VRA vs PVH vs KTB Stock Comparison

Vera Bradley, Pvh and Kontoor Brands Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRA Vera Bradley, Inc.
$6.64 +55.5% 1M +171.0% 1Y
Market cap
$190.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$274.49M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
PVH Pvh Corp. /De/
$88.24 +16.4% 1M +9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.07B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
0.18%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$75.91 +18.1% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.15B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
2.79%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kontoor Brands leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Kontoor Brands 8, Vera Bradley 2, Pvh 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRAPVHKTBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $190.46M $4.07B $4.15B KTB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.9x 19.1x 16.8x KTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.6x 13.9x PVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +1.2% +18.6% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% 2.5% 8.5% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.5% 14.5% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.18% 2.79% KTB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +171.0% +9.6% -6.3% VRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.5%/yr -4.2%/yr +7.5%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.6% 47.9% 47.7% KTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 52/100 52/100 VRA

Percentile Scorecard

VRAPVHKTB

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

AxisVRAPVHKTB
Valuation 73 #13 of 45 77 #11 of 45 23 #35 of 45
Growth 52 #21 of 43 21 #34 of 43 57 #19 of 43
Profitability 25 #31 of 41 40 #25 of 41 88 #6 of 41
Financial Health 69 #17 of 52 43 #30 of 52 31 #36 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 79 #8 of 34 64 #13 of 34
Overall 55 52 52
  • VRA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • PVH ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • KTB 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

PeriodVRAPVHKTBSPY
1 month +55.5%+16.4%+18.1% +0.7%
3 months +90.3%+1.5%-9.4% +3.7%
6 months +61.6%-3.5%+3.5% +7.1%
Year to date +174.4%+31.7%+24.3% +12.8%
1 year +171.0%+9.6%-6.3% +11.9%
3 years -10.0%+19.0%+61.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.5%+6.0%+17.4% +22.8%
5 years -32.3%-19.3%+43.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.5%-4.2%+7.5% +10.9%
10 years -50.1%-16.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -6.7%-1.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVRAPVHKTBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.6%47.9%47.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.8%52.5%45.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.100.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.000.20-0.13 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.0%-63.7%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-10.7%-13.9% -1.2%
52-week high $6.64$98.81$88.17 $779.14
52-week low $1.80$60.87$57.48 $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.

MultipleVRAPVHKTB
P/E now vs peer median -18.9xmedian 16.4x 19.1xmedian 16.4x 16.8xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -56.9xmedian 10.6x 10.6xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 12.3x 6.7xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x 6.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.09median 0.56 1.13median 0.56 2.22median 0.56

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 monthsVRAPVHKTB
Revenue $274.49M $8.58B $2.95B
Gross profit $138.42M $5.05B $1.38B
Operating income -$9.93M $247.40M $332.45M
Net income -$10.03M $213.50M $249.37M
Free cash flow $29.33M $605.50M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.33 $4.63 $4.49
Cash & equivalents $34.25M $965.90M $58.46M
Total debt – $2.25B $1.14B
Shares (diluted) 30.00M 46.10M 55.50M
Enterprise value $114.46M $1.65B $3.84B

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
MetricVRAPVHKTB
P/E -18.9x 19.1x 16.8x
P/FCF 6.5x 6.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 5.4x –
P/S 0.7x 0.5x 1.4x
P/B 1.4x 0.8x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.9x 24.3x
EV/EBITDA -56.9x 10.6x –
EV/EBIT -15.7x 21.6x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.6x 1.8x
EV/FCF 5.3x 8.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 7.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.09 1.13 2.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRAPVHKTB
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 1.2% 18.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -17.8% -2.1% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% -1.2% 22.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.9% -0.9% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.9% 18.5% 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -16.5% 1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.8% -54.4% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 5.4% 6.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 90.5% -52.1% 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 16.8% 7.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 228.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 23.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 187.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 81.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRAPVHKTB
Gross margin 50.4% 58.9% 46.8%
EBITDA margin -1.0% 5.9% –
Operating margin -3.6% 2.9% 11.3%
Pretax margin -3.7% 2.1% 9.8%
Net margin -3.7% 2.5% 8.5%
FCF margin 10.7% 7.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 8.8% –
Return on equity -7.7% 4.4% 41.3%
Return on assets -4.4% 1.9% 9.3%
Return on invested capital – 3.5% 14.5%
Return on capital employed -5.6% 2.8% 16.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRAPVHKTB
Debt / assets – 19.7% 42.9%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x –
Debt / FCF – 3.7x –
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 58.0% 76.8%
Equity / assets 55.3% 42.0% 23.2%
Interest coverage – 2.6x 4.9x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.46 2.09 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRAPVHKTB
Dividend yield – 0.2% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – 20.5% –
Shareholder yield – 20.7% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.8% –

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.

ConsensusVRAPVHKTB
Forward P/E – 7.6xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.23FY2026 $11.67FY2026 $5.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.4%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +0.6% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.29MFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +3.5% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRAPVHKTB
Held by institutions 37.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 67 384 431
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +1.7% +6.9%
Institutions buying 30 186 216
Institutions selling 17 128 137
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.45 1.58

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.

VRAPVHKTB
VRA 1.00 0.14 0.09
PVH 0.14 1.00 0.42
KTB 0.09 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRA, PVH and KTB?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vera Bradley (VRA) $190.46M, Pvh (PVH) $4.07B, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRA, PVH and KTB?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vera Bradley (VRA) -18.9x, Pvh (PVH) 19.1x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pvh (PVH) is cheapest (Pvh (PVH) 7.6x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.9x). 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%, Pvh (PVH) +1.2%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (Vera Bradley (VRA) -3.7%, Pvh (PVH) 2.5%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Pvh (PVH) 3.5%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vera Bradley (VRA) returned the most: Vera Bradley (VRA) +171.0%, Pvh (PVH) +9.6%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -6.3%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Vera Bradley (VRA) -7.5%/yr, Pvh (PVH) -4.2%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest dividend yield: Pvh (PVH) 0.18%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 2.79%. 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) 85.6%, Pvh (PVH) 47.9%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.