V.F. Corporation VFC

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
51/100
Moderate

Ranked against 25 peers in Apparel Manufacturing

About V.F. Corporation

V.F. Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, offers branded apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and children in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through three segments: Outdoor, Active, and Work. The company provides outdoor apparel, footwear, equipment, accessories; style-forward and weather-ready footwear, apparel, and accessories; performance merino wool and other natural fibers-based apparel and accessories; performance-based footwear; … Full VFC analysis →

Key strengths

  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 70.0th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.
  • Operating Expense Control OpEx growth is controlled (score 0.60), demonstrating operating leverage.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.34), raising refinancing risk.
  • Inconsistent Cash Generation Cash generation is inconsistent (score 0.44), indicating operational challenges.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where VFC ranks in Apparel Manufacturing

V.F. Corporation ranks #14 of 26 scored companies in Apparel Manufacturing by moat score — the top 54%. The widest moat in the group is Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) at 83/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
10 Oxford Industries, Inc. OXM 59/100 Moderate
11 G-III Apparel Group, LTD. GIII 58/100 Moderate
12 J-Long Group Limited JL 57/100 Moderate
13 Superior Group of Companies, In SGC 52/100 Moderate
14 V.F. Corporation VFC 51/100 Moderate
15 Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. JRSH 49/100 Developing
16 Neo-Concept International Group NCI 49/100 Developing
17 LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. LITB 43/100 Developing
18 Vince Holding Corp. VNCE 42/100 Developing

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How VFC scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 54 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 50 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 55 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 57 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 43 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 45 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding VFC's moat

What is V.F. Corporation's moat score?

V.F. Corporation (VFC) scores 51 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #14 of 26 scored companies in Apparel Manufacturing, the top 54%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 25 companies in Apparel Manufacturing. Its strongest defense is Capital Efficiency (57/100) and its weakest is Resilience (43/100).

How does V.F. Corporation compare with other Apparel Manufacturing companies?

V.F. Corporation ranks #14 of 26 scored companies in Apparel Manufacturing by moat score. The widest moat in Apparel Manufacturing is Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) at 83/100. The companies ranked closest are Superior Group of Companies, In (SGC) at 52 just above it and Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. (JRSH) at 49 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 25 companies in Apparel Manufacturing. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is V.F. Corporation scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for V.F. Corporation?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and VFC scores: Pricing Power (54), Cost Advantage (50), Customer Stickiness (55), Capital Efficiency (57), Resilience (43), Scale & Market Position (45). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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