ASO vs BBW vs EYE Stock Comparison

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Build-A-Bear Workshop and National Vision Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc
$24.55 -4.7% 1M -55.8% 1Y
Market cap
$306.07M
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$517.75M
Div. yield
3.71%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Build-A-Bear Workshop leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Build-A-Bear Workshop 6, Academy Sports & Outdoors 5, National Vision Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASOBBWEYELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.68B $306.07M $1.28B ASO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.3x 5.9x 46.3x BBW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 7.6x 15.1x BBW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% -0.9% +4.8% EYE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% 10.0% 1.4% BBW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% — 3.5% ASO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — 1.3x ASO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.98% 3.71% — BBW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% -55.8% -37.6% ASO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.7%/yr +9.7%/yr -23.2%/yr BBW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 57.7% 52.1% ASO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 65/100 53/100 BBW

Percentile Scorecard

ASOBBWEYE

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

AxisASOBBWEYE
Valuation 82 #20 of 104 84 #18 of 104 37 #66 of 104
Growth 41 #59 of 99 20 #79 of 99 91 #10 of 99
Profitability 70 #30 of 98 88 #13 of 98 41 #58 of 98
Financial Health 61 #44 of 112 70 #34 of 112 44 #63 of 112
Shareholder Returns 69 #23 of 72 63 #27 of 72 –
Overall 65 65 53
  • ASO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BBW ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • EYE ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASOBBWEYESPY
1 month +20.7%-4.7%-2.0% -0.2%
3 months +17.7%-30.5%-25.7% +3.9%
6 months +9.1%-35.2%-32.7% +8.2%
Year to date +18.8%-59.9%-37.3% +12.9%
1 year +19.9%-55.8%-37.6% +12.3%
3 years +37.1%+0.5%+3.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.1%+0.2%+1.2% +23.3%
5 years +38.1%+59.1%-73.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.7%+9.7%-23.2% +10.9%
10 years —+105.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+7.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASOBBWEYESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%57.7%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%68.4%60.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.890.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.45-0.97-0.72 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-69.2%-85.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-65.4%-45.0% -1.2%
52-week high $61.78$71.03$29.46 $779.14
52-week low $41.73$23.37$15.44 $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.

MultipleASOBBWEYE
P/E now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 16.7x 5.9xmedian 16.7x 46.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 9.0x 3.5xmedian 9.0x 9.7xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 16.5x 12.5xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.71median 0.72 1.03median 0.72 39.62median 0.72

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 monthsASOBBWEYE
Revenue $6.19B $517.75M $1.98B
Gross profit $2.22B $293.49M $1.15B
Operating income $591.56M $66.71M $53.99M
Net income $395.85M $51.58M $27.83M
Free cash flow $331.42M $24.54M –
EPS (diluted) $6.23 $4.15 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $298.21M $14.00M $36.00M
Total debt $494.16M – $237.74M
Shares (diluted) 63.55M 12.43M 80.60M
Enterprise value $2.42B $211.33M $1.10B

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
MetricASOBBWEYE
P/E 9.3x 5.9x 46.3x
P/FCF 11.1x 12.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 5.2x –
P/S 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
P/B 1.7x 1.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 3.5x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 6.6x 4.4x 27.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 11.7x 11.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 4.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.71 1.03 39.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASOBBWEYE
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% -0.9% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 2.6% 9.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% -0.3% 4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 4.4% 7.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% -10.9% 558.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 0.5% 21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% -12.9% 296.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 0.4% 2.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.7% -8.0% 295.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 5.7% 1.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% -11.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% -6.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.5% -47.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.4% -24.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASOBBWEYE
Gross margin 35.8% 56.7% 58.4%
EBITDA margin 11.6% 15.9% 7.7%
Operating margin 9.6% 12.9% 2.7%
Pretax margin 8.2% 13.1% 1.9%
Net margin 6.4% 10.0% 1.4%
FCF margin 5.4% 4.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 11.4% –
Return on equity 18.4% 32.4% 3.2%
Return on assets 7.2% 15.0% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 17.6% – 3.5%
Return on capital employed 13.7% 24.9% 3.4%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASOBBWEYE
Debt / assets 9.0% – 12.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 52.4% 54.8%
Equity / assets 39.5% 47.6% 45.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.6x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.82 3.89 1.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASOBBWEYE
Dividend yield 1.0% 3.7% –
Net buyback yield 7.4% 12.3% –
Shareholder yield 8.4% 16.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 46.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -19.6% –

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.

ConsensusASOBBWEYE
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 15.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.18FY2026 $3.25FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 -18.5%FY2026 +33.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.0% +8.6% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.03BFY2026 $533.87MFY2026 $1.92BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -6.5% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASOBBWEYE
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 362 175 234
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -0.1% +4.5%
Institutions buying 179 91 128
Institutions selling 125 45 76
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.02 1.68

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.

ASOBBWEYE
ASO 1.00 0.29 0.32
BBW 0.29 1.00 0.24
EYE 0.32 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASO, BBW and EYE?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) $3.68B, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) $306.07M, National Vision Holdings (EYE) $1.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASO, BBW and EYE?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 9.3x, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 5.9x, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 46.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) is cheapest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 8.3x, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 7.6x, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 15.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Vision Holdings (EYE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +3.7%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -0.9%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has the highest net margin (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 6.4%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 10.0%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) leads (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 17.6%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) returned the most: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +19.9%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -55.8%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) -37.6%. Over five years, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) compounded fastest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +6.7%/yr, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) +9.7%/yr, National Vision Holdings (EYE) -23.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has the highest dividend yield: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 0.98%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 3.71%. National Vision Holdings (EYE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) has been the steadiest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 44.0%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 57.7%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASO, BBW and EYE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 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.