DECK vs NKE vs CROX Stock Comparison

Deckers Outdoor, Nike and Crocs 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
1 win
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$37.90 +6.0% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$55.74B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
CROX Crocs, Inc.
$118.85 -5.8% 1M +43.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.87B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.05B
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Crocs leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Crocs 6, Nike 4, Deckers Outdoor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDECKNKECROXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.60B $55.74B $5.87B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 18.0x 9.9x CROX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 31.1x 8.0x CROX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.2% -2.0% NKE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.7% 14.6% CROX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.0% 24.1% CROX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 1.2x NKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.5% -45.2% +43.5% CROX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr -25.3%/yr -4.8%/yr DECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 36.7% 43.9% NKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 67/100 CROX

Percentile Scorecard

DECKNKECROX

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

AxisDECKNKECROX
Valuation – 38 #29 of 46 60 #19 of 46
Growth – 12 #38 of 43 36 #28 of 43
Profitability – 54 #20 of 42 95 #3 of 42
Financial Health 89 #7 of 53 60 #22 of 53 44 #30 of 53
Shareholder Returns – 55 #16 of 34 100 #1 of 34
Overall – 44 67
  • DECK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • NKE ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • CROX 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

PeriodDECKNKECROXSPY
1 month +2.2%+6.0%-5.8% -0.8%
3 months -17.7%-10.1%-11.7% +3.5%
6 months -24.7%-16.0%+15.0% +7.0%
Year to date -22.5%-40.5%+39.0% +12.2%
1 year -7.5%-45.2%+43.5% +13.0%
3 years -16.3%-61.3%+38.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.8%-27.2%+11.4% +23.1%
5 years +28.2%-76.7%-21.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.1%-25.3%-4.8% +11.0%
10 years +833.7%-27.1%+1,449.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.0%-3.1%+31.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDECKNKECROXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%36.7%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%38.8%36.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.600.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-1.230.99 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-80.9%-73.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-44.7%-15.8% -1.8%
52-week high $120.94$68.59$141.19 $779.14
52-week low $77.68$33.90$73.39 $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.

MultipleDECKNKECROX
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.6x 18.2xmedian 16.6x 9.8xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 12.4xmedian 9.7x 7.4xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.2x 26.7xmedian 12.2x 8.1xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x 4.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.64 -1.30median 0.64 2.58median 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 monthsDECKNKECROX
Revenue – $45.89B $4.05B
Gross profit – $19.77B $2.33B
Operating income – $3.76B $840.58M
Net income – $3.09B $593.42M
Free cash flow – $2.11B $704.62M
EPS (diluted) – $2.08 $11.96
Cash & equivalents $1.91B $6.90B $170.28M
Total debt – $7.89B $1.31B
Shares (diluted) 144.29M 1.48B 49.63M
Enterprise value $4.47B $21.94B $5.28B

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
MetricDECKNKECROX
P/E – 18.2x 9.8x
P/FCF – 26.7x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.2x 7.5x
P/S – 1.2x 1.4x
P/B 4.6x 3.7x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 3.8x 85.4x
EV/EBITDA – 12.4x 7.4x
EV/EBIT – 14.8x 8.2x
EV/Revenue – 1.2x 1.7x
EV/FCF – 26.5x 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.1x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.30 2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDECKNKECROX
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.2% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -3.8% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.5% -5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -4.1% 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.9% 217.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -13.6% -6.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 6.8% 150.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -15.1% -3.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 6.5% 182.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -14.0% 3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -21.1% -8.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -19.9% -3.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -30.0% -8.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -22.1% -2.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDECKNKECROX
Gross margin – 43.1% 57.5%
EBITDA margin – 9.8% 22.7%
Operating margin – 8.2% 20.7%
Pretax margin – 8.5% 18.7%
Net margin – 6.7% 14.6%
FCF margin – 4.6% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.1% 18.8%
Return on equity – 20.6% 42.2%
Return on assets – 8.1% 13.6%
Return on invested capital – 13.0% 24.1%
Return on capital employed – 14.1% 23.2%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDECKNKECROX
Debt / assets – 20.9% 30.0%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 3.7x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 32.2% 59.7% 68.2%
Equity / assets 67.8% 40.3% 31.8%
Interest coverage – – 10.1x
Current ratio 3.5x 2.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.43 4.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDECKNKECROX
Dividend yield – 4.3% –
Net buyback yield – -0.4% 11.3%
Shareholder yield – 4.0% 11.3%
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.

ConsensusDECKNKECROX
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 31.1xFY2026 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.48FY2026 $1.22FY2026 $14.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 -41.9%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.3% +18.0% +4.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.37BFY2026 $40.47BFY2026 $3.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +11.9% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDECKNKECROX
Held by institutions 96.4% 80.0% 98.3%
Institutions holding 860 1,734 498
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +1.9% +0.6%
Institutions buying 426 797 237
Institutions selling 333 754 186
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.06 1.27

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.

DECKNKECROX
DECK 1.00 0.39 0.46
NKE 0.39 1.00 0.31
CROX 0.46 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DECK, NKE and CROX?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.60B, Nike (NKE) $55.74B, Crocs (CROX) $5.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, DECK, NKE and CROX?

Crocs (CROX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nike (NKE) 18.0x, Crocs (CROX) 9.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crocs (CROX) is cheapest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 10.7x, Nike (NKE) 31.1x, Crocs (CROX) 8.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nike (NKE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nike (NKE) -1.2%, Crocs (CROX) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crocs (CROX) has the highest net margin (Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Crocs (CROX) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, Crocs (CROX) leads (Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Crocs (CROX) 24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crocs (CROX) returned the most: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -7.5%, Nike (NKE) -45.2%, Crocs (CROX) +43.5%. Over five years, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) compounded fastest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +5.1%/yr, Nike (NKE) -25.3%/yr, Crocs (CROX) -4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 0.00%, Nike (NKE) 0.04%, Crocs (CROX) 0.00%. Deckers Outdoor (DECK) and Crocs (CROX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nike (NKE) has been the steadiest (Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 40.8%, Nike (NKE) 36.7%, Crocs (CROX) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DECK, NKE and CROX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Crocs (CROX) leads on 6. 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.