BIRK vs GIL vs DECK Stock Comparison

Birkenstock Holding, Gildan Activewear and Deckers Outdoor Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BIRK Birkenstock Holding plc
$32.64 -2.8% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.03B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.64B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.35 -1.5% 1M -33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.42B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp
$80.39 +2.2% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Birkenstock Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Birkenstock Holding 5, Deckers Outdoor 4, Gildan Activewear 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIRKGILDECKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.03B $6.42B $11.60B DECK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 30.4x — BIRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 8.4x 10.7x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +38.0% — GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.8% 4.5% — BIRK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 5.2% — BIRK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 4.9x — BIRK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.2% -33.2% -7.5% DECK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.3%/yr +5.1%/yr DECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 42.3% 40.8% DECK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 35/100 — BIRK

Percentile Scorecard

BIRKGILDECK

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

AxisBIRKGILDECK
Valuation 58 #20 of 46 33 #31 of 46 –
Growth 81 #9 of 43 52 #21 of 43 –
Profitability 78 #10 of 42 44 #24 of 42 –
Financial Health 62 #21 of 53 29 #38 of 53 89 #7 of 53
Shareholder Returns – 18 #28 of 34 –
Overall 70 35 –
  • BIRK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • DECK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBIRKGILDECKSPY
1 month -2.8%-1.5%+2.2% -0.8%
3 months -21.4%-20.4%-17.7% +3.5%
6 months -17.2%-30.3%-24.7% +7.0%
Year to date -20.2%-35.4%-22.5% +12.2%
1 year -22.2%-33.2%-7.5% +13.0%
3 years -14.3%+47.9%-16.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.0%+13.9%-5.8% +23.1%
5 years —+11.8%+28.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+2.3%+5.1% +11.0%
10 years —+57.1%+833.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+4.6%+25.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBIRKGILDECKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%42.3%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.0%44.6%34.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.331.211.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.79-0.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-44.5%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-44.4%-33.5% -1.8%
52-week high $48.97$72.58$120.94 $779.14
52-week low $30.57$40.30$77.68 $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.

MultipleBIRKGILDECK
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 16.6x 30.6xmedian 16.6x —median 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.7x 16.0xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 12.2x 10.6xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.64 -1.41median 0.64 —median 0.64

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 monthsBIRKGILDECK
Revenue $2.64B $4.72B –
Gross profit $1.50B $1.41B –
Operating income $640.37M $380.85M –
Net income $391.83M -$60.80M –
Free cash flow $391.32M $703.50M –
EPS (diluted) $2.10 $1.32 –
Cash & equivalents $792.27M $268.30M $1.91B
Total debt $6.02B $3.59B –
Shares (diluted) 186.51M 160.20M 144.29M
Enterprise value $4.35B $5.34B $4.47B

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
MetricBIRKGILDECK
P/E 15.5x 30.6x –
P/FCF 15.3x 10.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 12.6x –
P/S 2.3x 1.6x –
P/B 1.9x 2.2x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 21.5x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 16.0x –
EV/EBIT 11.2x 28.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.7x 2.3x –
EV/FCF 18.3x 15.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 18.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 -1.41 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIRKGILDECK
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 38.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 14.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 10.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 16.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.6% -29.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -13.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.6% -127.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -28.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.3% -16.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.0% -21.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% 273.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.0% 141.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIRKGILDECK
Gross margin 56.9% 30.0% –
EBITDA margin 34.2% 14.3% –
Operating margin 24.2% 8.1% –
Pretax margin 20.0% 7.6% –
Net margin 14.8% 4.5% –
FCF margin 14.8% 14.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% 12.6% –
Return on equity 12.0% 1.5% –
Return on assets 6.3% 0.5% –
Return on invested capital 9.7% 5.2% –
Return on capital employed 11.4% 4.8% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -9.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIRKGILDECK
Debt / assets 30.0% 35.7% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 4.9x –
Debt / FCF 5.0x 5.1x –
Liabilities / assets 50.5% 66.8% 32.2%
Equity / assets 49.5% 33.2% 67.8%
Interest coverage 5.7x 1.8x –
Current ratio 3.8x 1.9x 3.5x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.6x 2.8x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.1x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 2.38 1.65 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIRKGILDECK
Dividend yield – 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – -3.7% –
Shareholder yield – -1.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBIRKGILDECK
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.33FY2026 $4.81FY2026 $7.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.0% +17.3% +4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.59BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026 $5.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +11.5% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIRKGILDECK
Held by institutions 90.6% 100.0% 96.4%
Institutions holding 233 463 860
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +7.8% +0.4%
Institutions buying 123 197 426
Institutions selling 85 149 333
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.32 1.28

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.

BIRKGILDECK
BIRK 1.00 0.26 0.51
GIL 0.26 1.00 0.34
DECK 0.51 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIRK, GIL and DECK?

Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) $6.03B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.42B, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIRK, GIL and DECK?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 15.4x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.0x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.4x, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) +19.6%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) has the highest net margin (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.8%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) leads (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 9.7%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Deckers Outdoor (DECK) returned the most: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) -22.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -33.2%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -7.5%. Over five years, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) compounded fastest (Gildan Activewear (GIL) +2.3%/yr, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) has been the steadiest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 52.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.3%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIRK, GIL and DECK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) leads on 5. 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.