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V F CORP VFC
V F CORP (VFC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.03% (safety: moderate). FY2026 revenue was $9.6B at a 2.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-21 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-21 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-21 | Truist Securities | Hold (main) |
| 2026-05-21 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-05-06 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.197 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.1 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.062 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.249 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFC | V F CORP | 7/9 | 1.64 | 27.2 | +1.1% |
| PVH | PVH CORP. /DE/ | 5/9 | 3.23 | 135.6 | +3.4% |
| CTAS | CINTAS CORP | 8/9 | 7.68 | 37.9 | +7.7% |
| RL | RALPH LAUREN CORP | 8/9 | 6.88 | 26 | +14.6% |
| KTB | Kontoor Brands, Inc. | 5/9 | 2.75 | 20.2 | +20.9% |
| OXM | OXFORD INDUSTRIES INC | 3/9 | 1.39 | — | -2.6% |
| LSEB | LSEB Creative Corp. | 4/9 | -17.08 | — | — |
About V F CORP
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. The company operates through two segments: Outdoor and Active. The company provides outdoor apparel, footwear, equipment, accessories; and style-forward and weather-ready footwear, apparel, and accessories under the Timberland, Timberland PRO, and The North Face brands. It also offers youth culture/action sports-inspired and apparel, footwear, and accessories; handbags, luggage, backpacks, totes, and accessories; and backpacks and luggage under the Vans, Kipling, Eastpak, and JanSport brands. In addition, the company provides performance-based footwear; performance merino wool and other natural fibers-based apparel and accessories; performance-based footwear; and high-performance apparel and accessories based on natural fibers under the Smartwool, Napapijri, Icebreaker, and Altra brands. The company sells its products primarily to specialty stores, department stores, national chains, independently operated partnership stores, and mass merchants, as well as sells through direct-to-consumer operations, including retail stores, concession retail stores, and e-commerce sites, and other digital platforms. V.F. Corporation was incorporated in 1899 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
FAQ
Is VFC financially healthy?
V F CORP's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does VFC pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. V F CORP pays a dividend yielding about 2.03% with a 55.2% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is VFC?
In FY2026, V F CORP had a net margin of 2.7% and a return on equity of 13.8%.
Is VFC overvalued or undervalued?
V F CORP trades at about 22.8× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.7×–84.3×, median 29.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for VFC?
The average Wall-Street price target for V F CORP is $20.21, about 38.7% above the recent price, from 21 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is VFC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on V F CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 27.2×, a dividend yield of 2.03%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.