CROX NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Crocs Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Footwear & Accessories

Latest close 134.7 USD
-1.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 31.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.8%, after a 5.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 58/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 0d.

Setup score 68 out of 100
Latest Close 134.7 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.8% latest completed week
4W Return 5.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 29.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 42.3% 22 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 16-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 31.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.8%, after a 5.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9712-week average 0.73

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.97Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 5.4% over four weeks, 29.7% over 12 weeks, and 26.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 16 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.8%
4W5.4%
12W29.7%
26W57.0%
52W26.2%
Active trend streak16 weeks
Active weeks in one year22
Trend breadth42.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.60Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change2.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership31.83Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change51.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 87%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength40/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 61; rank 1 is best.
Value20/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Quality67/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Momentum72/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Growth23/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework8/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
38.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
58.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
3.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
19.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-1.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-23.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
7.8%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
7.8%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
7.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

CROX shows volatility options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.12, expected move of 13.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction58/100
Expected move13.6%
Put/call volume0.12
Pressure79
Speculation41
Volatility86
Trend agreement26
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Insider activity11 / 5

11 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.

24 positive · 32 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings0dNext report is scheduled for 30 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move13.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-4.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.6%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.2%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-9.4%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-1.8%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.4% / -5.2%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026134.7 USD-1.8%102.3 USD106.8 USD1.6031.833.4MOn
17 Jul 2026137.1 USD3.3%100.8 USD106.6 USD1.7032.184.6MOn
10 Jul 2026132.8 USD6.0%99.25 USD106.5 USD1.5822.815.5MOn
3 Jul 2026125.3 USD-1.9%97.82 USD106.5 USD1.5417.904.1MOn
26 Jun 2026127.8 USD2.2%96.64 USD106.4 USD1.5520.997.1MOn
19 Jun 2026125.0 USD0.3%95.21 USD106.3 USD1.4212.984.5MOn
12 Jun 2026124.7 USD4.5%93.76 USD106.2 USD1.3615.406.6MOn
5 Jun 2026119.3 USD0.6%92.05 USD106.1 USD1.0312.815.8MOn
29 May 2026118.7 USD7.5%90.70 USD106.1 USD0.896.806.2MOn
22 May 2026110.4 USD16.3%89.47 USD106.0 USD0.831.806.4MOn
15 May 202694.94 USD-8.4%88.54 USD106.0 USD0.79-12.095.4MOn
8 May 2026103.6 USD-0.2%88.15 USD106.1 USD0.99-5.465.0MOn
1 May 2026103.9 USD1.5%87.25 USD106.1 USD1.02-1.017.0MOn
24 Apr 2026102.3 USD-3.4%86.62 USD106.2 USD0.58-1.555.3MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.