NKE vs ROST vs VSXY Stock Comparison

Nike, Ross Stores and Victoria's Secret Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NKE NIKE, Inc.
$37.17 +2.2% 1M -44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$56.92B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Footwear Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ROST Ross Stores, Inc.
$227.98 -3.8% 1M +41.9% 1Y
Market cap
$73.86B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co.
$95.41 +8.1% 1M +176.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.94B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ross Stores leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ross Stores 6, Victoria's Secret 4, Nike 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNKEROSTVSXYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.92B $73.86B $7.94B ROST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 27.8x 21.0x NKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.5x 28.3x 19.6x VSXY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +14.0% +10.3% ROST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.7% 10.8% 5.5% ROST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 33.9% 48.2% VSXY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.8x -0.7x ROST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.01% 0.00% NKE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.9% +41.9% +176.3% VSXY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.0%/yr +15.0%/yr +13.6%/yr ROST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 26.1% 70.6% ROST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 65/100 69/100 VSXY

Percentile Scorecard

NKEROSTVSXY

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

AxisNKEROSTVSXY
Valuation 39 #28 of 45 13 #91 of 104 47 #56 of 104
Growth 12 #38 of 43 79 #21 of 98 95 #6 of 98
Profitability 50 #21 of 41 92 #9 of 96 85 #15 of 96
Financial Health 57 #23 of 52 86 #16 of 110 75 #28 of 110
Shareholder Returns 55 #16 of 34 57 #31 of 71 43 #41 of 71
Overall 42 65 69
  • NKE ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ROST ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VSXY ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNKEROSTVSXYSPY
1 month +2.2%-3.8%+8.1% +0.9%
3 months -14.0%-9.5%+7.0% +5.9%
6 months -16.3%+1.3%+87.5% +8.5%
Year to date -41.7%+26.6%+76.1% +13.3%
1 year -44.9%+41.9%+176.3% +12.4%
3 years -62.1%+102.1%+415.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -27.6%+26.5%+72.8% +23.5%
5 years -77.8%+101.4%+89.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -26.0%+15.0%+13.6% +11.0%
10 years -28.5%+266.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.3%+13.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNKEROSTVSXYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%26.1%70.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.6%24.5%58.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.511.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.231.602.50 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-41.3%-77.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.2%-10.7%-4.6% -0.9%
52-week high $67.78$255.23$99.97 $779.14
52-week low $33.90$158.07$33.79 $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.

MultipleNKEROSTVSXY
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 16.4x 27.2xmedian 16.7x 20.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 3.0xmedian 0.4x 1.1xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 10.0x 17.8xmedian 9.2x 9.3xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 12.0x 26.1xmedian 16.0x 13.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.2x 10.8xmedian 1.6x 7.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.28median 0.54 1.33median 0.73 0.97median 0.73

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 monthsNKEROSTVSXY
Revenue $45.89B $24.51B $6.91B
Gross profit $19.77B $7.27B $2.74B
Operating income $3.76B $3.37B $543.00M
Net income $3.09B $2.66B $420.00M
Free cash flow $2.11B $2.79B $554.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.08 $8.32 $4.50
Cash & equivalents $6.90B $4.29B $522.00M
Total debt $7.89B $1.02B $4.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.48B 319.45M 84.00M
Enterprise value $23.12B $56.78B $6.45B

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
MetricNKEROSTVSXY
P/E 17.8x 27.2x 20.2x
P/FCF 26.2x 26.1x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x 19.9x 10.1x
P/S 1.2x 3.0x 1.1x
P/B 3.6x 10.8x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 10.8x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 17.8x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 20.7x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.8x 1.0x
EV/FCF 26.0x 24.9x 12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 19.0x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.28 1.33 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNKEROSTVSXY
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 14.0% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 8.5% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 22.5% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 13.3% 7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 30.6% 92.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 16.8% 16.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 28.9% 159.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -15.1% 18.3% 28.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% 31.1% 144.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.0% 20.5% 20.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -21.1% 48.0% 75.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.9% 8.6% 17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 66.2% 128.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.1% 10.2% 36.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNKEROSTVSXY
Gross margin 43.1% 29.7% 39.6%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 16.0% 11.0%
Operating margin 8.2% 13.7% 7.9%
Pretax margin 8.5% 14.3% 7.1%
Net margin 6.7% 10.8% 5.5%
FCF margin 4.6% 11.4% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 6.1% 14.9% 11.0%
Return on equity 20.6% 40.8% 43.7%
Return on assets 8.1% 16.9% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 33.9% 48.2%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 31.0% 15.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.6x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNKEROSTVSXY
Debt / assets 20.9% 6.4% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.8x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 0.4x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 59.7% 57.8% 79.6%
Equity / assets 40.3% 42.2% 20.4%
Interest coverage – – 8.4x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.40 7.65 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNKEROSTVSXY
Dividend yield 4.4% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield -0.4% 1.6% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 2.3% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 78.4% 20.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 115.2% 19.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.0% 7.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 7.4% –

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.

ConsensusNKEROSTVSXY
Forward P/E 30.5xFY2026 28.3xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $8.06FY2026 $4.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -41.9%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +62.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +18.6% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.47BFY2026 $23.94BFY2026 $7.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.8%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +7.5% +4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNKEROSTVSXY
Held by institutions 80.0% 93.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,735 1,420 433
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +4.7% +2.1%
Institutions buying 798 763 235
Institutions selling 754 440 138
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.73 1.70

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.

NKEROSTVSXY
NKE 1.00 0.25 0.07
ROST 0.25 1.00 0.19
VSXY 0.07 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NKE, ROST and VSXY?

Ross Stores (ROST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nike (NKE) $56.92B, Ross Stores (ROST) $73.86B, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) $7.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, NKE, ROST and VSXY?

Nike (NKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nike (NKE) 18.4x, Ross Stores (ROST) 27.8x, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) is cheapest (Nike (NKE) 30.5x, Ross Stores (ROST) 28.3x, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 19.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ross Stores (ROST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nike (NKE) -1.2%, Ross Stores (ROST) +14.0%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ross Stores (ROST) has the highest net margin (Nike (NKE) 6.7%, Ross Stores (ROST) 10.8%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) leads (Nike (NKE) 13.0%, Ross Stores (ROST) 33.9%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 48.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Victoria's Secret (VSXY) returned the most: Nike (NKE) -44.9%, Ross Stores (ROST) +41.9%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +176.3%. Over five years, Ross Stores (ROST) compounded fastest (Nike (NKE) -26.0%/yr, Ross Stores (ROST) +15.0%/yr, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nike (NKE) has the highest dividend yield: Nike (NKE) 0.04%, Ross Stores (ROST) 0.01%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 0.00%. Victoria's Secret (VSXY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ross Stores (ROST) has been the steadiest (Nike (NKE) 36.6%, Ross Stores (ROST) 26.1%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 70.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NKE, ROST and VSXY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ross Stores (ROST) leads on 6. 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.