Why did Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) stock move recently?

On 8/25/2026, Academy Sports and Outdoors moved -5.8% — ASO fell sharply with no company-specific news as investors reacted to weak Q2 results and lowered full-year guidance from peer Dick's Sporting Goods, raising concerns across sporting goods retailers. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Academy Sports and Outdoors's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 10.3, a forward P/E of about 6.5, a price-to-book of about 1.3 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Academy Sports and Outdoors's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.06×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Academy Sports and Outdoors's revenue?

Academy Sports and Outdoors reported revenue of $6.1B for FY2026, with net profit of $376.8M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO)?

Academy Sports and Outdoors last traded at $44.94 (+2.9% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Academy Sports and Outdoors

ASO · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerASO

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustrySpecialty Retail

CountryUnited States

Employees22,000

HeadquartersKaty, United States

Websitewww.academy.com

Filings tracked16

About Academy Sports and Outdoors

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.

Who owns it

Insiders1.5%
Institutions98.5%
Public & other0.0%

490 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.16.02%
FMR, LLC14.98%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6.59%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC6.16%
LSV Asset Management5.16%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.69%
State Street Corporation4.40%
American Century Companies Inc3.84%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 3.6 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion1.06×

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend9.8% → 6.2%

Margin has compressed by about 3.6 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity17.4%

Latest ROE of 17.4% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev -2% · PAT -16%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $1.4B · EPS 1.29

Est. earnings growth +13.0%

Next fiscal year

Rev $6.6B · EPS 6.93

Est. earnings growth +8.4%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2026)

$6.1B

Net margin

6.2%

ROE

17.4%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

-1.8%

Profit CAGR (3y)

-15.7%

EPS (FY2026)

5.54

Net profit (FY2026)

$376.8M

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Why it moved

Aug 25, 2026
ASO fell sharply with no company-specific news as investors reacted to weak Q2 results and lowered full-year guidance from peer Dick's Sporting Goods, raising concerns across sporting goods retailers.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 27, 2026
No specific company catalyst identified in recent filings or credible news coverage for July 27; the move appears to reflect broader market or sector sentiment amid ongoing institutional interest and back-to-school promotions.
· confidence: low
Jul 23, 2026
ASO declined with the broader market on July 23 amid geopolitical tensions, rising oil prices, and higher yields, with no company-specific catalyst identified in recent filings or news.
· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2026	$6.1B	$376.8M	5.54	6.2%	17.4%
FY2025	$5.9B	$418.4M	5.73	7.1%	20.9%
FY2024	$6.2B	$519.2M	6.70	8.4%	26.6%
FY2023	$6.4B	$628.0M	7.49	9.8%	38.6%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$1.4B	$52.7M	0.80	3.7%
2025Q4	$1.4B	$71.6M	1.05	5.2%
2025Q3	$1.6B	$125.4M	1.85	7.8%
2025Q2	$1.4B	$46.1M	0.68	3.4%
2025Q1	$1.7B	$133.6M	1.89	8.0%
2024Q4	$1.3B	$65.8M	0.92	4.9%
2024Q3	$1.5B	$142.6M	1.95	9.2%
2024Q2	$1.4B	$76.5M	1.01	5.6%
2024Q1	$1.8B	$168.2M	2.21	9.4%
2023Q4	$1.4B	$100.0M	1.31	7.2%
2023Q3	$1.6B	$157.1M	2.01	9.9%
2023Q2	$1.4B	$94.0M	1.19	6.8%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC6/10/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC6/9/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results, Other events
SEC6/4/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Termination of agreement, Material financial obligation, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/14/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC5/4/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC5/4/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC4/7/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC3/31/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC3/17/2026material
10-K filing
SEC3/17/2026

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC12/9/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC12/9/2025
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC12/2/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC9/16/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC9/2/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC9/2/2025

In the news

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