Trap path
Bottom path
gates passing:
0
/3
Value-trap waterfall: one-time-boosted EPS and falling cash generation gate the buy case
1
Q4 FY26 EPS $0.72
one-time IEEPA ~$0.52
tariff refund
base $0.20
non-recurring
refund pit
2
ex-benefit ~$0.20
vs ~$0.12 consensus
3
ttm free cash flow
fell from ~$6.6B
FCF $2.2B (mid-26)
capex
$0.7B holds
capital return
buybacks $123M
dividend 4.1%
77% payout
funds return
4
6
valuation feed
flat / down
currency-neutral
revenue
<42%
ex-tariff
gross margin
<$2.5B
TTM FCF
floor ~$2.5B
5
trap: cheap is a trap
EPS falls · fwd P/E rises
bottom: multiple re-rates
margins mid-40s · cash converts
dividend cut · forward P/E rises
rev flat · GM <42% · FCF <$2.5B
wholesale up · NIKE Direct stable
FCF converts · reclaims 50d / 200d