NKE vs GIL vs BIRK Stock Comparison

Nike, Gildan Activewear and Birkenstock Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$37.56 +5.1% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$55.36B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$40.06 -2.2% 1M -34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.29B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
BIRK Birkenstock Holding plc
$32.26 -4.0% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.90B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.64B
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, Birkenstock Holding 4, Gildan Activewear 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNKEGILBIRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.36B $6.29B $5.90B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 29.8x 15.1x BIRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 8.3x 13.8x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +38.0% +19.6% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.7% 4.5% 14.8% BIRK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 5.2% 9.7% NKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 4.9x 1.3x NKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.2% -34.3% -23.9% BIRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.6%/yr +1.7%/yr — GIL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 42.2% 52.1% NKE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 35/100 67/100 BIRK

Percentile Scorecard

NKEGILBIRK

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

AxisNKEGILBIRK
Valuation 36 #29 of 45 32 #31 of 45 57 #20 of 45
Growth 12 #38 of 43 50 #22 of 43 79 #10 of 43
Profitability 50 #21 of 41 45 #23 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Financial Health 59 #22 of 52 29 #37 of 52 57 #23 of 52
Shareholder Returns 55 #16 of 34 21 #27 of 34 –
Overall 42 35 67
  • NKE ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • GIL ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • BIRK 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

PeriodNKEGILBIRKSPY
1 month +5.1%-2.2%-4.0% -0.2%
3 months -12.7%-22.6%-22.9% +3.9%
6 months -16.6%-30.8%-17.5% +8.2%
Year to date -41.0%-35.9%-21.1% +12.9%
1 year -45.2%-34.3%-23.9% +12.3%
3 years -61.7%+46.8%-15.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -27.4%+13.7%-5.4% +23.3%
5 years -77.2%+8.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.6%+1.7%— +10.9%
10 years -27.6%+56.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.2%+4.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNKEGILBIRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%42.2%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%44.5%49.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.591.211.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.24-0.81-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-44.8%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.2%-44.8%-34.1% -1.2%
52-week high $68.59$72.58$48.97 $779.14
52-week low $33.90$40.06$30.57 $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.

MultipleNKEGILBIRK
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 16.4x 30.4xmedian 16.4x 15.4xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 2.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 9.9x 15.9xmedian 9.9x 7.8xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 12.0x 10.5xmedian 12.0x 15.2xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.29median 0.64 -1.40median 0.64 0.50median 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 monthsNKEGILBIRK
Revenue $45.89B $4.72B $2.64B
Gross profit $19.77B $1.41B $1.50B
Operating income $3.76B $380.85M $640.37M
Net income $3.09B -$60.80M $391.83M
Free cash flow $2.11B $703.50M $391.32M
EPS (diluted) $2.08 $1.32 $2.10
Cash & equivalents $6.90B $268.30M $792.27M
Total debt $7.89B $3.59B $6.02B
Shares (diluted) 1.48B 160.20M 186.51M
Enterprise value $21.56B $5.21B $4.22B

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
MetricNKEGILBIRK
P/E 18.0x 30.4x 15.4x
P/FCF 26.5x 10.5x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x 12.5x 12.7x
P/S 1.2x 1.6x 2.2x
P/B 3.7x 2.2x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 21.3x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 15.9x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 28.2x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.3x 2.7x
EV/FCF 26.3x 15.3x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 18.1x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.29 -1.40 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNKEGILBIRK
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 38.0% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 14.9% 20.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 10.9% 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 16.6% 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% -29.8% 9.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% -13.0% 23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% -127.3% 16.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -15.1% -28.5% 31.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% -16.4% 17.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.0% -21.8% 31.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -21.1% 273.6% 11.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.9% 32.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 141.2% -9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.1% 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNKEGILBIRK
Gross margin 43.1% 30.0% 56.9%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 14.3% 34.2%
Operating margin 8.2% 8.1% 24.2%
Pretax margin 8.5% 7.6% 20.0%
Net margin 6.7% 4.5% 14.8%
FCF margin 4.6% 14.9% 14.8%
Operating cash flow margin 6.1% 12.6% 17.7%
Return on equity 20.6% 1.5% 12.0%
Return on assets 8.1% 0.5% 6.3%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 5.2% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 4.8% 11.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -9.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNKEGILBIRK
Debt / assets 20.9% 35.7% 30.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 4.9x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 5.1x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 59.7% 66.8% 50.5%
Equity / assets 40.3% 33.2% 49.5%
Interest coverage – 1.8x 5.7x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.9x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 3.41 1.64 2.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNKEGILBIRK
Dividend yield 4.4% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield -0.4% -3.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.0% -1.3% –
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.

ConsensusNKEGILBIRK
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $4.81FY2026 $2.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -41.9%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +17.3% +24.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.47BFY2026 $5.67BFY2026 $2.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 +56.6%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +11.5% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNKEGILBIRK
Held by institutions 80.0% 100.0% 90.6%
Institutions holding 1,734 463 233
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +7.8% -2.7%
Institutions buying 797 197 123
Institutions selling 754 149 85
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.32 1.45

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.

NKEGILBIRK
NKE 1.00 0.27 0.31
GIL 0.27 1.00 0.26
BIRK 0.31 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NKE, GIL and BIRK?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nike (NKE) $55.36B, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.29B, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) $5.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, NKE, GIL and BIRK?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nike (NKE) 17.9x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 29.8x, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Nike (NKE) 30.8x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nike (NKE) -1.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) has the highest net margin (Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 14.8%). On return on invested capital, Nike (NKE) leads (Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) returned the most: Nike (NKE) -45.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.3%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) -23.9%. Over five years, Gildan Activewear (GIL) compounded fastest (Nike (NKE) -25.6%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nike (NKE) 0.04%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 0.00%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 0.00%. Gildan Activewear (GIL) and Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nike (NKE) has been the steadiest (Nike (NKE) 36.6%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%, Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NKE, GIL and BIRK?

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.