BIRK vs NKE vs RACE Stock Comparison

Birkenstock Holding, Nike and Ferrari Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$37.90 +6.0% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$55.74B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
1 win
RACE Ferrari N.V.
$392.93 -4.4% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$69.47B
P/E
36.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ferrari leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ferrari 6, Birkenstock Holding 4, Nike 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIRKNKERACELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.03B $55.74B $69.47B RACE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 18.0x 36.4x BIRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 31.1x 34.8x BIRK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% -1.2% +13.3% BIRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.8% 6.7% 22.2% RACE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 13.0% 26.8% RACE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.1x 0.5x NKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.2% -45.2% -3.8% RACE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -25.3%/yr +11.2%/yr RACE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 36.7% 31.6% RACE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 44/100 64/100 BIRK

Percentile Scorecard

BIRKNKERACE

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

AxisBIRKNKERACE
Valuation 58 #20 of 46 38 #29 of 46 18 #41 of 50
Growth 81 #9 of 43 12 #38 of 43 92 #5 of 48
Profitability 78 #10 of 42 54 #20 of 42 100 #1 of 46
Financial Health 62 #21 of 53 60 #22 of 53 80 #11 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 55 #16 of 34 31 #21 of 30
Overall 70 44 64
  • BIRK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • NKE ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • RACE ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBIRKNKERACESPY
1 month -2.8%+6.0%-4.4% -0.8%
3 months -21.4%-10.1%+3.3% +3.5%
6 months -17.2%-16.0%+13.0% +7.0%
Year to date -20.2%-40.5%+6.3% +12.2%
1 year -22.2%-45.2%-3.8% +13.0%
3 years -14.3%-61.3%+31.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.0%-27.2%+9.6% +23.1%
5 years —-76.7%+69.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-25.3%+11.2% +11.0%
10 years —-27.1%+639.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-3.1%+22.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBIRKNKERACESPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%36.7%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.0%38.8%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.600.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-1.23-0.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-80.9%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-44.7%-10.0% -1.8%
52-week high $48.97$68.59$436.54 $779.14
52-week low $30.57$33.90$314.63 $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.

MultipleBIRKNKERACE
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 16.6x 18.2xmedian 16.6x 36.7xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x 17.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.7x 12.4xmedian 9.7x 41.8xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 12.2x 26.7xmedian 12.2x 64.5xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x 34.9xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.64 -1.30median 0.64 1.83median 1.40

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 monthsBIRKNKERACE
Revenue $2.64B $45.89B $8.58B
Gross profit $1.50B $19.77B $4.43B
Operating income $640.37M $3.76B $2.75B
Net income $391.83M $3.09B $1.91B
Free cash flow $391.32M $2.11B $2.26B
R&D – – $1.08B
EPS (diluted) $2.10 $2.08 $10.70
Cash & equivalents $792.27M $6.90B $1.70B
Total debt $6.02B $7.89B $3.62B
Shares (diluted) 186.51M 1.48B 178.32M
Enterprise value $4.35B $21.94B $61.96B

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
MetricBIRKNKERACE
P/E 15.5x 18.2x 36.7x
P/FCF 15.3x 26.7x 64.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x 20.2x 51.9x
P/S 2.3x 1.2x 17.0x
P/B 1.9x 3.7x 34.9x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 3.8x 65.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 12.4x 41.8x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 14.8x 53.8x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.2x 17.2x
EV/FCF 18.3x 26.5x 65.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 20.1x 52.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 -1.30 1.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIRKNKERACE
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% -1.2% 13.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.3% -3.8% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 1.5% 14.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -4.1% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.6% 9.9% 14.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -13.6% 18.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.6% 6.8% 9.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -15.1% 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.3% 6.5% 11.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.0% -14.0% 20.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% -21.1% 10.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -19.9% 20.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.0% -30.0% -29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -22.1% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIRKNKERACE
Gross margin 56.9% 43.1% 51.6%
EBITDA margin 34.2% 9.8% 41.3%
Operating margin 24.2% 8.2% 32.0%
Pretax margin 20.0% 8.5% 28.9%
Net margin 14.8% 6.7% 22.2%
FCF margin 14.8% 4.6% 26.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% 6.1% 32.8%
Return on equity 12.0% 20.6% 43.4%
Return on assets 6.3% 8.1% 16.3%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 13.0% 26.8%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 14.1% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIRKNKERACE
Debt / assets 30.0% 20.9% 31.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.1x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 3.7x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 50.5% 59.7% 64.2%
Equity / assets 49.5% 40.3% 35.8%
Interest coverage 5.7x – 17.1x
Current ratio 3.8x 2.1x –
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score 2.38 3.43 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIRKNKERACE
Dividend yield – 4.3% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – -0.4% –
Shareholder yield – 4.0% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 78.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 115.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusBIRKNKERACE
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 31.1xFY2026 34.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.33FY2026 $1.22FY2026 $11.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -41.9%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.0% +18.0% +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.59BFY2026 $40.47BFY2026 $8.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +11.9% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIRKNKERACE
Held by institutions 90.6% 80.0% 32.8%
Institutions holding 233 1,734 707
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +1.9% -0.1%
Institutions buying 123 797 326
Institutions selling 85 754 238
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.06 1.37

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.

BIRKNKERACE
BIRK 1.00 0.31 0.30
NKE 0.31 1.00 0.28
RACE 0.30 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIRK, NKE and RACE?

Ferrari (RACE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) $6.03B, Nike (NKE) $55.74B, Ferrari (RACE) $69.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIRK, NKE and RACE?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 15.4x, Nike (NKE) 18.0x, Ferrari (RACE) 36.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) is cheapest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.0x, Nike (NKE) 31.1x, Ferrari (RACE) 34.8x). 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%, Nike (NKE) -1.2%, Ferrari (RACE) +13.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ferrari (RACE) has the highest net margin (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.8%, Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Ferrari (RACE) 22.2%). On return on invested capital, Ferrari (RACE) leads (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 9.7%, Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Ferrari (RACE) 26.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ferrari (RACE) returned the most: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) -22.2%, Nike (NKE) -45.2%, Ferrari (RACE) -3.8%. Over five years, Ferrari (RACE) compounded fastest (Nike (NKE) -25.3%/yr, Ferrari (RACE) +11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 0.00%, Nike (NKE) 0.04%, Ferrari (RACE) 0.00%. Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) and Ferrari (RACE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrari (RACE) has been the steadiest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 52.2%, Nike (NKE) 36.7%, Ferrari (RACE) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ferrari (RACE) 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.