NKE vs RL vs AS Stock Comparison

Nike, Ralph Lauren and Amer Sports Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$37.32 +3.5% 1M -46.4% 1Y
Market cap
$56.24B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
RL Ralph Lauren Corp
$377.65 +11.9% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.26B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.26 +5.0% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.84B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ralph Lauren leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ralph Lauren 8, Nike 3, Amer Sports 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNKERLASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.24B $23.26B $15.84B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 23.7x 29.0x NKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.6x 20.5x 22.8x RL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +14.7% +30.5% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.7% 11.8% 7.3% RL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 24.6% 9.7% RL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.5x -0.4x RL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.01% 0.00% NKE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.4% +12.3% -10.7% RL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.6%/yr +25.1%/yr — RL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 34.6% 39.8% RL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 67/100 60/100 RL

Percentile Scorecard

NKERLAS

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

AxisNKERLAS
Valuation 36 #30 of 46 22 #36 of 46 42 #20 of 34
Growth 12 #38 of 43 79 #10 of 43 100 #1 of 32
Profitability 54 #20 of 42 90 #5 of 42 94 #3 of 32
Financial Health 58 #23 of 53 75 #14 of 53 59 #14 of 33
Shareholder Returns 58 #15 of 34 70 #11 of 34 6 #17 of 18
Overall 43 67 60
  • NKE ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • RL 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

PeriodNKERLASSPY
1 month +3.5%+11.9%+5.0% -1.0%
3 months -10.3%+1.1%-16.6% +2.9%
6 months -16.5%+1.7%-21.1% +6.4%
Year to date -41.4%+6.8%-24.3% +11.4%
1 year -46.4%+12.3%-10.7% +13.1%
3 years -64.5%+223.7%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -29.2%+48.0%— +21.5%
5 years -77.2%+206.7%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -25.6%+25.1%— +10.9%
10 years -27.9%+290.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.2%+14.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNKERLASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%34.6%39.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.6%30.8%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.581.211.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.270.36-0.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-37.4%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.4%-8.8%-32.7% -2.5%
52-week high $69.68$414.25$41.96 $779.14
52-week low $33.90$309.29$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.

MultipleNKERLAS
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 15.9x 23.1xmedian 15.9x 28.7xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 9.2x 14.8xmedian 9.2x 10.9xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 12.2x 21.8xmedian 12.2x 22.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.2x 8.3xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.28median 0.57 0.86median 0.57 —median 0.34

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 monthsNKERLAS
Revenue $45.89B $8.36B $7.44B
Gross profit $19.77B $5.87B $4.45B
Operating income $3.76B $1.25B $956.70M
Net income $3.09B $982.90M $567.80M
Free cash flow $2.11B $1.04B $694.70M
EPS (diluted) $2.08 $16.03 $0.97
Cash & equivalents $6.90B $1.72B $720.40M
Total debt $31.94B $4.95B $147.40M
Shares (diluted) 1.48B 61.30M 563.08M
Enterprise value $22.44B $15.35B $13.43B

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
MetricNKERLAS
P/E 17.9x 23.1x 28.7x
P/FCF 26.3x 21.8x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x 17.2x 16.4x
P/S 1.2x 2.7x 2.1x
P/B 3.6x 8.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 8.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 14.8x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 17.6x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.6x 2.0x
EV/FCF 26.1x 21.1x 21.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 16.7x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.28 0.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNKERLAS
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 14.7% 30.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 9.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 16.7% 37.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 11.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 25.2% 52.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 21.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 23.7% 142.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -15.1% 22.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% 26.1% 117.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.0% 26.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -21.1% 16.2% 106.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.9% 27.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 36.6% 170.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.1% 35.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNKERLAS
Gross margin 43.1% 70.3% 59.8%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 17.8% 18.8%
Operating margin 8.2% 14.9% 12.9%
Pretax margin 8.5% 14.9% 10.8%
Net margin 6.7% 11.8% 7.3%
FCF margin 4.6% 12.5% 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 6.1% 15.8% 12.9%
Return on equity 20.6% 35.3% 8.3%
Return on assets 8.1% 12.8% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 24.6% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 21.4% 11.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNKERLAS
Debt / assets 20.9% 16.2% 1.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.5x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 1.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 59.7% 64.5% 32.9%
Equity / assets 40.3% 35.5% 67.1%
Interest coverage – 22.4x 10.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.40 6.25 4.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNKERLAS
Dividend yield 4.4% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.4% 2.8% -5.5%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 3.8% -5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 78.4% 22.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 115.2% 21.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.0% 8.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 3.4% –

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.

ConsensusNKERLAS
Forward P/E 30.6xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $18.46FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -41.9%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +20.3% +40.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.49BFY2026 $8.11BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.7%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +7.3% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNKERLAS
Held by institutions 80.0% 65.2% 38.1%
Institutions holding 1,734 808 354
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +0.6% +4.1%
Institutions buying 797 388 236
Institutions selling 754 324 87
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.20 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.

NKERLAS
NKE 1.00 0.31 0.30
RL 0.31 1.00 0.51
AS 0.30 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NKE, RL and AS?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nike (NKE) $56.24B, Ralph Lauren (RL) $23.26B, Amer Sports (AS) $15.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, NKE, RL and AS?

Nike (NKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nike (NKE) 18.2x, Ralph Lauren (RL) 23.7x, Amer Sports (AS) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ralph Lauren (RL) is cheapest (Nike (NKE) 30.6x, Ralph Lauren (RL) 20.5x, Amer Sports (AS) 22.8x). 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%, Ralph Lauren (RL) +14.7%, Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ralph Lauren (RL) has the highest net margin (Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Ralph Lauren (RL) 11.8%, Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Ralph Lauren (RL) leads (Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Ralph Lauren (RL) 24.6%, Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ralph Lauren (RL) returned the most: Nike (NKE) -46.4%, Ralph Lauren (RL) +12.3%, Amer Sports (AS) -10.7%. Over five years, Ralph Lauren (RL) compounded fastest (Nike (NKE) -25.6%/yr, Ralph Lauren (RL) +25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nike (NKE) has the highest dividend yield: Nike (NKE) 0.04%, Ralph Lauren (RL) 0.01%, Amer Sports (AS) 0.00%. Amer Sports (AS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ralph Lauren (RL) has been the steadiest (Nike (NKE) 36.6%, Ralph Lauren (RL) 34.6%, Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NKE, RL 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, Ralph Lauren (RL) leads on 8. 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.