LEVI STRAUSS & CO. vs PVH CORP., two Apparel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where LEVI and PVH diverge most: on operating margin, LEVI reads 7.8% and PVH reads -9.1%; on net margin, LEVI reads 9.7% and PVH reads -1.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What LEVI's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What PVH's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | LEVI | PVH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $20.15 | $70.64 |
| Market cap | $7.9B | $3.3B |
| Sector | Apparel | Apparel |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +7.6% | — |
| P/E | 12.5 | — |
| P/B | 3.45 | 0.68 |
| P/S | 1.19 | 0.37 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.7 | 7.3 |
| Revenue growth | +7.5% | +1.6% |
| Gross margin | 62.7% | 63.0% |
| Operating margin | 7.8% | -9.1% |
| Net margin | 9.7% | -1.9% |
| Return on equity | 28.1% | -3.5% |
| Return on assets | 9.6% | -1.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.4% | 4.1% |
| FCF yield | 7.1% | 22.0% |
| Dividend yield | 2.7% | 0.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.46 | 0.47 |
| Current ratio | 1.60 | 1.65 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.74 | 7.63 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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