VRA vs KTB vs VFC Stock Comparison

Vera Bradley, Kontoor Brands and V F Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VRA Vera Bradley, Inc.
$7.00 +37.0% 1M +191.7% 1Y
Market cap
$213.67M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$274.49M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$76.92 +18.8% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.48B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.07B
Div. yield
0.03%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
10 wins
VFC V F Corp
$20.05 +39.8% 1M +41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.24B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.41B
Div. yield
0.02%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kontoor Brands leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Kontoor Brands 10, V F 1, Vera Bradley 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRAKTBVFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $213.67M $4.48B $8.24B VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -21.3x 16.7x 22.3x KTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.1x 18.2x KTB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +34.3% -1.4% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% 8.7% 3.9% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.6% 9.9% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 3.4x KTB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.02% KTB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +191.7% +4.7% +41.5% VRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr +5.8%/yr -22.9%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.2% 46.9% 47.7% KTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 62/100 48/100 KTB

Percentile Scorecard

VRAKTBVFC

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

AxisVRAKTBVFC
Valuation 72 #14 of 47 46 #26 of 47 48 #25 of 47
Growth 46 #25 of 45 82 #9 of 45 80 #10 of 45
Profitability 23 #34 of 44 84 #8 of 44 54 #21 of 44
Financial Health 71 #16 of 52 29 #37 of 52 24 #40 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 69 #12 of 36 37 #23 of 36
Overall 53 62 48
  • VRA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • KTB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC 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

PeriodVRAKTBVFCSPY
1 month +37.0%+18.8%+39.8% -2.0%
3 months +101.1%-7.7%+31.6% -2.2%
6 months +70.3%+7.3%+9.4% +4.2%
Year to date +189.3%+25.9%+10.9% +10.6%
1 year +191.7%+4.7%+41.5% +10.4%
3 years -5.5%+59.2%+29.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year -1.9%+16.8%+9.0% +20.2%
5 years -33.3%+32.6%-72.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year -7.8%+5.8%-22.9% +10.1%
10 years -46.6%—-62.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year -6.1%—-9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVRAKTBVFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.2%46.9%47.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.7%43.6%47.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.020.791.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.250.100.87 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.0%-48.3%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-12.8%-7.0% -3.2%
52-week high $7.00$88.17$21.55 $779.14
52-week low $1.80$57.48$12.62 $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.

MultipleVRAKTBVFC
P/E now vs peer median -19.9xmedian 16.3x 15.8xmedian 16.3x 21.3xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.8x 1.4xmedian 0.8x 0.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -60.7xmedian 11.2x 12.6xmedian 11.2x 12.2xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 11.3x 10.0xmedian 11.3x 11.4xmedian 11.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 6.8xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.15median 0.55 1.56median 0.55 0.39median 0.55

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 monthsVRAKTBVFC
Revenue $274.49M $3.07B $9.41B
Gross profit $138.42M $1.48B $5.26B
Operating income -$9.93M $365.60M $635.41M
Net income -$10.03M $267.94M $369.66M
Free cash flow $29.33M $422.43M $691.07M
EPS (diluted) $-0.33 $4.83 $0.92
Cash & equivalents $34.25M $58.46M $442.95M
Total debt – $1.14B $3.54B
Shares (diluted) 30.00M 55.50M 399.68M
Enterprise value $137.67M $4.21B $4.84B

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
MetricVRAKTBVFC
P/E -19.9x 15.8x 21.3x
P/FCF 6.8x 10.0x 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 9.4x 9.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.4x 0.8x
P/B 1.5x 6.8x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 24.6x 13.8x
EV/EBITDA -60.7x 12.6x 12.2x
EV/EBIT -16.8x 14.5x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.7x 1.2x
EV/FCF 5.7x 12.5x 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.4x 11.9x 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.15 1.56 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRAKTBVFC
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 34.3% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -17.8% 5.4% -4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 44.2% 2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 10.4% -2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.9% 34.9% 67.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 4.8% -22.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.8% 6.6% 309.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 9.3% 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 90.5% 7.6% 303.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 10.1% 54.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 228.0% 39.9% 110.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 67.0% 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 187.3% 39.5% 130.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 81.0% 155.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRAKTBVFC
Gross margin 50.4% 48.2% 55.9%
EBITDA margin -1.0% 13.7% 9.5%
Operating margin -3.6% 11.9% 6.8%
Pretax margin -3.7% 9.3% 4.7%
Net margin -3.7% 8.7% 3.9%
FCF margin 10.7% 13.8% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 14.5% 8.8%
Return on equity -7.7% 42.5% 19.5%
Return on assets -4.4% 9.9% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – 15.6% 9.9%
Return on capital employed -5.6% 18.0% 9.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 1.7x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.2% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRAKTBVFC
Debt / assets – 42.9% 35.5%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 3.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.7x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 76.8% 79.6%
Equity / assets 55.3% 23.2% 20.4%
Interest coverage – 5.2x 4.7x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.52 3.22 1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRAKTBVFC
Dividend yield – 2.8% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – 2.7% –
Shareholder yield – 5.5% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.6% 38.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.7% 20.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.4% 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% -36.4%

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.

ConsensusVRAKTBVFC
Forward P/E – 14.1xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.23FY2026 $5.45FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -2.5%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.1% +14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.29MFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% -5.1% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRAKTBVFC
Held by institutions 37.6% 100.0% 91.8%
Institutions holding 67 433 556
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +6.9% +3.6%
Institutions buying 30 218 269
Institutions selling 17 137 183
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.59 1.47

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.

VRAKTBVFC
VRA 1.00 0.09 0.20
KTB 0.09 1.00 0.49
VFC 0.20 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRA, KTB and VFC?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vera Bradley (VRA) $213.67M, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.48B, V F (VFC) $8.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRA, KTB and VFC?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vera Bradley (VRA) -21.3x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.7x, V F (VFC) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kontoor Brands (KTB) is cheapest (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.1x, V F (VFC) 18.2x). 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: Vera Bradley (VRA) -1.7%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +34.3%, V F (VFC) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (Vera Bradley (VRA) -3.7%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.7%, V F (VFC) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 15.6%, V F (VFC) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vera Bradley (VRA) returned the most: Vera Bradley (VRA) +191.7%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +4.7%, V F (VFC) +41.5%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Vera Bradley (VRA) -7.8%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +5.8%/yr, V F (VFC) -22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest dividend yield: Vera Bradley (VRA) 0.00%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 0.03%, V F (VFC) 0.02%. Vera Bradley (VRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kontoor Brands (KTB) has been the steadiest (Vera Bradley (VRA) 85.2%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 46.9%, V F (VFC) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 10. 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.