# Crocs Inc. (CROX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Apparel & Luxury Goods. Price $153.61, market value $7.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 11.6×** (5-yr avg 9.5×, 3-yr avg 7.1×). Crocs Inc. trades at 11.6× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 9.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 9.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.7×.
- **Price / book: 5.3×**. The shares trade at 5.3× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.1×**. Enterprise value is 8.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 10.7%** (5-yr avg 11.2%). Free cash flow equals 10.7% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 11.2%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 8.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 59.4%**. Crocs Inc. keeps 59.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 22.6%**. 22.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: -2.0%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -6.3%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 30.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 30.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 15.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 15.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.5%** (3-yr 4.4%/yr, 5-yr 23.9%/yr). Revenue fell 1.5% over the last year, against 23.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -109.4%**. Earnings per share fell 109.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 9.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 9.7% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.95**. Debt is 0.95 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.1×**. It would take 1.1 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 1.27** (quick 1.27). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.27 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.04**. A Z-score of 3.04 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Crocs Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover Crocs Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $164.67 (+7% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 87.5%** (YTD 79.1%, 3-mo 13.5%). The shares are up 87.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.0%** (109.8% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 79**. An RSI of 79 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.88** (volatility 51%). Beta of 0.88 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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