ZUMZ Consumer Cyclical

Zumiez Inc.

$14.29-4.54%

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

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Apparel Retail
Country: United States
Market cap: 219.1M USD
Enterprise value: 348.4M USD
Full-time employees: 2,400

Overall health

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers
Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.00 vs a peer median of 0.63)bigger price swings (beta 1.00 vs peers 0.63)
About average: risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)risk

Ranks #608 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (top 41%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Sales growing faster than profits. Since FY Jan 2023: revenue −3.1%, operating profit −45%.
Since FY Jan 2023, Zumiez's revenue changed −3.1% while operating profit fell 45%: costs rose faster than sales.
Share count shrinking. Shares outstanding down 21% from January 2023 to August 2026.
Zumiez had 21% fewer shares at August 2026 than at January 2023, mainly through buybacks, so each remaining share owns a larger slice of the business.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 197% of reported profit.
Zumiez's free cash flow is 197% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

StockQuotient Score

56/ 100

Oct 5 57 → Nov 4 56 (-1)

Valuation

Is the price right?

68/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

Share count down 9.1%

Valuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ FCF yield
▲ EBITDA yield
▲ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

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

Earnings yield5.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.43Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield12.1%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score 0.72Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield11.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 0.97Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield127.4%

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

Growth

Is it growing?

88/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

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

Earnings per share growth2296.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 6.88Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth1.4%

SEC filings · 3 years to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.45Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth3.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.02Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

32/100

Weak▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 33 → 32

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

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin
▼ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

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

Operating margin2.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.91Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets2.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.50Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital7.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Aug 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.05Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin36.1%

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

Return on equity4.6%

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

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Moderate

Moderate relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Held back by:

▼ 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.

Beta1.00

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.23Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio1.71×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.42Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity0.81×

Yahoo Finance fallback · no standard SEC debt tagReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.98Sector 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 Zumiez

Is Zumiez getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Sep 10, 2026) got stronger: share count down 9.1%. Its overall score is unchanged at 56/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Zumiez valued vs its peers?: Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 68/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Free cash flow yield 11.4% vs a peer median of 6.1% (stronger than 73% of peers).Free cash flow yield 11.4% vs peers 6.1% (stronger than 73% of peers).
Is Zumiez growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 88/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth 2296.8% vs a peer median of 4.2% (stronger than 95% of peers).Earnings per share growth 2296.8% vs peers 4.2% (stronger than 95% of peers). 3-year revenue growth 1.4% vs a peer median of 4.3% (weaker than 63% of peers).3-year revenue growth 1.4% vs peers 4.3% (weaker than 63% of peers).
How profitable is Zumiez?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 32/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin 2.2% vs a peer median of 6.4% (weaker than 77% of peers).Operating margin 2.2% vs peers 6.4% (weaker than 77% of peers).
How risky is Zumiez?: Moderate risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.00 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 74% of peers).Beta 1.00 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 74% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Aug 1, 2026 · filed Sep 10, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended May 2, 2026

Got stronger

Share count down 9.1%

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	938.1M USD	932.8M USD	−0.6%
Net income (12 months)	14.5M USD	12.7M USD	−12.0%
Operating margin	2.3%	2.2%	−0.1 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	36.9M USD	25.1M USD	−32.1%
Cash	66.9M USD	50.3M USD	−24.9%
Shares outstanding	16.9M	15.3M	−9.1%

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 Apparel Retail companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

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

Key ratios	FY Jan 2022	FY Jan 2023	FY Jan 2024	FY Jan 2025	FY Jan 2026	Change
Gross margin	38.6%	33.9%	32.1%	34.1%	35.8%	▲ 1.7 pts
Operating margin	13.3%	3.2%	-7.4%	0.2%	1.8%	▲ 1.6 pts
Net margin	10.1%	2.2%	-7.2%	-0.2%	1.4%	▲ 1.6 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	13.8%	2.8%	-9.4%	-0.3%	2.1%	▲ 2.3 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	25.5%	5.2%	-17.7%	-0.5%	4.1%	▲ 4.6 pts
Free cash flow margin	10.1%	-2.7%	-0.6%	0.6%	4.6%	▲ 3.9 pts
Current ratio	2.43×	2.33×	2.27×	2.07×	2.01×	▼ 3.3%
Quick ratio	1.73×	1.41×	1.37×	1.13×	1.13×	▼ 0.2%

ZUMZ price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.00 vs a peer median of 0.63)bigger price swings (beta 1.00 vs peers 0.63)

About average: risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)risk

Ranks #608 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (top 41%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Sales growing faster than profits. Since FY Jan 2023: revenue −3.1%, operating profit −45%.

Since FY Jan 2023, Zumiez's revenue changed −3.1% while operating profit fell 45%: costs rose faster than sales.

Share count shrinking. Shares outstanding down 21% from January 2023 to August 2026.

Zumiez had 21% fewer shares at August 2026 than at January 2023, mainly through buybacks, so each remaining share owns a larger slice of the business.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 197% of reported profit.

Zumiez's free cash flow is 197% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Questions investors ask about Zumiez

Is Zumiez getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Sep 10, 2026) got stronger: share count down 9.1%. Its overall score is unchanged at 56/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Zumiez valued vs its peers?

Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 68/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Free cash flow yield 11.4% vs a peer median of 6.1% (stronger than 73% of peers).Free cash flow yield 11.4% vs peers 6.1% (stronger than 73% of peers).

Is Zumiez growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 88/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth 2296.8% vs a peer median of 4.2% (stronger than 95% of peers).Earnings per share growth 2296.8% vs peers 4.2% (stronger than 95% of peers). 3-year revenue growth 1.4% vs a peer median of 4.3% (weaker than 63% of peers).3-year revenue growth 1.4% vs peers 4.3% (weaker than 63% of peers).

How profitable is Zumiez?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 32/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin 2.2% vs a peer median of 6.4% (weaker than 77% of peers).Operating margin 2.2% vs peers 6.4% (weaker than 77% of peers).

How risky is Zumiez?

Moderate risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.00 vs a peer median of 0.63 (weaker than 74% of peers).Beta 1.00 vs peers 0.63 (weaker than 74% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

938.1M USD

932.8M USD

−0.6%

Net income (12 months)

14.5M USD

12.7M USD

−12.0%

Operating margin

2.3%

2.2%

−0.1 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

36.9M USD

25.1M USD

−32.1%

Cash

66.9M USD

50.3M USD

−24.9%

Shares outstanding

16.9M

15.3M

−9.1%

Key ratios

FY Jan 2022

FY Jan 2023

FY Jan 2024

FY Jan 2025

FY Jan 2026

Change

Gross margin

38.6%

33.9%

32.1%

34.1%

35.8%

▲ 1.7 pts

Operating margin

13.3%

3.2%

-7.4%

0.2%

1.8%

▲ 1.6 pts

Net margin

10.1%

2.2%

-7.2%

-0.2%

1.4%

▲ 1.6 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

13.8%

2.8%

-9.4%

-0.3%

2.1%

▲ 2.3 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

25.5%

5.2%

-17.7%

-0.5%

4.1%

▲ 4.6 pts

Free cash flow margin

10.1%

-2.7%

-0.6%

0.6%

4.6%

▲ 3.9 pts

Current ratio

2.43×

2.33×

2.27×

2.07×

2.01×

▼ 3.3%

Quick ratio

1.73×

1.41×

1.37×

1.13×

▼ 0.2%