COLM vs DECK vs SHOO Stock Comparison

Columbia Sportswear, Deckers Outdoor and Steven Madden Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$61.17 +6.2% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.13B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
1.96%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp
$80.55 +2.4% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.46B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
SHOO Steven Madden, Ltd.
$42.78 -5.1% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.13B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
1.96%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Columbia Sportswear leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Columbia Sportswear 4, Deckers Outdoor 3, Steven Madden 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOLMDECKSHOOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.13B $11.46B $3.13B DECK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x — 21.3x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 10.8x 21.0x DECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% — +18.2% SHOO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% — 5.2% COLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 13.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.96% — 1.96% SHOO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.4% -11.0% +20.7% SHOO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr +4.9%/yr -1.1%/yr DECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 40.8% 41.1% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 — 61/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

COLMDECKSHOO

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

AxisCOLMDECKSHOO
Valuation 80 #10 of 45 – 55 #21 of 45
Growth 31 #30 of 43 – 62 #17 of 43
Profitability 70 #13 of 41 – 65 #15 of 41
Financial Health 78 #12 of 52 88 #7 of 52 77 #13 of 52
Shareholder Returns 85 #6 of 34 – 46 #19 of 34
Overall 69 – 61
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • DECK ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • SHOO 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

PeriodCOLMDECKSHOOSPY
1 month +6.2%+2.4%-5.1% -0.2%
3 months -5.1%-22.5%-2.9% +3.9%
6 months +0.1%-24.1%+14.2% +8.2%
Year to date +11.0%-22.3%+2.7% +12.9%
1 year +11.4%-11.0%+20.7% +12.3%
3 years -14.3%-16.1%+34.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.0%-5.7%+10.5% +23.3%
5 years -40.2%+27.1%-5.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%+4.9%-1.1% +10.9%
10 years +8.9%+852.1%+97.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.9%+25.3%+7.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOLMDECKSHOOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%40.8%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%34.8%38.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.071.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.270.50 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-65.2%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-33.4%-12.8% -1.2%
52-week high $67.79$120.94$49.07 $779.14
52-week low $49.63$77.68$31.37 $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.

MultipleCOLMDECKSHOO
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 16.4x —median 16.4x 21.3xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x 12.9xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x 14.0xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.89median 0.64 —median 0.64 -6.47median 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 monthsCOLMDECKSHOO
Revenue $3.41B – $2.74B
Gross profit $1.78B – $1.26B
Operating income $257.00M – $205.59M
Net income $206.03M – $146.04M
Free cash flow $321.30M – $224.27M
EPS (diluted) $4.02 – $1.99
Cash & equivalents $532.31M $1.91B $94.74M
Total debt – – $124.83M
Shares (diluted) 51.26M 144.29M 72.16M
Enterprise value $944.70M $4.34B $2.77B

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
MetricCOLMDECKSHOO
P/E 15.2x – 21.3x
P/FCF 9.7x – 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x – 11.9x
P/S 0.9x – 1.1x
P/B 2.0x 4.6x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 4.6x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x – 12.9x
EV/EBIT 9.8x – 15.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 1.2x
EV/FCF 7.8x – 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x – 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.89 – -6.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOLMDECKSHOO
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% – 18.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% – 33.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.3% – 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% – 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% – -0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.3% – 50.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.0% – -4.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% – 54.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% – -3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% – 73.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.0% – -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.9% – 90.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.8% – -8.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOLMDECKSHOO
Gross margin 52.2% – 46.1%
EBITDA margin 9.2% – 8.9%
Operating margin 7.5% – 7.5%
Pretax margin 8.1% – 7.0%
Net margin 6.0% – 5.2%
FCF margin 9.4% – 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% – 9.6%
Return on equity 12.9% – 15.2%
Return on assets 7.7% – 7.7%
Return on invested capital – – 13.5%
Return on capital employed 13.3% – 14.6%
Asset turnover 1.3x – 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOLMDECKSHOO
Debt / assets – – 6.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.1x
Debt / FCF – – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 42.8% 32.2% 47.1%
Equity / assets 57.2% 67.8% 52.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.5x 3.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 2.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.40 – 5.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOLMDECKSHOO
Dividend yield 2.0% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield 6.9% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 8.9% – 2.3%
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.

ConsensusCOLMDECKSHOO
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.21FY2026 $7.48FY2026 $2.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.8% +4.3% +38.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.31BFY2026 $5.37BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +8.4% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOLMDECKSHOO
Held by institutions 51.1% 96.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 323 860 301
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.4% -2.2%
Institutions buying 161 426 181
Institutions selling 111 333 80
Buyers to sellers 1.45 1.28 2.26

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.

COLMDECKSHOO
COLM 1.00 0.51 0.36
DECK 0.51 1.00 0.45
SHOO 0.36 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COLM, DECK and SHOO?

Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.13B, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.46B, Steven Madden (SHOO) $3.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, COLM, DECK and SHOO?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.2x, Steven Madden (SHOO) 21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is cheapest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 10.8x, Steven Madden (SHOO) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Steven Madden (SHOO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%, Steven Madden (SHOO) +18.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has the highest net margin (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%, Steven Madden (SHOO) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steven Madden (SHOO) returned the most: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +11.4%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -11.0%, Steven Madden (SHOO) +20.7%. Over five years, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) compounded fastest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.8%/yr, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +4.9%/yr, Steven Madden (SHOO) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Steven Madden (SHOO) has the highest dividend yield: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 1.96%, Steven Madden (SHOO) 1.96%. Deckers Outdoor (DECK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.0%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 40.8%, Steven Madden (SHOO) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COLM, DECK and SHOO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) leads on 4. 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.