BIRK vs NKE vs RL Stock Comparison

Birkenstock Holding, Nike and Ralph Lauren Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BIRK Birkenstock Holding plc
$32.56 +3.3% 1M -24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.10B
P/E
15.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.64B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$37.32 +3.5% 1M -46.4% 1Y
Market cap
$56.24B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
RL Ralph Lauren Corp
$377.65 +11.9% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.26B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBIRKNKERLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.10B $56.24B $23.26B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.6x 18.2x 23.7x BIRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 30.6x 20.5x BIRK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% -1.2% +14.7% BIRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.8% 6.7% 11.8% BIRK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 13.0% 24.6% RL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.1x -0.5x RL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.01% NKE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.5% -46.4% +12.3% RL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -25.6%/yr +25.1%/yr RL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.1% 36.6% 34.6% RL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 43/100 67/100 BIRK

Percentile Scorecard

BIRKNKERL

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

AxisBIRKNKERL
Valuation 56 #21 of 46 36 #30 of 46 22 #36 of 46
Growth 81 #9 of 43 12 #38 of 43 79 #10 of 43
Profitability 78 #10 of 42 54 #20 of 42 90 #5 of 42
Financial Health 62 #21 of 53 58 #23 of 53 75 #14 of 53
Shareholder Returns – 58 #15 of 34 70 #11 of 34
Overall 69 43 67
  • BIRK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • NKE ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • RL 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

PeriodBIRKNKERLSPY
1 month +3.3%+3.5%+11.9% -1.0%
3 months -19.9%-10.3%+1.1% +2.9%
6 months -17.4%-16.5%+1.7% +6.4%
Year to date -20.4%-41.4%+6.8% +11.4%
1 year -24.5%-46.4%+12.3% +13.1%
3 years -16.1%-64.5%+223.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.7%-29.2%+48.0% +21.5%
5 years —-77.2%+206.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-25.6%+25.1% +10.9%
10 years —-27.9%+290.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-3.2%+14.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBIRKNKERLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.1%36.6%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.0%38.6%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.581.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-1.270.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-80.9%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-46.4%-8.8% -2.5%
52-week high $48.97$69.68$414.25 $779.14
52-week low $30.57$33.90$309.29 $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.

MultipleBIRKNKERL
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 15.9x 17.9xmedian 15.9x 23.1xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.2x 12.2xmedian 9.2x 14.8xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 12.2x 26.3xmedian 12.2x 21.8xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x 8.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.57 -1.28median 0.57 0.86median 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 monthsBIRKNKERL
Revenue $2.64B $45.89B $8.36B
Gross profit $1.50B $19.77B $5.87B
Operating income $640.37M $3.76B $1.25B
Net income $391.83M $3.09B $982.90M
Free cash flow $391.32M $2.11B $1.04B
EPS (diluted) $2.10 $2.08 $16.03
Cash & equivalents $792.27M $6.90B $1.72B
Total debt $6.02B $31.94B $4.95B
Shares (diluted) 186.51M 1.48B 61.30M
Enterprise value $4.42B $22.44B $15.35B

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
MetricBIRKNKERL
P/E 15.5x 17.9x 23.1x
P/FCF 15.3x 26.3x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 19.9x 17.2x
P/S 2.3x 1.2x 2.7x
P/B 1.9x 3.6x 8.3x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 3.7x 8.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 12.2x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 14.6x 17.6x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.2x 2.6x
EV/FCF 18.2x 26.1x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 19.8x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 -1.28 0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIRKNKERL
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% -1.2% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.3% -3.8% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 1.5% 16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -4.1% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.6% 9.9% 25.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -13.6% 21.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.6% 6.8% 23.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -15.1% 22.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.3% 6.5% 26.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.0% -14.0% 26.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% -21.1% 16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -19.9% 27.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.0% -30.0% 36.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -22.1% 35.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIRKNKERL
Gross margin 56.9% 43.1% 70.3%
EBITDA margin 34.2% 9.8% 17.8%
Operating margin 24.2% 8.2% 14.9%
Pretax margin 20.0% 8.5% 14.9%
Net margin 14.8% 6.7% 11.8%
FCF margin 14.8% 4.6% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% 6.1% 15.8%
Return on equity 12.0% 20.6% 35.3%
Return on assets 6.3% 8.1% 12.8%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 13.0% 24.6%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 14.1% 21.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIRKNKERL
Debt / assets 30.0% 20.9% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.1x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 3.7x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 50.5% 59.7% 64.5%
Equity / assets 49.5% 40.3% 35.5%
Interest coverage 5.7x – 22.4x
Current ratio 3.8x 2.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.38 3.40 6.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIRKNKERL
Dividend yield – 4.4% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – -0.4% 2.8%
Shareholder yield – 4.0% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 78.4% 22.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 115.2% 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.0% 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 3.4%

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.

ConsensusBIRKNKERL
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 30.6xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.33FY2026 $1.22FY2026 $18.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -41.9%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.3% +18.0% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.59BFY2026 $40.49BFY2026 $8.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 -12.7%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.8% +11.8% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIRKNKERL
Held by institutions 90.6% 80.0% 65.2%
Institutions holding 233 1,734 808
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +1.9% +0.6%
Institutions buying 123 797 388
Institutions selling 85 754 324
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.06 1.20

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.

BIRKNKERL
BIRK 1.00 0.31 0.56
NKE 0.31 1.00 0.31
RL 0.56 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIRK, NKE and RL?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) $6.10B, Nike (NKE) $56.24B, Ralph Lauren (RL) $23.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIRK, NKE and RL?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 15.6x, Nike (NKE) 18.2x, Ralph Lauren (RL) 23.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) is cheapest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.0x, Nike (NKE) 30.6x, Ralph Lauren (RL) 20.5x). 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%, Ralph Lauren (RL) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) has the highest net margin (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.8%, Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Ralph Lauren (RL) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Ralph Lauren (RL) leads (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 9.7%, Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Ralph Lauren (RL) 24.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ralph Lauren (RL) returned the most: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) -24.5%, Nike (NKE) -46.4%, Ralph Lauren (RL) +12.3%. Over five years, Ralph Lauren (RL) compounded fastest (Nike (NKE) -25.6%/yr, Ralph Lauren (RL) +25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nike (NKE) has the highest dividend yield: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 0.00%, Nike (NKE) 0.04%, Ralph Lauren (RL) 0.01%. Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ralph Lauren (RL) has been the steadiest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 52.1%, Nike (NKE) 36.6%, Ralph Lauren (RL) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.