LULU vs NKE vs RCKY Stock Comparison

Lululemon Athletica, Nike and Rocky Brands Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LULU lululemon athletica inc.
$111.77 +19.4% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.51B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.09B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$39.58 +14.4% 1M -36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$57.28B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
RCKY Rocky Brands, Inc.
$51.98 +11.6% 1M +77.5% 1Y
Market cap
$384.09M
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$521.30M
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nike leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nike 4, Rocky Brands 4, Lululemon Athletica 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLULUNKERCKYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.51B $57.28B $384.09M NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 18.5x 11.1x LULU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 32.4x 9.2x RCKY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% -1.2% +10.8% RCKY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 6.7% 6.6% LULU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.0% 10.6% NKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 1.8x NKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.3% -36.3% +77.5% RCKY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.9%/yr -25.9%/yr +4.4%/yr RCKY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.7% 36.9% 51.8% NKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 41/100 58/100 LULU

Percentile Scorecard

LULUNKERCKY

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

AxisLULUNKERCKY
Valuation 87 #7 of 48 30 #34 of 48 79 #11 of 48
Growth 27 #34 of 46 9 #42 of 46 67 #16 of 46
Profitability 96 #3 of 45 46 #25 of 45 55 #21 of 45
Financial Health 77 #13 of 52 63 #20 of 52 53 #25 of 52
Shareholder Returns 91 #4 of 35 56 #16 of 35 35 #23 of 35
Overall 75 41 58
  • LULU ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • NKE ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • RCKY ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLULUNKERCKYSPY
1 month +19.4%+14.4%+11.6% -5.9%
3 months -10.4%-5.7%+4.6% -4.6%
6 months -16.3%-10.9%+43.2% +0.2%
Year to date -46.2%-37.9%+77.2% +7.5%
1 year -33.3%-36.3%+77.5% +8.2%
3 years -72.6%-63.1%+136.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -35.1%-28.3%+33.3% +19.0%
5 years -76.1%-77.7%+24.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -24.9%-25.9%+4.4% +9.4%
10 years +100.2%-20.8%+395.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.2%-2.3%+17.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLULUNKERCKYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.7%36.9%51.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%38.6%41.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.060.570.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.71-0.981.50 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-80.6%-74.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.2%-41.6%-4.8% -5.9%
52-week high $215.88$67.78$54.60 $779.14
52-week low $91.88$33.90$28.67 $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.

MultipleLULUNKERCKY
P/E now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 17.1x 19.0xmedian 17.1x 11.3xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x 0.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 10.6x 12.9xmedian 10.6x 8.2xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.6x 27.9xmedian 11.6x 14.0xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.54median 0.57 -1.36median 0.57 0.23median 0.57

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 monthsLULUNKERCKY
Revenue $11.09B $45.89B $521.30M
Gross profit $6.22B $19.77B $226.46M
Operating income $1.98B $3.76B $51.08M
Net income $1.42B $3.09B $34.50M
Free cash flow $1.35B $2.11B $27.87M
EPS (diluted) $12.56 $2.08 $4.53
Cash & equivalents $1.39B $6.90B $2.29M
Total debt – $7.89B $116.03M
Shares (diluted) 112.92M 1.48B 7.62M
Enterprise value $6.76B $23.48B $374.60M

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
MetricLULUNKERCKY
P/E 8.9x 19.0x 11.3x
P/FCF 8.8x 27.9x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 21.1x 10.9x
P/S 1.1x 1.3x 0.8x
P/B 2.5x 3.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.9x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.2x 12.9x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 5.3x 15.5x 9.9x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.3x 1.0x
EV/FCF 7.8x 27.7x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x 21.0x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.54 -1.36 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLULUNKERCKY
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% -1.2% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -3.8% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.4% 1.5% 17.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -4.1% 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.7% 9.9% 41.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -13.6% 14.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.6% 6.8% 67.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.1% -15.1% 50.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.8% 6.5% 66.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% -14.0% 48.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% -21.1% 55.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -19.9% -15.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.9% -30.0% 75.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% -22.1% -20.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLULUNKERCKY
Gross margin 56.1% 43.1% 43.4%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 9.8% 11.8%
Operating margin 17.8% 8.2% 9.8%
Pretax margin 18.1% 8.5% 8.2%
Net margin 12.8% 6.7% 6.6%
FCF margin 12.2% 4.6% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 6.1% 6.9%
Return on equity 29.5% 20.6% 12.8%
Return on assets 16.7% 8.1% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – 13.0% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 29.5% 14.1% 13.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLULUNKERCKY
Debt / assets – 20.9% 22.5%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 3.7x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.5% 59.7% 46.3%
Equity / assets 56.5% 40.3% 53.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.2x 2.1x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.04 3.49 3.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLULUNKERCKY
Dividend yield – 4.1% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 9.7% -0.4% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 9.7% 3.8% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusLULUNKERCKY
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 32.4xFY2026 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.26FY2026 $1.22FY2026 $5.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -22.6%FY2026 -41.9%FY2026 +72.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -16.3% +18.0% -28.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.00BFY2026 $40.47BFY2026 $562.59MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.7% +11.9% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLULUNKERCKY
Held by institutions 71.6% 64.8% 80.8%
Institutions holding 850 1,739 118
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +1.9% +5.3%
Institutions buying 408 798 56
Institutions selling 333 758 37
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.05 1.51

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.

LULUNKERCKY
LULU 1.00 0.40 0.21
NKE 0.40 1.00 0.23
RCKY 0.21 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LULU, NKE and RCKY?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lululemon Athletica (LULU) $12.51B, Nike (NKE) $57.28B, Rocky Brands (RCKY) $384.09M.

Which stock is cheaper, LULU, NKE and RCKY?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 8.8x, Nike (NKE) 18.5x, Rocky Brands (RCKY) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rocky Brands (RCKY) is cheapest (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 10.9x, Nike (NKE) 32.4x, Rocky Brands (RCKY) 9.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rocky Brands (RCKY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lululemon Athletica (LULU) +1.7%, Nike (NKE) -1.2%, Rocky Brands (RCKY) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has the highest net margin (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 12.8%, Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Rocky Brands (RCKY) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Nike (NKE) leads (Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Rocky Brands (RCKY) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rocky Brands (RCKY) returned the most: Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -33.3%, Nike (NKE) -36.3%, Rocky Brands (RCKY) +77.5%. Over five years, Rocky Brands (RCKY) compounded fastest (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -24.9%/yr, Nike (NKE) -25.9%/yr, Rocky Brands (RCKY) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 0.00%, Nike (NKE) 0.04%, Rocky Brands (RCKY) 0.00%. Lululemon Athletica (LULU) and Rocky Brands (RCKY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nike (NKE) has been the steadiest (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 46.7%, Nike (NKE) 36.9%, Rocky Brands (RCKY) 51.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LULU, NKE and RCKY?

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