AKA
a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.
AKA's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has the edge over AKA overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
AKA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
AKA's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
NKE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
NKE's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
AKA PE Valuation
AKA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NKE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $37.76 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $47.70 | +26% |
| Forward | 30x | $37.76 | — |
| Fair | 33x | $68.16 | +80% |
| Expensive | 47x | $97.86 | +159% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NKE's PE is in its cheap range at 18x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 30x, in its fair range.
AKA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
AKA has the edge over NKE on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
NKE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NKE's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AKA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.72 | -$0.26 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.48 | +$0.03 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.81 | -$0.42 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.93 | -$0.47 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.46 | +$0.46 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.51 | +$6.48 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.39 | +$6.86 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.46 | +$6.78 |
AKA is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.72 per share over the past year, against $24.10 at its worst in late 2023.
NKE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.27 | -39% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.10 | -2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.51 | -50% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.95 | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.16 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.01 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.24 | -5.3% |
NKE has the edge over AKA on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AKA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $161.3M | +9.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $160.1M | -0.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $132.5M | +3% |
| Q4 2025 | $164M | +3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $147.1M | -1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $160.5M | +7.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $128.7M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $159M | +6.8% |
AKA has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.6% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7% | +1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.1% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -6.6% | -4.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.2% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8% | +1.9 points |
AKA's operating margin was −2.6% last quarter, down 1.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NKE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.2B | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $11B | -1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.3B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4B | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.7B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3B | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.4B | -7.7% |
NKE's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $11.2B last quarter, down 4.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.9% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2.9 points |
NKE has the edge over AKA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AKA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$7.4M | -2444% |
| Q2 2026 | $18.2M | +146% |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.4M | -$1.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$3M | -198% |
| Q3 2025 | $317K | +$7.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $7.4M | +388% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.3M | +$3.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1M | -79% |
AKA has the edge over NKE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NKE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$64M | -527% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +313% |
| Q1 2026 | $284M | -83% |
| Q4 2025 | $386M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $15M | -95% |
| Q2 2025 | $363M | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $920M | -65% |
NKE usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$64M, but it generated $2.1B over the past year.
AKA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1% | +105K shares |
| 1 year | +2.5% | +267K shares |
| 3 years | +3% | +316K shares |
| 5 years | +3% | +326K shares |
| Available history | +16% | +1.5M shares |
AKA has 11M diluted shares, up 2.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $110,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $257,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $243,000 |
AKA has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
NKE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +3.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +5.2M shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -59.1M shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -135M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -110M shares |
NKE has the edge over AKA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $20M |
| Q3 2025 | $126M |
| Q2 2025 | $199M |
| Q1 2025 | $506M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B |
NKE has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
AKA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 69.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 22.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 72.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 11.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 20.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 36.8x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 5.5x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 3.8x | Elevated |
AKA's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from more than 20 years a year ago.
NKE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
NKE has the edge over AKA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AKA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.3 | Oversold |
AKA's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
NKE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.5 | Neutral |
NKE's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (neutral).
AKA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
AKA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NKE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | NKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
NKE is trading at 18x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
AKA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.3 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.7 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 16% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.7 | 25% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 27% below |
AKA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 27% below its 200-week average.
NKE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $36.7 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.2 | 3.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $48.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $58.4 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $79.2 | 52% below |
NKE has the edge over AKA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AKA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $120.0 | $104.8 | -13% |
| 2022 | $104.8 | $16.0 | -85% |
| 2023 | $16.0 | $8.05 | -50% |
| 2024 | $8.05 | $19.4 | +141% |
| 2025 | $19.4 | $11.4 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $8.82 | -22% |
AKA has the edge over NKE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NKE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.6 | $141.6 | +39% |
| 2021 | $141.6 | $165.7 | +17% |
| 2022 | $165.7 | $116.3 | -30% |
| 2023 | $116.3 | $108.6 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | $108.6 | $76.4 | -30% |
| 2025 | $76.4 | $60.9 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $60.9 | $37.8 | -38% |
NKE has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 38% so far in 2026.