LQDT
Liquidity Services, Inc.
LQDT has a slight edge over NKE overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
LQDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
LQDT's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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.
LQDT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $11.99 | -73% |
| Forward | 25x | $45.15 | — |
| Fair | 31x | $31.35 | -31% |
| Expensive | 42x | $42.96 | -4.9% |
| Current | 44x | $45.15 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LQDT's PE is in its expensive range at 44x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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 has the edge over LQDT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
LQDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
LQDT has the edge over NKE on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings 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.
LQDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.81 | +77% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.02 | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.93 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.92 | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.87 | +38% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.83 | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.79 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.75 | +27% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.63 | -3.1% |
LQDT has the edge over NKE on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.09 over the past year, against $3.82 in late 2021.
LQDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $129.6M | +8.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $120.7M | +3.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $121.2M | -0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $118.1M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $119.9M | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $116.4M | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $122.3M | +72% |
| Q3 2024 | $106.9M | +34% |
LQDT has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.7% | +1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.3% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.5% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.8% | -1.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.8% | +3.5 points |
| Q3 2024 | 6.8% | -3 points |
LQDT 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'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's operating margin was 8.2% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
LQDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $29.4M | +71% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.4M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.8M | +$11.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $36M | +88% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.2M | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.8M | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | -$14M | -$3.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $19.2M | +45% |
LQDT 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.
LQDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +367K shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +354K shares |
| 3 years | +4.2% | +1.3M shares |
| 5 years | -7.3% | -2.6M shares |
| Available history | -1.3% | -440K shares |
LQDT has 33M diluted shares, up 1.1% from a year ago, despite $18M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $40,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $16.1M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $79,000 |
| Q3 2024 | — |
LQDT spent $18M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent the year before.
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 LQDT 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.
LQDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
LQDT 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).
LQDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 74.7 | Neutral |
LQDT's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 75 (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).
LQDT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | LQDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 44x | 18x | 146% above |
| PE % | 88 | 47 | 41 pts above |
LQDT is trading at 44x earnings, a 146% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
NKE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | NKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
NKE has the edge over LQDT on valuation relative to its sector.
LQDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $44.0 | 2.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $42.2 | 7.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $36.6 | 23% above |
| 100 week MA | $32.3 | 40% above |
| 200 week MA | $25.3 | 78% above |
LQDT has the edge over NKE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
LQDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.85 | $16.7 | +186% |
| 2021 | $16.7 | $21.5 | +29% |
| 2022 | $21.5 | $14.0 | -35% |
| 2023 | $14.0 | $17.2 | +23% |
| 2024 | $17.2 | $32.1 | +86% |
| 2025 | $32.1 | $31.2 | -2.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $31.2 | $45.2 | +45% |
LQDT 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.