VFC vs KTB vs UAA Stock Comparison

V F, Kontoor Brands and Under Armour Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VFC V F Corp
$17.06 +20.6% 1M +2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.71B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.51B
Div. yield
2.11%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
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
9 wins
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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kontoor Brands leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Kontoor Brands 9, V F 2, Under Armour 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVFCKTBUAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.71B $4.09B $2.00B VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 16.5x -4.1x KTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 13.7x 39.0x KTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +18.6% -3.6% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 8.5% -10.0% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 14.5% -5.2% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — -18.3x UAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.11% 2.83% — KTB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.7% -13.0% -3.5% VFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.2%/yr +7.2%/yr -26.7%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.8% 47.8% 54.1% KTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 52/100 28/100 KTB

Percentile Scorecard

VFCKTBUAA

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

AxisVFCKTBUAA
Valuation 52 #22 of 45 23 #35 of 45 27 #33 of 45
Growth 74 #12 of 43 57 #19 of 43 2 #42 of 43
Profitability 58 #18 of 41 88 #6 of 41 13 #36 of 41
Financial Health 26 #39 of 52 31 #36 of 52 49 #27 of 52
Shareholder Returns 36 #22 of 34 61 #14 of 34 49 #18 of 34
Overall 49 52 28
  • VFC ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • KTB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • UAA 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

PeriodVFCKTBUAASPY
1 month +20.6%+14.6%+5.9% -0.2%
3 months -6.5%-15.0%-34.4% +3.9%
6 months -8.8%+3.9%-26.9% +8.2%
Year to date -5.6%+22.6%-5.8% +12.9%
1 year +2.7%-13.0%-3.5% +12.3%
3 years +0.9%+60.5%-28.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.3%+17.1%-10.7% +23.3%
5 years -76.6%+41.8%-78.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.2%+7.2%-26.7% +10.9%
10 years -68.6%—-85.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.9%—-17.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVFCKTBUAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.8%47.8%54.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%45.8%55.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.670.781.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.27-0.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-48.3%-84.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-15.1%-42.5% -1.2%
52-week high $21.55$88.17$8.14 $779.14
52-week low $12.62$57.48$4.17 $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.

MultipleVFCKTBUAA
P/E now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 16.4x 16.5xmedian 16.4x -4.1xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x -205.9xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x -24.7xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 6.6xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 0.64 2.19median 0.64 0.08median 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 monthsVFCKTBUAA
Revenue $9.51B $2.95B $4.93B
Gross profit $5.23B $1.38B $2.31B
Operating income $580.11M $332.45M -$119.70M
Net income $274.18M $249.37M -$492.49M
Free cash flow $628.20M – -$81.12M
EPS (diluted) $0.70 $4.49 $-1.14
Cash & equivalents $670.06M $58.46M $395.98M
Total debt $3.51B $1.14B $591.16M
Shares (diluted) 392.11M 55.50M 431.94M
Enterprise value $3.33B $3.79B -$1.37B

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
MetricVFCKTBUAA
P/E 24.4x 16.5x -4.1x
P/FCF 10.7x – -24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x – -135.2x
P/S 0.7x 1.4x 0.4x
P/B 3.8x 6.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 22.2x 24.0x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x – -205.9x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 15.6x -18.4x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.8x 0.4x
EV/FCF 15.2x – -27.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x – -148.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 2.19 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVFCKTBUAA
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 18.6% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 4.0% -5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.0% 22.2% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 7.9% -4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 70.5% 6.3% -201.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.4% 1.5% -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 680.4% -0.8% -585.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 6.7% -48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 677.3% 0.1% -579.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 7.5% -49.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 115.2% – 90.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.9% – -26.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.9% – 74.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% – -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVFCKTBUAA
Gross margin 55.0% 46.8% 46.8%
EBITDA margin 9.0% – -0.2%
Operating margin 6.1% 11.3% -2.4%
Pretax margin 3.8% 9.8% -3.4%
Net margin 2.9% 8.5% -10.0%
FCF margin 6.6% – -1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% – -0.3%
Return on equity 15.2% 41.3% -34.6%
Return on assets 2.9% 9.3% -11.6%
Return on invested capital 8.3% 14.5% -5.2%
Return on capital employed 9.0% 16.6% -4.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVFCKTBUAA
Debt / assets 37.1% 42.9% 14.4%
Debt / equity 2.0x 1.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – -18.3x
Debt / FCF 5.6x – -7.3x
Liabilities / assets 81.4% 76.8% 65.2%
Equity / assets 18.6% 23.2% 34.8%
Interest coverage 3.8x 4.9x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.74 3.10 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVFCKTBUAA
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – – 1.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 2.8% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusVFCKTBUAA
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 39.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $5.45FY2026 $0.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.0%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.5% +12.1% +58.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.78BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% -5.1% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVFCKTBUAA
Held by institutions 91.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 553 429 376
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +6.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying 267 214 178
Institutions selling 182 137 120
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.56 1.48

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.

VFCKTBUAA
VFC 1.00 0.47 0.43
KTB 0.47 1.00 0.36
UAA 0.43 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VFC, KTB and UAA?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: V F (VFC) $6.71B, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.09B, Under Armour (UAA) $2.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, VFC, KTB and UAA?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (V F (VFC) 24.4x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.5x, Under Armour (UAA) -4.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kontoor Brands (KTB) is cheapest (V F (VFC) 15.5x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.7x, Under Armour (UAA) 39.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: V F (VFC) +0.2%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (V F (VFC) 2.9%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%, Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (V F (VFC) 8.3%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%, Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year V F (VFC) returned the most: V F (VFC) +2.7%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -13.0%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.5%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (V F (VFC) -25.2%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.2%/yr, Under Armour (UAA) -26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest dividend yield: V F (VFC) 2.11%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 2.83%. Under Armour (UAA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kontoor Brands (KTB) has been the steadiest (V F (VFC) 48.8%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.8%, Under Armour (UAA) 54.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.