CROX vs AS vs NKE Stock Comparison

Crocs, Amer Sports and Nike Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CROX Crocs, Inc.
$119.23 -4.3% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.85B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.05B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.26 +5.0% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.84B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Crocs leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Crocs 7, Nike 2, Amer Sports 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCROXASNKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.85B $15.84B $56.24B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x 29.0x 18.2x CROX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 22.8x 30.6x CROX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.0% +30.5% -1.2% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% 7.3% 6.7% CROX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.1% 9.7% 13.0% CROX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.4x -0.1x AS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.0% -10.7% -46.4% CROX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.5%/yr — -25.6%/yr CROX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.2% 39.8% 36.6% NKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 60/100 43/100 CROX

Percentile Scorecard

CROXASNKE

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

AxisCROXASNKE
Valuation 60 #19 of 46 42 #20 of 34 36 #30 of 46
Growth 36 #28 of 43 100 #1 of 32 12 #38 of 43
Profitability 95 #3 of 42 94 #3 of 32 54 #20 of 42
Financial Health 42 #31 of 53 59 #14 of 33 58 #23 of 53
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 34 6 #17 of 18 58 #15 of 34
Overall 67 60 43
  • CROX ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • NKE 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

PeriodCROXASNKESPY
1 month -4.3%+5.0%+3.5% -1.0%
3 months -11.5%-16.6%-10.3% +2.9%
6 months +16.5%-21.1%-16.5% +6.4%
Year to date +39.4%-24.3%-41.4% +11.4%
1 year +40.0%-10.7%-46.4% +13.1%
3 years +33.7%—-64.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.2%—-29.2% +21.5%
5 years -20.4%—-77.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.5%—-25.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,416.9%—-27.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +31.3%—-3.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCROXASNKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.2%39.8%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%38.0%38.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.500.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.91-0.27-1.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.9%-40.7%-80.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-32.7%-46.4% -2.5%
52-week high $141.19$41.96$69.68 $779.14
52-week low $73.39$26.25$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.

MultipleCROXASNKE
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 15.9x 28.7xmedian 21.3x 17.9xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 9.2x 10.9xmedian 10.1x 12.2xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 12.2x 22.7xmedian 11.4x 26.3xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 3.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.59median 0.57 —median 0.34 -1.28median 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 monthsCROXASNKE
Revenue $4.05B $7.44B $45.89B
Gross profit $2.33B $4.45B $19.77B
Operating income $840.58M $956.70M $3.76B
Net income $593.42M $567.80M $3.09B
Free cash flow $704.62M $694.70M $2.11B
EPS (diluted) $11.96 $0.97 $2.08
Cash & equivalents $170.28M $720.40M $6.90B
Total debt $5.19B $147.40M $31.94B
Shares (diluted) 49.63M 563.08M 1.48B
Enterprise value $5.26B $13.43B $22.44B

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
MetricCROXASNKE
P/E 9.9x 28.7x 17.9x
P/FCF 8.1x 22.7x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 16.4x 19.9x
P/S 1.4x 2.1x 1.2x
P/B 4.1x 2.3x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 85.6x 3.8x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 10.9x 12.2x
EV/EBIT 8.2x 15.9x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 2.0x 1.2x
EV/FCF 9.8x 21.9x 26.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 15.8x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.59 – -1.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCROXASNKE
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.0% 30.5% -1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% – -3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.1% 37.3% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% – -4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 217.0% 52.3% 9.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% – -13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 150.9% 142.9% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.9% – -15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 182.0% 117.4% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% – -14.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.9% 106.4% -21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – -19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.4% 170.6% -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.1% – -22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCROXASNKE
Gross margin 57.5% 59.8% 43.1%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 18.8% 9.8%
Operating margin 20.7% 12.9% 8.2%
Pretax margin 18.7% 10.8% 8.5%
Net margin 14.6% 7.3% 6.7%
FCF margin 17.4% 9.3% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 18.8% 12.9% 6.1%
Return on equity 42.2% 8.3% 20.6%
Return on assets 13.6% 5.6% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 24.1% 9.7% 13.0%
Return on capital employed 23.2% 11.7% 14.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCROXASNKE
Debt / assets 30.0% 1.4% 20.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.4x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 0.2x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 32.9% 59.7%
Equity / assets 31.8% 67.1% 40.3%
Interest coverage 10.1x 10.6x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.05 4.02 3.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCROXASNKE
Dividend yield – – 4.4%
Net buyback yield 11.2% -5.5% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 11.2% -5.5% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusCROXASNKE
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 30.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.81FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 -41.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% +40.3% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.83BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026 $40.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 -12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +16.5% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCROXASNKE
Held by institutions 98.3% 38.1% 80.0%
Institutions holding 498 354 1,734
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +4.1% +1.9%
Institutions buying 237 236 797
Institutions selling 186 87 754
Buyers to sellers 1.27 2.71 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.

CROXASNKE
CROX 1.00 0.28 0.31
AS 0.28 1.00 0.30
NKE 0.31 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CROX, AS and NKE?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crocs (CROX) $5.85B, Amer Sports (AS) $15.84B, Nike (NKE) $56.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, CROX, AS and NKE?

Crocs (CROX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crocs (CROX) 9.9x, Amer Sports (AS) 29.0x, Nike (NKE) 18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crocs (CROX) is cheapest (Crocs (CROX) 8.1x, Amer Sports (AS) 22.8x, Nike (NKE) 30.6x). 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: Crocs (CROX) -2.0%, Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%, Nike (NKE) -1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crocs (CROX) has the highest net margin (Crocs (CROX) 14.6%, Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%, Nike (NKE) 6.7%). On return on invested capital, Crocs (CROX) leads (Crocs (CROX) 24.1%, Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%, Nike (NKE) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crocs (CROX) returned the most: Crocs (CROX) +40.0%, Amer Sports (AS) -10.7%, Nike (NKE) -46.4%. Over five years, Crocs (CROX) compounded fastest (Crocs (CROX) -4.5%/yr, Nike (NKE) -25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crocs (CROX) 0.00%, Amer Sports (AS) 0.00%, Nike (NKE) 0.04%. Crocs (CROX) and Amer Sports (AS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nike (NKE) has been the steadiest (Crocs (CROX) 44.2%, Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%, Nike (NKE) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CROX, AS 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, Crocs (CROX) leads on 7. 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.