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ASO Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc

NASDAQ
Consumer Discretionary
Retail

$58.66

▲ 0.3%

Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET

Report Card

ASO at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

How the 0–100 rating is calculated
Value
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Growth
—
Profitability
64
Health
59
Dividends
—

Overall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.

Key Metrics

Market Cap

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P/E

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Forward P/E (est.)

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ROE

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Revenue Growth

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EPS Growth

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Profit Margin

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FCF Yield

—

Debt / Equity

—

ROIC

16.0%

Interest Coverage

—

Current Ratio

1.68x

Dividend Yield

—

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

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Rating Score

Not rated

Business Overview

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Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc (ASO) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Retail industry, within the Consumer Discretionary sector.

In its latest reported year it generated about $6.05B in revenue and $376.77M in net profit.

Our model hasn't rated ASO yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (8 years of history).

Profit margins and economic moats, explained
Narrow moat signalsMoat evidence score: 54/100

Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.

Gross margin level36/100

34.3% average over the last 3 years

Gross margin stability70/100

±2.4 pts around 32.6% across 8 years

Revenue durability31/100

grew in 4 of the last 7 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency100/100

positive in 8 of 8 years

Return on invested capital55/100

16.0% latest fiscal year

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Revenue Growth

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4Y CAGR

-2.8%

Revenue moved from $4.78B in 2019 to $6.05B in 2026, a 3.4% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

1/1 checks passedROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

34.8%

Operating Margin

8.5%

Net Margin

6.2%

ROE

—

Debt Analysis

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1/1 checks passedShort-term bills covered

Total Debt

$483.32M

Net Debt

$145.51M

Net Debt / EBITDA

0.28x

Debt / Equity

—

Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, with a current ratio of 1.7x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $483.32M of total debt against $337.81M of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis

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Operating CF

$434.80M

Free Cash Flow

$222.13M

FCF Margin

3.7%

In the latest year Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc produced about $434.80M of operating cash flow and $222.13M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Dividend Safety

Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.

What to look for in a dividend stock
SafeSafety score: 81/100

The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.

Per share (latest FY)

$0.13

Total paid (latest FY)

$34.66M

History on record

4 years

Free-cash-flow coverage100/100

dividend uses 16% of free cash flow

Earnings payout ratio100/100

9% of net income paid out

Raise streak38/100

total dividends increased 3 years in a row

Cut history100/100

no cuts in the last 4 years on record

Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.

Valuation Analysis

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What is a reasonable P/E ratio?
1/1 checks passedTrading below DCF fair value

P/E

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P/S

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P/B

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EV / EBITDA

—

ASO trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

How this DCF estimate is calculated

DCF fair value / share

$61.49

Current price

$58.66

+5% · Near fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$222.13M

Growth, years 1–5

4.0%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$1.72B
PV of terminal value$2.10B
Estimated equity value$3.81B
Shares outstanding62M

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where ASO sits versus the Consumer Discretionary companies we cover.

TTM P/E
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Forward P/E
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P/S ratio
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Revenue growth
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EPS growth
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Gross margin
34.8%Average
Net margin
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ROE
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Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 85 Consumer Discretionary companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How ASO stacks up against its Consumer Discretionary peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

ASO doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 85 rated Consumer Discretionary companies we cover.

P/E vs sector

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median 24.6x

ROE vs sector

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median 26.2%

Growth vs sector

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median 6.8%

Sector rank

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not rated yet

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
ASOThis stock——Not rated
GME13.2x1.6%Neutral· 57
MUSA18.2x-1.3%Neutral· 48
W—6.8%Weak· 24
BJ19.9x5.9%Neutral· 55
PAG12.7x1.2%Neutral· 45
PFGC54.1x8.4%Weak· 26
BURL31.6x10.6%Neutral· 52
Consumer Discretionary median24.6x6.8%50/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianGMEMUSABJPAGPFGCBURLP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Consumer Discretionary companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 85 rated companies among the 158 Consumer Discretionary stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

What drives this projection, and its limits

2030 scenario price range (Base Case)

$103.26 – $172.10

vs. $58.66 today · implied CAGR 12% – 24%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$6.54B$7.06B$7.63B$8.24B$8.89B
Net income$392.26M$423.64M$457.53M$494.14M$533.67M
EPS$6.32$6.83$7.38$7.97$8.60
Share price (low)$75.90$81.97$88.53$95.61$103.26
Share price (high)$126.50$136.62$147.55$159.35$172.10
CAGR (low–high)29% / 116%18% / 53%15% / 36%13% / 28%12% / 24%

Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.

Key Risks

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Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Latest SEC Filings

ASO's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K

ASO — frequently asked questions

Is ASO a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.

Where does ASO's data come from?

Live price data plus the annual financials in Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.

How is the 5-year projection for ASO calculated?

It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this ASO analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell ASO. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.