RCKY vs WWW
Rocky Brands, Inc. and Wolverine World Wide Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | RCKY | WWW |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $482.0M | $1.9B |
| Net income | $22.3M | $95.8M |
| Gross margin | 40.9% | 47.3% |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | 9.2% | 26.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.96 | $1.14 |
| Dividend / share | $0.62 | $0.40 |
| Payout ratio | 20.8% | 34.8% |
| Free cash flow | $9.7M | $125.5M |
| Equity | $252.1M | $408.0M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.47× | 0.83× |
| Current ratio | 2.82× | 1.40× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 11.7% | 0.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 1.2% | · |
WWW bills 3.9× the revenue of RCKY, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.4% against 4.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | RCKY | WWW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $482.0M | $1.9B |
| FY2024 | $453.8M | $1.8B |
| FY2023 | $461.8M | $2.2B |
| FY2022 | $615.5M | $2.7B |
| FY2021 | $514.2M | $2.4B |
| FY2020 | $277.3M | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $270.4M | $2.3B |
| FY2018 | $252.7M | $2.2B |
| FY2017 | $253.2M | $2.4B |
| FY2016 | $260.3M | $2.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | RCKY | WWW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $22.3M | $95.8M |
| FY2024 | $11.4M | $45.2M |
| FY2023 | $10.4M | $-38.5M |
| FY2022 | $20.5M | $-188.3M |
| FY2021 | $20.6M | $68.6M |
| FY2020 | $21.0M | $-136.9M |
| FY2019 | $17.5M | $128.5M |
| FY2018 | $14.6M | $200.1M |
| FY2017 | $9.6M | $300,000 |
| FY2016 | $-2.1M | $87.7M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$1,392,324,000 | WWW |
| FY2024 | −$1,301,228,000 | WWW |
| FY2023 | −$1,781,067,000 | WWW |
| FY2022 | −$2,069,325,000 | WWW |
| FY2021 | −$1,900,673,000 | WWW |
| FY2020 | −$1,513,791,000 | WWW |
| FY2019 | −$2,003,292,000 | WWW |
| FY2018 | −$1,986,506,000 | WWW |
| FY2017 | −$2,096,803,000 | WWW |
| FY2016 | −$2,234,341,416 | WWW |
| FY2015 | −$2,422,297,977 | WWW |
| FY2014 | −$2,474,857,831 | WWW |
| FY2013 | −$2,446,229,269 | WWW |
| FY2012 | −$1,412,262,950 | WWW |
| FY2011 | −$1,169,131,230 | WWW |
| FY2010 | −$995,724,737 | WWW |
| FY2009 | −$871,570,425 | WWW |
WWW has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.8 pp | WWW |
| FY2024 | −0.3 pp | WWW |
| FY2023 | +4.0 pp | RCKY |
| FY2022 | +10.4 pp | RCKY |
| FY2021 | +1.2 pp | RCKY |
| FY2020 | +15.3 pp | RCKY |
| FY2019 | +0.8 pp | RCKY |
| FY2018 | −3.2 pp | WWW |
| FY2017 | +3.8 pp | RCKY |
| FY2016 | −4.3 pp | WWW |
| FY2015 | −2.1 pp | WWW |
| FY2014 | −1.4 pp | WWW |
| FY2013 | −0.7 pp | WWW |
| FY2012 | −1.0 pp | WWW |
| FY2011 | −5.3 pp | WWW |
| FY2010 | −5.3 pp | WWW |
| FY2009 | −5.1 pp | WWW |
The higher net margin has changed hands between RCKY and WWW over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WWW's net margin has been more volatile than RCKY's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 4.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.9.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between RCKY and WWW over these 17 fiscal years — RCKY led in 6 and WWW in 11.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WWW's return on equity has been more volatile than RCKY's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 16.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.4.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between RCKY and WWW over these 17 fiscal years — RCKY led in 4 and WWW in 13.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.