NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has the edge over WHR overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
WHR
Whirlpool Corporation
WHR offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
WHR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
WHR's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
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.
WHR PE Valuation
WHR 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.
WHR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Turning to a loss | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect WHR's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 WHR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
WHR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.16 | +$1.21 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.93 | +$5.59 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.95 | +2169% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.66 | +$11.53 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.37 | -133% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.66 | -127% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.13 | -98% |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.87 | -167% |
WHR lost $2.16 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before, but its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
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 has the edge over WHR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 WHR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WHR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | -8.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.5B | -6.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3B | -9.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.1B | -0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4B | +1% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.8B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.6B | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.1B | -19% |
WHR's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $3.7B last quarter, down 8.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1% | -5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6% | -4.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.9% | +9.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.1% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.1% | +7.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.3% | -11 points |
WHR's operating margin was 0.1% last quarter, down 5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 WHR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
WHR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28M | +$80M |
| Q2 2026 | -$214M | -$151M |
| Q1 2026 | -$895M | -$102M |
| Q4 2025 | $989M | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | -$52M | -141% |
| Q2 2025 | -$63M | -123% |
| Q1 2025 | -$793M | +$195M |
| Q4 2024 | $970M | -5.5% |
WHR's free cash flow was −$92M over the past year, against $62M 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 WHR 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.
WHR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +16% | +9M shares |
| 3 years | +18% | +10.2M shares |
| 5 years | +4.5% | +2.8M shares |
| Available history | +2% | +1.3M shares |
WHR has 66M diluted shares, up 16% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $50M |
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 WHR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
WHR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 8.5x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.2x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 11.2x | High |
WHR's net debt is about 7.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.4 years a year ago.
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).
WHR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.7 | Neutral |
WHR's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (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.
WHR PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | WHR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.6x | 18x | 47% below |
| PE % | 33 | 47 | 14 pts below |
WHR has the edge over NKE on valuation relative to its sector.
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 WHR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
WHR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.5 | 2.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $35.0 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $51.4 | 44% below |
| 100 week MA | $71.2 | 59% below |
| 200 week MA | $95.1 | 70% below |
WHR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 70% below its 200-week average.
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 WHR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WHR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $145.9 | $193.2 | +32% |
| 2021 | $193.2 | $227.3 | +18% |
| 2022 | $227.3 | $141.6 | -38% |
| 2023 | $141.6 | $121.8 | -14% |
| 2024 | $121.8 | $115.2 | -5.4% |
| 2025 | $115.2 | $72.1 | -37% |
| 2026 YTD | $72.1 | $28.9 | -60% |
WHR has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 60% so far in 2026.