Risk Intelligence
53 / 100
Restricted
How strong and defensively sound is the company?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
NKE · NYSE
Consumer Discretionary · Apparel and Footwear
$36.80
+0.49%
Close on Sep 11, 2026
Updated 6/30/2026
Long-term research evidence only. No price targets, no trading signals, no recommendations.
Investment Report Card
Consumer Discretionary · Apparel and Footwear · Data confidence partial
23 / 100
Rank #669 of 1,152 qualified companies
Top 97% · Not Currently Suggested
53 / 100
Restricted
How strong and defensively sound is the company?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
43 / 100
Not Scored
Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
56 / 100
Not Scored
Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?
Around the middle of the covered universe.
45 / 100
Positive disclosed activity
What are important owners actually doing?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
56 / 100
Reasonable
Is today's price reasonable?
Around the middle of the covered universe — and valuation is researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.
54 / 100
Moderate Capital Returns
How effectively does the company reward shareholders?
Weaker than most covered companies on this measure — and capital returns are researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.
No weakening evidence is recorded in today's readings.
NIKE, Inc. scores 43 on Long-Term Potential (D), described by the research model as not scored. This describes business characteristics only — it is not a forecast of future returns.
Disclosed ownership evidence reads 45 (D): Positive disclosed activity. 7 tracked managers disclosed a position in the latest reporting period. Ownership filings are historical disclosures, not signals.
NIKE, Inc. reads 56 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Reasonable. The stock currently trades below most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
NIKE, Inc. reads 54 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 10.7% a year and a share count falling about 1.6% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
No meaningful recorded changes in the stored history.
Risk Intelligence is a core model, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence are research models, and Ownership Intelligence is supplemental descriptive evidence. Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence each contribute 0% to the Suggested Investment Score. Nothing here is a recommendation.
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NIKE, Inc. (NKE) scores 23 out of 100 and ranks #669 of 1,152 qualified companies today. That places it in the top 97% of ranked companies. The stored tier for that score is not currently suggested.
Risk Intelligence reads 53 out of 100 (D+), recorded as restricted. Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
Long-Term Potential reads 43 out of 100 (D), recorded as not scored. Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
Fundamental Momentum reads 56 out of 100 (C−), recorded as not scored. Around the middle of the covered universe.
Ownership Intelligence reads 45 out of 100 (D), recorded as positive disclosed activity. Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.
Valuation currently appears reasonable: Valuation Intelligence reads 56 out of 100 (C−), recorded as Reasonable. NIKE, Inc. reads 56 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Reasonable. The stock currently trades below most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
Capital Returns Intelligence reads 54 out of 100 (D+), recorded as Moderate Capital Returns. NIKE, Inc. reads 54 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 10.7% a year and a share count falling about 1.6% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.
No weakening factors are recorded in today's stored readings, and data confidence is partial. Absence of a recorded weakness is not evidence of safety.
No individual layer reaches the strongest band today. Risk Intelligence and Long-Term Potential and Fundamental Momentum and Ownership Intelligence remain the main area to watch. Separately from the score, valuation reads reasonable at today's price.
Composite discovery model
Pro Investor Score™
23 / 100
A 0–100 composite discovery score combining Risk Intelligence, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, and Ownership Intelligence. It helps rank qualified companies for further research and does not predict future returns.
30% contribution
30% contribution
20% contribution
20% contribution
45 / 100 · Mixed · 20% of the Pro Investor Score
Coverage: Good
50% of Ownership Intelligence · 10% of the total score
Tracked professional-manager activity is weak.
20% of Ownership Intelligence · 4% of the total score
Broad institutional evidence from resolved filings is strong.
15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score
No discretionary insider transactions are stored for this company, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.
15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score
No qualifying major-holder filings are stored, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.
Ownership Intelligence summarizes publicly disclosed activity among professional investment managers, broader institutions, company insiders, and significant strategic owners. It adds context to investment research but is not a validated predictor of future performance. Ownership information is publicly reported with a delay; the latest applicable reporting period is 2026-06-30, publicly disclosed 9/11/2026. Congressional activity is unavailable pending legal review and contributes nothing to this reading.
No component ranks in the top quartile of the qualified universe.
Risk Intelligence is less favourable
Defensive characteristics rank below the middle of the qualified universe.
Long-term potential is mid-pack
Long-Term Potential ranks below the qualified median. This remains a research model.
Ownership evidence is not uniformly supportive
Disclosed elite investor activity evidence is weak or neutral. Ownership evidence is supplemental and never automatically positive.
Ownership evidence disagrees
Different owner groups point in different directions, so the combined reading is best read as mixed rather than uniformly favourable.
COMPOSITE DISCOVERY MODEL — RESEARCH STAGE · Data coverage Excellent. Rankings are recalculated daily using the latest available information. Individual components may update at different frequencies based on when new financial and ownership data becomes available.
Researched separately
Valuation Intelligence 56 · Reasonable
Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.
Researched separately
Capital Returns Intelligence 54 · Moderate Capital Returns
Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.
Score explanation
Four research areas carry fixed weights. Each area is compared against every other eligible company, then weighted. The four contributions below add to 22.6 of the stored score (22.6).
Risk Intelligence
30% of the score · contributes 2.6 points
How strong and defensively sound is the company?
Stands at the 9 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 53 · 12% of this company’s total score
How financially sturdy the company has been when conditions turned against it.
Risk Intelligence reads stored balance-sheet strength, historical downside behaviour and the company's price-risk grouping. A stronger reading describes past resilience; it does not protect against future losses.
Full methodologyLong-Term Potential
30% of the score · contributes 7.1 points
Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?
Stands at the 24 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 43 · 31% of this company’s total score
Whether the business has the durable characteristics long-term owners look for.
Long-Term Potential reads durability characteristics such as profitability consistency, cash generation and reinvestment capability over multiple reported periods.
Full methodologyFundamental Momentum
20% of the score · contributes 11.7 points
Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?
Stands at the 59 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 56 · 52% of this company’s total score
Whether the reported business results have been getting stronger or weaker.
Fundamental Momentum compares recent reported fundamentals with the company's own earlier periods, so improvement or deterioration is measured against its history rather than against a forecast.
Full methodologyOwnership Intelligence
20% of the score · contributes 1.1 points
What are important owners actually doing?
Stands at the 6 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 45 · 5% of this company’s total score
What large reporting owners have actually been doing with their positions.
Ownership Intelligence reads public ownership filings: how many tracked reporting owners hold the company, and whether they were adding, holding, reducing or exiting in the latest disclosed period.
Full methodologyNo research area currently stands in the stronger half of eligible companies.
Additional research — not currently included in the primary Suggested Investment Score.
Reported by insiders, large shareholders and professional funds. Shown beside our research, never blended into it.
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Stored snapshots only
Research-score history available since September 2026.
Stored research history does not yet cover a full 30 days comparison for this company.
A change is reported as meaningful at 8 score points, 5 rank places, or any change of research classification. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell.
Plain-English definitions, with the formula and the limitations of each measure.
Fifth research lens · outside the score
Valuation Intelligence
Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.
Reasonable
94
Very Attractive
Is this company expensive or inexpensive compared with its own history?
45
Elevated
How expensive is this stock compared with similar companies?
58
Reasonable
How much financial output does an investor receive relative to the price paid?
11
Expensive
Does the company's growth help justify the valuation investors are paying?
NIKE, Inc. reads 56 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Reasonable. The stock currently trades below most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.
Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended May 31, 2026
Stored readings only. The dashed line is this company's own median for the selected measure.
Only one stored valuation reading exists so far, so there is nothing to chart yet. Valuation history builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.
Current P/E 17.6x · own median 33.3x · peer median 19.8x
Valuation is inherently uncertain. A stock that appears inexpensive can continue falling, and a stock that appears expensive can continue rising. Valuation Intelligence provides context about the price investors are paying — it does not predict short-term market movements, and it never produces a fair value, a price target or a buy or sell range. Model VALUATION_INTELLIGENCE_V1.
Sixth research lens · outside the score
Capital Returns Intelligence
Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.
Moderate Capital Returns
74
Strong Capital Returns
Dividend reliability
48
Moderate Capital Returns
Do buybacks actually reduce shares?
65
Favorable Capital Returns
Is your ownership share protected?
10
Limited Capital Returns
Can the cash flow support it?
85
Exceptional Capital Returns
Cash returned versus company value
NIKE, Inc. reads 54 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 10.7% a year and a share count falling about 1.6% a year.
How returned cash was used
Dividends $2.41B · net repurchases $2.61B · total returned $5.01B · 230% of free cash flow
Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended May 31, 2026
Stored readings only. History builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.
Only one stored reading exists for this measure so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.
A very high dividend yield may reflect a falling share price or an unsustainable payout. Capital Returns Intelligence emphasizes consistency and sustainability rather than simply rewarding the highest yield.
Announced or gross buyback spending does not always mean shareholders are gaining ownership. Companies can simultaneously issue shares through employee compensation or acquisitions. Suggested Investments therefore considers actual share-count changes alongside repurchase spending.
Capital Returns Intelligence describes how a company returns capital to shareholders. It is not a measure of stock-price performance, it does not predict future returns, and a strong reading is never a recommendation to buy. Dividends and repurchases can be reduced or stopped at any time. Model CAPITAL_RETURNS_INTELLIGENCE_V1, contributing 0% to the Pro Investor Score.
Stored daily snapshots only
| Today | #669 | Score 23 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 days ago | Not ranked | No stored score |
| 90 days ago | Not ranked | No stored score |
| First suggested | Not yet suggested | |
| Highest rank | #669 | |
In the company’s own words
, "Manufacturing" for additional information. Our ability to meet our customers' needs depends on our ability to maintain a steady supply of products from our contract manufacturers. If one or more of our significant suppliers were to sever or significantly alter the terms of their relationship with us, including due to changes in applicable trade policies, or be unable to perform, we may not be able to obtain replacement products in a timely manner, which could have a material adverse effect on our business operations, sales, financial condition or results of operations. Additionally, if any of our primary footwear contract manufacturers fail to make timely shipments, do not meet our quality standards or otherwise fail to deliver us product in accordance with our plans, there could be a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Certain contract manufacturers are highly specialized and only produce a specific type of product. Such contract manufacturers may go out of business if consumer preferences or market conditions change such that there is no longer sufficient demand for the types of products they produce. If, in the future, the relevant products are again in demand and the specialized contract manufacturers no longer exist, we may not be able to locate replacement facilities to manufacture certain products in a timely manner or at all, which could have a material adverse effect on our sales, financial condition or results of operations.
The success of our business depends, in part, on high-quality employees, including key personnel as well as our ability to maintain our workplace culture and values.
Our success depends in part on the continued service of high-quality employees, including key executive officers and personnel. The loss of the services of key individuals, or any negative perception with respect to these individuals, or our workplace culture or values, could harm our business. Our success also depends on our ability to recruit, retain and engage sufficient personnel with the needed skills to maintain our current business and to execute our strategic initiatives. Competition for employees in our industry is intense and we may not be successful in attracting and retaining such personnel. Changes to our current and future work models or strategic priorities may not meet the needs or expectations of our employees or may not be perceived as favorable compared to other companies, which could negatively impact our ability to attract, hire and retain our employees. In addition, shifts in immigration and work permit policies or other changes in the legal and regulatory environment could negatively impact our ability to attract, hire and retain highly skilled employees. Our policies and practices have been, and may further be, affected by legal and regulatory scrutiny of, as well as changes in regulations (or changes in the interpretation of existing regulations) relating to, policies related to inclusion and belonging, employee engagement and climate change, which may further impact our ability to attract, hire and retain employees. W e also believe that our corporate culture has been a key driver of our success, and we have invested substantial time and resources in building, maintaining and evolving our culture. Any failure to preserve and evolve our culture could negatively affect our future success, including our ability to retain and recruit employees.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed July 15, 2026. Read the filing
Four distinct intelligence areas
53
Fundamentally Qualified
+19.5 vs Jun 30, 2026
Business Quality qualification score from the locked IA Defensive Research Core. Price Risk stays a separate category and is never blended in.
As of Sep 11, 2026
43
Weak Compounder
No prior period to compare
Durable business economics and reinvestment characteristics. Independent external validation is pending.
As of Sep 11, 2026
56
Middle
No prior period to compare
Direction and breadth of change in underlying business fundamentals. Not a price-momentum signal.
As of Sep 11, 2026
29
Bottom range
0 vs Jun 30, 2026
Only 7 tracked managers disclosed a position — treat as limited coverage.
As of Sep 11, 2026
Company intelligence
Each area is measured and reported separately. No combined score exists.
NKE intelligence history from 2023-09-30 to 2026-09-11. Risk Intelligence 53.2 on 2026-09-11, up 19.5 from 33.7 on 2026-06-30. Long-Term Potential 43.2 on 2026-09-11. Fundamental Momentum 55.8 on 2026-09-11. Elite Investor Activity 28.6 on 2026-09-11, unchanged 0 from 28.6 on 2026-06-30. Each area is reported separately and is never combined into a single score.
Risk Intelligence 53.2 as of Sep 11, 2026 (+19.5 vs prior period) · Production core
Long-Term Potential 43.2 as of Sep 11, 2026 · Research model
Fundamental Momentum 55.8 as of Sep 11, 2026 · Research model
Elite Investor Activity 28.6 as of Sep 11, 2026 (0 vs prior period) · Supplemental
Share price
Closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends. Past prices do not indicate future results.
Last stored close $36.80 · -48.9% over the selected range · 52 sessions shown
Balanced evidence
Risk and uncertainty
Public filings · descriptive only
Reporting holders
54
New holders
37
Increasing
7
Reducing
7
Exiting
3
Coverage
Excellent
Positive disclosed activity · Report period 2023-09-30 · Public 12/27/2023
| Manager | Change | Portfolio weight | Rank | Disclosed |
|---|
Insufficient high-confidence manager coverage.
Objective stored changes
IA Defensive weakened
Business Quality qualification score moved from 33.7 to 27.2.
Exit Review triggered
Business Quality fell below the Exit Review threshold. Exit Review is a prompt for review, never an automatic sell.
Tracked managers exited positions
2 tracked managers no longer disclosed a position for the reporting period ending 2026-09-11.
IA Defensive improved
Business Quality qualification score moved from 32.0 to 33.7.
Elite Investor Consensus weakened
Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 50 to 29 for the reporting period ending 2026-06-30.
Tracked managers exited positions
2 tracked managers no longer disclosed a position for the reporting period ending 2026-06-30.
Exit Review triggered
Business Quality fell below the Exit Review threshold. Exit Review is a prompt for review, never an automatic sell.
Elite Investor Consensus strengthened
Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 36 to 50 for the reporting period ending 2025-09-30.
Elite Investor Consensus weakened
Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 63 to 36 for the reporting period ending 2025-06-30.
Elite Investor Consensus strengthened
Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 44 to 63 for the reporting period ending 2025-03-31.
No high-confidence public ownership events are available.
General research only. Not personalized advice. Public filings may be delayed, amended, incomplete, or reflect positions that have changed since the reporting date.