adidas (ADDDF) versus The Competition Head to Head Contrast

Profitability

This table compares adidas and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
adidas	N/A	N/A	N/A
adidas Competitors	-3.35%	13.22%	2.64%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares adidas and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
adidas	N/A	N/A	56.78
adidas Competitors	$5.68 billion	$474.14 million	26.91

adidas’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than adidas. adidas is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

adidas pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. adidas pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.3% and pay out 22.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. adidas lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

37.4% of adidas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

adidas peers beat adidas on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About adidas

adidas AG, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, produces, and markets athletic and sports lifestyle products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Greater China, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. It offers footwear, apparel, and accessories and gear, such as bags and balls under the adidas brand; golf footwear and apparel under the adidas Golf brand; and outdoor footwear under the Five Ten brand. It sells its products through its own retail stores; mono-branded franchise stores and shop-in-shops; and wholesale and its e-commerce channels. The company was formerly known as adidas-Salomon AG and changed its name to adidas AG in June 2006. adidas AG was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.