Levi Strauss vs SharkNinja
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I put Levi Strauss and SharkNinja side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- SharkNinja is the larger business, with $6.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.3B for Levi Strauss.
- SharkNinja grew revenue faster (15.8%, against 4.1%).
- SharkNinja kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (14.4% operating margin, against 10.8%).
- SharkNinja turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.6% FCF margin, against 4.9%).
- SharkNinja earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (28.8%, against 22.2%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Levi Strauss
LEVI
3/10
Gross marginPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
SharkNinja
SN
7/10
Revenue growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | LEVI FY25 | SN FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $8.5B | $28.1B |
| Revenue | $6.3B | $6.4B |
| Free cash flow | $308M | $488M |
| Net income | $578M | $701M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.1% | 15.8% |
| 5-year growth | 7.1% | — |
| Share count change | −0.7% | 0.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 61.7% | 49.0% |
| Operating margin | 10.8% | 14.4% |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 11.0% |
| FCF margin | 4.9% | 7.6% |
| Return on capital | 22.2% | 28.8% |
| Return on equity | 27.2% | 30.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $276M | −$41.2M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.3x | −0.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $243M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 14.6x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
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.