Shoe Carnival Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Shoe Carnival Inc (SCVL) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Shoe Carnival Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,128M vs 37,360M combined for tracked competitors (2.9% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-4.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs holding steady (-0.3%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Shoe Carnival Inc generated -2.5% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2026, vs 32.2% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -2.1% net margin compares with 4.3% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Shoe Carnival Inc accounted for 2.8% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 3.8% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.23M compares with $0.22M for the peer group (1.0x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
SCVL Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Shoe Carnival Inc reported revenue contraction of 2.52 % year on year in Q1 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 32.16 %.
With a net margin of -2.08 %, Shoe Carnival Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (4.27 %).
Shoe Carnival Inc generated 2.82 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 3.79 % a year earlier.
Shoe Carnival Inc vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Shoe Carnival Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Shoe Carnival Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Shoe Carnival Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Retail Apparel industry grew revenue 3.1% year over year, combined, vs -2.5% for Shoe Carnival Inc. Shoe Carnival Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.61% to 0.58%, a loss of 0.03 percentage points.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoe Carnival Inc | Yes | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (10) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (3) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) | 28.60 % (2 of 7) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
SCVL Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SCVL Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
SCVL Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tilly s Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Designer Brands Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Genesco Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Academy Sports And Outdoors Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Caleres inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Shoe Carnival Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Shoe Carnival Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Shoe Carnival Inc | 436.82 | 1,128.34 |
| Dick s Sporting Goods inc | 12,177.96 | 19,204.44 |
| Boot Barn Holdings Inc | 3,729.96 | 2,343.65 |
| Academy Sports And Outdoors Inc | 3,158.11 | 6,143.09 |
| Foot Locker Inc | 2,295.36 | 7,860.00 |
| Hibbett Inc | 1,063.27 | 1,718.06 |
| SUBTOTAL | 24,364.31 | 48,066.73 |
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Sources: Shoe Carnival Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Shoe Carnival Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Skechers | Named by the company | 85% |
| Crocs | Named by the company | 85% |
| Nike | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Shoe Carnival Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Dick s Sporting Goods inc | Dick's 78.09 % |
| Boot Barn Holdings Inc | Single Reportable Segment 100.00 % |
| Caleres inc | Famous Footwear 56.44 % |
| Designer Brands Inc | Retail 95.04 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Shoe Carnival Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoe Carnival Inc | 437 | 225,668 | 7,460 |
| Dick s Sporting Goods inc | 12,178 | 182,552 | 8,601 |
| Boot Barn Holdings Inc | 3,730 | 390,608 | 40,431 |
| Academy Sports And Outdoors Inc | 3,158 | 267,091 | 16,669 |
| Foot Locker Inc | 2,295 | 598,174 | -29,300 |
| Hibbett Inc | 1,063 | 137,445 | 7,983 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 23,927 | 220,406 | 6,051 |
Shoe Carnival Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Foot Locker Inc | US 67.15 % |
| Zumiez Inc | US 76.22 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 23 companies in Shoe Carnival Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Shoe Carnival Inc ranks #0 of 23 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 3,977, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tjx Companies Inc | 146,003 | 55.79 % |
| 2 | Ross Stores Inc | 75,335 | 28.79 % |
| 3 | Gap Inc | 8,692 | 3.32 % |
| 4 | Victorias Secret and Co | 7,656 | 2.93 % |
| 5 | Urban Outfitters Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Abercrombie and Fitch Co | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Boot Barn Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | American Eagle Outfitters Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Buckle Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Citi Trends inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Shoe Carnival Inc | 397 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Shoe Carnival Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-07-17.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Retail Apparel industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (41 companies). See the full Retail Apparel industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 36.91 % | 37.51 % (avg) | -0.6 pp |
| Operating Margin | 4.32 % | industry median | +2.9 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 7.80 % | 6.11 % (avg) | +1.7 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 3.71 % | 2.45 % (avg) | +1.3 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Retail Apparel industry average (41 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Retail Apparel industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 13.8x | 17.8x | -3.9x |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.5x | 9.5x | -5.0x |
| P/B | 0.8x | 3.0x | -2.2x |
| Return on Equity | 5.49 % | industry aggregate | -31.94 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.95 % | 1.57 % (avg) | 1.38 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 1.03 % | 0.67 % | 0.00 % | 42.25 % | -7.83 % | -6.84 % | 2.30 % | -5.62 % |
| Operating Margin | 4.83 % | 5.23 % | 5.23 % | 16.82 % | 11.60 % | 7.95 % | 7.58 % | 5.88 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 7.54 % | 6.69 % | 6.85 % | 23.21 % | 11.73 % | 6.46 % | 5.71 % | 4.07 % |
| P/E | 7.6x | 6.4x | 14.3x | 6.0x | 6.3x | 9.7x | 12.5x | 9.4x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Shoe Carnival Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Shoe Carnival Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Low | Industry HHI of 3,977 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 3.71 % vs industry average 2.45 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Shoe Carnival Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Shoe Carnival Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Shoe Carnival Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Shoe Carnival Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 31.9 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-4.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (13.8x vs 17.8x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
Threats
- Industry dominated by The Tjx Companies Inc , holding 55.79 % of industry market cap.
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoe Carnival Inc | 0.68 | 3.87 | - |
| Dick s Sporting Goods inc | 0.26 | 1.56 | 0.36 |
| Boot Barn Holdings Inc | 0.26 | 2.49 | - |
| Academy Sports And Outdoors Inc | 0.27 | 1.72 | 0.23 |
| Foot Locker Inc | 0.22 | 1.65 | 0.16 |
| Hibbett Inc | 0.10 | 1.60 | 0.16 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoe Carnival Inc | Q1 2026 | -2.5 % | - |
| Dick s Sporting Goods inc | Q1 2026 | +62.7 % | +21.0 % |
| Boot Barn Holdings Inc | Q2 2026 | +17.9 % | +31.3 % |
| Academy Sports And Outdoors Inc | Q1 2026 | +6.7 % | +14.4 % |
| Foot Locker Inc | Q2 2025 | -2.3 % | - |
| Hibbett Inc | Q1 2024 | -2.0 % | -9.4 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +22.7 % | +26.0 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Shoe Carnival Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoe Carnival Inc | Q1 2026 | -0.7 % | -21.8 % |
| Dick s Sporting Goods inc | Q1 2026 | +73.3 % | +36.3 % |
| Boot Barn Holdings Inc | Q2 2026 | +15.6 % | +62.4 % |
| Academy Sports And Outdoors Inc | Q1 2026 | +7.8 % | -23.5 % |
| Foot Locker Inc | Q2 2025 | -1.7 % | -12.5 % |
| Hibbett Inc | Q1 2024 | -5.3 % | -40.5 % |
Shoe Carnival Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoe Carnival Inc | 3.18% | 3.59% | 5.49% |
| Dick s Sporting Goods inc | 5.71% | 8.02% | 18.08% |
| Boot Barn Holdings Inc | 10.44% | 9.58% | 19.35% |
| Academy Sports And Outdoors Inc | 7.14% | 6.24% | 18.01% |
| Foot Locker Inc | - | - | - |
| Hibbett Inc | 10.58% | 15.12% | 24.15% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Shoe Carnival Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Shoe Carnival Inc | 11.81 | 0.39 |
| Dick s Sporting Goods inc | 12.68 | 0.63 |
| Boot Barn Holdings Inc | 15.43 | 1.59 |
| Academy Sports And Outdoors Inc | 8.45 | 0.51 |
| Foot Locker Inc | - | 0.29 |
| Hibbett Inc | 10.92 | 0.62 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 18.38 | 0.51 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.