DECK vs GIL vs ZGN Stock Comparison

Deckers Outdoor, Gildan Activewear and Ermenegildo Zegna Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp
$80.39 +2.2% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.35 -1.5% 1M -33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.41B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.
$13.41 +5.3% 1M +28.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Deckers Outdoor leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Deckers Outdoor 2, Ermenegildo Zegna 2, Gildan Activewear 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDECKGILZGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.49B $6.41B $3.47B DECK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 30.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 8.4x 30.5x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +38.0% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.5% -33.2% +28.4% ZGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr +2.3%/yr +6.0%/yr ZGN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 42.3% 41.5% DECK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 35/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

DECKGILZGN

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

AxisDECKGILZGN
Valuation – 33 #31 of 46 –
Growth – 52 #21 of 43 –
Profitability – 44 #24 of 42 –
Financial Health 89 #7 of 53 29 #38 of 53 52 #26 of 53
Shareholder Returns – 18 #28 of 34 12 #30 of 34
Overall – 35 –
  • DECK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ZGN 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

PeriodDECKGILZGNSPY
1 month +2.2%-1.5%+5.3% -0.8%
3 months -17.7%-20.4%-10.0% +3.5%
6 months -24.7%-30.3%+12.8% +7.0%
Year to date -22.5%-35.4%+30.8% +12.2%
1 year -7.5%-33.2%+28.4% +13.0%
3 years -16.3%+47.9%+21.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.8%+13.9%+6.8% +23.1%
5 years +28.2%+11.8%+34.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.1%+2.3%+6.0% +11.0%
10 years +833.7%+57.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.0%+4.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDECKGILZGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%42.3%41.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%44.6%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.211.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.790.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-44.5%-61.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-44.4%-12.1% -1.8%
52-week high $120.94$72.58$15.25 $779.14
52-week low $77.68$40.30$8.69 $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.

MultipleDECKGILZGN
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.6x 30.6xmedian 16.6x —median 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 16.0xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.2x 10.6xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.64 -1.41median 0.64 —median 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 monthsDECKGILZGN
Revenue – $4.72B –
Gross profit – $1.41B –
Operating income – $380.85M –
Net income – -$60.80M –
Free cash flow – $703.50M –
EPS (diluted) – $1.32 –
Cash & equivalents $1.91B $268.30M $258.95M
Total debt – $3.59B $256.76M
Shares (diluted) 144.29M 160.20M 261.47M
Enterprise value $4.36B $5.33B $2.20B

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
MetricDECKGILZGN
P/E – 30.6x –
P/FCF – 10.6x –
P/Operating cash flow – 12.6x –
P/S – 1.6x –
P/B 4.6x 2.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 21.5x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 16.0x –
EV/EBIT – 28.3x –
EV/Revenue – 2.3x –
EV/FCF – 15.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.41 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDECKGILZGN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 38.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -29.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -13.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -127.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -16.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -21.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 273.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 141.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDECKGILZGN
Gross margin – 30.0% –
EBITDA margin – 14.3% –
Operating margin – 8.1% –
Pretax margin – 7.6% –
Net margin – 4.5% –
FCF margin – 14.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 12.6% –
Return on equity – 1.5% –
Return on assets – 0.5% –
Return on invested capital – 5.2% –
Return on capital employed – 4.8% –
Asset turnover – 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -9.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDECKGILZGN
Debt / assets – 35.7% 7.3%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.9x –
Debt / FCF – 5.1x –
Liabilities / assets 32.2% 66.8% 66.4%
Equity / assets 67.8% 33.2% 33.6%
Interest coverage – 1.8x –
Current ratio 3.5x 1.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.65 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDECKGILZGN
Dividend yield – 2.4% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – -3.7% –
Shareholder yield – -1.3% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusDECKGILZGN
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 30.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.48FY2026 $4.81FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.3% +17.3% +34.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.37BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026 $2.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +11.5% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDECKGILZGN
Held by institutions 96.4% 100.0% 29.0%
Institutions holding 860 463 135
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +7.8% +14.6%
Institutions buying 426 197 77
Institutions selling 333 149 39
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.32 1.97

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.

DECKGILZGN
DECK 1.00 0.34 0.41
GIL 0.34 1.00 0.37
ZGN 0.41 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DECK, GIL and ZGN?

Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.49B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.41B, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) $3.47B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) returned the most: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -7.5%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -33.2%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +28.4%. Over five years, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) compounded fastest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +5.1%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +2.3%/yr, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) has been the steadiest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 40.8%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.3%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DECK, GIL and ZGN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) leads on 2. 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.