CROX vs DECK vs KTB Stock Comparison

Crocs, Deckers Outdoor and Kontoor Brands Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CROX Crocs, Inc.
$118.85 -5.8% 1M +43.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.87B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.05B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp
$80.39 +2.2% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$75.69 +15.8% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Crocs leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Crocs 6, Deckers Outdoor 2, Kontoor Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCROXDECKKTBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.87B $11.60B $4.13B DECK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x — 16.6x CROX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 10.7x 13.9x CROX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.0% — +18.6% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% — 8.5% CROX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.1% — 14.5% CROX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.5% -7.5% -10.9% CROX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr +5.1%/yr +7.5%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 40.8% 47.9% DECK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 52/100 CROX

Percentile Scorecard

CROXDECKKTB

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

AxisCROXDECKKTB
Valuation 60 #19 of 46 – 22 #36 of 46
Growth 36 #28 of 43 – 57 #19 of 43
Profitability 95 #3 of 42 – 88 #6 of 42
Financial Health 44 #30 of 53 89 #7 of 53 31 #37 of 53
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 34 – 61 #14 of 34
Overall 67 – 52
  • CROX ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • DECK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • KTB 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

PeriodCROXDECKKTBSPY
1 month -5.8%+2.2%+15.8% -0.8%
3 months -11.7%-17.7%-11.8% +3.5%
6 months +15.0%-24.7%+8.9% +7.0%
Year to date +39.0%-22.5%+23.9% +12.2%
1 year +43.5%-7.5%-10.9% +13.0%
3 years +38.2%-16.3%+62.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.4%-5.8%+17.5% +23.1%
5 years -21.7%+28.2%+43.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.8%+5.1%+7.5% +11.0%
10 years +1,449.5%+833.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.5%+25.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCROXDECKKTBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%40.8%47.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.9%34.8%46.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.831.070.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.99-0.18-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.9%-65.2%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-33.5%-14.2% -1.8%
52-week high $141.19$120.94$88.17 $779.14
52-week low $73.39$77.68$57.48 $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.

MultipleCROXDECKKTB
P/E now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 16.6x —median 16.6x 16.7xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 6.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.58median 0.64 —median 0.64 2.22median 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 monthsCROXDECKKTB
Revenue $4.05B – $2.95B
Gross profit $2.33B – $1.38B
Operating income $840.58M – $332.45M
Net income $593.42M – $249.37M
Free cash flow $704.62M – –
EPS (diluted) $11.96 – $4.49
Cash & equivalents $170.28M $1.91B $58.46M
Total debt $1.31B – $1.14B
Shares (diluted) 49.63M 144.29M 55.50M
Enterprise value $5.28B $4.47B $3.83B

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
MetricCROXDECKKTB
P/E 9.8x – 16.7x
P/FCF 8.1x – –
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x – –
P/S 1.4x – 1.4x
P/B 4.1x 4.6x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 85.4x 4.6x 24.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x – –
EV/EBIT 8.2x – 15.7x
EV/Revenue 1.7x – 1.8x
EV/FCF 9.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.58 – 2.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCROXDECKKTB
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.0% – 18.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% – 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.1% – 22.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% – 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 217.0% – 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% – 1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 150.9% – -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.9% – 6.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 182.0% – 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% – 7.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.9% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCROXDECKKTB
Gross margin 57.5% – 46.8%
EBITDA margin 22.7% – –
Operating margin 20.7% – 11.3%
Pretax margin 18.7% – 9.8%
Net margin 14.6% – 8.5%
FCF margin 17.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 18.8% – –
Return on equity 42.2% – 41.3%
Return on assets 13.6% – 9.3%
Return on invested capital 24.1% – 14.5%
Return on capital employed 23.2% – 16.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCROXDECKKTB
Debt / assets 30.0% – 42.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 1.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 32.2% 76.8%
Equity / assets 31.8% 67.8% 23.2%
Interest coverage 10.1x – 4.9x
Current ratio 1.5x 3.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.05 – 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCROXDECKKTB
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 11.3% – –
Shareholder yield 11.3% – 2.8%
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.

ConsensusCROXDECKKTB
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.80FY2026 $7.48FY2026 $5.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.6% +4.3% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.83BFY2026 $5.37BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +8.4% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCROXDECKKTB
Held by institutions 98.3% 96.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 498 860 429
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +0.4% +6.9%
Institutions buying 237 426 214
Institutions selling 186 333 137
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.28 1.56

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.

CROXDECKKTB
CROX 1.00 0.46 0.36
DECK 0.46 1.00 0.41
KTB 0.36 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CROX, DECK and KTB?

Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crocs (CROX) $5.87B, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.60B, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, CROX, DECK and KTB?

Crocs (CROX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crocs (CROX) 9.9x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crocs (CROX) is cheapest (Crocs (CROX) 8.0x, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 10.7x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crocs (CROX) -2.0%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crocs (CROX) has the highest net margin (Crocs (CROX) 14.6%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Crocs (CROX) leads (Crocs (CROX) 24.1%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crocs (CROX) returned the most: Crocs (CROX) +43.5%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -7.5%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -10.9%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Crocs (CROX) -4.8%/yr, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +5.1%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) has been the steadiest (Crocs (CROX) 43.9%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 40.8%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CROX, DECK and KTB?

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 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.