VRA vs CODI vs UAA Stock Comparison

Vera Bradley, Compass Diversified Holdings and Under Armour Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRA Vera Bradley, Inc.
$6.08 +50.9% 1M +178.9% 1Y
Market cap
$180.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$274.49M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
UAA Under Armour, Inc.
$4.68 +5.9% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Under Armour leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Under Armour 4, Vera Bradley 4, Compass Diversified Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRACODIUAALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $180.27M $810.29M $2.01B UAA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.0x -3.6x -4.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 215.2x 39.0x UAA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +0.9% -3.6% CODI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% -12.3% -10.0% VRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.2% -5.2% CODI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 12.1x -18.3x UAA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +178.9% +44.4% -3.5% VRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr -18.3%/yr -26.7%/yr VRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.1% 65.3% 54.1% UAA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 20/100 28/100 VRA

Percentile Scorecard

VRACODIUAA

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

AxisVRACODIUAA
Valuation 73 #13 of 45 25 #34 of 45 27 #33 of 45
Growth 52 #21 of 43 38 #27 of 43 2 #42 of 43
Profitability 25 #31 of 41 10 #37 of 41 13 #36 of 41
Financial Health 69 #17 of 52 18 #43 of 52 49 #27 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 9 #31 of 34 49 #18 of 34
Overall 55 20 28
  • VRA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • CODI 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

PeriodVRACODIUAASPY
1 month +50.9%-4.3%+5.9% -0.2%
3 months +66.1%+4.3%-34.4% +3.9%
6 months +47.2%-8.8%-26.9% +8.2%
Year to date +151.2%+124.2%-5.8% +12.9%
1 year +178.9%+44.4%-3.5% +12.3%
3 years -15.4%-37.2%-28.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.4%-14.4%-10.7% +23.3%
5 years -38.0%-63.5%-78.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.1%-18.3%-26.7% +10.9%
10 years -53.3%-41.8%-85.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.3%-5.3%-17.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVRACODIUAASPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.1%65.3%54.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.8%63.0%55.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.231.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.050.68-0.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.0%-85.8%-84.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-15.3%-42.5% -1.2%
52-week high $6.12$12.71$8.14 $779.14
52-week low $1.80$4.65$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.

MultipleVRACODIUAA
P/E now vs peer median -17.3xmedian 16.4x -3.6xmedian 16.4x -4.1xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -51.1xmedian 9.9x 17.6xmedian 9.9x -205.9xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 12.0x 80.1xmedian 12.0x -24.7xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.00median 0.64 0.03median 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 monthsVRACODIUAA
Revenue $274.49M $1.85B $4.93B
Gross profit $138.42M $807.72M $2.31B
Operating income -$9.93M $5.74M -$119.70M
Net income -$10.03M -$227.18M -$492.49M
Free cash flow $29.33M $10.11M -$81.12M
EPS (diluted) $-0.33 $-3.02 $-1.14
Cash & equivalents $34.25M $60.75M $395.98M
Total debt – $1.86B $591.16M
Shares (diluted) 30.00M 75.24M 431.94M
Enterprise value $104.27M $546.63M -$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
MetricVRACODIUAA
P/E -17.3x -3.6x -4.1x
P/FCF 5.9x 80.1x -24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 17.4x -135.2x
P/S 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 1.3x 1.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x -2.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -51.1x 17.6x -205.9x
EV/EBIT -14.1x 454.6x -18.4x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.4x 0.4x
EV/FCF 4.8x 258.1x -27.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 56.2x -148.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.00 0.03 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRACODIUAA
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 0.9% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -17.8% 1.6% -5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 4.7% -6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 6.8% -4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.9% 744.0% -201.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -44.2% -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.8% -12.2% -585.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.2% -158.2% -48.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 90.5% -24.4% -579.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.3% -126.8% -49.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 228.0% 129.4% 90.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 46.5% -26.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 187.3% 104.6% 74.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 28.0% -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRACODIUAA
Gross margin 50.4% 43.7% 46.8%
EBITDA margin -1.0% 8.0% -0.2%
Operating margin -3.6% 0.3% -2.4%
Pretax margin -3.7% -14.8% -3.4%
Net margin -3.7% -12.3% -10.0%
FCF margin 10.7% 0.5% -1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 2.5% -0.3%
Return on equity -7.7% -49.8% -34.6%
Return on assets -4.4% -9.2% -11.6%
Return on invested capital – 0.2% -5.2%
Return on capital employed -5.6% 0.2% -4.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x -0.2x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRACODIUAA
Debt / assets – 62.8% 14.4%
Debt / equity – 3.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 12.1x -18.3x
Debt / FCF – 184.0x -7.3x
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 82.1% 65.2%
Equity / assets 55.3% 17.9% 34.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.37 0.42 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRACODIUAA
Dividend yield – 0.0% –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 1.1%
Shareholder yield – -0.1% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -8.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 186.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -75.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -35.9% –

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.

ConsensusVRACODIUAA
Forward P/E – 215.2xFY2026 39.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.23FY2026 $0.05FY2026 $0.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -28.6%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1,200.0% +58.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.29MFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +2.1% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRACODIUAA
Held by institutions 37.6% 74.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 67 181 376
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% -0.7% +3.7%
Institutions buying 30 86 178
Institutions selling 17 62 120
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.39 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.

VRACODIUAA
VRA 1.00 0.11 0.23
CODI 0.11 1.00 0.22
UAA 0.23 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRA, CODI and UAA?

Under Armour (UAA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vera Bradley (VRA) $180.27M, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $810.29M, Under Armour (UAA) $2.01B.

Which company is growing faster?

Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vera Bradley (VRA) -1.7%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vera Bradley (VRA) has the highest net margin (Vera Bradley (VRA) -3.7%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, Under Armour (UAA) -10.0%). On return on invested capital, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) leads (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%, Under Armour (UAA) -5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vera Bradley (VRA) returned the most: Vera Bradley (VRA) +178.9%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +44.4%, Under Armour (UAA) -3.5%. Over five years, Vera Bradley (VRA) compounded fastest (Vera Bradley (VRA) -9.1%/yr, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -18.3%/yr, Under Armour (UAA) -26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Vera Bradley (VRA) 0.00%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.02%, Under Armour (UAA) 0.00%. Vera Bradley (VRA) and Under Armour (UAA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Under Armour (UAA) has been the steadiest (Vera Bradley (VRA) 87.1%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.3%, Under Armour (UAA) 54.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VRA, CODI 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, Under Armour (UAA) leads on 4. 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.