{"id":19690,"date":"2026-06-29T07:07:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/?p=19690"},"modified":"2026-06-29T07:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:07:32","slug":"nike-earnings-preview-valuation-more-reasonable-but-eps-revenue-estimate-revisions-still-moving-lower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/?p=19690","title":{"rendered":"Nike Earnings Preview: Valuation More Reasonable, but EPS \/ Revenue Estimate Revisions Still Moving Lower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Nike (NKE) reports their q4 &#8216;216 after the closing bell on Tuesday, June 30th, 2026, analyst consensus is looking for the following numbers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Revenue:<\/strong> <\/em>$10.85 billion for a y-o-y drop of -2%<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Operating inc:<\/strong><\/em> $253 million for a y-o-y decline of -21%<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>EPS:<\/strong><\/em> $0.13 per share for a y-o-y drop of -7%<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Of the last 9 quarters, revenue growth has declined y-o-y in 6 of those quarters.<\/li>\n<li>Of the last 8 quarters, operating income has declined in 7 of those quarters y-o-y by at least 20%, with one quarter printing a 19% drop.<\/li>\n<li>EPS has been negative in terms of y-o-y growth in the last 8 quarters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a grim stretch the last 2.5 years, operationally speaking, with the stock beginning its decline in late 2021 from the $180 level to today&#8217;s $40&#8217;ish price point. The post-Covid period has not been kind to what was (or is) one of the top 3 global brands along with Apple (AAPL) and Coca-Cola (KO).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nike EPS revisions:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NKEepsestrevisions62926.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19692\" src=\"https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NKEepsestrevisions62926-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NKEepsestrevisions62926-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NKEepsestrevisions62926-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/NKEepsestrevisions62926.png 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Estimates sourced from LSEG<\/p>\n<p>Astute readers will note that the downward pressure on Nike&#8217;s forward EPS estimates continues.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nike revenue revisions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nikerevestrevisions62926.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19694\" src=\"https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nikerevestrevisions62926-300x228.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nikerevestrevisions62926-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nikerevestrevisions62926-150x114.png 150w, https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nikerevestrevisions62926.png 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nike revenue revisions have also yet to stabilize, and the downward pressure, albeit a little less severe continues. For a world-class consumer brand, the first place any turnaround will shop up will likely be in revenue.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Valuation much more reasonable:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a little surprising not hearing traditional value or GARP (growth-at-a-reasonable) price investors haven&#8217;t been more vocal with acquiring Nike since the stock is expecting 22% and 29% EPS growth in fiscal &#8217;27 (started June 1 &#8217;26) and fiscal &#8217;28, with the stock currently trading at a 22x multiple for fiscal &#8217;27.<\/p>\n<p>I think the hesitancy may be that Nike EPS is expected to decline 30% in fiscal &#8217;26 (the 4th quarter&#8217;s results will be out Tuesday night) thus analysts and value investors might be skeptical of the 22% EPS growth that are expected to ensue over the next four quarters in fiscal &#8217;27.<\/p>\n<p>Who has it right &#8211; the stock price or the analyst consensus ?<\/p>\n<p>The other valuation metric that is much more interesting is that Nike on a trailing-twelve-month (TTM) revenue basis, is now approaching 1x price-to-sales, which hasn&#8217;t been since late 2008, early 2009.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Summary \/ conclusion:<\/strong><\/em> While the stock is more reasonably-valued today than at $180 per share (understandable after a $140 drop in price) in the fall of 2021, the fact is there is no growth anywhere to be seen in Nike&#8217;s last 10 quarters, and in particular no revenue growth, which is an absolutely necessary component for Nike to see some stock appreciation.<\/p>\n<p>In the March &#8217;26 quarter, <a href=\"https:\/\/fundamentalis.com\/?p=19348\">this Nike blog post<\/a> talked about Nike returning to mid-single-digit revenue growth (at least) and the negative revenue revisions show no indication of that.<\/p>\n<p>Jefferies thinks fiscal &#8217;27 could be the &#8220;stabilization phase&#8221; with North America showing the first signs of generating low single-digit growth.<\/p>\n<p>China is still a major problem, but China grew y-o-y operating income or EBIT in the Feb &#8217;26 quarter grew 74% vs, y-o-y revenue growth of 14%.<\/p>\n<p>Soccer&#8217;s World Cup could help fiscal Q1 &#8217;27, but I think the stock trade post-earnings, will be all about guidance for fiscal &#8217;27. The current consensus for fiscal &#8217;27, per the LSEG data (and readers can see the estimates in the above spreadsheets, are looking for $46.48 billion in revenue (0% y-o-y revenue growth) generating EPS of $1.84 or 22% growth in the period from June 1 &#8217;26 to May 31, &#8217;27.<\/p>\n<p>Nike needs revenue growth &#8211; that will begin the turnaround.<\/p>\n<p>The positives around the stock today is that the bulls seem to have given up on the name, and Nike&#8217;s valuation is much more reasonable today than in late 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The negative is that the continued downward pressure on forward EPS and revenue revisions, hasn&#8217;t stopped.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is long one position\u00a0 bought in May, 2004. The rest of Nike was sold after the March &#8217;26 earnings report.<\/p>\n<p>None of this is advice or a recommendation, but only an opinion. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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