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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 +28.50% 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:

Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) is the #1 top shoe stock out of 12 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Vera Bradley (NASDAQ:VRA) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -24 points lower than the shoe industry average of 47. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VRA as a "A".

VRA passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Vera Bradley has seen its stock return 130.91% over the past year, overperforming other shoe stocks by 131 percentage points.

Vera Bradley stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Vera Bradley, 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.

Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS) is the #2 top shoe stock out of 12 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS) has a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 11 points higher than the shoe industry average of 47.

WEYS passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Weyco Group has seen its stock return 73.69% over the past year, overperforming other shoe stocks by 74 percentage points.

Rocky Brands (NASDAQ:RCKY) is the #3 top shoe stock out of 12 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Rocky Brands (NASDAQ:RCKY) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 9 points higher than the shoe industry average of 47.

RCKY passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rocky Brands has seen its stock return 61.05% over the past year, overperforming other shoe stocks by 62 percentage points.

Rocky Brands has an average 1 year price target of $50.00, an upside of 7.39% from Rocky Brands's current stock price of $46.56.

Rocky Brands stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Rocky 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.

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 6.08%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the shoe industry average of 3.25%. 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 84% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Nike (NYSE:NKE) has an annual dividend yield of 4.74%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the shoe industry average of 3.25%. 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 78.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.37%, which is the same as the shoe industry average of 3.25%. 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 62.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Shoe stocks were up 1.51% in the last day, and up 2.01% over the last week.

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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:

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) 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.

Crocs has a valuation score of 43, which is 6 points higher than the shoe industry average of 37. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crocs's stock has gained 49.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shoe industry by 50 percentage points.

Deckers Outdoor (NYSE:DECK) 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.

Deckers Outdoor has a valuation score of 29, which is -8 points higher than the shoe industry average of 37. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates DECK a Valuation Rating of "B".

Deckers Outdoor's stock has dropped -19.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the shoe industry by -19 percentage points.

Wolverine World Wide (NYSE:WWW) 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.

Wolverine World Wide has a valuation score of 43, which is 6 points higher than the shoe industry average of 37. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wolverine World Wide's stock has dropped -23.01% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the shoe industry by -22 percentage points.

40% of shoe stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect shoe stocks to rise by 25.93% over the next year.

27.27% of shoe stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 36.36% of shoe stocks are rated B (Buy), 27.27% are rated C (Hold), 9.09% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).