KRUS
Kura Sushi USA, Inc.
KRUS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has the edge over KRUS overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
KRUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy |
KRUS's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, 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.
KRUS PE Valuation
KRUS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 285x next year's earnings.
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.
KRUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
KRUS 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.
KRUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.09 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.38 | -$0.22 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.18 | +$0.63 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.16 | +$0.75 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.33 | +$0.36 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.16 | +$0.63 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.81 | -$0.78 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.91 | -606% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.69 | -506% |
KRUS is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.38 per share over the past year, against $0.91 at its worst in early 2025.
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 KRUS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
KRUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $88.9M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $85.9M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $80M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $73.5M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $79.4M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $74M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $64.9M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $64.5M | +25% |
KRUS has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -0.1% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.8% | +4.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5% | -2.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8% | +11 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2% | +1.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.1% | -4.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.3% | +3.2 points |
KRUS's operating margin was −0.7% last quarter, down 2.6 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 KRUS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KRUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$244K | -$165K |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.7M | +$3.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.9M | -$576K |
| Q4 2025 | -$13.3M | -$6.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$79K | +$9.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$6.9M | -$4.5M |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.3M | +$2.4M |
| Q4 2024 | -$7.2M | -$226K |
KRUS has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$25M 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 KRUS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
KRUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.8% | -227K shares |
| 1 year | +1.8% | +216K shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +1.5M shares |
KRUS has 12M diluted shares, up 1.8% from a year ago.
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 KRUS 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.
KRUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -35.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -48.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -188.8x | Net Cash |
KRUS has the edge over NKE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
KRUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.0 | Oversold |
KRUS's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (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).
KRUS PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | KRUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
KRUS 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.
KRUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $34.9 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $42.1 | 37% below |
| 50 week MA | $52.8 | 50% below |
| 100 week MA | $61.1 | 57% below |
| 200 week MA | $71.1 | 63% below |
KRUS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 63% 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 KRUS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
KRUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $27.1 | $18.9 | -30% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $78.0 | +312% |
| 2022 | $78.0 | $51.1 | -35% |
| 2023 | $51.1 | $76.0 | +49% |
| 2024 | $76.0 | $90.2 | +19% |
| 2025 | $90.2 | $56.4 | -37% |
| 2026 YTD | $56.4 | $26.5 | -53% |
KRUS has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 53% 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 KRUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.