CROX vs LULU vs NKE Stock Comparison

Crocs, Lululemon Athletica and Nike Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CROX Crocs, Inc.
$150.26 +22.5% 1M +77.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.94B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.10B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
LULU lululemon athletica inc.
$109.82 +13.4% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.70B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.09B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$38.42 +7.2% 1M -41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$57.05B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
4.27%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Crocs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Crocs 5, Nike 3, Lululemon Athletica 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCROXLULUNKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.94B $11.70B $57.05B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 8.7x 18.4x LULU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 10.7x 31.5x CROX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +1.7% -1.2% LULU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.2% 12.8% 6.7% CROX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.2% — 13.0% CROX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — -0.1x NKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 4.27% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +77.4% -35.5% -41.2% CROX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr -25.1%/yr -25.5%/yr CROX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.3% 46.9% 36.6% NKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 77/100 43/100 LULU

Percentile Scorecard

CROXLULUNKE

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

AxisCROXLULUNKE
Valuation 57 #20 of 45 84 #8 of 45 39 #28 of 45
Growth 45 #24 of 43 31 #30 of 43 12 #38 of 43
Profitability 95 #3 of 41 98 #2 of 41 50 #21 of 41
Financial Health 41 #31 of 52 75 #14 of 52 61 #21 of 52
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 34 97 #2 of 34 55 #16 of 34
Overall 68 77 43
  • CROX ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LULU ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • 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

PeriodCROXLULUNKESPY
1 month +22.5%+13.4%+7.2% +0.7%
3 months +21.5%-8.1%-9.1% +3.7%
6 months +47.3%-20.2%-13.4% +7.1%
Year to date +75.7%-47.2%-39.7% +12.8%
1 year +77.4%-35.5%-41.2% +11.9%
3 years +71.8%-72.0%-62.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.8%-34.6%-27.7% +22.8%
5 years -6.9%-76.4%-77.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.4%-25.1%-25.5% +10.9%
10 years +1,821.5%+88.0%-26.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +34.4%+6.5%-3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCROXLULUNKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.3%46.9%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.0%51.9%38.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.771.190.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.57-0.76-1.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.9%-82.0%-80.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-49.1%-43.3% -1.2%
52-week high $150.26$215.88$67.78 $779.14
52-week low $73.39$91.88$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.

MultipleCROXLULUNKE
P/E now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 16.4x 8.7xmedian 16.4x 18.4xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 10.6x 4.1xmedian 10.6x 12.6xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 12.3x 8.6xmedian 12.3x 27.1xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.33median 0.56 0.53median 0.56 -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 monthsCROXLULUNKE
Revenue $4.10B $11.09B $45.89B
Gross profit $2.44B $6.22B $19.77B
Operating income $924.85M $1.98B $3.76B
Net income $664.36M $1.42B $3.09B
Free cash flow $753.99M $1.35B $2.11B
EPS (diluted) $13.85 $12.56 $2.08
Cash & equivalents $163.46M $1.39B $6.90B
Total debt $1.29B – $7.89B
Shares (diluted) 47.95M 112.92M 1.48B
Enterprise value $6.35B $5.96B $23.25B

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
MetricCROXLULUNKE
P/E 10.7x 8.7x 18.4x
P/FCF 9.2x 8.6x 27.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 5.9x 20.5x
P/S 1.7x 1.1x 1.2x
P/B 5.2x 2.4x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 210.6x 2.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 4.1x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 5.2x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 0.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 10.7x 7.6x 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 5.2x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.33 0.53 -1.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCROXLULUNKE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 1.7% -1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 7.9% -3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% -3.4% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 7.5% -4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 355.5% -20.7% 9.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 8.5% -13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 263.9% -20.6% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 12.1% -15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 309.7% -15.8% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 16.6% -14.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 3.7% -21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 6.6% -19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.3% 15.9% -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 11.8% -22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCROXLULUNKE
Gross margin 59.4% 56.1% 43.1%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 22.7% 9.8%
Operating margin 22.6% 17.8% 8.2%
Pretax margin 20.7% 18.1% 8.5%
Net margin 16.2% 12.8% 6.7%
FCF margin 18.4% 12.2% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.8% 17.9% 6.1%
Return on equity 48.7% 29.5% 20.6%
Return on assets 15.4% 16.7% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 27.2% – 13.0%
Return on capital employed 25.7% 29.5% 14.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCROXLULUNKE
Debt / assets 30.1% – 20.9%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.7x – 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 43.5% 59.7%
Equity / assets 31.4% 56.5% 40.3%
Interest coverage 11.5x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.2x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.50 5.00 3.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCROXLULUNKE
Dividend yield – – 4.3%
Net buyback yield 9.9% 9.9% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 9.9% 9.9% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusCROXLULUNKE
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 31.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.80FY2026 $10.26FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 -22.6%FY2026 -41.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.6% -16.3% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.83BFY2026 $11.00BFY2026 $40.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% -9.7% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCROXLULUNKE
Held by institutions 98.3% 71.6% 80.0%
Institutions holding 499 847 1,736
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -2.1% +1.9%
Institutions buying 238 407 799
Institutions selling 186 331 754
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.23 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.

CROXLULUNKE
CROX 1.00 0.28 0.31
LULU 0.28 1.00 0.40
NKE 0.31 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CROX, LULU and NKE?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crocs (CROX) $6.94B, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) $11.70B, Nike (NKE) $57.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, CROX, LULU and NKE?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crocs (CROX) 10.7x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 8.7x, Nike (NKE) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crocs (CROX) is cheapest (Crocs (CROX) 10.2x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 10.7x, 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?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crocs (CROX) +0.7%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) +1.7%, Nike (NKE) -1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crocs (CROX) has the highest net margin (Crocs (CROX) 16.2%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 12.8%, Nike (NKE) 6.7%). On return on invested capital, Crocs (CROX) leads (Crocs (CROX) 27.2%, Nike (NKE) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crocs (CROX) returned the most: Crocs (CROX) +77.4%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -35.5%, Nike (NKE) -41.2%. Over five years, Crocs (CROX) compounded fastest (Crocs (CROX) -1.4%/yr, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -25.1%/yr, Nike (NKE) -25.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nike (NKE) 4.27%. Crocs (CROX) and Lululemon Athletica (LULU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nike (NKE) has been the steadiest (Crocs (CROX) 49.3%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 46.9%, Nike (NKE) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CROX, LULU 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 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.