LAKE
Lakeland Industries, Inc.
LAKE offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has the edge over LAKE overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
LAKE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
LAKE'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.
LAKE PE Valuation
LAKE 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 53x 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.
LAKE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
LAKE 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.
LAKE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.17 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.76 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.18 | +$0.88 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.63 | -$0.20 |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.44 | -$4.36 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.79 | -1216% |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.06 | -503% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.43 | -438% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.08 | -109% |
LAKE lost $2.76 per share over the past year, about the same as its loss the year before.
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 LAKE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LAKE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.1M | -4.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $47.4M | +1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $45.8M | -1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $47.6M | +4% |
| Q3 2025 | $52.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $46.7M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $46.6M | +49% |
| Q4 2024 | $45.8M | +44% |
LAKE has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -6.7% | +1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.8% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4% | -5.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.7% | -3.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -9.9% | -16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.8% | -9.7 points |
LAKE's operating margin was −6.7% last quarter, up 1 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 LAKE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LAKE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$447K | +$5.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $4.4M | +$10.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $2M | +$5.4M |
| Q4 2025 | -$6.6M | +$2.5M |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.7M | -$1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$6.1M | -$5.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.4M | -232% |
| Q3 2024 | -$4.7M | -$4.6M |
LAKE has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$668,000 over the past year, against −$24M 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 LAKE on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LAKE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.4% | -353K shares |
| 1 year | -1.5% | -153K shares |
| 3 years | +23% | +1.9M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +1.9M shares |
LAKE has the edge over NKE on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2020 | $409,000 |
| Q4 2019 | — |
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 1.5B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| 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.
LAKE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -9.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -5.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
LAKE 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).
LAKE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.6 | Oversold |
LAKE's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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).
LAKE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | LAKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
LAKE 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.
LAKE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.55 | 2.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.6 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.0 | 7.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $14.0 | 33% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.6 | 40% below |
LAKE is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 40% 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 LAKE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LAKE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.8 | $27.2 | +152% |
| 2021 | $27.2 | $21.7 | -20% |
| 2022 | $21.7 | $12.8 | -41% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $18.5 | +45% |
| 2024 | $18.5 | $24.7 | +33% |
| 2025 | $24.7 | $8.64 | -65% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.64 | $9.29 | +7.5% |
LAKE 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.