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PVH Corp. owns TOMMY HILFIGER and Calvin Klein, which together generate nearly all its revenue. It develops clothing, underwear and related accessories under these brands and hires independent manufacturers to produce the goods, mostly in Asia. Retailers buy products from PVH to resell, while consumers buy directly through its stores and websites. Wholesale and direct sales both contribute substantially to revenue, and most revenue comes from outside the United States.
PVH also lets other businesses use its brands for agreed products or territories. These licensees make and sell products and pay PVH fees generally tied to their sales, subject to contractual minimums. PVH oversees design and quality. Licensing brings in less revenue than product sales but makes a meaningful contribution to operating profit.
The business depends on the appeal of its two main brands, reliable outside production and retailers’ repeat orders. Large wholesale customers buy order by order rather than under long-term agreements, although no single customer dominates revenue. China has placed PVH on its List of Unreliable Entities. No measures had been imposed at the time of disclosure, but possible restrictions could prevent production, sales or investment in China.
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Ralph Lauren competes with PVH’s Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein for global lifestyle apparel spending, selling to consumers and retailers and earning fees from licensed products. Its apparel sales through retail and wholesale offer a comparison for demand facing PVH’s brands.
Levi Strauss competes with PVH’s Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger for branded jeans and casual apparel purchases across the Americas, Europe and Asia, selling directly to shoppers and through third parties. Watch sales of core Levi’s products such as the 501 jean for a comparison with demand for PVH’s denim.
G-III pays PVH to use Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein on women’s apparel sold wholesale in the United States and Canada, but also competes in categories PVH is taking over as agreements expire through 2026. PVH expects these transitions to add less than 1% to net revenue in 2026 while reducing gross margin by about 50 basis points.
VF offers a comparison for PVH’s global casual apparel and accessories business: both sell to wholesale partners and directly to shoppers through stores and websites. VF’s sales to retailers versus its own customers help frame the two sales channels PVH also relies on.
Kontoor Brands’ Wrangler and Lee compete with PVH’s Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger jeanswear, selling through wholesale customers and directly to consumers. Wrangler and Lee results are the relevant comparison for PVH’s denim business, rather than Kontoor’s Helly Hansen outdoor business.
Gap Inc.’s Gap and Banana Republic compete with PVH’s brands for casual apparel purchases through stores, outlets and online sales. Their store and online apparel sales offer a comparison for PVH’s own retail business, including its Americas stores concentrated in premium outlet centers.
American Eagle Outfitters competes with PVH’s Calvin Klein for shoppers’ clothing spending: American Eagle’s casual apparel overlaps with Calvin Klein jeanswear, while Aerie’s intimate apparel competes with its underwear.
Movado pays PVH for permission to sell Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein watches and accessories, turning those product sales into trademark fees for PVH. Watch sales under these two brands: sales-based fees can rise above contractual minimums as licensed products sell.
Oxford Industries competes with PVH’s sportswear for consumers seeking distinctive branded casual clothing through lifestyle brands such as Tommy Bahama. Tommy Bahama accounted for 56% of Oxford’s fiscal 2025 net sales, with 95% of its sales in the United States, making it chiefly a U.S. comparison rather than a global one.
Urban Outfitters competes with PVH’s Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger for apparel and accessories purchases, selling to shoppers through stores and digital channels and to retailers through wholesale. Its Retail and Wholesale apparel results are the relevant comparison, rather than Nuuly’s monthly women’s clothing rental fees.
V.F. Corporation earningsVFC
VF's report will show whether retailers and shoppers are still buying through the wholesale and direct channels PVH also relies on.
Read VF's sales to retailers separately from sales through its own stores and websites. Strength in both would suggest retailers and shoppers are still buying, a supportive demand signal for PVH's brands; weakness in both would point to pressure on PVH's sales through both channels.
Kontoor Brands, Inc. earningsKTB
Kontoor Brands' report will show how Wrangler and Lee jeanswear is selling, a read-through on demand for PVH's Calvin Klein jeanswear.
Focus on Wrangler and Lee jeanswear, not Kontoor's outdoor business. Stronger sales would suggest demand for this shared denim category is holding up, a favorable market signal for Calvin Klein; weaker sales would point to possible demand pressure on PVH in the same category.
Retail Sales MoM (Oct)
Retail sales track how much consumers spend at stores and online; stronger spending can lift demand for Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein products at PVH’s stores and digital sites and support wholesale partners’ orders.
If retail sales rise, that suggests stronger consumer spending may support sales of PVH’s Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein products through its stores, digital sites and wholesale partners; if they fall, demand and wholesale orders may weaken.
Movado Group, Inc. earningsMOV
Movado's report will show how Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein watches are selling, and whether those licensed products are driving trademark-fee income for PVH.
Look for sales of Movado's watches under the two PVH brands. If sales-based royalties exceed contractual minimums, licensed-product sales are adding fee income for PVH; if sales are weak and fees rely mainly on minimums, this stream lacks a sales-driven lift.
PVH Corp. earningsThis company
PVH's report will show whether Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein sales can offset gross-margin pressure from tariffs and the shift from licensed products to direct wholesale.
Read revenue for the two brands alongside gross margin, the share of sales left after product costs. Rising brand revenue with a steadier margin would show sales are absorbing tariff costs and the costs of taking licensed products into direct wholesale. Weaker revenue or a further margin decline would show growth is not yet improving product economics.
G-Iii Apparel Group Ltd earningsGIII
G-III Apparel Group's report will show how demand and competition in shared women's apparel categories are shaping up as PVH takes over part of that business.
Separate G-III's wholesale sales of PVH-branded women's apparel from sales of its own brands in overlapping categories. Resilient licensed sales with weaker own-brand sales would suggest demand for the categories is holding up without a strong competing gain. Weaker licensed sales alongside stronger own-brand sales could signal softer demand or tougher competition, so PVH should not assume the transition guarantees revenue growth.
