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Best Shoe Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top shoe stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best shoe stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best footwear stocks to buy right now are:

Rocky Brands (NASDAQ:RCKY) is the #1 top shoe stock out of 14 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Rocky Brands (NASDAQ:RCKY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Rocky Brands (NASDAQ:RCKY) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 18 points higher than the shoe industry average of 36.

RCKY passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rocky Brands has seen its stock return 159.57% over the past year, overperforming other shoe stocks by 259 percentage points.

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) is the #2 top shoe stock out of 14 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -21 points lower than the shoe industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates DBI as a "B".

DBI passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Designer Brands has seen its stock return 155.94% over the past year, overperforming other shoe stocks by 256 percentage points.

Designer Brands has an average 1 year price target of $6.75, a downside of -7.79% from Designer Brands's current stock price of $7.32.

Designer Brands stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Designer Brands, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) is the #3 top shoe stock out of 14 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) is: Value: D, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -15 points lower than the shoe industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VRA as a "B".

VRA passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Vera Bradley has seen its stock return 107.69% over the past year, overperforming other shoe stocks by 207 percentage points.

Out of 6 shoe stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 shoe stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS) has an annual dividend yield of 9.19%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the shoe industry average of 3.65%. Weyco Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Weyco Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Weyco Group's dividend payout ratio of 136.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Nike (NYSE:NKE) has an annual dividend yield of 3.65%, which is the same as the shoe industry average of 3.65%. Nike's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Nike's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Nike's dividend payout ratio of 105.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) has an annual dividend yield of 2.73%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the shoe industry average of 3.65%. Designer Brands's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Designer Brands's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Designer Brands's dividend payout ratio of -117.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Shoe stocks were down -4.14% in the last day, and down -6.17% over the last week. Rocky Brands was the among the top losers in the footwear & accessories industry, dropping -17.4% yesterday.

Rocky Brands shares are trading lower after the company reported mixed Q1 financial results.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued shoe stocks right now are:

Wolverine World Wide (NYSE:WWW) is the most undervalued shoe stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Wolverine World Wide has a valuation score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the shoe industry average of 33. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wolverine World Wide's stock has gained 28.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shoe industry by 129 percentage points.

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) is the second most undervalued shoe stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Crocs has a valuation score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the shoe industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crocs's stock has gained 4.2% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shoe industry by 104 percentage points.

Rocky Brands (NASDAQ:RCKY) is the third most undervalued shoe stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Rocky Brands has a valuation score of 71, which is 38 points higher than the shoe industry average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rocky Brands's stock has gained 159.57% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shoe industry by 259 percentage points.

50% of shoe stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect shoe stocks to rise by 28.41% over the next year.

0% of shoe stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of shoe stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 8.33% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).