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Nike sells footwear and clothing for sport and everyday wear worldwide under the NIKE, Jordan and Converse brands. Footwear brings in most revenue, followed by apparel; NIKE and Jordan account for the bulk of the business, with Converse a smaller part. Wholesale customers buy products for resale and provide most revenue. Consumers also buy directly through company-owned stores and digital platforms, including NIKE Direct.
Nike relies on independent manufacturers rather than owning the factories that make its footwear. Nearly all NIKE footwear and apparel is made outside the United States, and footwear production is concentrated among a small group of manufacturers. The business depends on those suppliers delivering products and on choosing designs and quantities that match consumer demand. Nike orders products months before sale, so changing tastes can leave it with excess stock or shortages. Import restrictions and tariffs constrain this cross-border supply model and affect product costs.
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NIKE’s results hinge on global demand for athletic footwear and apparel and its ability to win consumers, making adidas an important rival to watch beyond this list.
On competes directly with NIKE for athletes’ and active consumers’ spending on performance running, training and tennis shoes and apparel, plus everyday athletic shoes. Watch how On turns technologies tested by elite athletes into shoes for a broader audience: those products challenge NIKE on performance and design.
Deckers Outdoor’s HOKA competes with NIKE for consumers buying performance running and everyday athletic shoes. Its UGG brand adds exposure to casual footwear demand, so Deckers is not a pure read on NIKE’s running-shoe competition.
Under Armour competes with NIKE for athletes’ spending on performance apparel, footwear and accessories, selling both to retailers and directly to consumers. Apparel made up about 68% of its fiscal 2026 revenue, making that business the clearest part of its results to watch for competition with NIKE.
VF’s Vans competes with NIKE and Converse for casual-sneaker buyers, while its outdoor brands also overlap with NIKE in active apparel and footwear; VF sells through retailers and directly to consumers. Vans’ performance is the most direct part of VF’s business to watch for pressure on NIKE’s casual shoes.
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.’s Saucony and Sweaty Betty compete with NIKE for consumers’ athletic footwear and activewear spending, while its work footwear has less overlap. Watch Saucony shoes and Sweaty Betty activewear rather than treating Wolverine’s work-shoe results as a signal for NIKE.
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. buys NIKE footwear and apparel to resell to U.S. consumers, giving NIKE a retail route to those shoppers. Its sporting-goods sales offer a read on the athletic demand that also drives NIKE.
Crocs and its HEYDUDE brand compete with NIKE’s casual shoes and Converse for consumers’ everyday footwear purchases. Watch Crocs’ clogs and sandals and HEYDUDE’s casual shoes for competition in leisure footwear, rather than performance sports shoes.
Columbia Sportswear competes with NIKE for active and lifestyle apparel and footwear buyers, selling through retailers and directly to consumers, but its range leans more toward outdoor activities. Its apparel and footwear results therefore offer an outdoor-focused view of the demand and competition NIKE faces.
V.F. Corporation earningsVFC
VF's report will show how Vans casual-shoe sales are faring in the market where Vans competes with Nike and Converse for everyday footwear buyers.
Watch whether Vans sales stabilize or grow, or keep falling. A recovery would show that shoppers are still buying casual shoes in a market where Vans competes with Converse, so Nike still faces competition for those buyers. Continued declines could mean weaker demand for this kind of shoe or a Vans-specific problem; they do not prove Converse is also losing sales. The takeaway is whether casual-shoe demand remains a source of competition for Nike.
Under Armour, Inc. earningsUA
Under Armour's report will show whether its apparel-heavy business is holding onto activewear buyers who also choose among Nike's clothing.
Compare Under Armour's apparel sales with its footwear sales. If apparel holds or grows, particularly more strongly than footwear, buyers are still spending in Under Armour's core business and Nike continues to face competition for activewear customers. If apparel sales fall, Under Armour may be losing ground, or demand for activewear may be softening more broadly; that alone does not show Nike will gain sales. The conclusion is whether Under Armour remains a meaningful competitor for Nike's apparel business.
On Holding AG earningsONON
On's report will show whether consumers are buying its running, training and tennis products, which compete with Nike for spending on performance footwear and apparel.
Read On's sales growth alongside its gross margin, the share of sales left after product costs. Faster sales growth with a steady margin would show consumers are buying On products without product costs taking a larger share of each sales dollar; Nike still faces a strong competitor in performance shoes and apparel. Slower growth or a falling margin could reflect weaker demand or greater cost pressure, but would not prove that buyers are switching to Nike. The question is whether On's demand and room left after product costs are strengthening.
Retail Sales MoM (Oct)
Retail sales track what consumers spend at stores, and stronger purchases of the footwear and apparel NIKE sells through wholesale accounts and NIKE Direct can lift its revenue, while weaker purchases can leave more inventory to discount.
If retail sales rise, consumers are spending more, which can support wholesale orders and purchases through NIKE Direct; if sales fall, demand may weaken and more inventory may need discounting.
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. earningsASO
Academy Sports and Outdoors' report will show whether U.S. shoppers are buying sporting goods through a retailer that also sells Nike footwear and apparel.
Read Academy's sporting-goods sales alongside its inventory. Rising sales without a marked inventory buildup would suggest shoppers are buying and the retail channel that carries Nike has support. Weaker sales with rising inventory could mean shoppers are buying less or the retailer has more goods on hand, making it more cautious about future orders. Academy's total results cannot establish its Nike-specific sales or orders. The takeaway is whether retail demand is supporting Nike's route to U.S. shoppers or creating pressure.
Nike, Inc. earningsThis company
Nike's report will show whether its footwear and apparel can sell better through both wholesale and NIKE Direct while protecting its gross margin.
Read wholesale and NIKE Direct sales alongside Greater China revenue and gross margin, the share of sales left after product costs. If both channels hold or grow, Greater China steadies and gross margin holds, demand looks broader and sales are still leaving a steady amount after product costs. If growth comes only from wholesale while Direct or Greater China remains weak and gross margin falls, growth is narrow and each sales dollar leaves less; together, these figures show whether Nike's growth is broad enough and profitable enough.
