Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. DECK scored 81.9, ZGN scored 37.4 — DECK leads.
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Different reporting periods. DECK's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but ZGN's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
DECK
Deckers Outdoor Corporation
Footwear & Accessories · Quality-Growth
81.9
$82.89 · $11.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
44.5
DECK leads
ZGN
Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.
Apparel Manufacturing · Quality-Growth
37.4
$12.68 · $3.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestDECK11.7x
Fastest growthDECK+9.8%
Strongest balance sheetDECK0.21
Highest qualityDECK96 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueZGN-38%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
DECK
stronger →← stronger
ZGN
96
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
59
72
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
35
80
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
30
DECK is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
DECK
ZGN
$1.1bC+
FCF
$308mC
+9.8%B
Rev
-1.5%D+
0.21A-
D/E
1.05B
11.7xA-
P/E
36.2xC
1.01B+
PEG
4.16D
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
DECK
ZGN
36% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
38% below
~-3%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-5%/yr
+43%
1-yr DCF upside
+51%
+56%
5-yr DCF upside
+61%
+77%
10-yr DCF upside
+77%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
DECK
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
ZGN
Why this score
Foreign reporter (EUR)
The companies
DECKDeckers Outdoor Corporation
Footwear & Accessories · $82.89 · beta 1.12
Why now
Footwear & Accessories · market cap $11.3b. Down 32% from 52-week high of $122.29 — deep drawdown territory. 22 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $120.41 (implying +45% upside).
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 43% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 110% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 32% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
ZGNErmenegildo Zegna N.V.
Apparel Manufacturing · $12.68 · beta 0.91
Why now
Apparel Manufacturing · market cap $3.4b. Down 21% from 52-week high of $15.95 — deep drawdown territory. 13 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $14.41 (implying +14% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income, mostly because of depreciation and amortization ($287m) — non-cash charges that hold down reported earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
Trailing P/E 36x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where DECK and ZGN diverge
On the headline score the gap is 44.5 points in favor of DECK. The widest single difference is Value, where DECK leads by 50.0 points.
ValueDECK 80.0 · ZGN 30.0DECK +50.0
QualityDECK 95.9 · ZGN 58.8DECK +37.1
GrowthDECK 71.6 · ZGN 34.7DECK +36.9
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is DECK or ZGN the better stock?
DECK scores higher: DECK 81.9, ZGN 37.4 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do DECK and ZGN differ most?
The widest gap is value, where DECK leads by 50 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. DECK leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are DECK and ZGN scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.