Nike, Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NKE.
A ticker symbol is a short code used to identify a publicly traded company in market data, trading systems, and financial news. Nike’s three-letter symbol, NKE, is derived from the company’s name but does not simply reproduce the word “Nike.”
Nike became a public company in 1980, and its common stock has traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company’s Class B common stock is the widely traded class associated with the NKE ticker. Nike’s Class A shares are not publicly traded in the same way and are held by the company’s controlling ownership structure.
NKE is sometimes confused with a company’s exchange listing, index membership, or brand name. It is specifically the market identifier for Nike’s publicly traded common stock. Financial results, share-price reports, and market histories commonly use NKE when referring to Nike shares.