PVH vs V F
PVH and VFC 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 PVH and VFC compare
V F is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as PVH ($8.2B against $4.2B).
PVH grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.6% versus −1.4% for V F).
V F keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.9% compared with −1.9% at PVH.
Both pay dividends: PVH yields 0.17% and V F 1.7%.
V F scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 7 for PVH), 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 | PVH | VFC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.2B | $8.2B |
| Share price | $92.02 | $20.74 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.2% | 41.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −21.3% | −72.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.40 | 1.28 |
| Employees | 26K | 26K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 22.5× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 0.9× |
| P/B | 0.9× (better) | 4.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.9× (better) | 12.5× |
| P/FCF | 5.9× | – |
| PEG | – | 0.82 |
| FCF yield | 16.8% | – |
| Fair value | $109.40 | $19.33 |
| Margin of safety | 15.9% (better) | −7.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.6% (better) | −1.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.6% (better) | 0.78% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −136% | 309% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 300% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −9.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 58.8% (better) | 55.9% |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 6.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −1.9% | 3.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 8.0% | – |
| Return on equity | −3.5% | 21.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 2.8% | 9.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.47 (better) | 1.74 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.07 (better) | 3.45 |
| Interest coverage | 4.0× | 4.7× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.65 (better) | 1.47 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.17 (better) | 1.85 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.17% | 1.7% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 38.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 32.0% (better) | −28.6% |
| Buyback yield | 0.41% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.58% | 1.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 111% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 2.0% | 1.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $358K | $1.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.5% | 8.9% |
Go deeper
- PVH stock overview
- PVH income statement
- PVH valuation and score
- VFC stock overview
- VFC income statement
- VFC valuation and score
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