CROX vs GOLF vs NKE Stock Comparison

Crocs, Acushnet Holdings and Nike Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CROX Crocs, Inc.
$150.26 +22.5% 1M +77.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.11B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.10B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
GOLF Acushnet Holdings Corp.
$85.58 +3.7% 1M +8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.08B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
0.01%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$38.42 +7.2% 1M -41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$57.19B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Crocs leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Crocs 6, Nike 3, Acushnet Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCROXGOLFNKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.11B $5.08B $57.19B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 23.1x 18.5x CROX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 21.9x 31.5x CROX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +8.8% -1.2% GOLF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.2% 8.1% 6.7% CROX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.2% 14.4% 13.0% CROX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 2.1x -0.1x NKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.04% NKE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +77.4% +8.4% -41.2% CROX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr +10.9%/yr -25.5%/yr GOLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.3% 30.0% 36.6% GOLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 53/100 43/100 CROX

Percentile Scorecard

CROXGOLFNKE

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

AxisCROXGOLFNKE
Valuation 57 #20 of 45 30 #24 of 34 39 #28 of 45
Growth 45 #24 of 43 55 #15 of 32 12 #38 of 43
Profitability 95 #3 of 41 87 #5 of 32 50 #21 of 41
Financial Health 41 #31 of 52 34 #22 of 33 61 #21 of 52
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 34 59 #8 of 18 55 #16 of 34
Overall 68 53 43
  • CROX ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GOLF ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • NKE 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

PeriodCROXGOLFNKESPY
1 month +22.5%+3.7%+7.2% +0.7%
3 months +21.5%-14.7%-9.1% +3.7%
6 months +47.3%-11.6%-13.4% +7.1%
Year to date +75.7%+7.2%-39.7% +12.8%
1 year +77.4%+8.4%-41.2% +11.9%
3 years +71.8%+67.7%-62.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.8%+18.8%-27.7% +22.8%
5 years -6.9%+68.0%-77.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.4%+10.9%-25.5% +10.9%
10 years +1,821.5%+376.8%-26.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +34.4%+16.9%-3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCROXGOLFNKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.3%30.0%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.0%30.2%38.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.570.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.570.28-1.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.9%-34.2%-80.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-27.8%-43.3% -1.2%
52-week high $150.26$118.53$67.78 $779.14
52-week low $73.39$75.29$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.

MultipleCROXGOLFNKE
P/E now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 16.4x 23.3xmedian 18.6x 18.4xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 10.6x 13.8xmedian 10.1x 12.6xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 12.3x 27.2xmedian 11.2x 27.1xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.3x 5.4xmedian 1.5x 3.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.33median 0.56 5.00median 1.04 -1.32median 0.56

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 monthsCROXGOLFNKE
Revenue $4.10B $2.71B $45.89B
Gross profit $2.44B $1.33B $19.77B
Operating income $924.85M $371.75M $3.76B
Net income $664.36M $220.35M $3.09B
Free cash flow $753.99M $183.74M $2.11B
R&D – $78.67M –
EPS (diluted) $13.85 $3.67 $2.08
Cash & equivalents $163.46M $67.94M $6.90B
Total debt $1.29B $960.07M $7.89B
Shares (diluted) 47.95M 59.93M 1.48B
Enterprise value $6.52B $4.82B $23.39B

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
MetricCROXGOLFNKE
P/E 10.7x 23.3x 18.4x
P/FCF 9.2x 27.2x 27.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 18.5x 20.5x
P/S 1.7x 1.8x 1.2x
P/B 5.2x 5.4x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 210.6x 12.0x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 13.8x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 15.8x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.2x 1.2x
EV/FCF 10.7x 32.1x 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 21.8x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.33 5.00 -1.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCROXGOLFNKE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 8.8% -1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 4.4% -3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% 10.6% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 5.8% -4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 355.5% 23.4% 9.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 5.2% -13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 263.9% -4.2% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -0.4% -15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 309.7% -3.8% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 4.7% -14.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 54.8% -21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 23.8% -19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.3% 89.5% -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 35.2% -22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCROXGOLFNKE
Gross margin 59.4% 49.1% 43.1%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 15.7% 9.8%
Operating margin 22.6% 13.7% 8.2%
Pretax margin 20.7% 10.9% 8.5%
Net margin 16.2% 8.1% 6.7%
FCF margin 18.4% 6.8% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.8% 10.0% 6.1%
Return on equity 48.7% 25.1% 20.6%
Return on assets 15.4% 8.5% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 27.2% 14.4% 13.0%
Return on capital employed 25.7% 17.8% 14.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.2% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCROXGOLFNKE
Debt / assets 30.1% 37.3% 20.9%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 2.1x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 5.2x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 64.1% 59.7%
Equity / assets 31.4% 35.9% 40.3%
Interest coverage 11.5x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.50 3.86 3.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCROXGOLFNKE
Dividend yield – 1.2% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 9.9% 2.3% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 9.9% 3.4% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.5% 78.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.7% 115.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.3% 4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 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.

ConsensusCROXGOLFNKE
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 21.9xFY2026 31.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.80FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 -41.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.6% +2.0% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.83BFY2026 $2.60BFY2026 $40.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +10.4% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCROXGOLFNKE
Held by institutions 98.3% 53.9% 80.0%
Institutions holding 499 340 1,736
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -0.7% +1.9%
Institutions buying 238 150 799
Institutions selling 186 130 754
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.15 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.

CROXGOLFNKE
CROX 1.00 0.27 0.31
GOLF 0.27 1.00 0.23
NKE 0.31 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CROX, GOLF and NKE?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crocs (CROX) $7.11B, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) $5.08B, Nike (NKE) $57.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, CROX, GOLF and NKE?

Crocs (CROX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crocs (CROX) 10.7x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 23.1x, Nike (NKE) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crocs (CROX) is cheapest (Crocs (CROX) 10.2x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 21.9x, Nike (NKE) 31.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crocs (CROX) +0.7%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.8%, Nike (NKE) -1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crocs (CROX) has the highest net margin (Crocs (CROX) 16.2%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 8.1%, Nike (NKE) 6.7%). On return on invested capital, Crocs (CROX) leads (Crocs (CROX) 27.2%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 14.4%, Nike (NKE) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crocs (CROX) returned the most: Crocs (CROX) +77.4%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.4%, Nike (NKE) -41.2%. Over five years, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) compounded fastest (Crocs (CROX) -1.4%/yr, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +10.9%/yr, Nike (NKE) -25.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nike (NKE) has the highest dividend yield: Crocs (CROX) 0.00%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 0.01%, Nike (NKE) 0.04%. Crocs (CROX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has been the steadiest (Crocs (CROX) 49.3%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 30.0%, Nike (NKE) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CROX, GOLF 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 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.