AS vs DECK vs VFC Stock Comparison

Amer Sports, Deckers Outdoor and V F Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$29.24 +7.3% 1M -9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.21B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp
$82.77 +6.6% 1M -1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
VFC V F Corp
$18.33 +26.5% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.20B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.41B
Div. yield
0.02%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amer Sports leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amer Sports 6, V F 3, Deckers Outdoor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASDECKVFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.21B $11.78B $7.20B AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.7x — 19.5x VFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 11.1x 16.7x DECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.5% — -1.4% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% — 3.9% AS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% — 9.9% VFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 3.4x AS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.0% -1.3% +26.0% VFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +4.7%/yr -24.1%/yr DECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 40.5% 47.4% AS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 — 52/100 AS

Percentile Scorecard

ASDECKVFC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisASDECKVFC
Valuation 36 #22 of 34 – 59 #19 of 45
Growth 100 #1 of 32 – 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 94 #3 of 32 – 60 #17 of 41
Financial Health 56 #15 of 33 88 #7 of 52 26 #39 of 52
Shareholder Returns 6 #17 of 18 – 39 #21 of 34
Overall 58 – 52
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • DECK ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • VFC ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodASDECKVFCSPY
1 month +7.3%+6.6%+26.5% +0.7%
3 months -19.0%-16.9%+22.5% +3.7%
6 months -16.6%-19.0%-3.2% +7.1%
Year to date -21.7%-20.2%+1.4% +12.8%
1 year -9.0%-1.3%+26.0% +11.9%
3 years —-15.0%+7.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-5.3%+2.3% +22.8%
5 years —+25.6%-74.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+4.7%-24.1% +10.9%
10 years —+813.6%-66.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+24.8%-10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASDECKVFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%40.5%47.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%34.3%47.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.481.061.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.030.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.7%-65.2%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-31.6%-14.9% -1.2%
52-week high $41.96$120.94$21.55 $779.14
52-week low $26.25$77.68$12.62 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleASDECKVFC
P/E now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 18.6x —median 16.4x 19.5xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.1x —median 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 10.1x —median 10.6x 11.5xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 11.2x —median 12.3x 10.4xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 4.7xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.04 —median 0.56 0.36median 0.56

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsASDECKVFC
Revenue $7.44B – $9.41B
Gross profit $4.45B – $5.26B
Operating income $956.70M – $635.41M
Net income $567.80M – $369.66M
Free cash flow $694.70M – $691.07M
EPS (diluted) $0.97 – $0.92
Cash & equivalents $720.40M $1.91B $442.95M
Total debt $147.40M – $3.54B
Shares (diluted) 563.08M 144.29M 399.68M
Enterprise value $13.80B $4.65B $3.80B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricASDECKVFC
P/E 29.7x – 19.5x
P/FCF 23.5x – 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 17.0x – 8.7x
P/S 2.2x – 0.8x
P/B 2.4x 4.7x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 4.7x 12.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x – 11.5x
EV/EBIT 16.4x – 16.2x
EV/Revenue 2.1x – 1.1x
EV/FCF 22.6x – 14.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x – 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASDECKVFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.5% – -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.3% – 2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.3% – 67.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -22.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 142.9% – 309.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 54.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 117.4% – 303.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 54.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.4% – 110.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 170.6% – 130.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 155.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASDECKVFC
Gross margin 59.8% – 55.9%
EBITDA margin 18.8% – 9.5%
Operating margin 12.9% – 6.8%
Pretax margin 10.8% – 4.7%
Net margin 7.3% – 3.9%
FCF margin 9.3% – 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% – 8.8%
Return on equity 8.3% – 19.5%
Return on assets 5.6% – 3.8%
Return on invested capital 9.7% – 9.9%
Return on capital employed 11.7% – 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASDECKVFC
Debt / assets 1.4% – 35.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 32.9% 32.2% 79.6%
Equity / assets 67.1% 67.8% 20.4%
Interest coverage 10.6x – 4.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 3.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 2.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.11 – 1.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASDECKVFC
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield -5.3% – –
Shareholder yield -5.3% – 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 38.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -36.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusASDECKVFC
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.24FY2026 $7.48FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% +4.3% +14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.73BFY2026 $5.37BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +8.4% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASDECKVFC
Held by institutions 38.1% 96.4% 91.8%
Institutions holding 355 861 555
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +0.4% +3.6%
Institutions buying 237 427 268
Institutions selling 87 333 183
Buyers to sellers 2.72 1.28 1.46

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ASDECKVFC
AS 1.00 0.45 0.44
DECK 0.45 1.00 0.47
VFC 0.44 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AS, DECK and VFC?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amer Sports (AS) $16.21B, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.78B, V F (VFC) $7.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, AS, DECK and VFC?

V F (VFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amer Sports (AS) 29.7x, V F (VFC) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is cheapest (Amer Sports (AS) 23.6x, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 11.1x, V F (VFC) 16.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amer Sports (AS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%, V F (VFC) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amer Sports (AS) has the highest net margin (Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%, V F (VFC) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, V F (VFC) leads (Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%, V F (VFC) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year V F (VFC) returned the most: Amer Sports (AS) -9.0%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -1.3%, V F (VFC) +26.0%. Over five years, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) compounded fastest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +4.7%/yr, V F (VFC) -24.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amer Sports (AS) 0.00%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 0.00%, V F (VFC) 0.02%. Amer Sports (AS) and Deckers Outdoor (DECK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amer Sports (AS) has been the steadiest (Amer Sports (AS) 39.9%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 40.5%, V F (VFC) 47.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AS, DECK and VFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amer Sports (AS) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.