MBC
MasterBrand, Inc.
MBC offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has the edge over MBC overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
MBC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
MBC's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability, 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.
MBC PE Valuation
MBC 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.
MBC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Turning to a loss | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MBC's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline.
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.
MBC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.87 | -238% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.68 | -196% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.01 | -101% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.21 | -78% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.63 | -45% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.71 | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.77 | -46% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.96 | -31% |
MBC has swung to a loss: it lost $0.87 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 MBC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
MBC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +48% |
| Q2 2026 | $815.2M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $618M | -6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $644.6M | -3.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $698.9M | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $730.9M | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $660.3M | +3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $667.7M | -1.4% |
MBC has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1% | -5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.4% | -13 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3% | -8.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4.2% | -9.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6% | -2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.2% | -2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.6% | -4.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.6% | -3.4 points |
MBC's operating margin was 1% last quarter, down 5 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 MBC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MBC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $61.2M | +55% |
| Q2 2026 | $128.6M | +93% |
| Q1 2026 | -$146.2M | -$105M |
| Q4 2025 | $52.5M | -24% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.5M | -39% |
| Q2 2025 | $66.7M | +0.9% |
| Q1 2025 | -$41.2M | -452% |
| Q4 2024 | $68.8M | +107% |
MBC 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.
MBC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +32% | +49.9M shares |
| 1 year | +57% | +74M shares |
| 3 years | +56% | +73.2M shares |
| 5 years | +59% | +75.5M shares |
MBC has 204M diluted shares, up 57% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $6.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $11.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
MBC hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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 MBC 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.
MBC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 13.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
MBC's net debt is about 13 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.0 years 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 MBC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MBC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.4 | Oversold |
MBC's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (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).
MBC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | MBC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
MBC 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.
MBC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.89 | 10% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.91 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $9.12 | 32% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.9 | 43% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.4 | 50% below |
MBC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 50% 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 MBC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MBC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $10.0 | $7.58 | -24% |
| 2023 | $7.58 | $14.9 | +96% |
| 2024 | $14.9 | $14.4 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | $14.4 | $11.3 | -22% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.3 | $6.19 | -45% |
MBC has finished lower in three of the last four years. It's down 45% 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 MBC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.