CULP
Culp, Inc.
CULP offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has the edge over CULP overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
CULP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
CULP's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its 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.
CULP PE Valuation
CULP 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.
CULP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Turning to a loss | |
| Stable | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| -- |
Analysts expect CULP's earnings to decline, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
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.
CULP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.65 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.81 | +$0.72 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.80 | +$0.95 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.86 | +$0.82 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.97 | +$0.45 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.53 | -$0.42 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.75 | -$0.65 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.68 | -$0.11 |
CULP is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.32 per share over the past year, against $2.68 at its worst in early 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 CULP on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CULP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54M | +6.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $51.6M | +5.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $48M | -8.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $53.2M | -4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.7M | -10% |
| Q2 2025 | $48.8M | -1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $52.3M | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $55.7M | -5.2% |
CULP's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $54M last quarter, up 6.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +9.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -7.8% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5% | +3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.2% | +15 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.6% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.4% | -4.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.7% | -5.9 points |
CULP has the edge over NKE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 has the edge over CULP on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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's operating margin was 8.2% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
CULP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8M | +$8.7M |
| Q2 2026 | -$7.3M | +$1.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.3M | +$6.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$510K | +$3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$874K | -$167K |
| Q2 2025 | -$8.7M | -$6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.7M | -$4.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.5M | -$2M |
CULP has burned cash in most quarters: −$1M over the past year, against −$21M the year before.
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 has the edge over CULP on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CULP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +191K shares |
| 1 year | +2% | +251K shares |
| 3 years | +4% | +489K shares |
| 5 years | +3.3% | +406K shares |
| Available history | +3.3% | +413K shares |
CULP has 13M diluted shares, up 2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $1M |
| Q3 2021 | $723,000 |
| Q2 2020 | $952,000 |
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 CULP 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.
CULP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.3x | High |
| Q2 2022 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
CULP's net debt is about 9.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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 CULP on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CULP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.1 | Neutral |
CULP's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
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).
CULP PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CULP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
CULP 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.
CULP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.62 | 3.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.54 | 1.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.39 | 2.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.95 | 12% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.56 | 23% below |
CULP's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 23% 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 bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 52% below its 200-week average.
CULP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.2 | $15.6 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | $15.6 | $8.97 | -42% |
| 2022 | $8.97 | $4.63 | -48% |
| 2023 | $4.63 | $5.79 | +25% |
| 2024 | $5.79 | $5.86 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | $5.86 | $3.50 | -40% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.50 | $3.49 | -0.3% |
CULP 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.