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Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) Stock Analysis

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) is a Specialty Retail stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

ASO

$59.58

−$0.07 (−0.12%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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ASO Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$59.59
Previous Close
$59.65
Day's Range
59.01–60.43
52-Week Range
41.29–62.45
Volume
1.13M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.98
Valuation
Market Cap
$3.67B
P/E Ratio
10.00
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
8.42
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
0.60
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.59
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
5.96
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$6.05B+2.02%
Net Income (FY)
$376.77M−9.96%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
6.39%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
61.58M
1-Year Return
+19.03%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.60+1.01%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 16, 2026
Earnings Date
December 8, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
1.70M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, ASO closed at $59.58, +19.03% over 1 year.

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) has a market capitalization of $3.67B.

In fiscal 2025, ASO reported revenue of $6.05B.

ASO Stock Return by Calendar Year

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) return since Oct 2020: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $11,903
+19.03%
5 years
$10,000 $14,648
+46.48%
Since Oct 2020
$10,000 $47,630
+376.30%

If you had invested $10,000 in Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) at the close on October 2, 2020, the earliest close on record here, it would have been worth $47,630 at the close on October 21, 2026: +376.30% in total, +29.43% a year, with dividends reinvested, over a partial period shorter than 10 years. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+19.96%
2025−12.23%
2024−12.18%
2023+26.44%
2022+20.55%
2021+111.77%
2020 (partial year)+59.58%

As of October 21, 2026.

ASO Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends January
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$6.05B$376.77M6.2%
2024$5.93B$418.45M7.1%
2023$6.16B$519.19M8.4%
2022$6.40B$628.00M9.8%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$6.05B$2.11B$512.18M$376.77M6.2%
2024$5.93B$2.01B$538.64M$418.45M7.1%
2023$6.16B$2.11B$677.86M$519.19M8.4%
2022$6.40B$2.21B$846.55M$628.00M9.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of January 31, 2026.

ASO Dividend History

$0.52+18.2% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.453—
2025$0.524+18.2%
2024$0.444+22.2%
2023$0.364+20.0%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.453—
2025$0.524+18.2%
2024$0.444+22.2%
2023$0.364+20.0%
2022$0.304—

Most recent payment: $0.15 per share, ex-dividend September 16, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

ASO Valuation vs Specialty Retail Median

Median of 51 stocks
MetricASOSpecialty Retail medianvs median
P/E10.0017.0341% below
P/S ratio0.590.591% above
Profit margin6.39%3.19%3.2 pts above

Medians across 51 Specialty Retail stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) carries a market capitalisation of $3.67B. The company sits in the Consumer Cyclical sector, in the Specialty Retail industry. The company reports 22,000 employees.

The 52-week range on file runs from $41.29 to $62.45. ASO last closed at $59.58 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.07 (−0.12%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 44.3% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $6.05B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $5.93B, that is a change of +2.02%. The same year closed with net income of $376.77M. That is −9.96% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 6.39%. That is 3.2 percentage points above the Specialty Retail median of 3.19%. Trailing earnings per share are 5.96.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $6.40B in 2022 to $6.05B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

ASO trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 10. That is 41.28% below the Specialty Retail median of 17.03. On forward earnings the ratio is 8.42. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 0.6. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.59 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 0.7% above the Specialty Retail median of 0.59. 51 Specialty Retail companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.98. Daily returns over the trailing 6 years annualize to a volatility of 46.94%. The trailing one-year total return is +19.03%. Measured over 5 years, that is +7.93% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 1.01%. That is 2 percentage points below the Specialty Retail median yield of 2.97%. At the indicated rate that is $0.60 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is September 16, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 5 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.45 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.52 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is +19.96%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +111.77%; the weakest is 2025 at −12.23%. Of the 5 complete calendar years on file, 3 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) operates in the Specialty Retail industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. ASO $3.67B 10.0
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. ATD.TO CA$76.52B 17.5
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. WSM $29.84B 26.0
Ulta Beauty, Inc. ULTA $25.95B 22.1

Market caps are shown in each company's own trading currency, without conversion, and the peers are listed in order of these unconverted figures.

The Specialty Retail industry average P/E ratio is 17.0x. Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. trades at a P/E of 10.0.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.

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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