Crocs (CROX) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade

Crocs (CROX) closed at $105.29 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.92% move from the prior day. The stock’s performance was behind the S&P 500’s daily gain of 1.05%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.69%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.64%.

The footwear company’s stock has climbed by 34.2% in the past month, exceeding the Consumer Discretionary sector’s gain of 5.79% and the S&P 500’s gain of 8.59%.

The upcoming earnings release of Crocs will be of great interest to investors. The company’s earnings report is expected on April 30, 2026. The company’s upcoming EPS is projected at $2.76, signifying a 8.00% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $903.55 million, indicating a 3.6% decline compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.

CROX’s full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $13.39 per share and revenue of $4.06 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +7.03% and +0.4%, respectively.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Crocs should also be noted by investors. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there’s been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Right now, Crocs possesses a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).

Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Crocs has a Forward P/E ratio of 8.02 right now. This denotes a discount relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 18.49.

Also, we should mention that CROX has a PEG ratio of 1.25. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company’s expected earnings growth trajectory. The average PEG ratio for the Textile – Apparel industry stood at 1.98 at the close of the market yesterday.

The Textile – Apparel industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 142, placing it within the bottom 42% of over 250 industries.