NKE vs LEVI vs LULU Stock Comparison

Nike, Levi Strauss and Lululemon Athletica Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$38.42 +7.2% 1M -41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$57.19B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$22.62 +14.5% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.67B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
LULU lululemon athletica inc.
$109.82 +13.4% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.05B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.09B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 5, Lululemon Athletica 4, Nike 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNKELEVILULULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.19B $8.67B $12.05B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x 14.7x 8.5x LULU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.5x 15.2x 10.7x LULU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +6.6% +1.7% LEVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.7% 8.8% 12.8% LULU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 17.4% — LEVI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.3x — NKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.2% +10.8% -35.5% LEVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.5%/yr -2.9%/yr -25.1%/yr LEVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 33.2% 46.9% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 68/100 77/100 LULU

Percentile Scorecard

NKELEVILULU

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

AxisNKELEVILULU
Valuation 39 #28 of 45 61 #18 of 45 84 #8 of 45
Growth 12 #38 of 43 67 #15 of 43 31 #30 of 43
Profitability 50 #21 of 41 85 #7 of 41 98 #2 of 41
Financial Health 61 #21 of 52 55 #24 of 52 75 #14 of 52
Shareholder Returns 55 #16 of 34 73 #10 of 34 97 #2 of 34
Overall 43 68 77
  • NKE ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LEVI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • LULU 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

PeriodNKELEVILULUSPY
1 month +7.2%+14.5%+13.4% +0.7%
3 months -9.1%-7.9%-8.1% +3.7%
6 months -13.4%+1.5%-20.2% +7.1%
Year to date -39.7%+9.1%-47.2% +12.8%
1 year -41.2%+10.8%-35.5% +11.9%
3 years -62.3%+63.3%-72.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -27.7%+17.8%-34.6% +22.8%
5 years -77.0%-13.6%-76.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -25.5%-2.9%-25.1% +10.9%
10 years -26.1%—+88.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.0%—+6.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNKELEVILULUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%33.2%46.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%29.3%51.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.581.151.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.120.33-0.76 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-56.1%-82.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.3%-11.4%-49.1% -1.2%
52-week high $67.78$25.53$215.88 $779.14
52-week low $33.90$17.91$91.88 $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.

MultipleNKELEVILULU
P/E now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 16.4x 14.8xmedian 16.4x 8.7xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 10.6x 9.2xmedian 10.6x 4.1xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 12.3x 13.6xmedian 12.3x 8.6xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.32median 0.56 0.49median 0.56 0.53median 0.56

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 monthsNKELEVILULU
Revenue $45.89B $6.68B $11.09B
Gross profit $19.77B $4.20B $6.22B
Operating income $3.76B $753.80M $1.98B
Net income $3.09B $589.70M $1.42B
Free cash flow $2.11B $643.00M $1.35B
EPS (diluted) $2.08 $1.51 $12.56
Cash & equivalents $6.90B $641.40M $1.39B
Total debt $7.89B $1.04B –
Shares (diluted) 1.48B 390.62M 112.92M
Enterprise value $23.39B $5.25B $6.31B

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
MetricNKELEVILULU
P/E 18.4x 14.8x 8.7x
P/FCF 27.1x 13.6x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x 10.3x 5.9x
P/S 1.2x 1.3x 1.1x
P/B 3.7x 3.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 3.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 9.2x 4.1x
EV/EBIT 15.1x 11.9x 5.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF 26.9x 14.0x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 10.6x 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.32 0.49 0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNKELEVILULU
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 6.6% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 2.9% 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 8.0% -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 6.7% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 11.6% -20.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 30.5% 8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% -2.2% -20.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -15.1% 29.2% 12.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% 0.1% -15.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.0% 30.4% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -21.1% 52.1% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.9% 63.6% 6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 98.4% 15.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.1% 92.1% 11.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNKELEVILULU
Gross margin 43.1% 62.8% 56.1%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 14.6% 22.7%
Operating margin 8.2% 11.3% 17.8%
Pretax margin 8.5% 11.5% 18.1%
Net margin 6.7% 8.8% 12.8%
FCF margin 4.6% 9.6% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 6.1% 12.8% 17.9%
Return on equity 20.6% 25.2% 29.5%
Return on assets 8.1% 8.7% 16.7%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 17.4% –
Return on capital employed 14.1% 15.7% 29.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNKELEVILULU
Debt / assets 20.9% 15.1% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 3.7x 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 59.7% 65.1% 43.5%
Equity / assets 40.3% 34.9% 56.5%
Interest coverage – 14.4x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.45 3.10 5.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNKELEVILULU
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.7% –
Net buyback yield -0.4% 0.9% 9.9%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 3.6% 9.9%
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.

ConsensusNKELEVILULU
Forward P/E 31.5xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $1.49FY2026 $10.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -41.9%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026 -22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +7.4% -16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.47BFY2026 $7.03BFY2026 $11.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% -3.6% -9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNKELEVILULU
Held by institutions 80.0% 87.8% 71.6%
Institutions holding 1,736 314 847
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +2.6% -2.1%
Institutions buying 799 186 407
Institutions selling 754 78 331
Buyers to sellers 1.06 2.38 1.23

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.

NKELEVILULU
NKE 1.00 0.40 0.39
LEVI 0.40 1.00 0.43
LULU 0.39 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NKE, LEVI and LULU?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nike (NKE) $57.19B, Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.67B, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) $12.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, NKE, LEVI and LULU?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nike (NKE) 18.5x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.7x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 8.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) is cheapest (Nike (NKE) 31.5x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 15.2x, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nike (NKE) -1.2%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lululemon Athletica (LULU) has the highest net margin (Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 12.8%). On return on invested capital, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads (Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Levi Strauss (LEVI) returned the most: Nike (NKE) -41.2%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +10.8%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -35.5%. Over five years, Levi Strauss (LEVI) compounded fastest (Nike (NKE) -25.5%/yr, Levi Strauss (LEVI) -2.9%/yr, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) -25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Nike (NKE) 36.6%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.2%, Lululemon Athletica (LULU) 46.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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