VFCV.F. Corporation

$15.01+5.5% 1Y

$15.01

$12.6252 weeks$21.44

Is the business good?

Mixed

The checks split: 7 of 9 health tests passed and earnings fully cash-backed (1.6×), but margins compressing and returns that lean on debt.

2 good, 2 to watch

Fundamental health (F-score)7 / 9SEC EDGAR · Mar 28, 2026

High fundamental quality. Nine pass/fail tests of year-over-year health from the filings.

Profits arrive as cash1.56×derived · Mar 28, 2026

Operating profit is fully backed by cash. Conversion is worsening vs a year ago.

Margin direction, 3 years−4.6 pts

Positive operating leverage, operating profit is growing faster than sales, so margins widen as the business scales.

Where ROE comes from5.5× leverage

Leverage-amplified, a high assets-to-equity ratio does much of the work. ROE 7% = margin × turnover × leverage.

Unless marked, from derived.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

FCF conversiontop 10% of the market

Leverage (Debt/EBITDA)behind 69% of the market

Where this answer is blind. The F-score rewards improvement, so an already-elite company can score mid-pack.

V.F. Corporation earns 10% on the capital it employs against a 9.0% cost of capital, so the business is worth more the bigger it gets.

10%

Return on invested capital · cost of capital 9.0% · 1.0 points above what the capital costs: growth creates value

Operating margin: 6.0%
Operating margin · Apparel Manufacturing median 7.3% · 12 months to Q4 2026
Cash conversion: 1.56×
Cash conversion · 1.94× a year ago · operating cash flow covers the operating profit after tax
Gross margin: 55%
Gross margin

Details›

Gross margin12 months to Q4 2026: 55%
Operating margin12 months to Q4 2026: 6.0%
Net margin12 months to Q4 2026: 2.6%
Free cash flow margin: 5.8%
Revenue, trailing twelve months: $9.61B
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months: $557M
Net income, trailing twelve months: $255M
Return on invested capitaloperating profit after tax ÷ debt + equity − cash: 10%

Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion is operating cash flow over operating profit after tax.

Ranks #8 of 12 by RyuScore