Nike (NKE) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Nike (NKE) reported Debt to Equity of $0.5 for Q1 2026, down 21.97% on a YoY basis from $0.64 in Q1 2025, and down 12.32% quarter-over-quarter from $0.57 in Q4 2025.

Nike (NKE) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nike has reported Debt to Equity for 18 years, with the latest figure at $0.5 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 21.97% year-over-year to $0.5; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $0.5 (down 21.97% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.6, down 2.28% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.5, down from $0.57 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $0.65 in Q1 2023, with the low at $0.5 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.61 across 5 years, with a median of $0.63 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt to Equity rose 13.3% — and 2026, when it dropped 21.97%.
  • Nike's Debt to Equity stood at $0.58 in 2022, then increased by 8.02% to $0.63 in 2023, then gained by 1.19% to $0.64 in 2024, then slipped by 10.98% to $0.57 in 2025, then declined by 12.32% to $0.5 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.5 (Q1 2026), $0.57 (Q4 2025), and $0.59 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Birkenstock Holding 102.63 Bn 102.39 Bn 390.51 Mn 0.01
2 Nike 65.09 Bn 57.03 Bn 4.53 Bn 0.50
3 Deckers Outdoor 16.02 Bn 13.93 Bn 1.17 Bn -
4 Crocs 6.13 Bn 6.00 Bn 522.95 Mn 0.94
5 Steven Madden 3.14 Bn 3.10 Bn 357.42 Mn 0.31
6 Wolverine World Wide 1.98 Bn 1.79 Bn 243.40 Mn 1.34
7 On Holding AG 1.66 Bn 264.30 Mn 682.30 Mn -
8 Forward Industries 381.04 Mn 355.65 Mn 16.85 Mn 0.00
9 Designer Brands 349.93 Mn 299.82 Mn 315.32 Mn 0.02
10 Weyco 343.83 Mn 246.40 Mn 33.84 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 0.50
Nov 30, 2025 0.57
Aug 31, 2025 0.59
May 31, 2025 0.60
Feb 28, 2025 0.64
Nov 30, 2024 0.64
Aug 31, 2024 0.65
May 31, 2024 0.62
Feb 29, 2024 0.63
Nov 30, 2023 0.63
Aug 31, 2023 0.64
May 31, 2023 0.64
Feb 28, 2023 0.65
Nov 30, 2022 0.58
Aug 31, 2022 0.56
May 31, 2022 0.62
Feb 28, 2022 0.64
Nov 30, 2021 0.63
Aug 31, 2021 0.66
May 31, 2021 0.74