DECK vs AS vs KTB Stock Comparison

Deckers Outdoor, Amer Sports and Kontoor Brands Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp
$80.39 +2.2% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.44B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.55 +2.8% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.92B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$75.69 +15.8% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
2.80%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amer Sports leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Amer Sports 4, Kontoor Brands 4, Deckers Outdoor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDECKASKTBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.44B $15.92B $4.14B AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 29.0x 16.7x KTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 23.0x 13.9x DECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +30.5% +18.6% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.3% 8.5% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.7% 14.5% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.80% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.5% -10.1% -10.9% DECK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr — +7.5%/yr KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 39.8% 47.9% AS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 83/100 61/100 AS

Percentile Scorecard

DECKASKTB

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

AxisDECKASKTB
Valuation – 71 #5 of 15 19 #18 of 22
Growth – 100 #1 of 14 78 #5 of 19
Profitability – 92 #2 of 13 88 #3 of 18
Financial Health 89 #4 of 28 69 #5 of 14 30 #20 of 28
Shareholder Returns – – 91 #2 of 12
Overall – 83 61
  • DECK ranked among 28 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • AS ranked among 15 companies in Leisure Products
  • KTB ranked among 28 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDECKASKTBSPY
1 month +2.2%+2.8%+15.8% -0.8%
3 months -17.7%-18.9%-11.8% +3.5%
6 months -24.7%-19.4%+8.9% +7.0%
Year to date -22.5%-23.6%+23.9% +12.2%
1 year -7.5%-10.1%-10.9% +13.0%
3 years -16.3%—+62.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.8%—+17.5% +23.1%
5 years +28.2%—+43.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.1%—+7.5% +11.0%
10 years +833.7%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.0%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDECKASKTBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%39.8%47.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%38.0%46.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.500.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.25-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-40.7%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-32.0%-14.2% -1.8%
52-week high $120.94$41.96$88.17 $779.14
52-week low $77.68$26.25$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.

MultipleDECKASKTB
P/E now vs peer median —median 15.1x 29.0xmedian 21.9x 16.7xmedian 15.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 2.1xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.5x 11.0xmedian 10.7x —median 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.1x 22.9xmedian 16.6x —median 13.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 6.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.49 —median 0.33 2.22median 0.49

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 monthsDECKASKTB
Revenue – $7.44B $2.95B
Gross profit – $4.45B $1.38B
Operating income – $956.70M $332.45M
Net income – $567.80M $249.37M
Free cash flow – $694.70M –
EPS (diluted) – $0.97 $4.49
Cash & equivalents $1.91B $720.40M $58.46M
Total debt – $147.40M $1.14B
Shares (diluted) 144.29M 563.08M 55.50M
Enterprise value $4.31B $13.53B $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
MetricDECKASKTB
P/E – 29.0x 16.7x
P/FCF – 22.9x –
P/Operating cash flow – 16.6x –
P/S – 2.1x 1.4x
P/B 4.6x 2.3x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 3.8x 24.2x
EV/EBITDA – 11.0x –
EV/EBIT – 16.0x 15.7x
EV/Revenue – 2.1x 1.8x
EV/FCF – 22.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 2.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDECKASKTB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 30.5% 18.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 37.3% 22.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 52.3% 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 142.9% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 6.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 117.4% 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 7.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 106.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 170.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDECKASKTB
Gross margin – 59.8% 46.8%
EBITDA margin – 18.8% –
Operating margin – 12.9% 11.3%
Pretax margin – 10.8% 9.8%
Net margin – 7.3% 8.5%
FCF margin – 9.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 12.9% –
Return on equity – 8.3% 41.3%
Return on assets – 5.6% 9.3%
Return on invested capital – 9.7% 14.5%
Return on capital employed – 11.7% 16.6%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDECKASKTB
Debt / assets – 1.4% 42.9%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 32.2% 32.9% 76.8%
Equity / assets 67.8% 67.1% 23.2%
Interest coverage – 10.6x 4.9x
Current ratio 3.5x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.04 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDECKASKTB
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield – -5.4% –
Shareholder yield – -5.4% 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.

ConsensusDECKASKTB
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 23.0xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.23FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $5.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% +40.3% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.53BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.0% +16.5% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDECKASKTB
Held by institutions 96.4% 38.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 860 354 429
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +4.1% +6.9%
Institutions buying 426 236 214
Institutions selling 333 87 137
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.71 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.

DECKASKTB
DECK 1.00 0.45 0.41
AS 0.45 1.00 0.31
KTB 0.41 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DECK, AS and KTB?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.44B, Amer Sports (AS) $15.92B, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, DECK, AS and KTB?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amer Sports (AS) 29.0x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is cheapest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 11.1x, Amer Sports (AS) 23.0x, 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?

Amer Sports (AS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Deckers Outdoor (DECK) returned the most: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -7.5%, Amer Sports (AS) -10.1%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -10.9%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +5.1%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kontoor Brands (KTB) 2.80%. Deckers Outdoor (DECK) and Amer Sports (AS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amer Sports (AS) has been the steadiest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 40.8%, Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DECK, AS 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, Amer Sports (AS) leads on 4. 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.