72.58$30.34 $779.14
52-week low $12.62$40.06$16.49 $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.

MultipleVFCGILWRBY
P/E now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 16.4x 30.4xmedian 16.4x 401.5xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 3.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 9.9x 15.9xmedian 9.9x 47.5xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 12.0x 10.5xmedian 12.0x 142.2xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 0.64 -1.40median 0.64 14.29median 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 monthsVFCGILWRBY
Revenue $9.51B $4.72B $911.61M
Gross profit $5.23B $1.41B $498.49M
Operating income $580.11M $380.85M $1.55M
Net income $274.18M -$60.80M $7.74M
Free cash flow $628.20M $703.50M $21.75M
EPS (diluted) $0.70 $1.32 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $670.06M $268.30M $292.67M
Total debt $3.51B $3.59B –
Shares (diluted) 392.11M 160.20M 125.75M
Enterprise value $3.12B $5.21B $1.96B

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
MetricVFCGILWRBY
P/E 24.4x 30.4x 401.5x
P/FCF 10.7x 10.5x 142.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 12.5x 32.4x
P/S 0.7x 1.6x 3.4x
P/B 3.8x 2.2x 7.9x
P/Tangible book 22.2x 21.3x 7.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 15.9x 47.5x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 28.2x 1,804x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.3x 3.1x
EV/FCF 15.2x 15.3x 128.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 18.1x 29.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 -1.40 14.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVFCGILWRBY
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 38.0% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 14.9% 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.0% 10.9% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 16.6% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 70.5% -29.8% 108.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.4% -13.0% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 680.4% -127.3% 183.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.8% -28.5% 28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 677.3% -16.4% 181.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.3% -21.8% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 115.2% 273.6% -18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.9% 32.0% 22.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.9% 141.2% -58.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% 9.4% 249.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVFCGILWRBY
Gross margin 55.0% 30.0% 54.7%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 14.3% 6.5%
Operating margin 6.1% 8.1% 0.2%
Pretax margin 3.8% 7.6% 1.1%
Net margin 2.9% 4.5% 0.8%
FCF margin 6.6% 14.9% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 12.6% 10.5%
Return on equity 15.2% 1.5% 2.0%
Return on assets 2.9% 0.5% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 8.3% 5.2% –
Return on capital employed 9.0% 4.8% 0.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x -9.7x 12.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.9% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVFCGILWRBY
Debt / assets 37.1% 35.7% –
Debt / equity 2.0x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 4.9x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 5.1x –
Liabilities / assets 81.4% 66.8% 49.2%
Equity / assets 18.6% 33.2% 50.8%
Interest coverage 3.8x 1.8x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.9x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 1.74 1.64 5.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVFCGILWRBY
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – -3.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% -1.3% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 51.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -39.1% – –

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.

ConsensusVFCGILWRBY
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 57.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $4.81FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.0%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.5% +17.3% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.78BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026 $920.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +11.5% +30.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVFCGILWRBY
Held by institutions 91.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 553 463 301
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +7.8% +15.2%
Institutions buying 267 197 195
Institutions selling 182 149 77
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.32 2.53

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.

VFCGILWRBY
VFC 1.00 0.36 0.36
GIL 0.36 1.00 0.11
WRBY 0.36 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VFC, GIL and WRBY?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: V F (VFC) $6.50B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.29B, Warby Parker (WRBY) $3.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, VFC, GIL and WRBY?

V F (VFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (V F (VFC) 23.7x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 29.8x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 401.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (V F (VFC) 15.5x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 57.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: V F (VFC) +0.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has the highest net margin (V F (VFC) 2.9%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, V F (VFC) leads (V F (VFC) 8.3%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warby Parker (WRBY) returned the most: V F (VFC) +2.7%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.3%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +16.7%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (V F (VFC) -25.2%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr, Warby Parker (WRBY) -14.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: V F (VFC) 0.02%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 0.00%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.00%. Gildan Activewear (GIL) and Warby Parker (WRBY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (V F (VFC) 48.8%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 75.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VFC, GIL and WRBY?

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 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.