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Reddit user argues Nike needs family intervention to be a turnaround story

A Reddit user on r/stocks argues that Nike is not a turnaround story unless Phil or Travis Knight takes the company private or intervenes, citing the family's board influence and a 1990s Buffett-Munger video.

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What the sources claim

Phil Knight's family controls 8 of 11 Nike board seats through Class A shares.

“they get to determine 8 out of 11 board of directors thanks to amount of Class A shares they hold”
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The poster is unsure whether the Knight family will intervene by changing the CEO, the board, or taking Nike private.

“I am not sure if they will intervene. If they dont either changing the CEO, the board, or taking the company private”
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In a 1990s video, Buffett and Munger said they did not invest in Nike because they did not understand it and could not see where it would be in 20 years.

“they didnt understand even if they tried and they couldnt see where the company would be in 20 years”
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Nike was trading at $6.02 on May 4, 1998, and its annualized return since then would have been 6.4%.

“NIKE was trading at 6.02$, it annualized return would have been 6.4% by now”
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Sources

r/stocks community 2026-10-12 01:31 UTC
1. If Phil or Travis Knight does not take NIKE private, this is not a turnaround story. 2. Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger could see it.

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