Analysts Set Expectations for NIKE’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:NKE)

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) – Telsey Advisory Group raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of NIKE in a note issued to investors on Monday, December 16th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now expects that the footwear maker will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.46. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $93.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for NIKE’s current full-year earnings is $2.72 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for NIKE’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on NKE. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on NIKE from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Guggenheim reduced their price objective on NIKE from $115.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on shares of NIKE from $112.00 to $109.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of NIKE from $78.00 to $73.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of NIKE from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 30th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $91.73.

NIKE Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of NIKE stock opened at $77.10 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. NIKE has a twelve month low of $70.75 and a twelve month high of $123.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $115.60 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $78.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $80.77.

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The footwear maker reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $12.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.11 billion. NIKE had a net margin of 10.60% and a return on equity of 39.84%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.03 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NIKE

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NKE. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of NIKE by 3.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 57,916,789 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $5,140,796,000 after acquiring an additional 1,862,021 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in NIKE by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 27,442,145 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $2,425,886,000 after purchasing an additional 1,343,093 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in NIKE by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 25,029,380 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $2,204,451,000 after purchasing an additional 251,411 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in NIKE by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,049,294 shares of the footwear maker’s stock worth $832,785,000 after purchasing an additional 571,544 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in NIKE by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 10,303,182 shares of the footwear maker’s stock valued at $910,801,000 after purchasing an additional 583,207 shares in the last quarter. 64.25% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NIKE Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This is a positive change from NIKE’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 2nd. NIKE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 45.85%.

NIKE Company Profile

NIKE, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services worldwide. The company provides athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories under the Jumpman trademark; and casual sneakers, apparel, and accessories under the Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron, and Jack Purcell trademarks.