Levi Strauss vs Under Armour
LEVI and UAA side by side, both in apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LEVI and UAA compare
Levi Strauss is the larger company, worth 4.0 times as much as Under Armour ($8.7B against $2.1B).
Levi Strauss grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.6% versus −3.6% for Under Armour).
Levi Strauss pays a dividend yielding 2.0%; Under Armour does not pay one.
Levi Strauss scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 2 for Under Armour), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LEVI | UAA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $8.7B | $2.1B |
| Share price | $22.50 | $4.99 |
| Change, 1 year | 10.2% | 8.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −16.7% | −80.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.17 | 1.29 |
| Employees | 19K | 14K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.3× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | – | 1.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.1× | – |
| P/FCF | 13.5× | – |
| FCF yield | 7.4% (better) | −3.8% |
| Fair value | $18.96 | $5.67 |
| Margin of safety | −18.7% | 12.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.6% (better) | −3.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.1% (better) | −1.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −585% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −623% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 62.8% (better) | 46.8% |
| Operating margin | 11.3% (better) | −2.4% |
| Net margin | – | −10.0% |
| FCF margin | 9.6% (better) | −1.6% |
| Return on equity | – | −29.8% |
| Return on invested capital | – | −5.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.41 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.27 | – |
| Interest coverage | 14.4× (better) | −1.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.63 | 1.81 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.09 (better) | 1.97 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 27.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.0% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 22.7% | 92.2% |
| Held by insiders | 47.6% | 39.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$42.5M | $225M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.3% | – |
Go deeper
- LEVI stock overview
- LEVI income statement
- LEVI valuation and score
- UAA stock overview
- UAA income statement
- UAA valuation and score
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