Steven Madden, Ltd.
$3.31B- Market cap
- $3.19B
- Debt
- +$234.17M
- Cash
- −$112.42M
Capital structure 93% equity / 7% debt · EV / Revenue 1.31x · EV / EBITDA 19.64x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: SHOO stock price at premium vs BLBD $43.53 current versus $10.39 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at BLBD's multiple
Implied fair value · at SHOO's multiple
Snapshot Sep 8, 2026, 1:49 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Expensive
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: SHOO FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · BLBD FY 2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 93% equity / 7% debt · EV / Revenue 1.31x · EV / EBITDA 19.64x
Capital structure 96% equity / 4% debt · EV / Revenue 1.28x · EV / EBITDA 9.35x
SHOO carries the larger enterprise value at $3.31B against $1.89B; BLBD trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.28x vs 1.31x); BLBD on the lower EV / EBITDA (9.35x vs 19.64x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
STEVEN MADDEN, LTD. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
BLUE BIRD CORPORATION · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.27x
0.35x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
0.72x
-0.69x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$112.42M
$229.31M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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