GENK
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.
GENK offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has the edge over GENK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
GENK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
GENK's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow 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.
GENK PE Valuation
GENK 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.
GENK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect GENK's losses to shrink, with revenue 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.
GENK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.89 | -$0.62 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.84 | -$0.69 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.75 | -$0.71 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.59 | -554% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.27 | -259% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.15 | -163% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.04 | -104% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.13 | -94% |
GENK lost $0.89 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last 11 quarters.
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 GENK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GENK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $48.7M | -3.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $55.7M | +1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $53.9M | -6% |
| Q4 2025 | $49.7M | -9% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.4M | +2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $55M | +2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $57.3M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $54.7M | +21% |
GENK has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -12% | -5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -9.2% | -5.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -13% | -9.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -22 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.4% | -7.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.4% | -6.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3.8% | -4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.4% | -0.4 points |
GENK's operating margin was −12% last quarter, down 5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2020.
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 GENK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GENK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$6.9M | +$767K |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.5M | +$835K |
| Q1 2026 | -$667K | +$4M |
| Q4 2025 | -$5.6M | -3516% |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.7M | -$870K |
| Q2 2025 | -$6.3M | -605% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.7M | -$4.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $165K | -83% |
GENK has burned cash in most quarters: −$19M over the past year, against −$19M 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 GENK on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GENK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +17% | +935K shares |
| 1 year | +20% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +52% | +2.2M shares |
| 5 years | +75% | +2.7M shares |
GENK has 6M diluted shares, up 20% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $200,000 |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $320,000 |
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 GENK 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.
GENK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
GENK has more cash than debt.
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's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
GENK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 25.8 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 5.4 | Oversold |
GENK's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 5 (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).
GENK PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | GENK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
GENK 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.
GENK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.49 | 36% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.75 | 45% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.91 | 50% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.17 | 70% below |
NKE has stronger trend alignment. GENK is above 0 of 4 weekly averages versus NKE above 1 of 5.
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.
GENK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $17.0 | $7.83 | -54% |
| 2024 | $7.83 | $7.40 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | $7.40 | $2.41 | -67% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.41 | $0.96 | -60% |
GENK has finished every year since 2023 lower, and it's down 60% so far in 2026.
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 the edge over GENK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.