AS vs CALY vs RGR Stock Comparison

Amer Sports, Callaway Golf and Sturm Ruger Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.26 +5.0% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.69B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
CALY Callaway Golf Co
$14.12 -3.2% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.13B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
RGR Sturm Ruger & Co Inc
$45.48 +8.4% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$730.44M
P/E
60.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$577.24M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amer Sports leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amer Sports 5, Callaway Golf 4, Sturm Ruger 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASCALYRGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.69B $2.56B $730.44M AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.7x -9.7x 60.0x AS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.8x 19.6x 29.7x CALY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.5% +3.7% +7.6% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% -12.4% 2.1% AS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 5.4% — AS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.6x — CALY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.7% +41.2% -1.4% CALY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -12.5%/yr -10.6%/yr RGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 50.8% 38.5% RGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 67/100 52/100 CALY

Percentile Scorecard

ASCALYRGR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisASCALYRGR
Valuation 42 #20 of 34 79 #8 of 34 49 #18 of 34
Growth 100 #1 of 32 36 #21 of 32 42 #19 of 32
Profitability 94 #3 of 32 61 #13 of 32 65 #12 of 32
Financial Health 59 #14 of 33 75 #9 of 33 88 #5 of 33
Shareholder Returns 6 #17 of 18 82 #4 of 18 18 #15 of 18
Overall 60 67 52
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • CALY ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • RGR ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodASCALYRGRSPY
1 month +5.0%-3.2%+8.4% -1.0%
3 months -16.6%-22.3%+18.9% +2.9%
6 months -21.1%-7.8%+7.1% +6.4%
Year to date -24.3%+21.0%+39.3% +11.4%
1 year -10.7%+41.2%-1.4% +13.1%
3 years —+9.3%-14.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+3.0%-5.2% +21.5%
5 years —-48.8%-43.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-12.5%-10.6% +10.9%
10 years —+32.1%-24.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+2.8%-2.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureASCALYRGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%50.8%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%46.2%45.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.501.220.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.81-0.04 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.7%-81.8%-64.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-28.2%-9.5% -2.5%
52-week high $41.96$19.66$50.25 $779.14
52-week low $26.25$8.81$28.81 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleASCALYRGR
P/E now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 21.3x -9.6xmedian 21.3x 59.6xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 10.1x 16.6xmedian 10.1x 20.5xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 11.4x 7.4xmedian 11.4x 15.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 0.15median 0.34 -1.42median 0.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsASCALYRGR
Revenue $7.44B $2.13B $577.24M
Gross profit $4.45B $1.01B $107.93M
Operating income $956.70M $203.70M $5.63M
Net income $567.80M -$263.40M $12.18M
Free cash flow $694.70M $338.70M $47.35M
R&D – $55.40M –
EPS (diluted) $0.97 $-1.39 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $720.40M $278.10M $30.65M
Total debt $147.40M $50.80M –
Shares (diluted) 563.08M 190.10M 16.27M
Enterprise value $13.28B $12.53M $334.44M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricASCALYRGR
P/E 28.7x -9.6x 59.6x
P/FCF 22.7x 7.4x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 16.4x 6.8x 11.3x
P/S 2.1x 1.2x 1.3x
P/B 2.3x 1.2x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.2x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 16.6x 20.5x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 11.3x 108.3x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/FCF 21.9x 6.8x 12.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 6.2x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.15 -1.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASCALYRGR
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.5% 3.7% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -20.2% -0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.3% 4.4% 18.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% -11.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.3% 23.6% 93.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.0% -57.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 142.9% 82.4% 111.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -64.3% -43.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 117.4% 82.8% 112.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -66.0% -41.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.4% 36.9% 16.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 254.0% -1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 170.6% -5.1% 24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 37.6% -0.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASCALYRGR
Gross margin 59.8% 47.5% 18.7%
EBITDA margin 18.8% 6.5% 5.2%
Operating margin 12.9% 9.6% 1.0%
Pretax margin 10.8% 12.2% 2.0%
Net margin 7.3% -12.4% 2.1%
FCF margin 9.3% 15.9% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 17.5% 11.2%
Return on equity 8.3% -8.3% 4.2%
Return on assets 5.6% -5.9% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 5.4% –
Return on capital employed 11.7% 7.9% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -1.4x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASCALYRGR
Debt / assets 1.4% 1.8% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 32.9% 22.3% 20.4%
Equity / assets 67.1% 77.7% 79.6%
Interest coverage 10.6x 4.5x 55.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 3.0x 3.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 2.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 4.02 3.43 9.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASCALYRGR
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield -5.5% 3.4% –
Shareholder yield -5.5% 3.4% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusASCALYRGR
Forward P/E 22.8xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.24FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $1.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +242.9%FY2026 +82.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% +31.9% +28.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.73BFY2026 $2.02BFY2026 $550.45MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +1.3% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASCALYRGR
Held by institutions 38.1% 86.2% 59.6%
Institutions holding 354 316 172
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +0.7% -1.4%
Institutions buying 236 170 76
Institutions selling 87 92 45
Buyers to sellers 2.71 1.85 1.69

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ASCALYRGR
AS 1.00 0.21 0.20
CALY 0.21 1.00 0.14
RGR 0.20 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AS, CALY and RGR?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amer Sports (AS) $15.69B, Callaway Golf (CALY) $2.56B, Sturm Ruger (RGR) $730.44M.

Which stock is cheaper, AS, CALY and RGR?

Amer Sports (AS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amer Sports (AS) 28.7x, Callaway Golf (CALY) -9.7x, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 60.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Callaway Golf (CALY) is cheapest (Amer Sports (AS) 22.8x, Callaway Golf (CALY) 19.6x, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 29.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amer Sports (AS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%, Callaway Golf (CALY) +3.7%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amer Sports (AS) has the highest net margin (Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%, Callaway Golf (CALY) -12.4%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Amer Sports (AS) leads (Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%, Callaway Golf (CALY) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Callaway Golf (CALY) returned the most: Amer Sports (AS) -10.7%, Callaway Golf (CALY) +41.2%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) -1.4%. Over five years, Sturm Ruger (RGR) compounded fastest (Callaway Golf (CALY) -12.5%/yr, Sturm Ruger (RGR) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sturm Ruger (RGR) has been the steadiest (Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%, Callaway Golf (CALY) 50.8%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AS, CALY and RGR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amer Sports (AS) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.