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Latest earnings video

ASO Stock: First Positive Comp in 2 Years at 8x Earnings Q1 FY2026

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Episodes tracked
1
Episodes linked
1
Latest video
Q1 FY2026
Podcast available
Yes
Current price
$51.56
+1.66 (+3.33%)
Trailing / Forward P/E
9.11x
Forward: 7.37x
Market cap / Volume
Volume:
Revenue / Earnings Growth
6.7%
Earnings: 17.6%
Margins
5.2% op
Gross: 34.6% · Net: 6.2%
Balance sheet
1.68x current
Debt / Equity: 92.0
52-week range / Beta
$41.29 - $62.44
Beta: 1.05
Analyst target
$60.05
Upside: 16.5%
Cash / shareholder return
2.76% FCF yield
Dividend yield: 1.12%

Company context

Industry: Specialty Retail
Country: United States
Employees:
Price to book: 1.54x
Return on equity: 18.8%
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a sporting goods and outdoor recreational retailer in the United States. The company's outdoors division comprises camping products, such as coolers and drinkware, camping accessories and equipment, and watersports and equipment; fishing products, including marine equipment and fishing rods, reels, and baits and equipment; and hunting products, which includes firearms, ammunition, archery and archery equipment, camouflage apparel, waders, shooting accessories, gun safes, optics, airguns, and hunting equipment. Its sports and recreation division offers fitness equipment, fitness accessories, and nutrition supplies; team and specialty sports equipment, including baseball, football, basketball, soccer, golf, racket sports, volleyball, backpacks, and sports bags; recreation products, which includes patio furniture, outdoor cooking, trampolines, and play sets, as well as wheeled goods that include bicycles, skateboards, and other ride-on toys; and electronics, watches, and sunglasses, as well as front-end products, such as consumables, batteries, etc. The company's apparel division provides outdoor and seasonal apparel, denim, work apparel, graphic t-shirts, accessories, and outerwear; boys and girls outdoor, and athletic apparel and swimwear; sporting and fitness apparel; and professional and collegiate team licensed apparel and accessories. Its footwear division offers casual shoes, slippers, seasonal footwear, and socks; work and western boots, shoes, and hunting footwear; boys and girls footwear; athletic footwear, such as running shoes, athletic lifestyle, and training shoes; and team and specialty sports footwear, and slides. The company sells its products under the Academy Sports + Outdoors, Magellan Outdoors, BCG, O'rageous, Game Winner, Outdoor Gourmet, Freely, R.O.W., Redfield, and H2OX brand names. Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Katy, Texas.

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Market context for ASO

Competitive view

ASO vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

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ASO
ASO
Latest video
Q1 FY2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.
Valuation looks more grounded than many growth names, which can improve the risk/reward if fundamentals hold up.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Danaher Corporation latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
Danaher Corporation
DHR
Latest video
Q2 2026
Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.
Cash generation stands out versus market value, which helps the stock absorb valuation pressure better than weaker cash converters.
Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
ADBE latest YouTube video thumbnail YouTube
ADBE
ADBE
Latest video
Q2 FY2026
Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.
Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.
Valuation looks more grounded than many growth names, which can improve the risk/reward if fundamentals hold up.
Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.
Market Cap
More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.
ASO
$3.20B
ASO
DHR
$141.00B
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
$99.01B
ADBE
Trailing P/E
Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.
ASO
9.1x
ASO
DHR
35.8x
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
14.3x
ADBE
Forward P/E
Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.
ASO
7.4x
ASO
DHR
21.7x
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
9.1x
ADBE
Revenue Growth
Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.
ASO
6.7%
ASO
DHR
5.5%
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
12.7%
ADBE
Earnings Growth
Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.
ASO
17.6%
ASO
DHR
59.7%
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
7.9%
ADBE
Operating Margin
Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.
ASO
5.2%
ASO
DHR
19.8%
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
35.3%
ADBE
Gross Margin
Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.
ASO
34.6%
ASO
DHR
58.8%
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
89.4%
ADBE
Net Margin
Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.
ASO
6.2%
ASO
DHR
15.9%
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
28.7%
ADBE
Return on Equity
ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.
ASO
18.8%
ASO
DHR
7.6%
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
63.0%
ADBE
Free Cash Flow Yield
Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.
ASO
2.8%
ASO
DHR
3.1%
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
9.3%
ADBE
Debt to Equity
Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.
ASO
91.98x
ASO
DHR
52.97x
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
61.44x
ADBE
Current Ratio
A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.
ASO
1.68x
ASO
DHR
1.65x
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
0.75x
ADBE
Beta
Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.
ASO
1.05
ASO
DHR
0.82
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
1.43
ADBE
Dividend Yield
Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.
ASO
1.1%
ASO
DHR
0.7%
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
ADBE
Analyst Upside
Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.
ASO
16.5%
ASO
DHR
13.5%
Danaher Corporation
ADBE
8.2%
ADBE

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Q1 FY2026
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