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Company snapshot — Birkenstock Holding plc

BIRK in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Birkenstock designs and sells footwear built on its own footbed shape, covering sandals and closed-toe shoes, alongside skincare products and accessories. It sells across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific through its own e-commerce sites, owned retail stores and business-to-business channels. The group traces back centuries as a maker of the footbed design and is now organised as a public holding company based in London.
Where it sits in the stack
Birkenstock carries a seat in our HALO Growth 100, the index that tracks growth names outside the megacaps, in the Destination Economy sleeve. That sleeve groups premium experience and owned-distribution brands, describing where consumer spending settles when buyers have a choice; Birkenstock sits there as a brand rather than as a supplier inside the AI build-out.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group places it with owned-distribution and premium lifestyle names such as Deckers Outdoor, On Holding, Lululemon and Hermes, framed as brands that capture discretionary spending; the market also compares it with Crocs.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
It holds a seat in the HALO Growth 100 and carries a Closelooknet score, strongest on capital allocation and weakest on momentum; the diary has not yet quoted it directly.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the weak momentum reading and the recent target cut mark a pause in demand or a longer stall, against the stronger capital-allocation read holding up.

Birkenstock Holding plc (BIRK) trades on US exchanges in Germany, classified under Consumer Cyclical. Constituent of HALO Growth 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 51/100 composite (momentum 13, quality 59, valuation 66) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for BIRK, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 3 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Guggenheim, 2026-09-11 · last print 2026-08-13

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for BIRK from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Guggenheim — target 55 from 60 Target cut to $55 from $60 (+79.2% to spot) 2026-09-11
  • Price target BMO Capital — target 35 Target set to $35 (+7.3% to spot) 2026-09-08
  • Price target Telsey Advisory — target 50 from 45 Target raised to $50 from $45 (+26% to spot) 2026-08-14
  • Latest print EPS 0.86 against 0.86 expected — a -0.3% miss 2026-08-13

3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against HALO Growth 100 · Destination Economy · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

HALO Growth 100 · Destination Economy

Premium experience brands, owned-distribution luxury, performance lifestyle. Where consumer surplus parks itself when it has the choice.

Compared against BIRK on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Versus its index HALO Growth 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-09-24

DayWeekMonth3 months
BIRK+2.0%+2.0%−9.9%−28.6%
Destination Economy−0.5%+1.3%−9.6%—
HALO Growth 100−0.8%−0.5%−7.7%—

Against the index: 2.5 pts ahead on the week, 2.2 pts behind on the month; against its Destination Economy sleeve 0.3 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · buybacks 195 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What BIRK pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Buybacks, FY2025 195 m USD 3.8% of today's market value
  • Share count −0.6% in FY2025
  • Capital returned 195 m USD · 68% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

How it trades on rate days beta 1.44 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How BIRK has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 1.44 — moves strongly with bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Birkenstock Holding plc moved 1.44% on average · correlation 0.26 · higher than 96% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 1.06 less rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −2.39% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days +1.18% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 60/100 · S&P 500 fund at 66, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-24
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +10.1% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-24
  • Sector × region Consumer discretionary in Europe: −2.5% week · −4.6% month · −0.0% quarter · +5.1% year (approximated)The Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from EXV5.XETRA+EXV7.XETRA+EXV8.XETRA+EXH2.XETRA; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-24
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.75 · up 0.21 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-24

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-25

Quick answers

What is Birkenstock Holding plc (BIRK)?

Birkenstock Holding plc trades as BIRK on the US exchange (Germany) and is classified under Consumer Cyclical in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-25.

Is BIRK in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — Birkenstock Holding plc is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-09-25.

What is Birkenstock Holding plc's Closelooknet composite score?

51 out of 100, with momentum 13, quality 59 and valuation 66 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-25. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does BIRK trade against its moving averages?

Resizing — 41.3% off its high: 41.3% below its 52-week high, under its 200-day — a deeper resizing of the trend, not a shallow dip. As of 2026-09-23 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is BIRK doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month Birkenstock Holding plc is −9.9% against −7.7% for the HALO Growth 100 — 2.2 points behind its index, as of 2026-09-24. Its Destination Economy sleeve is −9.6% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does Birkenstock Holding plc do?

Birkenstock designs and sells footwear built on its own footbed shape, covering sandals and closed-toe shoes, alongside skincare products and accessories. It sells across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific through its own e-commerce sites, owned retail stores and business-to-business channels. The group traces back centuries as a maker of the footbed design and is now organised as a public holding company based in London. Closelooknet's peer group places it with owned-distribution and premium lifestyle names such as Deckers Outdoor, On Holding, Lululemon and Hermes, framed as brands that capture discretionary spending; the market also compares it with Crocs.

Where does Birkenstock Holding plc sit in the AI build-out?

Birkenstock carries a seat in our HALO Growth 100, the index that tracks growth names outside the megacaps, in the Destination Economy sleeve. That sleeve groups premium experience and owned-distribution brands, describing where consumer spending settles when buyers have a choice; Birkenstock sits there as a brand rather than as a supplier inside the AI build-out. It holds a seat in the HALO Growth 100 and carries a Closelooknet score, strongest on capital allocation and weakest on momentum; the diary has not yet quoted it directly.

Does Birkenstock Holding plc pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Birkenstock Holding plc’s price series over the last three years. In fiscal 2025 the company bought back 195 m USD of its own shares, 68% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 0.6% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

How does Birkenstock Holding plc trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Birkenstock Holding plc had a beta of 1.44 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly with bonds, higher than 96% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −2.39% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Birkenstock Holding plc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Birkenstock Holding plc on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by Guggenheim on 2026-09-11 (target 55 from 60). 3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Its latest earnings print on the wire, 2026-08-13: EPS 0.86 against 0.86 expected — a -0.3% miss. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for BIRK, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Footwear & Accessories, then Consumer Cyclical. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.