Professional
Added to YB: 2026-08-28
Pitch date: 2026-08-26
ASO [bullish]
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.
-1.16%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a sporting goods and outdoor recreational retailer in the United States.
Market Cap
$2.7B
Pitch Price
$43.13
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
1.38%
EV/EBITDA
4.89
P/E
7.67
EV/Sales
0.70
Sector
Specialty Retail
Category
growth
Academy Sports + Outdoors (ASO) | Still Relevant
ASO (overview): Academy trades at ~$44 versus ~$55 three years ago as sales appear to be inflecting after a multi-year decline: Q1 FY2026 sales rose 6.7% and comps 2.9% on more shoppers and higher spend. FY2026 guidance calls for $6.23B-$6.36B of sales (+3-5%), flat to +2% comps and EPS growth above 10%, excluding buybacks. With net leverage of 0.2x, $263M of FY2025 FCF self-funds ~7% annual unit growth toward 450 stores over five years while supporting ~8% annual share-count reduction and 19% annual dividend increases.
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