Crocs vs Leggett & Platt
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I put Crocs and Leggett & Platt side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Leggett & Platt is the larger business, with $4.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $4.0B for Crocs.
- Crocs grew revenue faster (−1.5%, against −7.5%).
- Crocs turned more of its sales into free cash flow (16.3% FCF margin, against 6.9%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 7 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Crocs
CROX
5/7
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginFCF marginShare count change
Leggett & Platt
LEG
2/7
Net marginReturn on equity
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CROX FY25 | LEG FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $5.9B | — |
| Revenue | $4.0B | $4.1B |
| Free cash flow | $659M | $281M |
| Net income | −$81.2M | $235M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −1.5% | −7.5% |
| 5-year growth | 23.9% | −1.3% |
| Share count change | −9.4% | 1.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 58.3% | 18.4% |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | — |
| Net margin | −2.0% | 5.8% |
| FCF margin | 16.3% | 6.9% |
| Return on capital | 2.8% | — |
| Return on equity | −5.2% | 27.5% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.1B | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.8x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $582M | $29.4M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 10.5x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | — |
Ten years
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Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.