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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:

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) 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 Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -9 points lower than the shoe industry average of 37. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CROX as a "B".

CROX passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Crocs has seen its stock lose -6.34% over the past year, overperforming other shoe stocks by 93 percentage points.

Crocs has an average 1 year price target of $109.14, an upside of 5.32% from Crocs's current stock price of $103.63.

Crocs stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Crocs, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 57.14% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 14.29% have issued a Strong Sell.

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 -22 points lower than the shoe industry average of 37. 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 111.85% over the past year, overperforming other shoe stocks by 211 percentage points.

Designer Brands has an average 1 year price target of $6.75, a downside of -3.16% from Designer Brands's current stock price of $6.97.

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.

Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) 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 Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 16 points higher than the shoe industry average of 37.

SHOO passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Steven Madden has seen its stock return 70.27% over the past year, overperforming other shoe stocks by 170 percentage points.

Steven Madden has an average 1 year price target of $46.25, an upside of 13.89% from Steven Madden's current stock price of $40.61.

Steven Madden stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Steven Madden, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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 9.06%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the shoe industry average of 3.62%. 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 122.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Nike (NYSE:NKE) has an annual dividend yield of 3.67%, which is the same as the shoe industry average of 3.62%. 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 2.87%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the shoe industry average of 3.62%. 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 -0.34% in the last day, and up 0.74% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why shoe stocks are down.

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 A. 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 27 points higher than the shoe industry average of 30. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wolverine World Wide's stock has gained 2.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shoe industry by 102 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 29, which is -1 points higher than the shoe industry average of 30. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CROX a Valuation Rating of "B".

Crocs's stock has dropped -6.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shoe industry by 93 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 41 points higher than the shoe industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rocky Brands's stock has gained 82.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shoe industry by 182 percentage points.

37.5% of shoe stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect shoe stocks to rise by 24.9% over the next year.

0% of shoe stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of shoe stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.33% are rated C (Hold), 8.33% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).