NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
REAL
The RealReal, Inc.
REAL has the edge over NKE overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
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.
REAL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
REAL's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
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.
REAL PE Valuation
REAL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
REAL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
REAL has the edge over NKE on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
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 REAL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
REAL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.27 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.65 | +$0.68 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.10 | -$0.09 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.00 | +$0.08 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.07 | +$0.17 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.33 | -$0.47 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.01 | -$0.10 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.08 | +$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.24 | +$0.41 |
REAL is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.65 per share over the past year, against $2.61 at its worst in late 2021.
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 REAL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
REAL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $206.1M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $192.6M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $189.7M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $194.1M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $173.6M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $165.2M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $160M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $164M | +14% |
REAL has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7% | +5.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1.2% | +4.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2% | +6.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2% | +6.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.3% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -6% | +7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8% | +4.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.1% | +12 points |
REAL's operating margin was 0.7% last quarter, up 5.1 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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.
REAL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.3M | -9.3% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.4M | +$9M |
| Q1 2026 | -$24.1M | +$8.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $45.8M | +100% |
| Q3 2025 | $16.9M | +235% |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.4M | -$1.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$33M | -$27.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $22.9M | +233% |
REAL has the edge over NKE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 REAL 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.
REAL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5.9% | +7.1M shares |
| 1 year | +9.7% | +11.4M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +25.5M shares |
| 5 years | +40% | +36.3M shares |
| Available history | +48% | +41.6M shares |
REAL has 128M diluted shares, up 9.7% from 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 REAL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
REAL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
REAL's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
REAL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 77.6 | Neutral |
REAL's weekly RSI is 67 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 78 (neutral).
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.
REAL PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
REAL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
REAL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.0 | 30% above |
| 20 week MA | $11.0 | 30% above |
| 50 week MA | $11.6 | 23% above |
| 100 week MA | $9.75 | 47% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.17 | 132% above |
REAL has the edge over NKE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
REAL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $18.3 | $20.3 | +11% |
| 2021 | $20.3 | $11.7 | -42% |
| 2022 | $11.7 | $1.10 | -91% |
| 2023 | $1.10 | $2.01 | +83% |
| 2024 | $2.01 | $10.9 | +440% |
| 2025 | $10.9 | $16.2 | +49% |
| 2026 YTD | $16.2 | $14.3 | -12% |
REAL has the edge over NKE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.