NKE vs DECK vs AS Stock Comparison

Nike, Deckers Outdoor and Amer Sports Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NKE NIKE, Inc.
$37.90 +6.0% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$55.55B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp
$80.39 +2.2% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.55 +2.8% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.72B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNKEDECKASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.55B $11.42B $15.72B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x — 28.8x NKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.1x 10.7x 23.0x DECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% — +30.5% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.7% — 7.3% AS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% — 9.7% NKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — -0.4x AS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.2% -7.5% -10.1% DECK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.3%/yr +5.1%/yr — DECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 40.8% 39.8% NKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 — 60/100 AS

Percentile Scorecard

NKEDECKAS

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

AxisNKEDECKAS
Valuation 38 #29 of 46 – 42 #20 of 34
Growth 12 #38 of 43 – 97 #2 of 32
Profitability 54 #20 of 42 – 97 #2 of 32
Financial Health 60 #22 of 53 89 #7 of 53 59 #14 of 33
Shareholder Returns 55 #16 of 34 – 6 #17 of 18
Overall 44 – 60
  • NKE ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • DECK ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNKEDECKASSPY
1 month +6.0%+2.2%+2.8% -0.8%
3 months -10.1%-17.7%-18.9% +3.5%
6 months -16.0%-24.7%-19.4% +7.0%
Year to date -40.5%-22.5%-23.6% +12.2%
1 year -45.2%-7.5%-10.1% +13.0%
3 years -61.3%-16.3%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -27.2%-5.8%— +23.1%
5 years -76.7%+28.2%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.3%+5.1%— +11.0%
10 years -27.1%+833.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.1%+25.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNKEDECKASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%40.8%39.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%34.8%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.601.071.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.23-0.18-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-65.2%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-33.5%-32.0% -1.8%
52-week high $68.59$120.94$41.96 $779.14
52-week low $33.90$77.68$26.25 $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.

MultipleNKEDECKAS
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 16.6x —median 16.6x 29.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x 11.0xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x 22.9xmedian 10.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.30median 0.64 —median 0.64 —median 0.33

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 monthsNKEDECKAS
Revenue $45.89B – $7.44B
Gross profit $19.77B – $4.45B
Operating income $3.76B – $956.70M
Net income $3.09B – $567.80M
Free cash flow $2.11B – $694.70M
EPS (diluted) $2.08 – $0.97
Cash & equivalents $6.90B $1.91B $720.40M
Total debt $7.89B – $147.40M
Shares (diluted) 1.48B 144.29M 563.08M
Enterprise value $21.75B $4.29B $13.31B

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
MetricNKEDECKAS
P/E 18.2x – 29.0x
P/FCF 26.7x – 22.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x – 16.6x
P/S 1.2x – 2.1x
P/B 3.7x 4.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 4.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x – 11.0x
EV/EBIT 14.8x – 16.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – 2.1x
EV/FCF 26.5x – 22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x – 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.30 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNKEDECKAS
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% – 30.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% – 37.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% – 52.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% – 142.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -15.1% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% – 117.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.0% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -21.1% – 106.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.9% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% – 170.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNKEDECKAS
Gross margin 43.1% – 59.8%
EBITDA margin 9.8% – 18.8%
Operating margin 8.2% – 12.9%
Pretax margin 8.5% – 10.8%
Net margin 6.7% – 7.3%
FCF margin 4.6% – 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 6.1% – 12.9%
Return on equity 20.6% – 8.3%
Return on assets 8.1% – 5.6%
Return on invested capital 13.0% – 9.7%
Return on capital employed 14.1% – 11.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNKEDECKAS
Debt / assets 20.9% – 1.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 3.7x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 59.7% 32.2% 32.9%
Equity / assets 40.3% 67.8% 67.1%
Interest coverage – – 10.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 3.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.43 – 4.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNKEDECKAS
Dividend yield 4.3% – –
Net buyback yield -0.4% – -5.4%
Shareholder yield 4.0% – -5.4%
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.

ConsensusNKEDECKAS
Forward P/E 31.1xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $7.48FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -41.9%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +4.3% +40.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.47BFY2026 $5.37BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +8.4% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNKEDECKAS
Held by institutions 80.0% 96.4% 38.1%
Institutions holding 1,734 860 354
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +0.4% +4.1%
Institutions buying 797 426 236
Institutions selling 754 333 87
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.28 2.71

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.

NKEDECKAS
NKE 1.00 0.39 0.30
DECK 0.39 1.00 0.45
AS 0.30 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NKE, DECK and AS?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nike (NKE) $55.55B, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) $11.42B, Amer Sports (AS) $15.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, NKE, DECK and AS?

Nike (NKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nike (NKE) 18.0x, Amer Sports (AS) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) is cheapest (Nike (NKE) 31.1x, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 10.7x, Amer Sports (AS) 23.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amer Sports (AS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nike (NKE) -1.2%, Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amer Sports (AS) has the highest net margin (Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Nike (NKE) leads (Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Deckers Outdoor (DECK) returned the most: Nike (NKE) -45.2%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) -7.5%, Amer Sports (AS) -10.1%. Over five years, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) compounded fastest (Nike (NKE) -25.3%/yr, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nike (NKE) has been the steadiest (Nike (NKE) 36.7%, Deckers Outdoor (DECK) 40.8%, Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.