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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 13 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 32, which is -7 points lower than the shoe industry average of 39. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CROX as a "B".

CROX passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Crocs has seen its stock lose -17.84% over the past year, underperforming other shoe stocks by -2 percentage points.

Crocs has an average 1 year price target of $109.14, an upside of 12.33% from Crocs's current stock price of $97.16.

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.

Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS) is the #2 top shoe stock out of 13 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 Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 4 points higher than the shoe industry average of 39.

WEYS passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Weyco Group has seen its stock return 8.5% over the past year, overperforming other shoe stocks by 25 percentage points.

Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) is the #3 top shoe stock out of 13 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 -24 points lower than the shoe industry average of 39. 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 80.49% over the past year, overperforming other shoe stocks by 97 percentage points.

Designer Brands has an average 1 year price target of $6.75, an upside of 1.35% from Designer Brands's current stock price of $6.66.

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.

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 8.9%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the shoe industry average of 3.73%. 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 3.86%, which is the same as the shoe industry average of 3.73%. 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 3%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the shoe industry average of 3.73%. 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 up 1.27% in the last day, and down -5.57% over the last week. Forward Industries was the among the top gainers in the footwear & accessories industry, gaining 9.27% yesterday.

Forward Industries shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 adjusted EPS 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 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 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 dropped -7.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shoe industry by 9 percentage points.

Rocky Brands (NASDAQ:RCKY) 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.

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 63.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shoe industry by 80 percentage points.

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) 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.

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 dropped -17.84% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the shoe industry by -2 percentage points.

37.5% of shoe stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect shoe stocks to rise by 28.56% over the next year.

0% of shoe stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 50% of shoe stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).