Nike Stock (NKE) News Today, Dec. 22, 2025: China Slump, Tariffs, and Turnaround Costs Dominate Forecasts After Earnings
NIKE, Inc. stock is starting the week still digesting a bruising post-earnings selloff, with investors focused less on the fact that the company beat Wall Street’s profit expectations and more on what management signaled about margins, China, and the cost of the turnaround. As of Dec. 22, NIKE shares (NYSE: NKE) were trading around the high-$50s, after opening higher and swinging through a wide intraday range. That price action fits the current Nike narrative: the company isn’t “broken,” but its recovery is proving messy—especially in China—while tariffs and discounting are squeezing profitability. What’s moving Nike stock on Dec. 22, 2025