What is Nike's retained earnings?

Nike (NKE) reported retained earnings of -$610M in Q4 2025.

How has Nike's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Nike's retained earnings decreased by 248.6% year-over-year, from -$175M to -$610M.

What is the long-term trend for Nike's retained earnings?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Nike's retained earnings has grown at a -30.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.18B to -$727M.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Nike NKE Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings at other companies

V.F. CorporationVFC

-$928.83M+20.8%

Wolverine World WideWWW

$928.9M+8.2%

Deckers Outdoor CorporationDECK

$2.25B-2.7%

Columbia Sportswear CompanyCOLM

$1.65B-7.0%

CrocsCROX

$3.62B-2.8%

Under Armour, Inc.UA

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$11.0B-1.1%

Gross profit$5.4B+20.7%

Net income$1.1B+407%

EPS (diluted)$0.72+414%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$7.6B+519%

Total debt$5.9B-46.1%

Total equity$14.9B+12.5%

Total assets$38.4B+5.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$430.0M-76.0%

CapEx$146.0M+80.2%

Free cash flow$284.0M-83.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$63.35B-43.9%

Enterprise value$61.73B-49.7%

P/E20.4×-14.7×

P/S1.4×-1.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin42.9%+0.2pp

Net margin6.7%-0.3pp

FCF margin2.3%-8.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity22.1%-1.2pp

Debt / equity0.4×-0.4×

Current ratio2×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Nike in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: Nike’s 10-Q, filed April 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Nike's retained earnings?: Nike (NKE) reported retained earnings of -$610M in Q4 2025.
How has Nike's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Nike's retained earnings decreased by 248.6% year-over-year, from -$175M to -$610M.
What is the long-term trend for Nike's retained earnings?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Nike's retained earnings has grown at a -30.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.18B to -$727M.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.