WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/
WWW · Footwear, (No Rubber) · 82.0M shares · -4%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Reference price $15.88 · est. market cap ~$1.3B — last insider sale, 2026-05-21 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
B70Recovering footwear group (Merrell/Saucony) with rebounding earnings and strong returns, but elevated leverage.
Strengths
- Earnings rebound and strong returns — net income +111.9% (88th), ROE 23.5% (77th)
- Profitable with positive FCF — operating margin 8.0%, FCF $125.5M (53rd)
- Growth resuming — revenue +6.8% (37th)
Risks
- High leverage — D/E 1.34 (87th)
- Weak quick liquidity — quick ratio 0.87 (17th)
- Brand-portfolio/turnaround and fashion-cycle execution per risk factors — qualitative (per 10-K)
Notable findings
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
- Buying back stockNet buyback — share count -4%/yr over 4y
- China exposuretariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on other countries and any retaliatory actions taken by such countries, import and export controls and other non-tariff barriers and changes in governmental
- Notable holderHeld by 6 notable fund(s): FMR LLC, STATE STREET CORP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC +3 more (as of 2026-03-31)
- New fund positionNotable fund(s) opened this quarter: Bridgewater Associates, LP
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
47.3%
Operating margin
8.0%
Net margin
5.1%
Return on equity
23.5%
Return on assets
5.6%
ROIC
12.4%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-2.7%
Net-income growth
111.9%
Debt / equity
1.3×
Current ratio
1.4×
Free cash flow
$126M
EBITDA
$176M
Tangible book value
-$53M
Stock comp / revenue
1.3%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | LAUDERBACK BRENDA J | Sell | 5.5K | $15.88 |
| 2026-05-10 | Miller Taryn L | Option exercise | 7.4K | — |
| 2026-05-10 | Miller Taryn L | Tax withheld | 2.6K | $16.70 |
| 2026-05-10 | Miller Taryn L | Option exercise | 5.9K | — |
| 2026-05-10 | Miller Taryn L | Tax withheld | 3.2K | $16.70 |
| 2026-05-06 | Long Nicholas T. | Option exercise | 3.1K | — |
| 2026-05-06 | Wilson-Thompson Kathleen | Option exercise | 3.1K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | LAUDERBACK BRENDA J | Option exercise | 11K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | GERBER WILLIAM K | Option exercise | 11K | — |
| 2026-04-29 | Latchana David A | Option exercise | 2.6K | — |
| 2026-04-29 | Latchana David A | Tax withheld | 949 | $16.91 |
| 2026-02-11 | Miller Taryn L | Grant | 29K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Miller Taryn L | Tax withheld | 13K | $17.82 |
| 2026-02-11 | Kuhn Susan J | Grant | 17K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Kuhn Susan J | Tax withheld | 4.9K | $17.82 |
| 2026-02-11 | Hufnagel Christopher | Grant | 34K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Hufnagel Christopher | Tax withheld | 15K | $17.82 |
| 2026-02-11 | Klimek Amy M. | Grant | 25K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Klimek Amy M. | Tax withheld | 11K | $17.82 |
| 2026-02-11 | Latchana David A | Grant | 7.0K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Latchana David A | Tax withheld | 2.6K | $17.82 |
| 2026-02-09 | Hufnagel Christopher | Tax withheld | 969 | $18.20 |
| 2026-02-09 | Klimek Amy M. | Option exercise | 2.1K | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Latchana David A | Tax withheld | 220 | $18.20 |
| 2026-02-09 | Latchana David A | Option exercise | 600 | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Hufnagel Christopher | Option exercise | 2.2K | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Klimek Amy M. | Tax withheld | 920 | $18.20 |
| 2026-02-08 | Hufnagel Christopher | Tax withheld | 2.5K | $18.59 |
| 2026-02-08 | Hufnagel Christopher | Option exercise | 5.8K | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Klimek Amy M. | Option exercise | 4.2K | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Klimek Amy M. | Tax withheld | 1.8K | $18.59 |
| 2026-02-08 | Latchana David A | Option exercise | 1.2K | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Latchana David A | Tax withheld | 501 | $18.59 |
| 2026-02-07 | Latchana David A | Option exercise | 2.6K | — |
| 2026-02-07 | Latchana David A | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $18.59 |
| 2026-02-07 | Hufnagel Christopher | Tax withheld | 37K | $18.59 |
| 2026-02-07 | Hufnagel Christopher | Option exercise | 84K | — |
| 2026-02-07 | Klimek Amy M. | Tax withheld | 3.6K | $18.59 |
| 2026-02-07 | Klimek Amy M. | Option exercise | 7.8K | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Hufnagel Christopher | Tax withheld | 12K | $18.10 |
| 2026-02-05 | Klimek Amy M. | Option exercise | 2.9K | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Hufnagel Christopher | Option exercise | 26K | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Klimek Amy M. | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $18.10 |
| 2026-02-05 | Latchana David A | Option exercise | 3.0K | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Latchana David A | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $18.10 |
| 2026-02-05 | Miller Taryn L | Option exercise | 6.0K | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Miller Taryn L | Tax withheld | 2.9K | $18.10 |
| 2026-02-05 | Kuhn Susan J | Option exercise | 5.4K | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Kuhn Susan J | Tax withheld | 1.8K | $18.10 |
| 2025-11-07 | Price DeMonty | Buy | 25K | $15.77 |
| 2025-11-07 | Boyle Jack | Buy | 6.2K | $15.77 |
| 2025-11-07 | Long Nicholas T. | Buy | 2.0K | $15.88 |
| 2025-11-03 | Klimek Amy M. | Sell | 12K | $22.32 |
| 2025-10-30 | Klimek Amy M. | Option exercise | 20K | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Hufnagel Christopher | Option exercise | 20K | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Klimek Amy M. | Tax withheld | 8.8K | $23.05 |
| 2025-10-30 | Hufnagel Christopher | Tax withheld | 8.8K | $23.05 |
| 2025-08-29 | Latchana David A | Sell | 5.0K | $32.16 |
| 2025-08-28 | Long Nicholas T. | Sell | 13K | $31.84 |
| 2025-08-28 | Hufnagel Christopher | Option exercise | 32K | $16.51 |
| 2025-08-28 | Hufnagel Christopher | Sell | 32K | $31.91 |
| 2025-08-28 | Long Nicholas T. | Option exercise | 13K | $19.25 |
| 2025-08-27 | LAUDERBACK BRENDA J | Option exercise | 13K | $19.25 |
| 2025-08-27 | LAUDERBACK BRENDA J | Sell | 13K | $32.14 |
| 2025-08-18 | Klimek Amy M. | Sell | 20K | $28.41 |
| 2025-08-18 | Klimek Amy M. | Option exercise | 19K | $22.92 |
| 2025-08-18 | Klimek Amy M. | Sell | 19K | $28.41 |
| 2025-08-08 | Price DeMonty | Buy | 15K | $27.19 |
| 2025-08-08 | GERBER WILLIAM K | Option exercise | 13K | $19.25 |
| 2025-08-08 | GERBER WILLIAM K | Sell | 13K | $27.33 |
| 2025-07-31 | Hufnagel Christopher | Tax withheld | 5.7K | $22.58 |
| 2025-07-31 | Hufnagel Christopher | Option exercise | 13K | — |
| 2025-05-28 | Klimek Amy M. | Gift | 36K | — |
| 2025-05-28 | Klimek Amy M. | Gift | 36K | — |
| 2025-05-12 | LAUDERBACK BRENDA J | Sell | 6.5K | $16.67 |
| 2025-05-10 | Miller Taryn L | Tax withheld | 2.1K | $15.29 |
| 2025-05-10 | Miller Taryn L | Option exercise | 5.9K | — |
| 2025-05-10 | Miller Taryn L | Tax withheld | 1.7K | $15.29 |
| 2025-05-10 | Miller Taryn L | Option exercise | 7.4K | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Long Nicholas T. | Option exercise | 23K | — |
| 2025-05-02 | GERBER WILLIAM K | Option exercise | 13K | — |
| 2025-05-02 | LAUDERBACK BRENDA J | Option exercise | 13K | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Latchana David A | Option exercise | 2.6K | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Latchana David A | Tax withheld | 740 | $13.11 |
| 2025-04-29 | Long Nicholas T. | Option exercise | 6.1K | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Hufnagel Christopher | Buy | 20K | $14.77 |
| 2025-02-21 | Miller Taryn L | Buy | 6.6K | $15.29 |
| 2025-02-21 | Price DeMonty | Buy | 35K | $15.30 |
| 2025-02-09 | Kuhn Susan J | Tax withheld | 420 | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Klimek Amy M. | Tax withheld | 2.0K | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Soriano Isabel | Option exercise | 1.6K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Soriano Isabel | Tax withheld | 443 | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Soriano Isabel | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Soriano Isabel | Tax withheld | 529 | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Soriano Isabel | Grant | 7.8K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Soriano Isabel | Tax withheld | 2.2K | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Latchana David A | Option exercise | 711 | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Latchana David A | Tax withheld | 261 | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Latchana David A | Option exercise | 600 | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Latchana David A | Tax withheld | 220 | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Latchana David A | Grant | 3.2K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Latchana David A | Tax withheld | 918 | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Miller Taryn L | Grant | 5.9K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Miller Taryn L | Tax withheld | 1.8K | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Kuhn Susan J | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Hufnagel Christopher | Option exercise | 2.2K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Hufnagel Christopher | Tax withheld | 951 | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Hufnagel Christopher | Option exercise | 2.2K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Hufnagel Christopher | Tax withheld | 963 | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Hufnagel Christopher | Grant | 58K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Hufnagel Christopher | Tax withheld | 25K | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Klimek Amy M. | Option exercise | 2.5K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Klimek Amy M. | Tax withheld | 709 | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Klimek Amy M. | Option exercise | 2.1K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Klimek Amy M. | Tax withheld | 599 | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-09 | Klimek Amy M. | Grant | 7.0K | — |
| 2025-02-08 | Soriano Isabel | Option exercise | 4.9K | — |
| 2025-02-08 | Latchana David A | Option exercise | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-02-08 | Latchana David A | Tax withheld | 438 | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-08 | Klimek Amy M. | Option exercise | 4.2K | — |
| 2025-02-08 | Klimek Amy M. | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-08 | Soriano Isabel | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-08 | Hufnagel Christopher | Tax withheld | 2.5K | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-08 | Hufnagel Christopher | Option exercise | 5.8K | — |
| 2025-02-07 | Latchana David A | Option exercise | 2.6K | — |
| 2025-02-07 | Latchana David A | Tax withheld | 967 | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-07 | Soriano Isabel | Option exercise | 9.1K | — |
| 2025-02-07 | Soriano Isabel | Tax withheld | 2.5K | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-07 | Klimek Amy M. | Option exercise | 7.8K | — |
| 2025-02-07 | Klimek Amy M. | Tax withheld | 2.5K | $20.94 |
| 2025-02-07 | Hufnagel Christopher | Option exercise | 84K | — |
| 2025-02-07 | Hufnagel Christopher | Tax withheld | 37K | $20.94 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Supply chain
Customers (0)
Suppliers (2)
Named in the 10-K; linked when we track them.
Notable events (8-K)
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-05-14 | 2026-05-14 | 0001628280-26-034777 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-14 | 2026-04-04 | 0001628280-26-034967 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-13 | 2026-05-07 | 0001628280-26-034603 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-27 | 2026-01-03 | 0001628280-26-012614 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-26 | 2026-02-26 | 0001628280-26-011956 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-11-06 | 2025-09-27 | 0001628280-25-049956 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-05 | 2025-11-05 | 0001628280-25-049214 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-09-30 | 2025-09-24 | 0001628280-25-043230 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-08-07 | 2025-06-28 | 0000110471-25-000125 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-08-06 | 2025-08-06 | 0000110471-25-000123 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-07-08 | 2025-07-01 | 0000110471-25-000100 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-05-08 | 2025-05-08 | 0000110471-25-000083 ↗ |