DECK vs LEVI vs BIRK Stock Comparison

Deckers Outdoor, Levi Strauss and Birkenstock Holding 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
LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$21.87 +10.8% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.43B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDECKLEVIBIRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.60B $8.43B $6.03B DECK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 14.3x 15.4x LEVI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 14.7x 14.0x DECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.6% +19.6% BIRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.8% 14.8% BIRK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.4% 9.7% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 1.3x LEVI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.5% +5.3% -22.2% LEVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr -3.3%/yr — DECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 33.2% 52.2% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 68/100 70/100 BIRK

Percentile Scorecard

DECKLEVIBIRK

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

AxisDECKLEVIBIRK
Valuation – 64 #17 of 46 58 #20 of 46
Growth – 69 #14 of 43 81 #9 of 43
Profitability – 85 #7 of 42 78 #10 of 42
Financial Health 89 #7 of 53 54 #25 of 53 62 #21 of 53
Shareholder Returns – 70 #11 of 34 –
Overall – 68 70
  • DECK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LEVI ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • BIRK 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

PeriodDECKLEVIBIRKSPY
1 month +2.2%+10.8%-2.8% -0.8%
3 months -17.7%-14.3%-21.4% +3.5%
6 months -24.7%-4.2%-17.2% +7.0%
Year to date -22.5%+5.4%-20.2% +12.2%
1 year -7.5%+5.3%-22.2% +13.0%
3 years -16.3%+60.0%-14.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.8%+17.0%-5.0% +23.1%
5 years +28.2%-15.3%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.1%-3.3%— +11.0%
10 years +833.7%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.0%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDECKLEVIBIRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%33.2%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%29.9%50.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.171.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.16-0.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-56.1%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-14.3%-33.3% -1.8%
52-week high $120.94$25.53$48.97 $779.14
52-week low $77.68$17.91$30.57 $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.

MultipleDECKLEVIBIRK
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.6x 14.3xmedian 16.6x 15.5xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 8.9xmedian 9.7x 7.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.2x 13.1xmedian 12.2x 15.3xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.64 0.47median 0.64 0.50median 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 monthsDECKLEVIBIRK
Revenue – $6.68B $2.64B
Gross profit – $4.20B $1.50B
Operating income – $753.80M $640.37M
Net income – $589.70M $391.83M
Free cash flow – $643.00M $391.32M
EPS (diluted) – $1.51 $2.10
Cash & equivalents $1.91B $641.40M $792.27M
Total debt – $1.04B $6.02B
Shares (diluted) 144.29M 390.62M 186.51M
Enterprise value $4.47B $5.01B $4.35B

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
MetricDECKLEVIBIRK
P/E – 14.3x 15.5x
P/FCF – 13.1x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.9x 12.9x
P/S – 1.3x 2.3x
P/B 4.6x 3.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 3.8x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 8.9x 7.9x
EV/EBIT – 11.6x 11.2x
EV/Revenue – 1.3x 2.7x
EV/FCF – 13.5x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.2x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.47 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDECKLEVIBIRK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.6% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% 20.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.0% 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.6% 9.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 30.5% 23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – -2.2% 16.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 29.2% 31.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 0.1% 17.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 30.4% 31.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 52.1% 11.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 63.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 98.4% -9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 92.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDECKLEVIBIRK
Gross margin – 62.8% 56.9%
EBITDA margin – 14.6% 34.2%
Operating margin – 11.3% 24.2%
Pretax margin – 11.5% 20.0%
Net margin – 8.8% 14.8%
FCF margin – 9.6% 14.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.8% 17.7%
Return on equity – 25.2% 12.0%
Return on assets – 8.7% 6.3%
Return on invested capital – 17.4% 9.7%
Return on capital employed – 15.7% 11.4%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDECKLEVIBIRK
Debt / assets – 15.1% 30.0%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 32.2% 65.1% 50.5%
Equity / assets 67.8% 34.9% 49.5%
Interest coverage – 14.4x 5.7x
Current ratio 3.5x 1.6x 3.8x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.8x 2.0x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.4x 1.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.06 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDECKLEVIBIRK
Dividend yield – 2.7% –
Net buyback yield – 1.0% –
Shareholder yield – 3.7% –
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.

ConsensusDECKLEVIBIRK
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.48FY2026 $1.49FY2026 $2.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.3% +7.4% +24.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.37BFY2026 $7.03BFY2026 $2.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% -3.6% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDECKLEVIBIRK
Held by institutions 96.4% 87.8% 90.6%
Institutions holding 860 313 233
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.6% -2.7%
Institutions buying 426 185 123
Institutions selling 333 78 85
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.37 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.

DECKLEVIBIRK
DECK 1.00 0.47 0.51
LEVI 0.47 1.00 0.47
BIRK 0.51 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DECK, LEVI and BIRK?

Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.60B, Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.43B, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) $6.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, DECK, LEVI and BIRK?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.3x, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is cheapest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 10.7x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.7x, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.0x). 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: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) has the highest net margin (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.8%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Levi Strauss (LEVI) returned the most: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -7.5%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +5.3%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) -22.2%. Over five years, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) compounded fastest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +5.1%/yr, Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 40.8%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.2%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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