Steven Madden
SHOO · Footwear
$43.21
2.7%Wolverine World Wide
WWW · Footwear
$20.36
1.5%The short version
- Steven Madden is the larger business, with $2.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.9B for Wolverine World Wide.
- Steven Madden grew revenue faster (11.0%, against 6.8%).
- Wolverine World Wide kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (8.0% operating margin, against 3.2% operating margin).
- Wolverine World Wide turned more of its sales into free cash flow (6.7% FCF margin, against 4.7% FCF margin).
- Wolverine World Wide earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (15.1%, against 6.0%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Steven Madden’s earnings: a P/E of 21.6x against 15.8x for Wolverine World Wide.
| Latest fiscal year | SHOO · FY25 | WWW · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.1B | $1.7B |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $1.9B |
| Free cash flow | $120M | $126M |
| Net income | $49.0M | $95.8M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 11.0% | 6.8% |
| 5-year growth | 16.1% | 0.9% |
| Share count change | −1.1% | 2.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 41.4% | 47.3% |
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 8.0% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 5.1% |
| FCF margin | 4.7% | 6.7% |
| Return on capital | 6.0% | 15.1% |
| Return on equity | 5.7% | 26.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $122M | $415M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.1x | 2.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $74.5M | $47.8M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 21.6x | 15.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 |
FY16
SHOO $1.4B
WWW $2.5B
FY17
SHOO $1.6B
WWW $2.4B
FY18
SHOO $1.7B
WWW $2.2B
FY19
SHOO $1.8B
WWW $2.3B
FY20
SHOO $1.2B
WWW $1.8B
FY21
SHOO $1.9B
WWW $2.4B
FY22
SHOO $2.1B
WWW $2.7B
FY23
SHOO $2.0B
WWW $2.2B
FY24
SHOO $2.3B
WWW $1.8B
FY25
SHOO $2.5B
WWW $1.9B
SHOO
WWW
FY16
SHOO 12.1%
WWW 6.6%
FY17
SHOO 10.8%
WWW 1.3%
FY18
SHOO 10.3%
WWW 11.3%
FY19
SHOO 9.9%
WWW 7.5%
FY20
SHOO −2.6%
WWW −7.7%
FY21
SHOO 13.1%
WWW 6.5%
FY22
SHOO 13.3%
WWW −7.8%
FY23
SHOO 10.8%
WWW −3.0%
FY24
SHOO 9.9%
WWW 5.6%
FY25
SHOO 3.2%
WWW 8.0%
SHOO
WWW
FY16
SHOO $138M
WWW $241M
FY17
SHOO $143M
WWW $170M
FY18
SHOO $142M
WWW $75.8M
FY19
SHOO $215M
WWW $188M
FY20
SHOO $37.6M
WWW $299M
FY21
SHOO $153M
WWW $69.2M
FY22
SHOO $252M
WWW −$215M
FY23
SHOO $210M
WWW $107M
FY24
SHOO $172M
WWW $160M
FY25
SHOO $120M
WWW $126M
SHOO
WWW
FY16
SHOO —
WWW 8.6%
FY17
SHOO —
WWW 1.9%
FY18
SHOO —
WWW 16.6%
FY19
SHOO —
WWW 10.7%
FY20
SHOO —
WWW −9.2%
FY21
SHOO —
WWW 10.8%
FY22
SHOO —
WWW −11.7%
FY23
SHOO —
WWW −4.4%
FY24
SHOO —
WWW 8.8%
FY25
SHOO 6.0%
WWW 15.1%
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