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Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.
ASO Consumer Cyclical Specialty Retail
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $6.1 billion, up 2.02% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 2.97%, EPS grew 16.9%, free cash flow grew 435.2% and total debt rose 1.94%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to January
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | — | — | — | 12.05 | 19.87 | 25.10 | 42.83 | 44.73 | 33.34 | 42.02 |
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| High | — | — | — | 21.23 | 51.08 | 57.85 | 69.02 | 75.73 | 59.25 | 62.45 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | — | — | 21,000 | — | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 23,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.26 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | — | 4,836 | 4,784 | 4,830 | 5,689 | 6,773 | 6,395 | 6,159 | 5,933 | 6,053 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | — | 26.22 | 28.59 | 29.63 | 30.48 | 34.71 | 34.60 | 34.26 | 33.90 | 34.78 | |||||
| EBT | — | 61 | 23 | 123 | 339 | 860 | 818 | 663 | 538 | 486 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | — | 1.26 | 0.49 | 2.54 | 5.96 | 12.69 | 12.80 | 10.77 | 9.07 | 8.03 | |||||
| Net income | — | 0 | 0 | 120 | 309 | 671 | 628 | 519 | 418 | 377 | |||||
| Depreciation | — | 133 | 137 | 121 | 111 | 111 | 110 | 114 | 121 | 125 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | — | 53.73 | 66.05 | 66.64 | 72.94 | 74.47 | 78.38 | 81.70 | 83.17 | 90.88 | ||||
| Earnings | — | 0.65 | 0.30 | 1.66 | 3.96 | 7.38 | 7.70 | 6.89 | 5.87 | 5.66 | |||||
| Cash flow | — | 0.93 | 2.74 | 3.64 | 12.97 | 7.40 | 6.77 | 7.11 | 7.40 | 6.53 | |||||
| Capex | — | 0.00 | (1.35) | (0.87) | (0.53) | (0.84) | (1.33) | (2.73) | (2.61) | (2.58) | |||||
| Free cash flow | — | 0.93 | 1.39 | 2.77 | 12.44 | 6.57 | 5.43 | 4.37 | 4.79 | 3.94 | |||||
| Book value | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.63 | 14.26 | 16.13 | 19.96 | 25.93 | 28.09 | 32.60 | |||||
| Shares, m | — | 90 | 72 | 72 | 78 | 91 | 82 | 75 | 71 | 67 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | — | 4.52 | 4.52 | 4.52 | 5.57 | 5.28 | 7.58 | 9.10 | 8.88 | 9.90 | ||||
| P/S | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.52 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.63 | 0.62 | |||||
| P/B | — | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 1.55 | 2.41 | 2.93 | 2.42 | 1.86 | 1.72 | |||||
| EV/Sales | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 0.55 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.66 | 0.64 | |||||
| EV/FCF | — | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 2.20 | 6.26 | 11.32 | 14.77 | 11.49 | 14.82 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | — | 83 | 198 | 264 | 1,012 | 673 | 552 | 536 | 528 | 435 | ||||
| Capex | — | (132) | (97) | (63) | (41) | (76) | (109) | (206) | (186) | (172) | |||||
| Free cash flow | — | 83 | 101 | 201 | 970 | 597 | 443 | 330 | 342 | 263 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | — | — | 583 | 539 | 248 | 589 | 648 | 765 | 749 | 922 | ||||
| Total debt | — | — | 1,625 | 1,463 | 785 | 687 | 587 | 488 | 486 | 484 | |||||
| Net debt | — | — | 1,549 | 1,313 | 408 | 201 | 250 | 140 | 197 | 153 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | — | — | — | 988 | 1,112 | 1,467 | 1,628 | 1,955 | 2,004 | 2,171 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.54 | 7.09 | 14.97 | 13.68 | 11.20 | 8.74 | 7.40 | ||||
| ROIC | — | — | 5.20 | 4.87 | 17.29 | 34.03 | 28.16 | 20.23 | 15.30 | 13.77 | |||||
| ROE | — | 0.00 | 2.32 | 13.01 | 29.40 | 52.07 | 40.58 | 28.98 | 21.14 | 18.05 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Jan 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
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Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. vs peers in Specialty Retail (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSA Murphy USA Inc. | $10.0B | 16.5× | 17.2× | +35.99% (above 0%: growing) | +52.42% (above 0%: growing) | −10.68% (below 0%: shrinking) | 10.97% | 4.48% | Compare |
| BBWI Bath & Body Works, Inc. | $4.1B | 5.3× | 6.0× | −2.26% (below 0%: shrinking) | +93.33% (above 0%: growing) | +123.23% (above 0%: growing) | 45.71% | 14.27% | Compare |
| ASO Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. | $3.6B | 9.6× | 8.6× | +2.97% (above 0%: growing) | +16.93% (above 0%: growing) | +435.22% (above 0%: growing) | 40.42% | 14.96% | |
| MNSO MINISO Group Holding Limited Unsponsored ADR | $3.1B | 17.3× | 8.3× | +23.53% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +219.06% (above 0%: growing) | 45.26% | 2.04% | Compare |
| RH RH | $2.2B | 19.1× | 27.9× | +2.56% (above 0%: growing) | +15.22% (above 0%: growing) | +23.83% (above 0%: growing) | 48.24% | 11.67% | Compare |
| SBH Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. | $1.6B | 8.4× | 5.9× | +0.23% (above 0%: growing) | +23.91% (above 0%: growing) | +25.44% (above 0%: growing) | 52.41% | 9.24% | Compare |
| SVV Savers Value Village, Inc. | $1.6B | 62.9× | 21.8× | +7.43% (above 0%: growing) | +16.67% (above 0%: growing) | +104.50% (above 0%: growing) | 56.87% | 9.43% | Compare |
| ARHS Arhaus, Inc. | $1.4B | 20.0× | 13.3× | +7.38% (above 0%: growing) | +12.00% (above 0%: growing) | +130.85% (above 0%: growing) | 44.71% | 14.10% | Compare |
| EYE National Vision Holdings, Inc. | $1.4B | 27.7× | 22.2× | +2.55% (above 0%: growing) | +45.45% (above 0%: growing) | −133.21% (below 0%: shrinking) | 58.23% | 4.27% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $1.9B | 18.2× | 15.3× | +4.97% | +23.91% | +64.97% | 46.98% | 9.33% |
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) key facts
- Concern: Net income was $376.8 million, or $5.66 per share (basic), a net margin of 6.22%.
- Strength: Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $6.1 billion, up 2.02% from fiscal 2025.
- Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) is a Specialty Retail company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, ASO traded at $58.63, a market capitalization of $3.6 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 9.6× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 0.6× sales; its P/E is higher than 89% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share, a yield of 0.99%, with a payout ratio of 9.67%.
- Return on equity was 18.1% and debt-to-equity 0.23.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.89 (grey zone) for fiscal 2026.
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