Deckers Brands
Deckers Brands' revenue rose 9.8% to $5.5 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 23.1%, down from 23.6% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.1 billion, up 14.5%. It paid out $1.1 billion in dividends and buybacks, 98% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 4.5%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
What Deckers Brands does
Deckers Brands designs, markets and distributes footwear, apparel and accessories for everyday casual wear and for high-performance activities. It sells mainly under three brands it owns: HOKA, UGG and Teva. Independent contract manufacturers make all of its products.
HOKA sells year-round performance footwear with extra cushioning, first designed for ultra-runners and now covering running, trail, hiking, fitness and lifestyle shoes plus apparel. UGG sells footwear, apparel and accessories, started in California, that is focused on comfort and warmth. Teva sells sandals and outdoor footwear.
Deckers sells in two ways. In its wholesale channel, it sells to domestic and international retailers and to international distributors. In its direct-to-consumer channel, it sells to shoppers through its own e-commerce sites and retail stores. Its brands compete in the fashion, casual lifestyle, performance, running and outdoor markets, and it says its products appeal to a broad range of buyers.
Its biggest risks, as it describes them
- Rapid changes in consumer taste that could leave its brands out of favor and cut sales.
- Relying on independent manufacturers, and their suppliers, to make all of its products.
- Unusual weather that reduces demand for seasonal products, particularly UGG.
- Weaker consumer spending, including from tariffs, inflation and high interest rates.
- Disruptions from extreme weather, war or other events that hurt its supply chain.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2017 to 2026, earnings per share grew 83.3% a year and net income 78.0% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 25%.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value Deckers Brands yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Deckers Brands' 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Deckers Brands' fiscal 2026 free cash flow of $1.1B, net cash of $1.9B at March 31, 2026 and 146 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Deckers Brands: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 14.7% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 9% for a business of moderate risk (Footwear); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $80.37
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Deckers Brands' earnings per share of $7.07 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 15.7×, the middle of Deckers Brands' own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (its peers' median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 10%, 9% and 8%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $80.37
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- Deckers Brands' P/E at the last close
- 11.4×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven MaddenSHOO | $42.76 | $2.00 | 21.4× |
| Wolverine World WideWWW | $20.28 | $1.29 | 15.7× |
| Deckers BrandsDECK | $80.37 | $7.07 | 11.4× |
| CrocsCROX | $118.85 | $11.42 | 10.4× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 844 | 982 | 1,502 | 1,889 | 1,907 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | −844 | −982 | −1,502 | −1,889 | −1,907 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −1.4x | −1.4x | −1.5x | −1.5x | −1.4x |
| Debt to equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | 306.6x | 189.6x | 361.7x | 335.3x | 499.2x |
| Current ratio | 3.2x | 3.8x | 3.4x | 3.7x | 3.5x |
| Quick ratio | 2.3x | 2.8x | 2.7x | 3.1x | 2.9x |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought Deckers Brands shares on the open market, and 4 insiders sold $1.2 million, $118,910 of it under trading plans set up in advance.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 | Lauri M ShanahanDirector | Sold | 4,682 | $114.84 | $537,681 | Form 4 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Anne SpangenbergPresident, Fashion Lifestyle | Sold | 4,063 | $116.02 | $471,389 | Form 4 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Robin Spring-GreenPresident, Hoka | Sold | 347 | $113.78 | $39,482 | Form 4 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Angela OgbechieChief Supply Chain Officer | Sold plan | 1,460 | $81.45 | $118,910 | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Gross margin rose | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| F-score | 7 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 4 of 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −9.6% | −2.3% | −4.3% |
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| Deckers Brands | FY26 | 9.8% | 23.1% | 20.1% | 160.3% | −1.4x | 4 | |
| Crocs | FY25 | −1.5% | 3.7% | 16.3% | 2.8% | 4.8x | 5 | Compare |
| Steven Madden | FY25 | 11.0% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 1.1x | 6 | Compare |
| Birkenstock | FY25 | 16.2% | 26.2% | 14.7% | 11.6% | 1.2x | 9 | Compare |
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10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,790 | 1,903 | 2,020 | 2,133 | 2,546 | 3,150 | 3,627 | 4,288 | 4,986 | 5,472 |
| Revenue growth | −4.5% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 5.6% | 19.4% | 23.8% | 15.1% | 18.2% | 16.3% | 9.8% |
| Gross profit | 835 | 932 | 1,040 | 1,104 | 1,374 | 1,608 | 1,825 | 2,386 | 2,886 | 3,158 |
| Research and development | 21 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 69 |
| Operating income | −2 | 223 | 327 | 338 | 504 | 565 | 653 | 928 | 1,179 | 1,263 |
| Net income | 6 | 114 | 264 | 276 | 383 | 452 | 517 | 760 | 966 | 1,024 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 0.03 | 0.60 | 1.47 | 1.60 | 2.25 | 2.71 | 3.23 | 4.86 | 6.33 | 7.02 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 194 | 192 | 179 | 172 | 170 | 167 | 160 | 156 | 153 | 146 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 199 | 327 | 360 | 286 | 596 | 172 | 537 | 1,033 | 1,044 | 1,182 |
| Capital expenditure | 44 | 35 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 51 | 81 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
| Free cash flow | 155 | 293 | 330 | 254 | 564 | 121 | 456 | 944 | 958 | 1,097 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 13 | 150 | 161 | 190 | 99 | 357 | 297 | 415 | 567 | 1,075 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 38 | 45 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 292 | 430 | 590 | 649 | 1,089 | 844 | 982 | 1,502 | 1,889 | 1,907 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total assets | 1,192 | 1,264 | 1,427 | 1,765 | 2,168 | 2,332 | 2,556 | 3,136 | 3,570 | 3,688 |
| Total liabilities | 238 | 324 | 382 | 625 | 724 | 793 | 790 | 1,028 | 1,057 | 1,188 |
| Shareholders' equity | 954 | 941 | 1,045 | 1,140 | 1,444 | 1,539 | 1,766 | 2,108 | 2,513 | 2,500 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 46.7% | 49.0% | 51.5% | 51.8% | 54.0% | 51.0% | 50.3% | 55.6% | 57.9% | 57.7% |
| Operating margin | −0.1% | 11.7% | 16.2% | 15.8% | 19.8% | 17.9% | 18.0% | 21.6% | 23.6% | 23.1% |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 6.0% | 13.1% | 12.9% | 15.0% | 14.3% | 14.2% | 17.7% | 19.4% | 18.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.7% | 15.4% | 16.4% | 11.9% | 22.2% | 3.9% | 12.6% | 22.0% | 19.2% | 20.1% |
| Return on capital | −0.2% | 18.6% | 51.1% | 54.3% | 87.8% | 86.1% | 68.5% | 103.6% | 149.1% | 160.3% |
| Return on equity | 0.6% | 12.1% | 26.6% | 25.3% | 29.6% | 30.3% | 31.3% | 39.2% | 41.8% | 40.9% |
| Return on assets | 0.5% | 9.3% | 19.6% | 17.3% | 19.5% | 20.1% | 21.1% | 26.7% | 28.8% | 28.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −5.1x | −1.5x | −1.5x | −1.6x | −2.0x | −1.4x | −1.4x | −1.5x | −1.5x | −1.4x |