Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel - Footwear & Accessories
Rocky Brands, Inc. RCKY
$46.74 +1.61% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $352.5M
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Oct 27, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $3.81, up 53.6% year over year.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 317 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $505.0M, up 9.2% from a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 28%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 18%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 23%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 11%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 32%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 36%
- Gross marginTop 37%
- Operating marginTop 41%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 12%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 10%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 39%
- Interest coverBottom 36%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 17%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 44%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 17%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 39%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 48%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 13%
- 6-month returnTop 28%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 10%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 15%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 7%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 6%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 33%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 49%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 16%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 40%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 27%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 36%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 39%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 8.2% | 9.2% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 35.0% | 53.6% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 40.5% | 42.2% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 8.8% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 5.3% | 3.3% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 9.2% | 8.2% | ↑ | Top 28% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 53.6% | 35.0% | ↑ | Top 18% |
| Gross margin | 42.2% | 40.5% | ↑ | Top 37% |
| Operating margin | 8.8% | 7.4% | ↑ | Top 41% |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 4.0% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 3.3% | 5.3% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 8.9% | — | Top 36% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -7.8% | — | Bottom 11% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 0.83×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 1.0%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +36.6 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.06×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 2.4×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.35%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.50%
- Shareholder yield
- 1.85%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +1.5%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +1.1%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 1
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.4%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $50.00
- Target vs current price
- +7.0%
- Analysts with a rating
- 4
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 50%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | +442.9% | +2.9% | +22.2% | +10.6% | — |
| Apr 28, 2026 | -11.1% | +1.4% | -16.0% | -14.6% | -7.2% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | +93.8% | +2.2% | +38.3% | +19.4% | +6.8% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | +112.4% | +1.9% | -2.9% | +1.1% | +13.0% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | -43.0% | -2.2% | +10.0% | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | +40.4% | +3.6% | +39.5% | +66.9% | +73.4% |
| Feb 25, 2025 | -1.7% | +1.2% | -18.7% | -20.6% | -10.1% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | -22.2% | -0.0% | -26.7% | -21.4% | -7.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $1.90 | $0.35 | +442.9% | $118.4M |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.24 | $0.27 | -11.1% | $124.4M |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $0.94 | $0.49 | +93.8% | $139.7M |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $1.03 | $0.49 | +112.4% | $122.5M |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $0.55 | $0.97 | -43.0% | $105.6M |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $0.73 | $0.52 | +40.4% | $114.1M |
| Feb 25, 2025 | $1.19 | $1.21 | -1.7% | $128.1M |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $0.77 | $0.99 | -22.2% | $114.6M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 12.3× | 13.3× | 48th | Top 17% |
| P/E (forward) | 9.5× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.8× | — | — | Top 17% |
| EV / Sales | 0.95× | — | — | Top 39% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 4.66% | — | — | Bottom 44% |
| Earnings yield | 8.15% | — | — | Top 17% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 6.5× – 19.6× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +55.1%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +53.6%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +22.0%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 2
- Days above the 200-day average
- 317
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.4%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.8%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +2.3%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +18.2%
- RSI (14)
- 62.6
- Relative volume
- 0.88×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 37.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 9th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.19
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.31
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -8.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -68.6%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2021 | Apr 15, 2025 | -81.3% | 989 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | -14.0% | 30 days | 16 days (Jan 25, 2021) |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | -12.3% | 10 days | 3 days (May 5, 2021) |
| Mar 22, 2021 | Mar 24, 2021 | -12.0% | 2 days | 3 days (Mar 29, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $352.5M
- P/E (TTM)
- 12.3
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $3.81
- Revenue (TTM)
- $505.0M
- Dividend yield
- 1.39%
- 52-week range
- $26.29 – $53.01
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $514.2M | $615.5M | $461.8M | $453.8M | $482.0M |
| Gross profit | $194.5M | $225.2M | $178.6M | $179.0M | $197.3M |
| Operating income | $36.0M | $44.0M | $35.4M | $31.1M | $37.2M |
| Net income | $20.6M | $20.5M | $10.4M | $11.4M | $22.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.77 | $2.78 | $1.41 | $1.52 | $2.96 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $114.6M | $128.1M | $114.1M | $105.6M | $122.5M | $139.7M | $124.4M | $118.4M |
| Net income | $5.3M | $4.8M | $4.9M | $3.6M | $7.2M | $6.5M | $1.3M | $13.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.70 | $0.64 | $0.66 | $0.48 | $0.96 | $0.86 | $0.17 | $1.82 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$54.9M | $19.1M | $73.6M | $52.8M | $16.3M |
| Capital expenditure | -$21.1M | -$6.7M | -$3.9M | -$4.7M | -$6.6M |
| Free cash flow | -$75.9M | $12.4M | $69.7M | $48.1M | $9.7M |
| Dividends paid | -$4.3M | -$4.5M | -$4.6M | -$4.6M | -$4.6M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $461,000 | $977,000 | $599,000 | $607,000 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $2.6M
- Total assets
- $489.9M
- Total liabilities
- $226.3M
- Total debt
- $130.0M
- Net debt
- $127.4M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $263.6M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | $0.17 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $0.17 | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $0.16 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $0.16 | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Sep 2, 2025 | $0.16 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | $0.16 | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $0.16 | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Dec 3, 2024 | $0.16 | Dec 17, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 218,825
- Days to cover
- 4.47
- Change vs previous report
- +6.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.