DECK vs COLM vs NKE Stock Comparison

Deckers Outdoor, Columbia Sportswear and Nike Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp
$80.55 +2.4% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.46B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$61.17 +6.2% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.13B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.41B
Div. yield
1.96%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$37.56 +5.1% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$55.77B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
4.37%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Columbia Sportswear leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Columbia Sportswear 5, Nike 3, Deckers Outdoor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDECKCOLMNKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.46B $3.13B $55.77B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 15.2x 18.0x COLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 14.5x 30.8x DECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -0.1% -1.2% COLM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.0% 6.7% NKE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 13.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.96% 4.37% NKE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% +11.4% -45.2% COLM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr -9.8%/yr -25.6%/yr DECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 36.0% 36.6% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 69/100 42/100 COLM

Percentile Scorecard

DECKCOLMNKE

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

AxisDECKCOLMNKE
Valuation – 80 #10 of 45 36 #29 of 45
Growth – 31 #30 of 43 12 #38 of 43
Profitability – 70 #13 of 41 50 #21 of 41
Financial Health 88 #7 of 52 78 #12 of 52 59 #22 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 85 #6 of 34 55 #16 of 34
Overall – 69 42
  • DECK ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • COLM 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

PeriodDECKCOLMNKESPY
1 month +2.4%+6.2%+5.1% -0.2%
3 months -22.5%-5.1%-12.7% +3.9%
6 months -24.1%+0.1%-16.6% +8.2%
Year to date -22.3%+11.0%-41.0% +12.9%
1 year -11.0%+11.4%-45.2% +12.3%
3 years -16.1%-14.3%-61.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.7%-5.0%-27.4% +23.3%
5 years +27.1%-40.2%-77.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.9%-9.8%-25.6% +10.9%
10 years +852.1%+8.9%-27.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +25.3%+0.9%-3.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDECKCOLMNKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%36.0%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%31.0%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.630.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.32-1.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-54.0%-80.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.4%-9.8%-45.2% -1.2%
52-week high $120.94$67.79$68.59 $779.14
52-week low $77.68$49.63$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.

MultipleDECKCOLMNKE
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.4x 15.2xmedian 16.4x 18.0xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.9x 8.0xmedian 9.9x 12.3xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.0x 9.7xmedian 12.0x 26.5xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.64 -2.89median 0.64 -1.29median 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 monthsDECKCOLMNKE
Revenue – $3.41B $45.89B
Gross profit – $1.78B $19.77B
Operating income – $257.00M $3.76B
Net income – $206.03M $3.09B
Free cash flow – $321.30M $2.11B
EPS (diluted) – $4.02 $2.08
Cash & equivalents $1.91B $532.31M $6.90B
Total debt – – $7.89B
Shares (diluted) 144.29M 51.26M 1.48B
Enterprise value $4.34B $944.70M $21.98B

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
MetricDECKCOLMNKE
P/E – 15.2x 18.0x
P/FCF – 9.7x 26.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.2x 20.1x
P/S – 0.9x 1.2x
P/B 4.6x 2.0x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 2.0x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x 12.3x
EV/EBIT – 9.8x 14.7x
EV/Revenue – 0.7x 1.2x
EV/FCF – 7.8x 26.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.5x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.89 -1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDECKCOLMNKE
Revenue growth (1Y) – -0.1% -1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.5% -3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.2% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.3% -4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -5.8% 9.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.9% -13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -8.3% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -11.0% -15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – -2.1% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -5.3% -14.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.0% -21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 58.0% -19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 24.9% -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 92.8% -22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDECKCOLMNKE
Gross margin – 52.2% 43.1%
EBITDA margin – 9.2% 9.8%
Operating margin – 7.5% 8.2%
Pretax margin – 8.1% 8.5%
Net margin – 6.0% 6.7%
FCF margin – 9.4% 4.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.2% 6.1%
Return on equity – 12.9% 20.6%
Return on assets – 7.7% 8.1%
Return on invested capital – – 13.0%
Return on capital employed – 13.3% 14.1%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDECKCOLMNKE
Debt / assets – – 20.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 32.2% 42.8% 59.7%
Equity / assets 67.8% 57.2% 40.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.5x 2.5x 2.1x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 4.40 3.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDECKCOLMNKE
Dividend yield – 2.0% 4.4%
Net buyback yield – 6.9% -0.4%
Shareholder yield – 8.9% 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.

ConsensusDECKCOLMNKE
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.48FY2026 $4.21FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 -41.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.3% -3.8% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.37BFY2026 $3.31BFY2026 $40.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +14.8% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDECKCOLMNKE
Held by institutions 96.4% 51.1% 80.0%
Institutions holding 860 323 1,734
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +1.8% +1.9%
Institutions buying 426 161 797
Institutions selling 333 111 754
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.45 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.

DECKCOLMNKE
DECK 1.00 0.51 0.39
COLM 0.51 1.00 0.48
NKE 0.39 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DECK, COLM and NKE?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.46B, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.13B, Nike (NKE) $55.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, DECK, COLM and NKE?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.2x, Nike (NKE) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is cheapest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 10.8x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.5x, Nike (NKE) 30.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Columbia Sportswear (COLM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -0.1%, Nike (NKE) -1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nike (NKE) has the highest net margin (Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 6.0%, Nike (NKE) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Columbia Sportswear (COLM) returned the most: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -11.0%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +11.4%, Nike (NKE) -45.2%. Over five years, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) compounded fastest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +4.9%/yr, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -9.8%/yr, Nike (NKE) -25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nike (NKE) has the highest dividend yield: Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 1.96%, Nike (NKE) 4.37%. Deckers Outdoor (DECK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 40.8%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.0%, Nike (NKE) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DECK, COLM 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, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 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.