DECK vs KTB vs AS Stock Comparison

Deckers Outdoor, Kontoor Brands and Amer Sports 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
2 wins
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$75.69 +15.8% 1M -10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.55 +2.8% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.65B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods 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.

QuestionDECKKTBASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.60B $4.13B $15.65B AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 16.6x 28.6x KTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 13.9x 23.0x DECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +18.6% +30.5% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.5% 7.3% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.5% 9.7% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.5% -10.9% -10.1% DECK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr +7.5%/yr — KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 47.9% 39.8% AS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 52/100 60/100 AS

Percentile Scorecard

DECKKTBAS

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

AxisDECKKTBAS
Valuation – 22 #36 of 46 42 #20 of 34
Growth – 57 #19 of 43 97 #2 of 32
Profitability – 88 #6 of 42 97 #2 of 32
Financial Health 89 #7 of 53 31 #37 of 53 59 #14 of 33
Shareholder Returns – 61 #14 of 34 6 #17 of 18
Overall – 52 60
  • DECK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • KTB ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDECKKTBASSPY
1 month +2.2%+15.8%+2.8% -0.8%
3 months -17.7%-11.8%-18.9% +3.5%
6 months -24.7%+8.9%-19.4% +7.0%
Year to date -22.5%+23.9%-23.6% +12.2%
1 year -7.5%-10.9%-10.1% +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

MeasureDECKKTBASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%47.9%39.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%46.0%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.791.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.23-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-48.3%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-14.2%-32.0% -1.8%
52-week high $120.94$88.17$41.96 $779.14
52-week low $77.68$57.48$26.25 $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.

MultipleDECKKTBAS
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.6x 16.7xmedian 16.6x 29.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x —median 9.7x 11.0xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.2x —median 12.2x 22.9xmedian 10.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x 6.7xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.64 2.22median 0.64 —median 0.33

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 monthsDECKKTBAS
Revenue – $2.95B $7.44B
Gross profit – $1.38B $4.45B
Operating income – $332.45M $956.70M
Net income – $249.37M $567.80M
Free cash flow – – $694.70M
EPS (diluted) – $4.49 $0.97
Cash & equivalents $1.91B $58.46M $720.40M
Total debt – $1.14B $147.40M
Shares (diluted) 144.29M 55.50M 563.08M
Enterprise value $4.47B $3.83B $13.24B

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
MetricDECKKTBAS
P/E – 16.7x 29.0x
P/FCF – – 22.9x
P/Operating cash flow – – 16.6x
P/S – 1.4x 2.1x
P/B 4.6x 6.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 24.2x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 11.0x
EV/EBIT – 15.7x 16.0x
EV/Revenue – 1.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF – – 22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.22 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDECKKTBAS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 18.6% 30.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 22.2% 37.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 6.3% 52.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -0.8% 142.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 0.1% 117.4%
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
MetricDECKKTBAS
Gross margin – 46.8% 59.8%
EBITDA margin – – 18.8%
Operating margin – 11.3% 12.9%
Pretax margin – 9.8% 10.8%
Net margin – 8.5% 7.3%
FCF margin – – 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 12.9%
Return on equity – 41.3% 8.3%
Return on assets – 9.3% 5.6%
Return on invested capital – 14.5% 9.7%
Return on capital employed – 16.6% 11.7%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusDECKKTBAS
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.48FY2026 $5.45FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.3% +12.1% +40.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.37BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% -5.1% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDECKKTBAS
Held by institutions 96.4% 100.0% 38.1%
Institutions holding 860 429 354
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +6.9% +4.1%
Institutions buying 426 214 236
Institutions selling 333 137 87
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.56 2.71

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.

DECKKTBAS
DECK 1.00 0.41 0.45
KTB 0.41 1.00 0.31
AS 0.45 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DECK, KTB and AS?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.60B, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.13B, Amer Sports (AS) $15.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, DECK, KTB and AS?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.6x, Amer Sports (AS) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is cheapest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 10.7x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.9x, Amer Sports (AS) 23.0x). 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: Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%, Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Deckers Outdoor (DECK) returned the most: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -7.5%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -10.9%, Amer Sports (AS) -10.1%. 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 stock is riskier?

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

Which is the better stock, DECK, KTB and AS?

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.