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BirkenstockBIRK

Footwear
High qualityCheaper than peers
$33.43+0.12%After hours: $33.73 (+0.90%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 16.7% over 1 year
Birkenstock over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$30$40Nov2026MarMayJulSep$33.43$30$40NovMarJul$33.43
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$5.52B
Price to earnings16.0x
Forward P/E12.7x
Dividend yield–
Year to date−18.3%
One year−16.7%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Discretionary
52-week range (closes)
$30.01$48.97

Quality and valuation

How Birkenstock compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Birkenstock and 5 footwear peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: cheaper than most

A stronger business than most consumer discretionary companies, priced below most of them.

Birkenstock trades at 12.7 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.5x for the 66 consumer discretionary stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +14.7% vs +8.1%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 58.3% vs 40.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 26.4% vs 13.8%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 12.6% vs 10.1%
BIRK trades at 12.7x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Footwear peers
BABA12.3xBIRK12.7xTM14.3xMCD19.6xHD21.4xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5xBABA12.3xBIRK12.7xTM14.3xMCD19.6xHD21.4xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 16.5x earnings, BIRK is cheaper than its average since Feb 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
50x100xAverage 50.0x2025202616.5x50x100xAverage 50.0x2025202616.5x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Birkenstock's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 31 Dec 2025. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 11.1% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $m, latest Q1 ’26
$0m$200m$400m$600mQ2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’25$402mQ1 ’26$0m$250m$500mQ2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’25$402mQ1 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +11.1% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%10%20%Q2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’2511.1%Q1 ’260%10%20%Q2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’2511.1%Q1 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 19.5% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%30%Q2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’2519.5%Q1 ’260%20%Q2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’2519.5%Q1 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $268 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$100m$200mQ2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’25−$65mQ1 ’26$0m$200mQ2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’25−$65mQ1 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsBIRKSector median
Revenue growth+14.7%+8.1%
Gross margin58.3%40.5%
Operating margin26.4%13.8%
Free cash flow margin12.6%10.1%
Price to earnings16.0x21.0x

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