ZGN vs GOOS vs PLBY Stock Comparison

Ermenegildo Zegna, Canada Goose Holdings and Playboy Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.
$13.95 +11.6% 1M +38.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
PLBY Playboy, Inc.
$1.24 +19.2% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$136.29M
P/E
80.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$128.08M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ermenegildo Zegna leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ermenegildo Zegna 4, Canada Goose Holdings 4, Playboy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionZGNGOOSPLBYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.65B $856.49M $136.29M ZGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -5.0x 80.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.7x 11.9x — GOOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.8% +7.2% GOOS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -10.5% 1.3% PLBY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -21.3% 4.5% PLBY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.4x 25.0x GOOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.7% -36.7% -8.8% ZGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr -28.6%/yr -48.0%/yr ZGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.5% 46.1% 78.0% ZGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 31/100 22/100 GOOS

Percentile Scorecard

ZGNGOOSPLBY

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

AxisZGNGOOSPLBY
Valuation – 21 #38 of 48 11 #43 of 48
Growth – 31 #32 of 46 64 #17 of 46
Profitability – 11 #40 of 45 16 #38 of 45
Financial Health 47 #28 of 52 59 #22 of 52 12 #46 of 52
Shareholder Returns 12 #31 of 35 – 6 #33 of 35
Overall – 31 22
  • ZGN ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GOOS ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • PLBY 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

PeriodZGNGOOSPLBYSPY
1 month +11.6%+16.8%+19.2% -5.9%
3 months -5.8%+4.4%+6.9% -4.6%
6 months +6.9%-24.9%-25.7% +0.2%
Year to date +36.1%-30.9%-34.0% +7.5%
1 year +38.7%-36.7%-8.8% +8.2%
3 years +18.0%-11.5%+79.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +5.7%-4.0%+21.6% +19.0%
5 years +39.4%-81.5%-96.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +6.9%-28.6%-48.0% +9.4%

Risk

MeasureZGNGOOSPLBYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.5%46.1%78.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%55.0%74.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.201.161.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.91-0.80-0.11 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.4%-87.0%-98.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-37.7%-54.2% -5.9%
52-week high $15.25$14.37$2.71 $779.14
52-week low $8.69$7.47$0.98 $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.

MultipleZGNGOOSPLBY
P/E now vs peer median —median 17.1x -5.0xmedian 17.1x 77.4xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 1.1xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.6x 27.9xmedian 10.6x 54.2xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.6x -47.5xmedian 11.6x -19.2xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.4x 2.7xmedian 2.4x 5.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 0.28median 0.57 2.96median 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 monthsZGNGOOSPLBY
Revenue – $1.64B $128.08M
Gross profit – $1.12B $93.40M
Operating income – -$152.36M $8.13M
Net income – -$60.11M $1.69M
Free cash flow – -$18.30M -$7.59M
EPS (diluted) – $-1.74 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $258.95M $61.59M $29.70M
Total debt $256.76M $321.48M $154.47M
Shares (diluted) 261.47M 99.00M 106.11M
Enterprise value $2.38B $100.78M $6.69M

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
MetricZGNGOOSPLBY
P/E – -5.0x 77.4x
P/FCF – -47.5x -19.2x
P/Operating cash flow – -12.7x -23.7x
P/S – 0.5x 1.1x
P/B 3.1x 2.7x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 3.7x -1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 27.9x 54.2x
EV/EBIT – -7.4x 33.2x
EV/Revenue – 0.7x 2.1x
EV/FCF – -61.7x -35.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – -16.5x -44.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.28 2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZGNGOOSPLBY
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.8% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.2% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.2% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -85.9% 153.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -16.2% 26.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – -90.2% 105.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% 26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -98.0% 106.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -17.8% 26.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -540.8% -403.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 37.4% 49.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -146.2% -200.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 56.9% 46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZGNGOOSPLBY
Gross margin – 68.1% 72.9%
EBITDA margin – 2.5% 3.9%
Operating margin – -9.3% 6.4%
Pretax margin – -12.9% 0.9%
Net margin – -10.5% 1.3%
FCF margin – -1.1% -5.9%
Operating cash flow margin – -4.2% -4.8%
Return on equity – -48.5% 6.6%
Return on assets – -14.0% 0.6%
Return on invested capital – -21.3% 4.5%
Return on capital employed – -12.8% 4.1%
Asset turnover – 1.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x -3.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% 5.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZGNGOOSPLBY
Debt / assets 7.3% 26.5% 53.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.0x 5.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.4x 25.0x
Debt / FCF – -17.6x -20.3x
Liabilities / assets 66.4% 73.5% 90.3%
Equity / assets 33.6% 26.5% 9.7%
Interest coverage – – 0.8x
Current ratio 1.5x 40.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 12.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 4.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – -2.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZGNGOOSPLBY
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield – – -8.6%
Shareholder yield 0.9% – -8.6%
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.

ConsensusZGNGOOSPLBY
Forward P/E 31.7xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $0.75FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 +33.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +34.1% +14.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.22BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026 $133.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.5%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.4% -4.0% -2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZGNGOOSPLBY
Held by institutions 29.0% 25.2% 38.4%
Institutions holding 135 114 87
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% -12.8% +27.0%
Institutions buying 77 59 48
Institutions selling 39 37 23
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.59 2.09

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.

ZGNGOOSPLBY
ZGN 1.00 0.38 0.10
GOOS 0.38 1.00 0.27
PLBY 0.10 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZGN, GOOS and PLBY?

Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) $3.65B, Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) $856.49M, Playboy (PLBY) $136.29M.

Which company is growing faster?

Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) +10.8%, Playboy (PLBY) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Playboy (PLBY) has the highest net margin (Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) -10.5%, Playboy (PLBY) 1.3%). On return on invested capital, Playboy (PLBY) leads (Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) -21.3%, Playboy (PLBY) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) returned the most: Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +38.7%, Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) -36.7%, Playboy (PLBY) -8.8%. Over five years, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) compounded fastest (Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +6.9%/yr, Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) -28.6%/yr, Playboy (PLBY) -48.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) has been the steadiest (Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 42.5%, Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) 46.1%, Playboy (PLBY) 78.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZGN, GOOS and PLBY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) leads on 4. 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.