BIRK vs GOLF vs NKE Stock Comparison

Birkenstock Holding, Acushnet Holdings and Nike Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BIRK Birkenstock Holding plc
$37.23 +10.2% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.85B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.64B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
GOLF Acushnet Holdings Corp.
$85.87 +3.0% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.02B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
1.18%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$40.49 +19.2% 1M -33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$60.12B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
4.05%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Birkenstock Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Birkenstock Holding 5, Acushnet Holdings 4, Nike 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIRKGOLFNKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.85B $5.02B $60.12B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x 23.3x 19.4x BIRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.0x 22.0x 33.2x BIRK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +8.8% -1.2% BIRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.8% 8.1% 6.7% BIRK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 14.4% 13.0% GOLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.1x -0.1x NKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.18% 4.05% NKE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.7% +14.1% -33.9% GOLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +8.4%/yr -25.6%/yr GOLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.8% 30.5% 36.9% GOLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 54/100 41/100 BIRK

Percentile Scorecard

BIRKGOLFNKE

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

AxisBIRKGOLFNKE
Valuation 39 #29 of 47 33 #23 of 34 28 #34 of 47
Growth 77 #11 of 45 61 #13 of 32 11 #40 of 45
Profitability 74 #12 of 44 84 #6 of 32 49 #23 of 44
Financial Health 63 #20 of 52 38 #21 of 33 61 #21 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 56 #9 of 19 57 #16 of 36
Overall 63 54 41
  • BIRK ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GOLF ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • NKE 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

PeriodBIRKGOLFNKESPY
1 month +10.2%+3.0%+19.2% -1.0%
3 months -0.7%-16.8%-4.6% -0.4%
6 months -6.0%-0.1%-7.7% +4.5%
Year to date -9.0%+7.6%-36.4% +12.4%
1 year -5.7%+14.1%-33.9% +13.6%
3 years -9.5%+55.6%-62.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year -3.3%+15.9%-27.7% +20.8%
5 years —+49.5%-77.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+8.4%-25.6% +10.4%
10 years —+382.1%-19.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+17.0%-2.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBIRKGOLFNKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.8%30.5%36.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%30.4%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.520.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.46-0.92 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-34.2%-80.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-27.6%-40.3% -1.6%
52-week high $48.97$118.53$67.78 $779.14
52-week low $30.57$75.29$33.90 $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.

MultipleBIRKGOLFNKE
P/E now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 17.6x 23.3xmedian 20.2x 19.4xmedian 17.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.8x 1.9xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 11.6x 13.9xmedian 10.4x 13.2xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 11.8x 27.3xmedian 11.8x 28.6xmedian 11.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 1.5x 4.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 0.57 5.01median 1.31 -1.39median 0.57

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 monthsBIRKGOLFNKE
Revenue $2.64B $2.71B $45.89B
Gross profit $1.50B $1.33B $19.77B
Operating income $640.37M $371.75M $3.76B
Net income $391.83M $220.35M $3.09B
Free cash flow $391.32M $183.74M $2.11B
R&D – $78.67M –
EPS (diluted) $2.10 $3.67 $2.08
Cash & equivalents $792.27M $67.94M $6.90B
Total debt $1.94B $960.07M $7.89B
Shares (diluted) 186.51M 59.93M 1.48B
Enterprise value $5.17B $4.76B $26.33B

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
MetricBIRKGOLFNKE
P/E 17.7x 23.3x 19.4x
P/FCF 17.5x 27.3x 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 18.6x 21.6x
P/S 2.6x 1.9x 1.3x
P/B 2.1x 5.4x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 12.0x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 13.9x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 12.5x 15.9x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF 20.4x 32.2x 28.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 21.9x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 5.01 -1.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIRKGOLFNKE
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 8.8% -1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 4.4% -3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 10.6% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 5.8% -4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.6% 23.4% 9.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 5.2% -13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.6% -4.2% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -0.4% -15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.3% -3.8% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.0% 4.7% -14.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% 54.8% -21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.8% -19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.0% 89.5% -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 35.2% -22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIRKGOLFNKE
Gross margin 56.9% 49.1% 43.1%
EBITDA margin 34.2% 15.7% 9.8%
Operating margin 24.2% 13.7% 8.2%
Pretax margin 20.0% 10.9% 8.5%
Net margin 14.8% 8.1% 6.7%
FCF margin 14.8% 6.8% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% 10.0% 6.1%
Return on equity 12.0% 25.1% 20.6%
Return on assets 6.3% 8.5% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 14.4% 13.0%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 17.8% 14.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIRKGOLFNKE
Debt / assets 30.0% 37.3% 20.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.1x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 5.2x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 50.5% 64.1% 59.7%
Equity / assets 49.5% 35.9% 40.3%
Interest coverage 5.7x – –
Current ratio 3.8x 2.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.54 3.87 3.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIRKGOLFNKE
Dividend yield – 1.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – 2.2% -0.3%
Shareholder yield – 3.4% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.5% 78.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.7% 115.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.3% 4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 5.7%

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.

ConsensusBIRKGOLFNKE
Forward P/E 16.0xFY2026 22.0xFY2026 33.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.33FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 -41.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.0% +2.0% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.59BFY2026 $2.60BFY2026 $40.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +10.4% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIRKGOLFNKE
Held by institutions 90.6% 53.9% 64.8%
Institutions holding 233 340 1,739
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% -0.7% +1.9%
Institutions buying 123 150 799
Institutions selling 85 130 757
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.15 1.06

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.

BIRKGOLFNKE
BIRK 1.00 0.26 0.32
GOLF 0.26 1.00 0.22
NKE 0.32 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIRK, GOLF and NKE?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) $6.85B, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) $5.02B, Nike (NKE) $60.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIRK, GOLF and NKE?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 17.7x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 23.3x, Nike (NKE) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) is cheapest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 16.0x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 22.0x, Nike (NKE) 33.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) +19.6%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.8%, Nike (NKE) -1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) has the highest net margin (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.8%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 8.1%, Nike (NKE) 6.7%). On return on invested capital, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) leads (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 9.7%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 14.4%, Nike (NKE) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) returned the most: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) -5.7%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +14.1%, Nike (NKE) -33.9%. Over five years, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) compounded fastest (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.4%/yr, Nike (NKE) -25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nike (NKE) has the highest dividend yield: Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 1.18%, Nike (NKE) 4.05%. Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has been the steadiest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 52.8%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 30.5%, Nike (NKE) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIRK, GOLF and NKE?

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.