In the latest close session, Crocs (CROX) was down 1.35% at $82.85. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.4%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.04%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.66%.
Shares of the footwear company have appreciated by 6.32% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 3.58%, and the S&P 500's gain of 1.02%.
The upcoming earnings release of Crocs will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on October 30, 2025. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $2.38, indicating a 33.89% decline compared to the equivalent quarter last year. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $964.05 million, reflecting a 9.24% fall from the equivalent quarter last year.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $11.55 per share and revenue of $3.99 billion, indicating changes of -12.3% and -2.69%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Crocs. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Right now, Crocs possesses a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Looking at its valuation, Crocs is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 7.27. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 15.23, which means Crocs is trading at a discount to the group.
We can also see that CROX currently has a PEG ratio of 1.93. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Textile - Apparel was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.14 at yesterday's closing price.
The Textile - Apparel industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 208, this industry ranks in the bottom 16% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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