VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) Reaccelerates Margin Expansion And Positions For Near-Term Revaluation

VF Corporation shows operational momentum driven by margin expansion and cash generation, while technical indicators point to mixed near-term price dynamics. Fundamental strength on free cash flow and margins supports a valuation classified by WMDST as under-valued.

Recent News

On April 21, 2026 VF announced a global partnership with Nedap to deploy item-level inventory visibility across its store network, aimed at improving omnichannel fulfillment and inventory accuracy. The company filed its definitive proxy statement on June 15, 2026, disclosing governance and performance-based equity details for management.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show no established trend: ADX at 13.07 indicates a lack of a strong directional trend, reducing conviction for breakout-driven moves and elevating the significance of mean-reversion and event-driven catalysts.

DI+ sits at 25.69 with a peak-and-reversal pattern, while DI- reads 24.40 after a dip-and-reversal; that combination signals a recent shift toward selling pressure and shorter-term directional conflict, which favors range-bound risk until a clear directional breakout emerges.

MACD at -0.13 carries a peak-and-reversal signature consistent with waning momentum; however, MACD currently trades above its signal line (-0.25), which constitutes a bullish cross and leaves momentum interpretation ambiguous in the very near term.

MRO at -19.1 indicates the price sits below the model target, implying upward mean-reversion pressure; the magnitude suggests a material potential for mean reversion rather than only a marginal bounce.

RSI at 46.63 registers below the mid-point and shows a peak-and-reversal trend, pointing to recently increased selling interest but not an oversold condition—price retains room on both sides before technical extremes trigger stronger directional responses.

Price context: the close at $17.33 lies slightly above the 200-day average ($17.28) and above the 20-day average ($16.98), while the 50-day average ($18.07) remains higher; short-term averages show a peak-and-reversal at the 12-day EMA and 26-day EMA convergence, reinforcing a consolidation bias with possible volatility spikes around catalysts.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability: EBIT of $402.6M produces an EBIT margin of 14.0%, which sits slightly above the industry peer mean of 13.372%. Quarter-over-quarter, EBIT margin expanded by 23.424% and year-over-year by 65.309%, signaling meaningful margin recovery that aligns with reported operating improvements.

Revenue: Total revenue reached $2,875.8M. Year-over-year revenue growth registered -5.301%, while the trailing revenue growth metric shows 2.608% growth; the mixed topline signals stabilization after prior portfolio moves and disposals that alter comparable bases.

Cash flow and liquidity: Operating cash flow of $1,010.4M and free cash flow of $966.5M produce a free cash flow yield of 13.831%, well above the industry peer mean of 2.125%, supporting balance-sheet repair and shareholder distributions. Cash and short-term investments total $1,466.5M, while net debt stands at $2,689.2M, leaving leverage elevated but accompanied by improving cash generation.

Leverage and capital structure: Debt-to-equity at 2.99 and debt-to-assets at 0.51178 exceed the industry peer mean debt-to-assets of 0.31855, reflecting a capital structure with higher leverage that management has been reducing; interest coverage at 10.13 indicates the company maintains ample capacity to service debt.

Margins and efficiency: Gross margin at 56.622% expanded slightly YoY; asset turnover at 0.2729 sits below the industry peer mean of 0.33077, indicating room to improve capital efficiency. Cash conversion cycle at ~101 days sits near the industry peer mean of 109.28 days, and has shortened QoQ, improving working capital dynamics.

Earnings: Reported EPS measures include an EPS estimate of -$0.01 and an EPS surprise ratio of 1.0; retained earnings remain negative at -$808.2M reflecting historical charges and portfolio changes. Return on equity at 16.859% and return on assets at 2.855% show profitability improving from prior periods.

Valuation: The current valuation as determined by WMDST classifies the stock as under-valued. Price-based multiples sit at a PE of 31.91 and an EV-to-EBIT of ~3.78; the free cash flow yield and margin recovery form the primary inputs supporting the under-valued assessment.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-12-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-05-20
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-08-19
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 435.5 M
 Operating Cash Flow 1.0 B
 Capital Expenditures -43.89 M
 Change In Working Capital 584.3 M
 Dividends Paid -35.20 M
 Cash Flow Delta 1.0 B
 End Period Cash Flow 1.5 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 2.9 B
 Forward Revenue 247.0 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 1.2 B
 Depreciation 78.9 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 78.9 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 2.6 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 1.6 B
 EBITDA 481.5 M
 EBIT 402.6 M
 Operating Income 319.8 M
 Interest Income 5.1 M
 Interest Expense 39.7 M
 Net Interest Income -34.61 M
 Income Before Tax 362.9 M
 Tax Provision 62.0 M
 Tax Rate 17.09 %
 Net Income 300.8 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 300.8 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate -0.01
 EPS Actual
 EPS Difference 0.00
 EPS Surprise 100.0 %
 Forward EPS 0.26
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 10.4 B
 Intangible Assets 2.1 B
 Net Tangible Assets -281.83 M
 Total Current Assets 5.0 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 1.5 B
 Cash 1.5 B
 Net Receivables 1.4 B
 Inventory 1.7 B
 Long-Term Investments 1.3 B
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 1.0 B
 Short-Term Debt 598.7 M
 Total Current Liabilities 3.2 B
 Net Debt 2.7 B
 Total Debt 5.3 B
 Total Liabilities 8.6 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.8 B
 Retained Earnings -808.22 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 4.56
 Shares Outstanding 391.080 M
 Revenue Per-Share 7.35
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 7.0 B
 Enterprise Value 10.9 B
 Enterprise Multiple 22.556
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -20.277 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -13.589 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 85.499
median: 85.499
mean: 60.779
VFC: 22.556
low: -26.368
 EV/R 3.776
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 5.846
 Asset To Liability 1.206
 Debt To Capital 0.749
 Debt To Assets 0.512
Debt To Assets QoQ -5.935 %
Debt To Assets YoY 607.66 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.701
VFC: 0.512
mean: 0.319
median: 0.299
low: 0.034
 Debt To Equity 2.992
Debt To Equity QoQ -23.651 %
Debt To Equity YoY 558.566 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 5.089
VFC: 2.992
median: 0.801
mean: 0.751
low: 0.045
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 3.916
Price To Book QoQ 3.401 %
Price To Book YoY -22.029 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 9.303
median: 6.991
mean: 5.913
VFC: 3.916
low: 0.492
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 31.909
Price To Earnings QoQ 15.826 %
Price To Earnings YoY -8.681 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 125.538
mean: 87.378
median: 84.323
VFC: 31.909
low: -7.846
 PE/G Ratio 4.148
 Price To Sales (P/S) 2.43
Price To Sales QoQ 21.679 %
Price To Sales YoY -18.399 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 20.417
mean: 8.572
median: 7.923
VFC: 2.43
low: 0.408
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 63.4
Forward PE/G 8.242
Forward P/S 28.446
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 10.217
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.273
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.239 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 9.656 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.496
median: 0.331
mean: 0.331
VFC: 0.273
low: 0.029
 Receivables Turnover 1.744
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -4.974 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -2.646 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 15.778
mean: 4.257
median: 2.323
VFC: 1.744
low: 0.99
 Inventory Turnover 0.71
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 5.701 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 11.099 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 1.07
median: 0.932
mean: 0.797
VFC: 0.71
low: 0.402
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 52.315
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 101.308
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -31.938 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -8.747 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 338.107
mean: 109.284
VFC: 101.308
median: 95.506
low: 21.797
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.629
 CapEx To Revenue -0.015
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.556
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 5.3 B
 Net Invested Capital 5.9 B
 Invested Capital 5.9 B
 Net Tangible Assets -281.83 M
 Net Working Capital 1.8 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.456
 Current Ratio 1.549
Current Ratio QoQ 13.715 %
Current Ratio YoY -0.481 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 4.224
mean: 2.088
median: 2.063
VFC: 1.549
low: 0.217
 Quick Ratio 1.033
Quick Ratio QoQ 19.001 %
Quick Ratio YoY 3.303 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 2.869
median: 1.399
mean: 1.373
VFC: 1.033
low: 0.111
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 11.088
 Cost Of Debt 0.592 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 10.129
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 58.095 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 82.917 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 701.0
mean: 100.581
VFC: 10.129
median: -15.015
low: -165.305
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.31
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 70.651
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 8.548
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.117
 Dividend Rate 0.09
 Dividend Yield 0.005
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -1.996 %
 Revenue Growth 2.608 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -95.593 %
Revenue Growth YoY -5.301 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 61.21 %
mean: 13.4 %
median: 6.032 %
VFC: 2.608 %
low: -12.568 %
 Earnings Growth 7.692 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -102.429 %
Earnings Growth YoY 130.783 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 223.077 %
mean: 19.854 %
median: 8.163 %
VFC: 7.692 %
low: -44.737 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 56.622 %
Gross Margin QoQ 8.513 %
Gross Margin YoY 0.592 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 100.0 %
VFC: 56.622 %
mean: 49.958 %
median: 40.597 %
low: -11.248 %
 EBIT Margin 14.0 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 23.424 %
EBIT Margin YoY 65.309 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 32.08 %
VFC: 14.0 %
mean: 13.372 %
median: 8.597 %
low: -19.556 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 11.119 %
Return On Sales QoQ -0.314 %
Return On Sales YoY 31.291 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 31.384 %
mean: 13.941 %
VFC: 11.119 %
median: 9.152 %
low: -19.556 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 966.5 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 13.831 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -395.219 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 30.235 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 25.352 %
VFC: 13.831 %
mean: 2.125 %
median: 0.392 %
low: -22.722 %
 Free Cash Growth -468.618 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -1353.425 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 26.667 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 1193.641 %
mean: 243.024 %
median: -38.231 %
VFC: -468.618 %
low: -647.462 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 3.213
 Cash Flow Margin 34.632 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 3.311
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.855 %
Return On Assets QoQ 56.438 %
Return On Assets YoY 93.822 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 12.202 %
mean: 3.684 %
VFC: 2.855 %
median: 2.109 %
low: -6.994 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 5.58 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.169
Return On Equity QoQ 31.29 %
Return On Equity YoY 68.826 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.238
VFC: 0.169
mean: 0.065
median: 0.056
low: -0.206
 DuPont ROE 18.443 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 5.619 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 52.649 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -116.501 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 6.729 %
VFC: 5.619 %
mean: 3.949 %
median: 3.609 %
low: -0.137 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect consolidation with periodic upward pressure tied to operational catalysts. The Nedap inventory partnership and proxy disclosures represent near-term catalysts for sentiment and perceived execution progress; margin expansion and strong free cash flow offer fundamental support that could compress implied risk premia if management demonstrates sustained execution. Technicals indicate range-bound action until the ADX rises above 20 or a clear breakout above the 50-day average occurs; conversely, renewed DI- strength or a sustained MACD decline would increase downside momentum. Volatility should remain moderate given current average volumes, with spikes possible around corporate governance developments or operational updates.

About VF Corporation

VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) designs, procures, markets, and distributes branded lifestyle apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and children across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company operates through three primary segments: Outdoor, Active, and Work. VF Corporation’s portfolio includes high-performance outdoor apparel and accessories under brands such as The North Face, Timberland, Smartwool, Icebreaker, and Altra. It also offers youth culture and streetwear apparel, footwear, and accessories through brands like Vans and Supreme, as well as outdoor-inspired products under Kipling, Napapijri, Eastpak, and JanSport. Furthermore, VF Corporation provides work and work-inspired apparel and footwear, including protective work footwear, under the Dickies and Timberland PRO brands. The company distributes its products through specialty stores, department stores, national chains, and mass merchants, and also engages in direct-to-consumer sales via retail stores, concession retail stores, e-commerce sites, and other digital platforms. Founded in 1899, VF Corporation maintains its headquarters in Denver, Colorado.



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