ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS INC (ASO)
Consumer Discretionary · Sporting goods and outdoor recreation retail · NASDAQ
A value-focused sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer with 322 stores in the South, offering national brands and private labels via omnichannel fulfillment to active families and casual outdoor enthusiasts.
What ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS INC does
Academy Sports and Outdoors is a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer operating 322 stores across 21 contiguous U.S. states, primarily in the South. The company offers a value-based assortment of outdoor recreation, sports & recreation, apparel, and footwear through national brands (78% of 2025 merchandise sales) and 19 private label brands. It operates an omnichannel strategy leveraging buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS) and shipping fulfillment, targeting active families and casual outdoor enthusiasts across all budget levels.
Themes: ["Sporting goods retail","Outdoor recreation retail","Value-based apparel and footwear","Omnichannel retail strategy","Regional retail expansion (South/Southeast U.S.)"]
Fundamentals
- Price$45.48 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$2.8B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-9.4% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E7.36 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+6.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+34.6% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+18.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.23 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+3.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.02 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +1.3%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Regional concentration risk: 322 stores primarily in southern United States leaves exposure to regional economic downturns and limits geographic diversification","Merchandise inventory management: merchandise inventory of $1.65 billion represents significant working capital exposure and obsolescence risk in fashion-driven sporting goods categories","Competitive pricing pressure: operating in highly competitive sporting goods retail sector with major national competitors could constrain margins and market share"]
Competitors & peers
- Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS)
- Walmart (WMT)
- Target (TGT)
- REI Co-op
- Cabela's / Bass Pro Shops
- Foot Locker
- Sporting Goods Specialty Retailers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.