VRA vs VFC vs GIL Stock Comparison

Vera Bradley, V F and Gildan Activewear Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VRA Vera Bradley, Inc.
$6.08 +50.9% 1M +178.9% 1Y
Market cap
$177.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$274.49M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
VFC V F Corp
$17.06 +20.6% 1M +2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.45B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.51B
Div. yield
0.02%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.06 -2.2% 1M -34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.31B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gildan Activewear leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gildan Activewear 5, V F 4, Vera Bradley 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVRAVFCGILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $177.27M $6.45B $6.31B VFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.7x 23.5x 29.9x VFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.5x 8.3x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +0.2% +38.0% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% 2.9% 4.5% GIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% 5.2% VFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x 4.9x VFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +178.9% +2.7% -34.3% VRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr -25.2%/yr +1.7%/yr GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.1% 48.8% 42.2% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 49/100 35/100 VRA

Percentile Scorecard

VRAVFCGIL

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

AxisVRAVFCGIL
Valuation 73 #13 of 45 52 #22 of 45 32 #31 of 45
Growth 52 #21 of 43 74 #12 of 43 50 #22 of 43
Profitability 25 #31 of 41 58 #18 of 41 45 #23 of 41
Financial Health 69 #17 of 52 26 #39 of 52 29 #37 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 36 #22 of 34 21 #27 of 34
Overall 55 49 35
  • VRA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL 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

PeriodVRAVFCGILSPY
1 month +50.9%+20.6%-2.2% -0.2%
3 months +66.1%-6.5%-22.6% +3.9%
6 months +47.2%-8.8%-30.8% +8.2%
Year to date +151.2%-5.6%-35.9% +12.9%
1 year +178.9%+2.7%-34.3% +12.3%
3 years -15.4%+0.9%+46.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.4%+0.3%+13.7% +23.3%
5 years -38.0%-76.6%+8.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.1%-25.2%+1.7% +10.9%
10 years -53.3%-68.6%+56.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.3%-10.9%+4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVRAVFCGILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.1%48.8%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.8%50.9%44.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.671.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.050.06-0.81 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.0%-87.5%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-20.8%-44.8% -1.2%
52-week high $6.12$21.55$72.58 $779.14
52-week low $1.80$12.62$40.06 $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.

MultipleVRAVFCGIL
P/E now vs peer median -17.3xmedian 16.4x 24.4xmedian 16.4x 30.4xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -51.1xmedian 9.9x 11.2xmedian 9.9x 15.9xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 12.0x 10.7xmedian 12.0x 10.5xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.00median 0.64 0.75median 0.64 -1.40median 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 monthsVRAVFCGIL
Revenue $274.49M $9.51B $4.72B
Gross profit $138.42M $5.23B $1.41B
Operating income -$9.93M $580.11M $380.85M
Net income -$10.03M $274.18M -$60.80M
Free cash flow $29.33M $628.20M $703.50M
EPS (diluted) $-0.33 $0.70 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $34.25M $670.06M $268.30M
Total debt – $3.51B $3.59B
Shares (diluted) 30.00M 392.11M 160.20M
Enterprise value $101.27M $3.07B $5.23B

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
MetricVRAVFCGIL
P/E -17.3x 24.4x 30.4x
P/FCF 5.9x 10.7x 10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 8.9x 12.5x
P/S 0.6x 0.7x 1.6x
P/B 1.3x 3.8x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 22.2x 21.3x
EV/EBITDA -51.1x 11.2x 15.9x
EV/EBIT -14.1x 16.5x 28.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.0x 2.3x
EV/FCF 4.8x 15.2x 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 12.7x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.00 0.75 -1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVRAVFCGIL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 0.2% 38.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -17.8% -4.5% 14.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 2.0% 10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.9% -2.7% 16.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 76.9% 70.5% -29.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -14.4% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 89.8% 680.4% -127.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 32.8% -28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 90.5% 677.3% -16.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 32.3% -21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 228.0% 115.2% 273.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 96.9% 32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 187.3% 141.9% 141.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 60.4% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVRAVFCGIL
Gross margin 50.4% 55.0% 30.0%
EBITDA margin -1.0% 9.0% 14.3%
Operating margin -3.6% 6.1% 8.1%
Pretax margin -3.7% 3.8% 7.6%
Net margin -3.7% 2.9% 4.5%
FCF margin 10.7% 6.6% 14.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 7.9% 12.6%
Return on equity -7.7% 15.2% 1.5%
Return on assets -4.4% 2.9% 0.5%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% 5.2%
Return on capital employed -5.6% 9.0% 4.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 2.8x -9.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVRAVFCGIL
Debt / assets – 37.1% 35.7%
Debt / equity – 2.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x 4.9x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 81.4% 66.8%
Equity / assets 55.3% 18.6% 33.2%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 1.8x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.37 1.74 1.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVRAVFCGIL
Dividend yield – 2.1% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – – -3.7%
Shareholder yield – 2.1% -1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -39.1% –

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.

ConsensusVRAVFCGIL
Forward P/E – 15.5xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.23FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $4.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.0%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.5% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $259.29MFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% -4.2% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVRAVFCGIL
Held by institutions 37.6% 91.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 67 553 463
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +3.6% +7.8%
Institutions buying 30 267 197
Institutions selling 17 182 149
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.47 1.32

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.

VRAVFCGIL
VRA 1.00 0.20 0.10
VFC 0.20 1.00 0.36
GIL 0.10 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VRA, VFC and GIL?

V F (VFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vera Bradley (VRA) $177.27M, V F (VFC) $6.45B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, VRA, VFC and GIL?

V F (VFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vera Bradley (VRA) -17.7x, V F (VFC) 23.5x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 29.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (V F (VFC) 15.5x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vera Bradley (VRA) -1.7%, V F (VFC) +0.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) has the highest net margin (Vera Bradley (VRA) -3.7%, V F (VFC) 2.9%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, V F (VFC) leads (V F (VFC) 8.3%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vera Bradley (VRA) returned the most: Vera Bradley (VRA) +178.9%, V F (VFC) +2.7%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.3%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Vera Bradley (VRA) -9.1%/yr, V F (VFC) -25.2%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/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%, V F (VFC) 0.02%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 0.00%. Vera Bradley (VRA) and Gildan Activewear (GIL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (Vera Bradley (VRA) 87.1%, V F (VFC) 48.8%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gildan Activewear (GIL) leads on 5. 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.