ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS IN (ASO) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:ASO • US00402L1070

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56.77 USD
-1.47 (-2.52%)
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This ASO fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. ASO Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • ASO had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year ASO had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • ASO had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years ASO always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
ASO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFASO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

1.2 Ratios

  • ASO has a Return On Assets of 7.14%. This is in the better half of the industry: ASO outperforms 78.86% of its industry peers.
  • With a decent Return On Equity value of 17.35%, ASO is doing good in the industry, outperforming 78.86% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of ASO (9.37%) is better than 77.24% of its industry peers.
  • ASO had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 11.28%. This is below the industry average of 13.58%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 7.14%
ROE 17.35%
ROIC 9.37%
ROA(3y)8.93%
ROA(5y)11.02%
ROE(3y)21.6%
ROE(5y)29.83%
ROIC(3y)11.28%
ROIC(5y)14.54%
ASO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICASO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 10 20 30 40

1.3 Margins

  • ASO's Profit Margin of 6.22% is amongst the best of the industry. ASO outperforms 82.93% of its industry peers.
  • ASO's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • ASO has a better Operating Margin (8.46%) than 80.49% of its industry peers.
  • ASO's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • ASO has a Gross Margin (34.78%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • ASO's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 8.46%
PM (TTM) 6.22%
GM 34.78%
OM growth 3Y-13.86%
OM growth 5Y2.75%
PM growth 3Y-14.1%
PM growth 5Y2.78%
GM growth 3Y0.18%
GM growth 5Y2.68%
ASO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsASO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 10 20 30

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2. ASO Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ASO is still creating some value.
  • ASO has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for ASO has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ASO has an improved debt to assets ratio.
ASO Yearly Shares OutstandingASO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 20M 40M 60M 80M
ASO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsASO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.89 indicates that ASO is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • ASO's Altman-Z score of 2.89 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ASO outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of ASO is 2.19, which is a good value as it means it would take ASO, 2.19 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 2.19, ASO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 75.61% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.22 indicates that ASO is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.22, ASO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 60.98% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.22
Debt/FCF 2.19
Altman-Z 2.89
ROIC/WACC1.1
WACC8.55%
ASO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFASO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 500M 1B 1.5B 2B

2.3 Liquidity

  • ASO has a Current Ratio of 1.89. This is a normal value and indicates that ASO is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of ASO (1.89) is better than 75.61% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.44 indicates that ASO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.44, ASO is not doing good in the industry: 61.79% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.89
Quick Ratio 0.44
ASO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesASO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. ASO Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for ASO have decreased by -3.97% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, ASO shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 10.31% on average per year.
  • Looking at the last year, ASO shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 2.02% in the last year.
  • ASO shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 1.25% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-3.97%
EPS 3Y-9.2%
EPS 5Y10.31%
EPS Q2Q%0.51%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.02%
Revenue growth 3Y-1.81%
Revenue growth 5Y1.25%
Sales Q2Q%2.48%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, ASO will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 13.21% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, ASO will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 6.41% on average per year.
EPS Next Y10.32%
EPS Next 2Y9.73%
EPS Next 3Y9.74%
EPS Next 5Y13.21%
Revenue Next Year3.4%
Revenue Next 2Y4.37%
Revenue Next 3Y5.02%
Revenue Next 5Y6.41%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
ASO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesASO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2B 4B 6B
ASO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesASO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2 4 6 8

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4. ASO Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 9.77 indicates a reasonable valuation of ASO.
  • 87.80% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ASO, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of ASO to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.47), we can say ASO is valued rather cheaply.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.86 indicates a reasonable valuation of ASO.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ASO indicates a rather cheap valuation: ASO is cheaper than 91.06% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ASO to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.62), we can say ASO is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.77
Fwd PE 8.86
ASO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsASO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40 50

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of ASO indicates a rather cheap valuation: ASO is cheaper than 81.30% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ASO is valued a bit cheaper than 70.73% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 16.51
EV/EBITDA 6
ASO Per share dataASO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 20 40 60 80

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • ASO's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • ASO has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)0.95
PEG (5Y)0.95
EPS Next 2Y9.73%
EPS Next 3Y9.74%

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5. ASO Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • With a yearly dividend of 0.93%, ASO is not a good candidate for dividend investing.
  • ASO's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 3.35.
  • With a Dividend Yield of 0.93, ASO pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 1.81.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.93%

5.2 History

  • ASO has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.
  • ASO has not decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years3
Div Non Decr Years3
ASO Yearly Dividends per shareASO Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

5.3 Sustainability

  • 9.20% of the earnings are spent on dividend by ASO. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
DP9.2%
EPS Next 2Y9.73%
EPS Next 3Y9.74%
ASO Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendASO Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 200M 400M 600M 800M
ASO Dividend Payout.ASO Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.ASO Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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ASO Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS IN

NASDAQ:ASO (4/23/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

Premarket: 57.03 +0.26 (+0.46%)

56.77

-1.47 (-2.52%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)03-17
Earnings (Next)06-08
Inst Owners119.25%
Inst Owner Change0.01%
Ins Owners0.72%
Ins Owner Change2.05%
Market Cap3.65B
Revenue(TTM)6.05B
Net Income(TTM)376.77M
Analysts74.55
Price Target61.14 (7.7%)
Short Float %10.12%
Short Ratio4.07
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.93%
Yearly Dividend0.52
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP9.2%
Div Incr Years3
Div Non Decr Years3
Ex-Date03-20
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)0.32%
Min EPS beat(2)-5.53%
Max EPS beat(2)6.18%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-6.57%
Min EPS beat(4)-16.03%
Max EPS beat(4)6.18%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-7.28%
EPS beat(12)3
Avg EPS beat(12)-7.95%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)-2.95%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.77%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.18%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.35%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.38%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.18%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.55%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.38%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.47%
Revenue beat(16)1
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.44%
PT rev (1m)-0.78%
PT rev (3m)-0.1%
EPS NQ rev (1m)4.22%
EPS NQ rev (3m)4.03%
EPS NY rev (1m)-1.75%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.81%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.62%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.55%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-1.32%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.94%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.77
Fwd PE 8.86
P/S 0.6
P/FCF 16.51
P/OCF 8.41
P/B 1.68
P/tB 5.01
EV/EBITDA 6
EPS(TTM)5.81
EY10.23%
EPS(NY)6.41
Fwd EY11.29%
FCF(TTM)3.44
FCFY6.06%
OCF(TTM)6.75
OCFY11.9%
SpS94.03
BVpS33.73
TBVpS11.33
PEG (NY)0.95
PEG (5Y)0.95
Graham Number66.4005 (16.96%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 7.14%
ROE 17.35%
ROCE 12.07%
ROIC 9.37%
ROICexc 10.16%
ROICexgc 16.08%
OM 8.46%
PM (TTM) 6.22%
GM 34.78%
FCFM 3.66%
ROA(3y)8.93%
ROA(5y)11.02%
ROE(3y)21.6%
ROE(5y)29.83%
ROIC(3y)11.28%
ROIC(5y)14.54%
ROICexc(3y)12.29%
ROICexc(5y)16.2%
ROICexgc(3y)20.4%
ROICexgc(5y)28.82%
ROCE(3y)14.53%
ROCE(5y)18.73%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-24.2%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-7.15%
ROICexc growth 3Y-20.76%
ROICexc growth 5Y-2.44%
OM growth 3Y-13.86%
OM growth 5Y2.75%
PM growth 3Y-14.1%
PM growth 5Y2.78%
GM growth 3Y0.18%
GM growth 5Y2.68%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.15
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.22
Debt/FCF 2.19
Debt/EBITDA 0.76
Cap/Depr 173.71%
Cap/Sales 3.53%
Interest Coverage 14.6
Cash Conversion 68.47%
Profit Quality 58.76%
Current Ratio 1.89
Quick Ratio 0.44
Altman-Z 2.89
F-Score7
WACC8.55%
ROIC/WACC1.1
Cap/Depr(3y)177.05%
Cap/Depr(5y)141.04%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.43%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.62%
Profit Quality(3y)66.72%
Profit Quality(5y)71.94%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-3.97%
EPS 3Y-9.2%
EPS 5Y10.31%
EPS Q2Q%0.51%
EPS Next Y10.32%
EPS Next 2Y9.73%
EPS Next 3Y9.74%
EPS Next 5Y13.21%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.02%
Revenue growth 3Y-1.81%
Revenue growth 5Y1.25%
Sales Q2Q%2.48%
Revenue Next Year3.4%
Revenue Next 2Y4.37%
Revenue Next 3Y5.02%
Revenue Next 5Y6.41%
EBIT growth 1Y-4.91%
EBIT growth 3Y-15.42%
EBIT growth 5Y4.03%
EBIT Next Year29.45%
EBIT Next 3Y13.55%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-32.45%
FCF growth 3Y-20.66%
FCF growth 5Y-25.59%
OCF growth 1Y-17.66%
OCF growth 3Y-7.65%
OCF growth 5Y-15.54%

ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS IN / ASO Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for ASO stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to ASO.


What is the valuation status for ASO stock?

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Can you provide the profitability details for ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS IN?

ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS IN (ASO) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS IN?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS IN (ASO) is expected to grow by 10.32% in the next year.


How sustainable is the dividend of ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS IN (ASO) stock?

The dividend rating of ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS IN (ASO) is 3 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 9.2%.