LULU vs NKE vs WWW Stock Comparison

Lululemon Athletica, Nike and Wolverine World Wide 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
4 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
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nike leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nike 5, Lululemon Athletica 4, Wolverine World Wide 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLULUNKEWWWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.51B $57.28B $1.75B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 18.5x 16.2x LULU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 32.4x 12.5x LULU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% -1.2% +7.2% WWW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 6.7% 5.5% LULU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.0% 12.8% NKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 2.3x NKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.02% NKE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.3% -36.3% +29.8% WWW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.9%/yr -25.9%/yr -10.4%/yr WWW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.7% 36.9% 49.1% NKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 41/100 50/100 LULU

Percentile Scorecard

LULUNKEWWW

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

AxisLULUNKEWWW
Valuation 87 #7 of 48 30 #34 of 48 64 #18 of 48
Growth 27 #34 of 46 9 #42 of 46 53 #22 of 46
Profitability 96 #3 of 45 46 #25 of 45 61 #18 of 45
Financial Health 77 #13 of 52 63 #20 of 52 35 #34 of 52
Shareholder Returns 91 #4 of 35 56 #16 of 35 38 #22 of 35
Overall 75 41 50
  • LULU ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • NKE ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • WWW 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

PeriodLULUNKEWWWSPY
1 month +19.4%+14.4%+12.4% -5.9%
3 months -10.4%-5.7%+13.9% -4.6%
6 months -16.3%-10.9%+27.6% +0.2%
Year to date -46.2%-37.9%+19.6% +7.5%
1 year -33.3%-36.3%+29.8% +8.2%
3 years -72.6%-63.1%+157.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year -35.1%-28.3%+37.1% +19.0%
5 years -76.1%-77.7%-42.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -24.9%-25.9%-10.4% +9.4%
10 years +100.2%-20.8%+1.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.2%-2.3%+0.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLULUNKEWWWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.7%36.9%49.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%38.6%46.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.060.571.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.71-0.980.61 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-80.6%-80.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.2%-41.6%-7.6% -5.9%
52-week high $215.88$67.78$23.49 $779.14
52-week low $91.88$33.90$14.65 $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.

MultipleLULUNKEWWW
P/E now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 17.1x 19.0xmedian 17.1x 16.4xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x 0.9xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 10.6x 12.9xmedian 10.6x 11.5xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.6x 27.9xmedian 11.6x 10.2xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x 3.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.54median 0.57 -1.36median 0.57 0.49median 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 monthsLULUNKEWWW
Revenue $11.09B $45.89B $1.95B
Gross profit $6.22B $19.77B $919.70M
Operating income $1.98B $3.76B $169.70M
Net income $1.42B $3.09B $114.10M
Free cash flow $1.35B $2.11B $175.00M
EPS (diluted) $12.56 $2.08 $1.33
Cash & equivalents $1.39B $6.90B $158.50M
Total debt – $7.89B $601.10M
Shares (diluted) 112.92M 1.48B 81.70M
Enterprise value $6.76B $23.48B $1.13B

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
MetricLULUNKEWWW
P/E 8.9x 19.0x 16.4x
P/FCF 8.8x 27.9x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 21.1x 9.8x
P/S 1.1x 1.3x 0.9x
P/B 2.5x 3.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.9x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.2x 12.9x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 5.3x 15.5x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.3x 1.1x
EV/FCF 7.8x 27.7x 12.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x 21.0x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.54 -1.36 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLULUNKEWWW
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% -1.2% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -3.8% -8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.4% 1.5% 10.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -4.1% -1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.7% 9.9% 26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -13.6% 36.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.6% 6.8% 26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.1% -15.1% 34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.8% 6.5% 25.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% -14.0% 33.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% -21.1% 20.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -19.9% 16.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.9% -30.0% 36.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% -22.1% 29.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLULUNKEWWW
Gross margin 56.1% 43.1% 47.1%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 9.8% 9.9%
Operating margin 17.8% 8.2% 8.7%
Pretax margin 18.1% 8.5% 7.3%
Net margin 12.8% 6.7% 5.5%
FCF margin 12.2% 4.6% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 6.1% 9.4%
Return on equity 29.5% 20.6% 25.3%
Return on assets 16.7% 8.1% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 13.0% 12.8%
Return on capital employed 29.5% 14.1% 14.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.5% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLULUNKEWWW
Debt / assets – 20.9% 35.2%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 3.7x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 43.5% 59.7% 72.6%
Equity / assets 56.5% 40.3% 27.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.2x 2.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.04 3.49 3.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLULUNKEWWW
Dividend yield – 4.1% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 9.7% -0.4% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 9.7% 3.8% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 78.4% 29.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 115.2% 19.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.0% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 1.2%

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.

ConsensusLULUNKEWWW
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 32.4xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.26FY2026 $1.22FY2026 $1.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -22.6%FY2026 -41.9%FY2026 +28.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -16.3% +18.0% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.00BFY2026 $40.47BFY2026 $1.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2026 -12.8%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.7% +11.9% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLULUNKEWWW
Held by institutions 71.6% 64.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 850 1,739 245
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +1.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 408 798 128
Institutions selling 333 758 76
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.05 1.68

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.

LULUNKEWWW
LULU 1.00 0.40 0.33
NKE 0.40 1.00 0.45
WWW 0.33 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LULU, NKE and WWW?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lululemon Athletica (LULU) $12.51B, Nike (NKE) $57.28B, Wolverine World Wide (WWW) $1.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, LULU, NKE and WWW?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 8.8x, Nike (NKE) 18.5x, Wolverine World Wide (WWW) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is cheapest (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 10.9x, Nike (NKE) 32.4x, Wolverine World Wide (WWW) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Wolverine World Wide (WWW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lululemon Athletica (LULU) +1.7%, Nike (NKE) -1.2%, Wolverine World Wide (WWW) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has the highest net margin (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 12.8%, Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Wolverine World Wide (WWW) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Nike (NKE) leads (Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Wolverine World Wide (WWW) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wolverine World Wide (WWW) returned the most: Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -33.3%, Nike (NKE) -36.3%, Wolverine World Wide (WWW) +29.8%. Over five years, Wolverine World Wide (WWW) compounded fastest (Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -24.9%/yr, Nike (NKE) -25.9%/yr, Wolverine World Wide (WWW) -10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nike (NKE) has the highest dividend yield: Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 0.00%, Nike (NKE) 0.04%, Wolverine World Wide (WWW) 0.02%. Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 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%, Wolverine World Wide (WWW) 49.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.