AS vs PLNT vs JOUT Stock Comparison

Amer Sports, Planet Fitness and Johnson Outdoors Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$29.24 +7.3% 1M -9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.29B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
PLNT Planet Fitness, Inc.
$53.72 +31.9% 1M -41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.11B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.41B
Div. yield
0.00%
Fitness Clubs Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
JOUT Johnson Outdoors Inc
$46.22 +4.5% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$473.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$660.91M
Div. yield
0.03%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Planet Fitness leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Planet Fitness 6, Amer Sports 3, Johnson Outdoors 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASPLNTJOUTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.29B $4.11B $473.49M AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.8x 17.3x -59.2x PLNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 15.6x 37.9x PLNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.5% +12.7% +17.5% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 16.9% -1.2% PLNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 16.0% — PLNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.6x — AS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% JOUT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.0% -41.3% +8.3% JOUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.6%/yr -15.3%/yr PLNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 54.6% 35.4% JOUT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 69/100 56/100 PLNT

Percentile Scorecard

ASPLNTJOUT

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

AxisASPLNTJOUT
Valuation 36 #22 of 34 52 #22 of 45 91 #4 of 34
Growth 100 #1 of 32 79 #10 of 43 32 #22 of 32
Profitability 94 #3 of 32 98 #2 of 42 55 #15 of 32
Financial Health 56 #15 of 33 49 #25 of 48 69 #11 of 33
Shareholder Returns 6 #17 of 18 67 #10 of 28 35 #12 of 18
Overall 58 69 56
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • PLNT ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • JOUT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASPLNTJOUTSPY
1 month +7.3%+31.9%+4.5% +0.7%
3 months -19.0%-4.0%-1.8% +3.7%
6 months -16.6%-19.4%-12.2% +7.1%
Year to date -21.7%-50.5%+8.9% +12.8%
1 year -9.0%-41.3%+8.3% +11.9%
3 years —-2.9%-4.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-1.0%-1.5% +22.8%
5 years —-32.5%-56.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-7.6%-15.3% +10.9%
10 years —+153.9%+28.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+9.8%+2.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASPLNTJOUTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%54.6%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%66.8%38.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.480.280.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.760.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.7%-64.3%-81.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-52.0%-13.6% -1.2%
52-week high $41.96$111.97$53.50 $779.14
52-week low $26.25$40.50$36.94 $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.

MultipleASPLNTJOUT
P/E now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 18.6x 17.4xmedian 17.4x -59.7xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.1x 2.9xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 10.1x 10.3xmedian 10.8x 8.1xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 11.2x 15.4xmedian 11.7x 16.2xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x -6.6xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.04 0.62median 0.55 2.02median 1.04

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 monthsASPLNTJOUT
Revenue $7.44B $1.41B $660.91M
Gross profit $4.45B $1.15B $262.15M
Operating income $956.70M $435.56M $17.60M
Net income $567.80M $239.09M -$7.99M
Free cash flow $694.70M $261.68M $29.89M
R&D – – $34.05M
EPS (diluted) $0.97 $3.08 $-0.77
Cash & equivalents $720.40M $298.27M $175.25M
Total debt $147.40M $2.55B –
Shares (diluted) 563.08M 77.15M 10.39M
Enterprise value $13.88B $2.34B -$116.76M

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
MetricASPLNTJOUT
P/E 29.7x 17.4x -59.7x
P/FCF 23.5x 15.4x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.0x 9.3x 9.6x
P/S 2.2x 2.9x 0.7x
P/B 2.4x -6.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.9x -4.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 10.3x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 16.4x 14.2x 17.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 4.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 22.6x 23.6x 10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x 14.3x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.62 2.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASPLNTJOUT
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.5% 12.7% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% -4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.3% 10.4% 42.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.4% -2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.3% 23.5% 134.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 19.5% -28.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 142.9% 25.6% 79.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 20.7% -29.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 117.4% 37.2% 80.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 28.1% -29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.4% 22.7% -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.7% -10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 170.6% 28.1% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% -11.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASPLNTJOUT
Gross margin 59.8% 81.7% 39.7%
EBITDA margin 18.8% 42.6% 5.8%
Operating margin 12.9% 30.9% 2.7%
Pretax margin 10.8% 23.7% 4.1%
Net margin 7.3% 16.9% -1.2%
FCF margin 9.3% 18.6% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 30.8% 7.6%
Return on equity 8.3% – -1.9%
Return on assets 5.6% 7.8% -1.3%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 16.0% –
Return on capital employed 11.7% 16.4% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.8x -6.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASPLNTJOUT
Debt / assets 1.4% 84.8% –
Debt / equity 0.0x -4.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 9.7x –
Liabilities / assets 32.9% 120.5% 33.6%
Equity / assets 67.1% -20.5% 66.4%
Interest coverage 10.6x 3.6x 81.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.0x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 4.11 1.13 3.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASPLNTJOUT
Dividend yield – 0.0% 2.9%
Net buyback yield -5.3% 17.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -5.3% 17.3% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 0.3% -170.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 0.3% 45.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -81.0% 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -49.1% 3.1%

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.

ConsensusASPLNTJOUT
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 37.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.24FY2026 $3.45FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +40.3% +11.3% +20.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.73BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $624.76MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +19.0% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASPLNTJOUT
Held by institutions 38.1% 100.0% 62.1%
Institutions holding 355 422 136
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% -2.9% +2.4%
Institutions buying 237 240 77
Institutions selling 87 147 39
Buyers to sellers 2.72 1.63 1.97

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.

ASPLNTJOUT
AS 1.00 0.17 0.39
PLNT 0.17 1.00 0.01
JOUT 0.39 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AS, PLNT and JOUT?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amer Sports (AS) $16.29B, Planet Fitness (PLNT) $4.11B, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) $473.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, AS, PLNT and JOUT?

Planet Fitness (PLNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amer Sports (AS) 29.8x, Planet Fitness (PLNT) 17.3x, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -59.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Planet Fitness (PLNT) is cheapest (Amer Sports (AS) 23.6x, Planet Fitness (PLNT) 15.6x, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 37.9x). 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%, Planet Fitness (PLNT) +12.7%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Planet Fitness (PLNT) has the highest net margin (Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%, Planet Fitness (PLNT) 16.9%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -1.2%). On return on invested capital, Planet Fitness (PLNT) leads (Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%, Planet Fitness (PLNT) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) returned the most: Amer Sports (AS) -9.0%, Planet Fitness (PLNT) -41.3%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) +8.3%. Over five years, Planet Fitness (PLNT) compounded fastest (Planet Fitness (PLNT) -7.6%/yr, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) has the highest dividend yield: Amer Sports (AS) 0.00%, Planet Fitness (PLNT) 0.00%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 0.03%. Amer Sports (AS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) has been the steadiest (Amer Sports (AS) 39.9%, Planet Fitness (PLNT) 54.6%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AS, PLNT and JOUT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Planet Fitness (PLNT) leads on 6. 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.