NKE vs RL vs TPR Stock Comparison

Nike, Ralph Lauren and Tapestry Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
2 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
5 wins
TPR Tapestry, Inc.
$110.38 -0.1% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.61B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.00B
Div. yield
–
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionNKERLTPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.24B $23.26B $22.61B NKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 23.7x 14.8x TPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.6x 20.5x 14.7x TPR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +14.7% +14.2% RL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.7% 11.8% 19.1% TPR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 24.6% 228.7% TPR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.5x — 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% -3.9% RL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.6%/yr +25.1%/yr +23.4%/yr RL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 34.6% 41.7% RL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 67/100 71/100 TPR

Percentile Scorecard

NKERLTPR

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

AxisNKERLTPR
Valuation 36 #30 of 46 22 #36 of 46 53 #22 of 46
Growth 12 #38 of 43 79 #10 of 43 88 #6 of 43
Profitability 54 #20 of 42 90 #5 of 42 100 #1 of 42
Financial Health 58 #23 of 53 75 #14 of 53 37 #34 of 53
Shareholder Returns 58 #15 of 34 70 #11 of 34 79 #8 of 34
Overall 43 67 71
  • NKE ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • RL ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • TPR ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNKERLTPRSPY
1 month +3.5%+11.9%-0.1% -1.0%
3 months -10.3%+1.1%-22.6% +2.9%
6 months -16.5%+1.7%-24.3% +6.4%
Year to date -41.4%+6.8%-13.6% +11.4%
1 year -46.4%+12.3%-3.9% +13.1%
3 years -64.5%+223.7%+295.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -29.2%+48.0%+58.2% +21.5%
5 years -77.2%+206.7%+185.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -25.6%+25.1%+23.4% +10.9%
10 years -27.9%+290.8%+210.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.2%+14.6%+12.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNKERLTPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%34.6%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.6%30.8%47.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.581.211.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.270.36-0.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-37.4%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.4%-8.8%-33.0% -2.5%
52-week high $69.68$414.25$164.78 $779.14
52-week low $33.90$309.29$98.81 $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.

MultipleNKERLTPR
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 15.9x 23.1xmedian 15.9x 14.7xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x 2.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 9.2x 14.8xmedian 9.2x 9.8xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 12.2x 21.8xmedian 12.2x 12.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.2x 8.3xmedian 2.2x 32.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.28median 0.57 0.86median 0.57 0.63median 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 monthsNKERLTPR
Revenue $45.89B $8.36B $8.00B
Gross profit $19.77B $5.87B $6.23B
Operating income $3.76B $1.25B $1.91B
Net income $3.09B $982.90M $1.53B
Free cash flow $2.11B $1.04B $1.81B
EPS (diluted) $2.08 $16.03 $7.27
Cash & equivalents $6.90B $1.72B $974.70M
Total debt $31.94B $4.95B –
Shares (diluted) 1.48B 61.30M 210.20M
Enterprise value $22.44B $15.35B $18.57B

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
MetricNKERLTPR
P/E 17.9x 23.1x 14.7x
P/FCF 26.3x 21.8x 12.2x
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x 17.2x 11.2x
P/S 1.2x 2.7x 2.8x
P/B 3.6x 8.3x 32.0x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 8.6x -906.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 14.8x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 17.6x 11.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.6x 2.6x
EV/FCF 26.1x 21.1x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 16.7x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.28 0.86 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNKERLTPR
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 14.7% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 9.0% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 16.7% 17.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 11.8% 9.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 25.2% 361.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 21.5% 17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 23.7% 733.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -15.1% 22.8% 17.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% 26.1% 782.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.0% 26.7% 23.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -21.1% 16.2% 62.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.9% 27.4% 26.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 36.6% 65.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.1% 35.6% 31.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNKERLTPR
Gross margin 43.1% 70.3% 77.8%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 17.8% 26.6%
Operating margin 8.2% 14.9% 23.9%
Pretax margin 8.5% 14.9% 23.2%
Net margin 6.7% 11.8% 19.1%
FCF margin 4.6% 12.5% 22.6%
Operating cash flow margin 6.1% 15.8% 24.7%
Return on equity 20.6% 35.3% 222.3%
Return on assets 8.1% 12.8% 23.2%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 24.6% 228.7%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 21.4% 38.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.4% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNKERLTPR
Debt / assets 20.9% 16.2% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 3.7x 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 59.7% 64.5% 89.7%
Equity / assets 40.3% 35.5% 10.3%
Interest coverage – 22.4x –
Current ratio 2.1x 2.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.40 6.25 3.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNKERLTPR
Dividend yield 4.4% 1.0% 1.5%
Net buyback yield -0.4% 2.8% 6.5%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 3.8% 8.0%
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.

ConsensusNKERLTPR
Forward P/E 30.6xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 14.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $18.46FY2026 $7.51FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -41.9%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +6.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +20.3% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.49BFY2026 $8.11BFY2026 $8.88BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -12.7%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +11.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +7.3% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNKERLTPR
Held by institutions 80.0% 65.2% 97.4%
Institutions holding 1,734 808 1,101
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +0.6% +4.4%
Institutions buying 797 388 601
Institutions selling 754 324 373
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.20 1.61

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.

NKERLTPR
NKE 1.00 0.31 0.16
RL 0.31 1.00 0.53
TPR 0.16 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NKE, RL and TPR?

Nike (NKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nike (NKE) $56.24B, Ralph Lauren (RL) $23.26B, Tapestry (TPR) $22.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, NKE, RL and TPR?

Tapestry (TPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nike (NKE) 18.2x, Ralph Lauren (RL) 23.7x, Tapestry (TPR) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tapestry (TPR) is cheapest (Nike (NKE) 30.6x, Ralph Lauren (RL) 20.5x, Tapestry (TPR) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ralph Lauren (RL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nike (NKE) -1.2%, Ralph Lauren (RL) +14.7%, Tapestry (TPR) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tapestry (TPR) has the highest net margin (Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Ralph Lauren (RL) 11.8%, Tapestry (TPR) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, Tapestry (TPR) leads (Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Ralph Lauren (RL) 24.6%, Tapestry (TPR) 228.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ralph Lauren (RL) returned the most: Nike (NKE) -46.4%, Ralph Lauren (RL) +12.3%, Tapestry (TPR) -3.9%. Over five years, Ralph Lauren (RL) compounded fastest (Nike (NKE) -25.6%/yr, Ralph Lauren (RL) +25.1%/yr, Tapestry (TPR) +23.4%/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%, Tapestry (TPR) 0.00%. Tapestry (TPR) 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%, Tapestry (TPR) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NKE, RL and TPR?

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