AS vs KBSX vs CODI Stock Comparison

Amer Sports, Fst and Compass Diversified Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.55 +2.8% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.65B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
KBSX FST Corp.
$1.36 -19.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$60.04M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.97M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Amer Sports leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amer Sports 7, Fst 1, Compass Diversified Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASKBSXCODILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.65B $60.04M $811.04M AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.6x -68.0x -3.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.0x 22.7x 204.8x KBSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.5% +29.6% +0.9% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% -1.7% -12.3% AS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 0.0% 0.2% AS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 12.1x AS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% -13.4% +28.0% CODI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -19.0%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 80.7% 65.2% AS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 44/100 20/100 AS

Percentile Scorecard

ASKBSXCODI

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

AxisASKBSXCODI
Valuation 42 #20 of 34 24 #26 of 34 27 #34 of 46
Growth 97 #2 of 32 94 #3 of 32 38 #27 of 43
Profitability 97 #2 of 32 39 #20 of 32 10 #38 of 42
Financial Health 59 #14 of 33 19 #27 of 33 17 #44 of 53
Shareholder Returns 6 #17 of 18 – 9 #31 of 34
Overall 60 44 20
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • KBSX ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • CODI ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASKBSXCODISPY
1 month +2.8%-19.0%-8.9% -0.8%
3 months -18.9%+51.1%+1.9% +3.5%
6 months -19.4%+2.3%-11.7% +7.0%
Year to date -23.6%-2.9%+113.3% +12.2%
1 year -10.1%-13.4%+28.0% +13.0%
3 years —-87.6%-40.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-50.1%-15.8% +23.1%
5 years ——-65.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year ——-19.0% +11.0%
10 years ——-44.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-5.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASKBSXCODISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%80.7%65.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%73.5%63.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.251.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.170.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.7%-94.0%-85.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.0%-20.9%-19.4% -1.8%
52-week high $41.96$1.72$12.71 $779.14
52-week low $26.25$0.84$4.65 $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.

MultipleASKBSXCODI
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 17.8x -68.5xmedian 17.8x -3.4xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 9.3x —median 9.3x 17.3xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 10.4x 38.3xmedian 10.4x 76.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 3.8xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 —median 0.33 0.03median 0.64

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 monthsASKBSXCODI
Revenue $7.44B $52.97M $1.85B
Gross profit $4.45B $23.99M $807.72M
Operating income $956.70M $569.16K $5.74M
Net income $567.80M -$505.32K -$227.18M
Free cash flow $694.70M $1.59M $10.11M
R&D – $1.55M –
EPS (diluted) $0.97 $-0.02 $-3.02
Cash & equivalents $720.40M $8.22M $60.75M
Total debt $147.40M $119.39M $1.86B
Shares (diluted) 563.08M 44.48M 75.24M
Enterprise value $13.24B $29.31M $547.39M

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
MetricASKBSXCODI
P/E 29.0x -68.5x -3.4x
P/FCF 22.9x 38.3x 76.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.6x 49.1x 16.6x
P/S 2.1x 1.1x 0.4x
P/B 2.3x 3.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 5.4x -2.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x – 17.3x
EV/EBIT 16.0x 146.0x 447.8x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF 22.1x 52.3x 254.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 67.0x 55.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASKBSXCODI
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.5% 29.6% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.3% 31.9% 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.3% 112.6% 744.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -44.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 142.9% 94.5% -12.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -158.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 117.4% 88.8% -24.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -126.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.4% 130.3% 129.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 46.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 170.6% 123.0% 104.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASKBSXCODI
Gross margin 59.8% 45.3% 43.7%
EBITDA margin 18.8% – 8.0%
Operating margin 12.9% 1.1% 0.3%
Pretax margin 10.8% 1.4% -14.8%
Net margin 7.3% -1.7% -12.3%
FCF margin 9.3% 3.0% 0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 2.3% 2.5%
Return on equity 8.3% -3.1% -49.8%
Return on assets 5.6% -0.8% -9.2%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 0.0% 0.2%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 1.8% 0.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -2.5x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASKBSXCODI
Debt / assets 1.4% 48.4% 62.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.9x 3.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 12.1x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 19.1x 184.0x
Liabilities / assets 32.9% 74.6% 82.1%
Equity / assets 67.1% 25.4% 17.9%
Interest coverage 10.6x 1.3x –
Current ratio 1.8x 0.9x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.04 1.67 0.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASKBSXCODI
Dividend yield – – 0.0%
Net buyback yield -5.4% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield -5.4% – -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -8.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 186.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -75.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -35.9%

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.

ConsensusASKBSXCODI
Forward P/E 23.0xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 204.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.24FY2026 $0.06FY2026 $0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 – -28.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% +83.3% +1,200.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.73BFY2026 $59.34MFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +23.7%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +11.1% +2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASKBSXCODI
Held by institutions 38.1% – 74.8%
Institutions holding 354 – 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% – -0.7%
Institutions buying 236 – 86
Institutions selling 87 – 62
Buyers to sellers 2.71 – 1.39

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.

ASKBSXCODI
AS 1.00 -0.04 0.15
KBSX -0.04 1.00 0.11
CODI 0.15 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AS, KBSX and CODI?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amer Sports (AS) $15.65B, Fst (KBSX) $60.04M, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $811.04M.

Which company is growing faster?

Amer Sports (AS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%, Fst (KBSX) +29.6%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amer Sports (AS) has the highest net margin (Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%, Fst (KBSX) -1.7%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%). On return on invested capital, Amer Sports (AS) leads (Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%, Fst (KBSX) 0.0%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) returned the most: Amer Sports (AS) -10.1%, Fst (KBSX) -13.4%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +28.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amer Sports (AS) 0.00%, Fst (KBSX) 0.00%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.02%. Amer Sports (AS) and Fst (KBSX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amer Sports (AS) has been the steadiest (Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%, Fst (KBSX) 80.7%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AS, KBSX and CODI?

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 7. 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.