BIRK vs ZGN vs AS Stock Comparison

Birkenstock Holding, Ermenegildo Zegna and Amer Sports Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BIRK Birkenstock Holding plc
$32.64 -2.8% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.07B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.64B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.
$13.41 +5.3% 1M +28.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.45B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
1 win
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.55 +2.8% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.65B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Birkenstock Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Birkenstock Holding 5, Amer Sports 4, Ermenegildo Zegna 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIRKZGNASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.07B $3.45B $15.65B AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.5x — 28.6x BIRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 30.5x 23.0x BIRK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% — +30.5% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.8% — 7.3% BIRK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% — 9.7% BIRK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — -0.4x AS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.2% +28.4% -10.1% ZGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 41.5% 39.8% AS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 — 60/100 BIRK

Percentile Scorecard

BIRKZGNAS

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

AxisBIRKZGNAS
Valuation 58 #20 of 46 – 42 #20 of 34
Growth 81 #9 of 43 – 97 #2 of 32
Profitability 78 #10 of 42 – 97 #2 of 32
Financial Health 62 #21 of 53 52 #26 of 53 59 #14 of 33
Shareholder Returns – 12 #30 of 34 6 #17 of 18
Overall 70 – 60
  • BIRK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ZGN ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBIRKZGNASSPY
1 month -2.8%+5.3%+2.8% -0.8%
3 months -21.4%-10.0%-18.9% +3.5%
6 months -17.2%+12.8%-19.4% +7.0%
Year to date -20.2%+30.8%-23.6% +12.2%
1 year -22.2%+28.4%-10.1% +13.0%
3 years -14.3%+21.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.0%+6.8%— +23.1%
5 years —+34.1%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —+6.0%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureBIRKZGNASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%41.5%39.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.0%38.8%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.331.171.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.69-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-61.4%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-12.1%-32.0% -1.8%
52-week high $48.97$15.25$41.96 $779.14
52-week low $30.57$8.69$26.25 $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.

MultipleBIRKZGNAS
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 16.6x —median 16.6x 29.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x 11.0xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x 22.9xmedian 10.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.64 —median 0.64 —median 0.33

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 monthsBIRKZGNAS
Revenue $2.64B – $7.44B
Gross profit $1.50B – $4.45B
Operating income $640.37M – $956.70M
Net income $391.83M – $567.80M
Free cash flow $391.32M – $694.70M
EPS (diluted) $2.10 – $0.97
Cash & equivalents $792.27M $258.95M $720.40M
Total debt $6.02B $256.76M $147.40M
Shares (diluted) 186.51M 261.47M 563.08M
Enterprise value $4.39B $2.18B $13.24B

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
MetricBIRKZGNAS
P/E 15.5x – 29.0x
P/FCF 15.3x – 22.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x – 16.6x
P/S 2.3x – 2.1x
P/B 1.9x 2.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 2.9x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x – 11.0x
EV/EBIT 11.2x – 16.0x
EV/Revenue 2.7x – 2.1x
EV/FCF 18.3x – 22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x – 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIRKZGNAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% – 30.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.3% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% – 37.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.6% – 52.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.6% – 142.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.3% – 117.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.0% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% – 106.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.0% – 170.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIRKZGNAS
Gross margin 56.9% – 59.8%
EBITDA margin 34.2% – 18.8%
Operating margin 24.2% – 12.9%
Pretax margin 20.0% – 10.8%
Net margin 14.8% – 7.3%
FCF margin 14.8% – 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% – 12.9%
Return on equity 12.0% – 8.3%
Return on assets 6.3% – 5.6%
Return on invested capital 9.7% – 9.7%
Return on capital employed 11.4% – 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIRKZGNAS
Debt / assets 30.0% 7.3% 1.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.0x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 50.5% 66.4% 32.9%
Equity / assets 49.5% 33.6% 67.1%
Interest coverage 5.7x – 10.6x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.38 – 4.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIRKZGNAS
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – – -5.4%
Shareholder yield – 0.9% -5.4%
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.

ConsensusBIRKZGNAS
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 30.5xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.33FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.0% +34.1% +40.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.59BFY2026 $2.22BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +17.4% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIRKZGNAS
Held by institutions 90.6% 29.0% 38.1%
Institutions holding 233 135 354
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +14.6% +4.1%
Institutions buying 123 77 236
Institutions selling 85 39 87
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.97 2.71

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.

BIRKZGNAS
BIRK 1.00 0.41 0.44
ZGN 0.41 1.00 0.40
AS 0.44 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIRK, ZGN and AS?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) $6.07B, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) $3.45B, Amer Sports (AS) $15.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIRK, ZGN and AS?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 15.5x, Amer Sports (AS) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) is cheapest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.0x, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 30.5x, Amer Sports (AS) 23.0x). 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: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) +19.6%, Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) has the highest net margin (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.8%, Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) leads (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 9.7%, Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) returned the most: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) -22.2%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +28.4%, Amer Sports (AS) -10.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amer Sports (AS) has been the steadiest (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 52.2%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 41.5%, Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIRK, ZGN and AS?

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.