VRA vs KTB vs CODI Stock Comparison

Vera Bradley, Kontoor Brands and Compass Diversified Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VRA Vera Bradley, Inc.
$5.95 +47.6% 1M +165.6% 1Y
Market cap
$170.67M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$274.49M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$75.69 +15.8% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
2.80%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Kontoor Brands leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Kontoor Brands 7, Vera Bradley 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRAKTBCODILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $170.67M $4.14B $770.42M KTB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.9x 16.7x -3.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.9x 204.8x KTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +18.6% +0.9% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% 8.5% -12.3% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.5% 0.2% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 12.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.80% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +165.6% -10.9% +28.0% VRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr +7.5%/yr -19.0%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.3% 47.9% 65.2% KTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 52/100 20/100 VRA

Percentile Scorecard

VRAKTBCODI

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

AxisVRAKTBCODI
Valuation 76 #12 of 46 22 #36 of 46 27 #34 of 46
Growth 55 #20 of 43 57 #19 of 43 38 #27 of 43
Profitability 24 #32 of 42 88 #6 of 42 10 #38 of 42
Financial Health 71 #16 of 53 31 #37 of 53 17 #44 of 53
Shareholder Returns – 61 #14 of 34 9 #31 of 34
Overall 57 52 20
  • VRA ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • KTB ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • CODI ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodVRAKTBCODISPY
1 month +47.6%+15.8%-8.9% -0.8%
3 months +59.1%-11.8%+1.9% +3.5%
6 months +46.9%+8.9%-11.7% +7.0%
Year to date +145.9%+23.9%+113.3% +12.2%
1 year +165.6%-10.9%+28.0% +13.0%
3 years -17.2%+62.2%-40.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.1%+17.5%-15.8% +23.1%
5 years -38.0%+43.5%-65.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.1%+7.5%-19.0% +11.0%
10 years -54.8%—-44.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.6%—-5.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVRAKTBCODISPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.3%47.9%65.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.8%46.0%63.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.110.791.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.90-0.230.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.0%-48.3%-85.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-14.2%-19.4% -1.8%
52-week high $6.12$88.17$12.71 $779.14
52-week low $1.80$57.48$4.65 $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.

MultipleVRAKTBCODI
P/E now vs peer median -16.9xmedian 16.6x 16.7xmedian 16.6x -3.4xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -49.7xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x 17.3xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x 76.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 6.7xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.98median 0.64 2.22median 0.64 0.03median 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 monthsVRAKTBCODI
Revenue $274.49M $2.95B $1.85B
Gross profit $138.42M $1.38B $807.72M
Operating income -$9.93M $332.45M $5.74M
Net income -$10.03M $249.37M -$227.18M
Free cash flow $29.33M – $10.11M
EPS (diluted) $-0.33 $4.49 $-3.02
Cash & equivalents $34.25M $58.46M $60.75M
Total debt – $1.14B $1.86B
Shares (diluted) 30.00M 55.50M 75.24M
Enterprise value $94.67M $3.83B $635.15M

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
MetricVRAKTBCODI
P/E -16.9x 16.7x -3.4x
P/FCF 5.8x – 76.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x – 16.6x
P/S 0.6x 1.4x 0.4x
P/B 1.3x 6.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 24.2x -2.5x
EV/EBITDA -49.7x – 17.3x
EV/EBIT -13.7x 15.7x 447.8x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 4.7x – 254.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x – 55.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.98 2.22 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRAKTBCODI
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 18.6% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -17.8% 4.0% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 22.2% 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 7.9% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.9% 6.3% 744.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 1.5% -44.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.8% -0.8% -12.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 6.7% -158.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 90.5% 0.1% -24.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 7.5% -126.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 228.0% – 129.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – 46.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 187.3% – 104.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – 28.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRAKTBCODI
Gross margin 50.4% 46.8% 43.7%
EBITDA margin -1.0% – 8.0%
Operating margin -3.6% 11.3% 0.3%
Pretax margin -3.7% 9.8% -14.8%
Net margin -3.7% 8.5% -12.3%
FCF margin 10.7% – 0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% – 2.5%
Return on equity -7.7% 41.3% -49.8%
Return on assets -4.4% 9.3% -9.2%
Return on invested capital – 14.5% 0.2%
Return on capital employed -5.6% 16.6% 0.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x – -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRAKTBCODI
Debt / assets – 42.9% 62.8%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 3.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 12.1x
Debt / FCF – – 184.0x
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 76.8% 82.1%
Equity / assets 55.3% 23.2% 17.9%
Interest coverage – 4.9x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.8x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.35 3.11 0.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRAKTBCODI
Dividend yield – 2.8% 0.0%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 2.8% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusVRAKTBCODI
Forward P/E – 13.9xFY2026 204.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.23FY2026 $5.45FY2026 $0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -2.5%FY2026 -28.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.1% +1,200.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.29MFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% -5.1% +2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRAKTBCODI
Held by institutions 37.6% 100.0% 74.8%
Institutions holding 67 429 181
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +6.9% -0.7%
Institutions buying 30 214 86
Institutions selling 17 137 62
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.56 1.39

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.

VRAKTBCODI
VRA 1.00 0.08 0.11
KTB 0.08 1.00 0.15
CODI 0.11 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRA, KTB and CODI?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vera Bradley (VRA) $170.67M, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.14B, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $770.42M.

Which company is growing faster?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vera Bradley (VRA) -1.7%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (Vera Bradley (VRA) -3.7%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vera Bradley (VRA) returned the most: Vera Bradley (VRA) +165.6%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -10.9%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +28.0%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Vera Bradley (VRA) -9.1%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.5%/yr, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -19.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kontoor Brands (KTB) 2.80%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.00%. Vera Bradley (VRA) and Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kontoor Brands (KTB) has been the steadiest (Vera Bradley (VRA) 87.3%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.9%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VRA, KTB and CODI?

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 7. 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.