DECK vs BIRK vs COLM Stock Comparison

Deckers Outdoor, Birkenstock Holding and Columbia Sportswear Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
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
2 wins
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$60.82 +5.6% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.13B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Columbia Sportswear leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Columbia Sportswear 4, Deckers Outdoor 3, Birkenstock Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDECKBIRKCOLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.60B $6.03B $3.13B DECK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 15.4x 15.2x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 14.0x 14.4x DECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +19.6% -0.1% BIRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 14.8% 6.0% BIRK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.5% -22.2% +13.4% COLM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr — -9.4%/yr DECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 52.2% 36.1% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 70/100 70/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

DECKBIRKCOLM

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

AxisDECKBIRKCOLM
Valuation – 58 #20 of 46 82 #9 of 46
Growth – 81 #9 of 43 31 #30 of 43
Profitability – 78 #10 of 42 71 #13 of 42
Financial Health 89 #7 of 53 62 #21 of 53 81 #11 of 53
Shareholder Returns – – 85 #6 of 34
Overall – 70 70
  • DECK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • BIRK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • COLM 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

PeriodDECKBIRKCOLMSPY
1 month +2.2%-2.8%+5.6% -0.8%
3 months -17.7%-21.4%-4.2% +3.5%
6 months -24.7%-17.2%-0.4% +7.0%
Year to date -22.5%-20.2%+10.4% +12.2%
1 year -7.5%-22.2%+13.4% +13.0%
3 years -16.3%-14.3%-14.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.8%-5.0%-5.2% +23.1%
5 years +28.2%—-39.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.1%—-9.4% +11.0%
10 years +833.7%—+5.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.0%—+0.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDECKBIRKCOLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%52.2%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%50.0%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.330.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.430.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-51.9%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-33.3%-10.3% -1.8%
52-week high $120.94$48.97$67.79 $779.14
52-week low $77.68$30.57$49.63 $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.

MultipleDECKBIRKCOLM
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.6x 15.5xmedian 16.6x 15.1xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 7.9xmedian 9.7x 7.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.2x 15.3xmedian 12.2x 9.7xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.64 0.50median 0.64 -2.87median 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 monthsDECKBIRKCOLM
Revenue – $2.64B $3.41B
Gross profit – $1.50B $1.78B
Operating income – $640.37M $257.00M
Net income – $391.83M $206.03M
Free cash flow – $391.32M $321.30M
EPS (diluted) – $2.10 $4.02
Cash & equivalents $1.91B $792.27M $532.31M
Total debt – $6.02B –
Shares (diluted) 144.29M 186.51M 51.26M
Enterprise value $4.47B $4.35B $943.80M

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
MetricDECKBIRKCOLM
P/E – 15.5x 15.1x
P/FCF – 15.3x 9.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.9x 8.1x
P/S – 2.3x 0.9x
P/B 4.6x 1.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 4.3x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 7.9x 7.9x
EV/EBIT – 11.2x 9.7x
EV/Revenue – 2.7x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 18.3x 7.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.3x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.50 -2.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDECKBIRKCOLM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 19.6% -0.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 20.3% -1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.6% 3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% 0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.6% -5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 23.5% -10.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 16.6% -8.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 31.9% -11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 17.3% -2.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.0% -5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.1% 20.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 58.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -9.0% 24.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDECKBIRKCOLM
Gross margin – 56.9% 52.2%
EBITDA margin – 34.2% 9.2%
Operating margin – 24.2% 7.5%
Pretax margin – 20.0% 8.1%
Net margin – 14.8% 6.0%
FCF margin – 14.8% 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.7% 11.2%
Return on equity – 12.0% 12.9%
Return on assets – 6.3% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – 9.7% –
Return on capital employed – 11.4% 13.3%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDECKBIRKCOLM
Debt / assets – 30.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 32.2% 50.5% 42.8%
Equity / assets 67.8% 49.5% 57.2%
Interest coverage – 5.7x –
Current ratio 3.5x 3.8x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.8x 2.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.4x 1.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 2.38 4.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDECKBIRKCOLM
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield – – 7.0%
Shareholder yield – – 8.9%
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.

ConsensusDECKBIRKCOLM
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.48FY2026 $2.33FY2026 $4.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.3% +24.0% -3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.37BFY2026 $2.59BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +10.4% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDECKBIRKCOLM
Held by institutions 96.4% 90.6% 51.1%
Institutions holding 860 233 323
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% -2.7% +1.8%
Institutions buying 426 123 161
Institutions selling 333 85 111
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.45 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.

DECKBIRKCOLM
DECK 1.00 0.51 0.51
BIRK 0.51 1.00 0.47
COLM 0.51 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DECK, BIRK and COLM?

Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.60B, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) $6.03B, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, DECK, BIRK and COLM?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 15.4x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is cheapest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 10.7x, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.0x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.4x). 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: Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) +19.6%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) has the highest net margin (Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.8%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Columbia Sportswear (COLM) returned the most: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -7.5%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) -22.2%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +13.4%. Over five years, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) compounded fastest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +5.1%/yr, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 40.8%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 52.2%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DECK, BIRK and COLM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 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.