Footwear conglomerate Wolverine Worldwide (NYSE: WWW) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 4.6% year on year to $517.5 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $1.97 billion at the midpoint came in 0.6% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.45 per share was 3.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Wolverine Worldwide (WWW) Q4 CY2025 Highlights:
- Revenue: $517.5 million vs analyst estimates of $512.9 million (4.6% year-on-year growth, 0.9% beat)
- Adjusted EPS: $0.45 vs analyst estimates of $0.44 (3.1% beat)
- Adjusted EBITDA: $54.5 million vs analyst estimates of $61.65 million (10.5% margin, 11.6% miss)
- Adjusted EPS guidance for the upcoming financial year 2026 is $1.43 at the midpoint, beating analyst estimates by 5.1%
- Operating Margin: 9.4%, up from 8% in the same quarter last year
- Free Cash Flow Margin: 28.1%, up from 15% in the same quarter last year
- Market Capitalization: $1.48 billion
Company Overview
Founded in 1883, Wolverine Worldwide (NYSE: WWW) is a global footwear company with a diverse portfolio of brands including Merrell, Hush Puppies, and Saucony.
Revenue Growth
A company’s long-term sales performance is one signal of its overall quality. Any business can experience short-term success, but top-performing ones enjoy sustained growth for years. Unfortunately, Wolverine Worldwide struggled to consistently increase demand as its $1.87 billion of sales for the trailing 12 months was close to its revenue five years ago. This was below our standards and suggests it’s a low quality business.
Long-term growth is the most important, but within consumer discretionary, product cycles are short and revenue can be hit-driven due to rapidly changing trends and consumer preferences. Wolverine Worldwide’s recent performance shows its demand remained suppressed as its revenue has declined by 3% annually over the last two years. 
This quarter, Wolverine Worldwide reported modest year-on-year revenue growth of 4.6% but beat Wall Street’s estimates by 0.9%.
Looking ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow 5% over the next 12 months. Although this projection implies its newer products and services will catalyze better top-line performance, it is still below average for the sector.
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Operating Margin
Wolverine Worldwide’s operating margin has risen over the last 12 months and averaged 6.9% over the last two years. The company’s higher efficiency is a breath of fresh air, but its suboptimal cost structure means it still sports inadequate profitability for a consumer discretionary business.
This quarter, Wolverine Worldwide generated an operating margin profit margin of 9.4%, up 1.4 percentage points year on year. This increase was a welcome development and shows it was more efficient.
Earnings Per Share
We track the long-term change in earnings per share (EPS) for the same reason as long-term revenue growth. Compared to revenue, however, EPS highlights whether a company’s growth is profitable.
Wolverine Worldwide’s EPS grew at a weak 7.8% compounded annual growth rate over the last five years. On the bright side, this performance was better than its flat revenue and tells us management responded to softer demand by adapting its cost structure.
In Q4, Wolverine Worldwide reported adjusted EPS of $0.45, up from $0.42 in the same quarter last year. This print beat analysts’ estimates by 3.1%. Over the next 12 months, Wall Street expects Wolverine Worldwide’s full-year EPS of $1.34 to stay about the same.
Key Takeaways from Wolverine Worldwide’s Q4 Results
It was great to see Wolverine Worldwide’s full-year EPS guidance top analysts’ expectations. We were also glad its full-year revenue guidance slightly exceeded Wall Street’s estimates. On the other hand, its EBITDA missed. Overall, this print had some key positives. The stock traded up 6.5% to $19.21 immediately after reporting.
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