DECK vs LEVI vs SHOO Stock Comparison

Deckers Outdoor, Levi Strauss and Steven Madden 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
$11.45B
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
$8.44B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
SHOO Steven Madden, Ltd.
$42.76 -5.1% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.08B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
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, Steven Madden 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDECKLEVISHOOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.45B $8.44B $3.08B DECK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 14.3x 21.5x LEVI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 14.7x 21.0x DECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.6% +18.2% SHOO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.8% 5.2% LEVI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.4% 13.5% LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 0.1x SHOO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.5% +5.3% +20.0% SHOO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr -3.3%/yr -0.8%/yr DECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 33.2% 41.2% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 68/100 61/100 LEVI

Percentile Scorecard

DECKLEVISHOO

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

AxisDECKLEVISHOO
Valuation – 64 #17 of 46 56 #21 of 46
Growth – 69 #14 of 43 67 #15 of 43
Profitability – 85 #7 of 42 66 #15 of 42
Financial Health 89 #7 of 53 54 #25 of 53 79 #12 of 53
Shareholder Returns – 70 #11 of 34 39 #21 of 34
Overall – 68 61
  • DECK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LEVI ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • SHOO 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

PeriodDECKLEVISHOOSPY
1 month +2.2%+10.8%-5.1% -0.8%
3 months -17.7%-14.3%-1.8% +3.5%
6 months -24.7%-4.2%+13.0% +7.0%
Year to date -22.5%+5.4%+2.7% +12.2%
1 year -7.5%+5.3%+20.0% +13.0%
3 years -16.3%+60.0%+34.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.8%+17.0%+10.5% +23.1%
5 years +28.2%-15.3%-4.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.1%-3.3%-0.8% +11.0%
10 years +833.7%—+97.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.0%—+7.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDECKLEVISHOOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%33.2%41.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%29.9%38.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.171.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.160.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-56.1%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-14.3%-12.9% -1.8%
52-week high $120.94$25.53$49.07 $779.14
52-week low $77.68$17.91$31.37 $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.

MultipleDECKLEVISHOO
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.6x 14.3xmedian 16.6x 21.3xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 8.9xmedian 9.7x 12.9xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.2x 13.1xmedian 12.2x 14.0xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.64 0.47median 0.64 -6.47median 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 monthsDECKLEVISHOO
Revenue – $6.68B $2.74B
Gross profit – $4.20B $1.26B
Operating income – $753.80M $205.59M
Net income – $589.70M $146.04M
Free cash flow – $643.00M $224.27M
EPS (diluted) – $1.51 $1.99
Cash & equivalents $1.91B $641.40M $94.74M
Total debt – $1.04B $124.83M
Shares (diluted) 144.29M 390.62M 72.16M
Enterprise value $4.32B $5.02B $2.68B

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
MetricDECKLEVISHOO
P/E – 14.3x 21.3x
P/FCF – 13.1x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.9x 11.9x
P/S – 1.3x 1.1x
P/B 4.6x 3.5x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 3.8x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA – 8.9x 12.9x
EV/EBIT – 11.6x 15.4x
EV/Revenue – 1.3x 1.2x
EV/FCF – 13.5x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.2x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.47 -6.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDECKLEVISHOO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.6% 18.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.0% 33.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.6% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 30.5% -0.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -2.2% 50.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 29.2% -4.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 0.1% 54.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 30.4% -3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 52.1% 73.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 63.6% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 98.4% 90.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 92.1% -8.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDECKLEVISHOO
Gross margin – 62.8% 46.1%
EBITDA margin – 14.6% 8.9%
Operating margin – 11.3% 7.5%
Pretax margin – 11.5% 7.0%
Net margin – 8.8% 5.2%
FCF margin – 9.6% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.8% 9.6%
Return on equity – 25.2% 15.2%
Return on assets – 8.7% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – 17.4% 13.5%
Return on capital employed – 15.7% 14.6%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDECKLEVISHOO
Debt / assets – 15.1% 6.8%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 0.1x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 32.2% 65.1% 47.1%
Equity / assets 67.8% 34.9% 52.9%
Interest coverage – 14.4x –
Current ratio 3.5x 1.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.06 5.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDECKLEVISHOO
Dividend yield – 2.7% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield – 3.7% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusDECKLEVISHOO
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.48FY2026 $1.49FY2026 $2.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.3% +7.4% +38.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.37BFY2026 $7.03BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% -3.6% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDECKLEVISHOO
Held by institutions 96.4% 87.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 860 313 301
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.6% -2.2%
Institutions buying 426 185 181
Institutions selling 333 78 80
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.37 2.26

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.

DECKLEVISHOO
DECK 1.00 0.47 0.45
LEVI 0.47 1.00 0.49
SHOO 0.45 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DECK, LEVI and SHOO?

Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.45B, Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.44B, Steven Madden (SHOO) $3.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, DECK, LEVI and SHOO?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.3x, Steven Madden (SHOO) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is cheapest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 10.7x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.7x, Steven Madden (SHOO) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Steven Madden (SHOO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Steven Madden (SHOO) +18.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) has the highest net margin (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Steven Madden (SHOO) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%, Steven Madden (SHOO) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steven Madden (SHOO) returned the most: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -7.5%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +5.3%, Steven Madden (SHOO) +20.0%. Over five years, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) compounded fastest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +5.1%/yr, Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.3%/yr, Steven Madden (SHOO) -0.8%/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%, Steven Madden (SHOO) 41.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.