WWW Consumer Cyclical

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

$21.63+1.07%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 1, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Footwear & Accessories
Country: United States
Market cap: 1.8B USD
Enterprise value: 2.1B USD
Full-time employees: 3,050

Overall health

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.73 vs a peer median of 0.63) and more debt relative to equity (1.34× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.73 vs peers 0.63) and more debt vs equity (1.34× vs peers 0.46×)
About average: growth and valuation

Ranks #929 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 39%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $59M vs $15M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.
Over three fiscal years Wolverine World Wide recorded $59M of stock-based pay expense and spent $15M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Wolverine World Wide recorded $59M of stock-based pay expense and spent $15M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.
Operating margin at a 6-year high. 8.0% in 2025, the best of the last 6 years.
Wolverine World Wide kept 8.0% of revenue as operating profit in 2025, its highest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 162% of reported profit.
Wolverine World Wide's free cash flow is 162% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.
More volatile share price. Beta 1.73: tends to move more than the market.
Wolverine World Wide's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.73, above the market's 1.0).

StockQuotient Score

46/ 100▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 48 → Nov 4 46 (-2)

Valuation

Is the price right?

57/100

Moderate▼ 4 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 61 → 57

Share price +9.8%-5
Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Helped by:

▲ FCF yield
▲ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield6.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.52Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield8.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score 0.00Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield9.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 0.68Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield25.3%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

42/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ EPS growth
▲ Revenue growth
▼ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth25.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.85Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth-8.5%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.00Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth7.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.53Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

72/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROA
▲ ROIC
▲ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin8.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.50Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets6.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.19Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital15.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.29Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin47.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity24.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Beta
▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.73

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -3.68Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio1.55×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.12Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity1.34×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.46Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Wolverine World Wide

Is Wolverine World Wide getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 13, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 46/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Wolverine World Wide valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 57/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Free cash flow yield 9.9% vs a peer median of 6.1% (stronger than 69% of peers).Free cash flow yield 9.9% vs peers 6.1% (stronger than 69% of peers).
Is Wolverine World Wide growing?: At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 42/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth 25.9% vs a peer median of 4.2% (stronger than 72% of peers).Earnings per share growth 25.9% vs peers 4.2% (stronger than 72% of peers). 3-year revenue growth -8.5% vs a peer median of 4.3% (weaker than 90% of peers).3-year revenue growth -8.5% vs peers 4.3% (weaker than 90% of peers).
How profitable is Wolverine World Wide?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 72/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on assets 6.3% vs a peer median of 3.3% (stronger than 78% of peers).Return on assets 6.3% vs peers 3.3% (stronger than 78% of peers).
How risky is Wolverine World Wide?: Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.73 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 94% of peers).Beta 1.73 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 94% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jul 4, 2026 · filed Aug 13, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Apr 4, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	1.9B USD	2.0B USD	+1.7%
Net income (12 months)	103.9M USD	108.3M USD	+4.2%
Operating margin	8.5%	8.7%	+0.2 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	132.0M USD	175.0M USD	+32.6%
Debt	638.9M USD	601.1M USD	−5.9%
Cash	119.6M USD	158.5M USD	+32.5%
Shares outstanding	82.0M	82.1M	+0.1%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Consumer Cyclical · 182 companies

Valuations in Consumer Cyclical are within their usual range since 2016.

36% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
15% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +0% and earnings +10% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −55% vs the whole market, against a usual −41%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Consumer Cyclical: too few Footwear & Accessories companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	42.6%	39.9%	39.0%	44.3%	47.3%	▲ 3.0 pts
Operating margin	6.4%	-7.8%	-3.0%	5.6%	8.0%	▲ 2.5 pts
Net margin	2.8%	-7.0%	-1.7%	2.6%	5.1%	▲ 2.5 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	2.7%	-7.6%	-1.9%	2.7%	5.6%	▲ 2.9 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	10.9%	-58.7%	-13.8%	14.4%	23.5%	▲ 9.0 pts
Free cash flow margin	2.9%	-8.0%	4.8%	9.1%	6.7%	▼ 2.4 pts
Current ratio	1.19×	1.14×	1.18×	1.31×	1.40×	▲ 7.3%
Quick ratio	0.71×	0.47×	0.75×	0.84×	0.87×	▲ 4.0%
Debt to equity	1.54×	3.61×	3.31×	2.07×	1.52×	▼ 26%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.73 vs a peer median of 0.63) and more debt relative to equity (1.34× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.73 vs peers 0.63) and more debt vs equity (1.34× vs peers 0.46×)

About average: growth and valuation

Ranks #929 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 39%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $59M vs $15M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.

Over three fiscal years Wolverine World Wide recorded $59M of stock-based pay expense and spent $15M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Wolverine World Wide recorded $59M of stock-based pay expense and spent $15M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.

Operating margin at a 6-year high. 8.0% in 2025, the best of the last 6 years.

Wolverine World Wide kept 8.0% of revenue as operating profit in 2025, its highest in the 6 years of filings we have.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 162% of reported profit.

Wolverine World Wide's free cash flow is 162% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

More volatile share price. Beta 1.73: tends to move more than the market.

Wolverine World Wide's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.73, above the market's 1.0).

Questions investors ask about Wolverine World Wide

Is Wolverine World Wide getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 13, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 46/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Wolverine World Wide valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 57/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Free cash flow yield 9.9% vs a peer median of 6.1% (stronger than 69% of peers).Free cash flow yield 9.9% vs peers 6.1% (stronger than 69% of peers).

Is Wolverine World Wide growing?

At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 42/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth 25.9% vs a peer median of 4.2% (stronger than 72% of peers).Earnings per share growth 25.9% vs peers 4.2% (stronger than 72% of peers). 3-year revenue growth -8.5% vs a peer median of 4.3% (weaker than 90% of peers).3-year revenue growth -8.5% vs peers 4.3% (weaker than 90% of peers).

How profitable is Wolverine World Wide?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 72/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on assets 6.3% vs a peer median of 3.3% (stronger than 78% of peers).Return on assets 6.3% vs peers 3.3% (stronger than 78% of peers).

How risky is Wolverine World Wide?

Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.73 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 94% of peers).Beta 1.73 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 94% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

1.9B USD

2.0B USD

+1.7%

Net income (12 months)

103.9M USD

108.3M USD

+4.2%

Operating margin

8.5%

8.7%

+0.2 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

132.0M USD

175.0M USD

+32.6%

Debt

638.9M USD

601.1M USD

−5.9%

Cash

119.6M USD

158.5M USD

+32.5%

Shares outstanding

82.0M

82.1M

+0.1%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

42.6%

39.9%

39.0%

44.3%

47.3%

▲ 3.0 pts

Operating margin

6.4%

-7.8%

-3.0%

5.6%

8.0%

▲ 2.5 pts

Net margin

2.8%

-7.0%

-1.7%

2.6%

5.1%

▲ 2.5 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

2.7%

-7.6%

-1.9%

2.7%

5.6%

▲ 2.9 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

10.9%

-58.7%

-13.8%

14.4%

23.5%

▲ 9.0 pts

Free cash flow margin

2.9%

-8.0%

4.8%

9.1%

6.7%

▼ 2.4 pts

Current ratio

1.19×

1.14×

1.18×

1.31×

1.40×

▲ 7.3%

Quick ratio

0.71×

0.47×

0.75×

0.84×

0.87×

▲ 4.0%

Debt to equity

1.54×

3.61×

3.31×

2.07×

1.52×

▼ 26%