CROX vs NKE vs BIRK Stock Comparison

Crocs, Nike and Birkenstock Holding 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
5 wins
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$37.90 +6.0% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$55.74B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
BIRK Birkenstock Holding plc
$32.64 -2.8% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.03B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.64B
Div. yield
–
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, Birkenstock Holding 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCROXNKEBIRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.87B $55.74B $6.03B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x 18.0x 15.4x CROX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 31.1x 14.0x CROX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.0% -1.2% +19.6% BIRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% 6.7% 14.8% BIRK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.1% 13.0% 9.7% CROX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.1x 1.3x NKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.5% -45.2% -22.2% CROX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr -25.3%/yr — CROX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 36.7% 52.2% NKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 44/100 70/100 BIRK

Percentile Scorecard

CROXNKEBIRK

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

AxisCROXNKEBIRK
Valuation 60 #19 of 46 38 #29 of 46 58 #20 of 46
Growth 36 #28 of 43 12 #38 of 43 81 #9 of 43
Profitability 95 #3 of 42 54 #20 of 42 78 #10 of 42
Financial Health 44 #30 of 53 60 #22 of 53 62 #21 of 53
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 34 55 #16 of 34 –
Overall 67 44 70
  • CROX ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • NKE ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • BIRK 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

PeriodCROXNKEBIRKSPY
1 month -5.8%+6.0%-2.8% -0.8%
3 months -11.7%-10.1%-21.4% +3.5%
6 months +15.0%-16.0%-17.2% +7.0%
Year to date +39.0%-40.5%-20.2% +12.2%
1 year +43.5%-45.2%-22.2% +13.0%
3 years +38.2%-61.3%-14.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.4%-27.2%-5.0% +23.1%
5 years -21.7%-76.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.8%-25.3%— +11.0%
10 years +1,449.5%-27.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.5%-3.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCROXNKEBIRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%36.7%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.9%38.8%50.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.601.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.99-1.23-0.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.9%-80.9%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-44.7%-33.3% -1.8%
52-week high $141.19$68.59$48.97 $779.14
52-week low $73.39$33.90$30.57 $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.

MultipleCROXNKEBIRK
P/E now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 16.6x 18.2xmedian 16.6x 15.5xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 9.7x 12.4xmedian 9.7x 7.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 12.2x 26.7xmedian 12.2x 15.3xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.58median 0.64 -1.30median 0.64 0.50median 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 monthsCROXNKEBIRK
Revenue $4.05B $45.89B $2.64B
Gross profit $2.33B $19.77B $1.50B
Operating income $840.58M $3.76B $640.37M
Net income $593.42M $3.09B $391.83M
Free cash flow $704.62M $2.11B $391.32M
EPS (diluted) $11.96 $2.08 $2.10
Cash & equivalents $170.28M $6.90B $792.27M
Total debt $1.31B $7.89B $6.02B
Shares (diluted) 49.63M 1.48B 186.51M
Enterprise value $5.28B $21.94B $4.35B

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
MetricCROXNKEBIRK
P/E 9.8x 18.2x 15.5x
P/FCF 8.1x 26.7x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 20.2x 12.9x
P/S 1.4x 1.2x 2.3x
P/B 4.1x 3.7x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 85.4x 3.8x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x 12.4x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 8.2x 14.8x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.2x 2.7x
EV/FCF 9.7x 26.5x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 20.1x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.58 -1.30 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCROXNKEBIRK
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.0% -1.2% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.4% -3.8% 20.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.1% 1.5% 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -4.1% 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 217.0% 9.9% 9.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% -13.6% 23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 150.9% 6.8% 16.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.9% -15.1% 31.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 182.0% 6.5% 17.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -14.0% 31.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.9% -21.1% 11.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -19.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.4% -30.0% -9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.1% -22.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCROXNKEBIRK
Gross margin 57.5% 43.1% 56.9%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 9.8% 34.2%
Operating margin 20.7% 8.2% 24.2%
Pretax margin 18.7% 8.5% 20.0%
Net margin 14.6% 6.7% 14.8%
FCF margin 17.4% 4.6% 14.8%
Operating cash flow margin 18.8% 6.1% 17.7%
Return on equity 42.2% 20.6% 12.0%
Return on assets 13.6% 8.1% 6.3%
Return on invested capital 24.1% 13.0% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 23.2% 14.1% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCROXNKEBIRK
Debt / assets 30.0% 20.9% 30.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.1x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 3.7x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 59.7% 50.5%
Equity / assets 31.8% 40.3% 49.5%
Interest coverage 10.1x – 5.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.1x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 4.05 3.43 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCROXNKEBIRK
Dividend yield – 4.3% –
Net buyback yield 11.3% -0.4% –
Shareholder yield 11.3% 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.

ConsensusCROXNKEBIRK
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 31.1xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.80FY2026 $1.22FY2026 $2.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 -41.9%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.6% +18.0% +24.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.83BFY2026 $40.47BFY2026 $2.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +11.9% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCROXNKEBIRK
Held by institutions 98.3% 80.0% 90.6%
Institutions holding 498 1,734 233
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +1.9% -2.7%
Institutions buying 237 797 123
Institutions selling 186 754 85
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.06 1.45

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.

CROXNKEBIRK
CROX 1.00 0.31 0.44
NKE 0.31 1.00 0.31
BIRK 0.44 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CROX, NKE and BIRK?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crocs (CROX) $5.87B, Nike (NKE) $55.74B, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) $6.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, CROX, NKE and BIRK?

Crocs (CROX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crocs (CROX) 9.9x, Nike (NKE) 18.0x, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crocs (CROX) is cheapest (Crocs (CROX) 8.0x, Nike (NKE) 31.1x, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crocs (CROX) -2.0%, Nike (NKE) -1.2%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) has the highest net margin (Crocs (CROX) 14.6%, Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.8%). On return on invested capital, Crocs (CROX) leads (Crocs (CROX) 24.1%, Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crocs (CROX) returned the most: Crocs (CROX) +43.5%, Nike (NKE) -45.2%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) -22.2%. Over five years, Crocs (CROX) compounded fastest (Crocs (CROX) -4.8%/yr, Nike (NKE) -25.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crocs (CROX) 0.00%, Nike (NKE) 0.04%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 0.00%. Crocs (CROX) and Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nike (NKE) has been the steadiest (Crocs (CROX) 43.9%, Nike (NKE) 36.7%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CROX, NKE and BIRK?

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.