VRA vs LULU vs WRBY Stock Comparison

Vera Bradley, Lululemon Athletica and Warby Parker Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRA Vera Bradley, Inc.
$6.98 +37.4% 1M +184.9% 1Y
Market cap
$196.97M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$274.49M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LULU lululemon athletica inc.
$111.77 +19.4% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.53B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.09B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
WRBY Warby Parker Inc.
$26.09 -0.6% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.33B
P/E
445.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$934.66M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lululemon Athletica leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lululemon Athletica 6, Vera Bradley 2, Warby Parker 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRALULUWRBYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $196.97M $12.53B $3.33B LULU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.6x 8.8x 445.5x LULU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.9x 58.0x LULU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +1.7% +9.9% WRBY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% 12.8% 0.8% LULU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +184.9% -33.3% +37.0% VRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr -24.9%/yr -14.6%/yr VRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.7% 46.7% 78.6% LULU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 75/100 44/100 LULU

Percentile Scorecard

VRALULUWRBY

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

AxisVRALULUWRBY
Valuation 75 #13 of 48 87 #7 of 48 4 #46 of 48
Growth 47 #25 of 46 27 #34 of 46 80 #10 of 46
Profitability 25 #34 of 45 96 #3 of 45 34 #30 of 45
Financial Health 73 #15 of 52 77 #13 of 52 82 #10 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 91 #4 of 35 18 #29 of 35
Overall 55 75 44
  • VRA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LULU 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

PeriodVRALULUWRBYSPY
1 month +37.4%+19.4%-0.6% -5.9%
3 months +106.5%-10.4%-3.2% -4.6%
6 months +68.6%-16.3%-4.1% +0.2%
Year to date +188.4%-46.2%+19.7% +7.5%
1 year +184.9%-33.3%+37.0% +8.2%
3 years -7.5%-72.6%+88.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.6%-35.1%+23.6% +19.0%
5 years -34.2%-76.1%-54.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -8.0%-24.9%-14.6% +9.4%
10 years -47.4%+100.2%— +251.5%
10 years, per year -6.2%+7.2%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureVRALULUWRBYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.7%46.7%78.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.5%51.6%68.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.131.061.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.16-0.710.47 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.0%-82.0%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-48.2%-14.0% -5.9%
52-week high $7.53$215.88$30.34 $779.14
52-week low $1.80$91.88$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.

MultipleVRALULUWRBY
P/E now vs peer median -19.9xmedian 17.1x 8.9xmedian 17.1x 435.5xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.8x 1.1xmedian 0.8x 3.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -60.5xmedian 10.6x 4.2xmedian 10.6x 48.3xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 11.6x 8.8xmedian 11.6x 151.8xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.4x 8.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.15median 0.57 0.54median 0.57 15.43median 0.57

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 monthsVRALULUWRBY
Revenue $274.49M $11.09B $934.66M
Gross profit $138.42M $6.22B $511.71M
Operating income -$9.93M $1.98B $1.54M
Net income -$10.03M $1.42B $7.47M
Free cash flow $29.33M $1.35B $21.29M
EPS (diluted) $-0.33 $12.56 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $34.25M $1.39B $287.91M
Shares (diluted) 30.00M 112.92M 126.15M
Enterprise value $120.97M $6.78B $2.17B

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
MetricVRALULUWRBY
P/E -19.9x 8.9x 435.5x
P/FCF 6.8x 8.8x 151.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 6.0x 31.7x
P/S 0.7x 1.1x 3.5x
P/B 1.5x 2.5x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.5x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA -60.5x 4.2x 48.3x
EV/EBIT -16.7x 5.3x 1,913x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.9x 3.2x
EV/FCF 5.7x 7.8x 138.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x 5.3x 28.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.15 0.54 15.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRALULUWRBY
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 1.7% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -17.8% 7.9% 12.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% -3.4% 10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 7.5% 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.9% -20.7% 119.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 8.5% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.8% -20.6% 942.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 12.1% 28.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 90.5% -15.8% 935.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 16.6% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 228.0% 3.7% -5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 6.6% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 187.3% 15.9% -43.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 11.8% 8.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRALULUWRBY
Gross margin 50.4% 56.1% 54.7%
EBITDA margin -1.0% 22.7% 6.5%
Operating margin -3.6% 17.8% 0.2%
Pretax margin -3.7% 18.1% 1.1%
Net margin -3.7% 12.8% 0.8%
FCF margin 10.7% 12.2% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 17.9% 10.9%
Return on equity -7.7% 29.5% 1.9%
Return on assets -4.4% 16.7% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -5.6% 29.5% 0.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 1.4x 13.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.8% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRALULUWRBY
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 43.5% 49.1%
Equity / assets 55.3% 56.5% 50.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.2x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 3.51 5.04 5.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRALULUWRBY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 9.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 9.7% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusVRALULUWRBY
Forward P/E – 10.9xFY2026 58.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.23FY2026 $10.26FY2026 $0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -22.6%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -16.3% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.29MFY2026 $11.00BFY2026 $920.21MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% -9.7% +30.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRALULUWRBY
Held by institutions 37.6% 71.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 67 850 302
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% -2.1% +15.2%
Institutions buying 30 408 196
Institutions selling 17 333 77
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.23 2.55

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.

VRALULUWRBY
VRA 1.00 0.20 0.04
LULU 0.20 1.00 0.15
WRBY 0.04 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRA, LULU and WRBY?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vera Bradley (VRA) $196.97M, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) $12.53B, Warby Parker (WRBY) $3.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRA, LULU and WRBY?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vera Bradley (VRA) -19.6x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 8.8x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 445.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is cheapest (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 10.9x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 58.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Warby Parker (WRBY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vera Bradley (VRA) -1.7%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) +1.7%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has the highest net margin (Vera Bradley (VRA) -3.7%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 12.8%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vera Bradley (VRA) returned the most: Vera Bradley (VRA) +184.9%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -33.3%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +37.0%. Over five years, Vera Bradley (VRA) compounded fastest (Vera Bradley (VRA) -8.0%/yr, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -24.9%/yr, Warby Parker (WRBY) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has been the steadiest (Vera Bradley (VRA) 85.7%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 46.7%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VRA, LULU 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, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) leads on 6. 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.