Forensic Analysis · General / Diversified · as of Nov 8, 2026

Deckers Outdoor Corp (DECK)

A forensic read on Deckers Outdoor Corp built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

B · Sound & dependable

Forensic grade

Safe

Financial health

10.1

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

40.9%

ROE

9.8%

Revenue growth

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Deckers Outdoor Corp earns a B (Sound & dependable) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 10.1, placing it in the Safe zone. 1 forensic signal was flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by shareholder returns.

What the filings flag

98% of FCF

FY2026

Shareholder returns. Returned $1.1B to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2026 — 98% of free cash flow. Right at the limit of what free cash flow covers — little room before it's funded by debt or the balance sheet. That ratio has been CLIMBING toward the limit — 44% of free cash flow two years back — not just sitting there. Counting the $45M of stock-based comp paid out in shares on top of that, the combined claim on free cash flow is 102%.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$5.47B

Revenue Growth YoY+9.8%

Revenue CAGR (2yr)+13.0%

Net Margin18.7%

Free Cash Flow$1.10B

Return on Equity40.9%

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