ASO vs BBW vs HERE Stock Comparison

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Build-A-Bear Workshop and Here Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc
$29.55 +15.6% 1M -45.5% 1Y
Market cap
$368.40M
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$517.75M
Div. yield
3.08%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
HERE Here Group Ltd
$1.48 -12.9% 1M -79.3% 1Y
Market cap
$79.57M
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Academy Sports & Outdoors leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Academy Sports & Outdoors 6, Build-A-Bear Workshop 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASOBBWHERELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.84B $368.40M $79.57M ASO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.7x 7.1x 11.6x BBW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 9.1x 148.0x ASO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% -0.9% — ASO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% 10.0% — BBW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.94% 3.08% 0.00% BBW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.1% -45.5% -79.3% ASO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.7%/yr +13.2%/yr — BBW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 58.9% 71.8% ASO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 63/100 50/100 ASO

Percentile Scorecard

ASOBBWHERE

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

AxisASOBBWHERE
Valuation 81 #21 of 105 79 #23 of 105 64 #13 of 34
Growth 40 #60 of 99 18 #81 of 99 10 #29 of 32
Profitability 70 #30 of 99 88 #13 of 99 48 #17 of 32
Financial Health 62 #44 of 113 71 #34 of 113 78 #8 of 33
Shareholder Returns 64 #27 of 73 60 #30 of 73 –
Overall 63 63 50
  • ASO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BBW ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HERE ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASOBBWHERESPY
1 month +26.9%+15.6%-12.9% -2.3%
3 months +27.3%-12.7%-22.9% -0.7%
6 months +19.5%-18.5%-57.5% +4.8%
Year to date +23.8%-51.8%-71.0% +10.3%
1 year +29.1%-45.5%-79.3% +10.3%
3 years +26.6%+14.3%-40.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +8.2%+4.5%-16.0% +20.1%
5 years +31.6%+86.2%— +61.9%
5 years, per year +5.7%+13.2%— +10.1%
10 years —+130.0%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+8.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASOBBWHERESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%58.9%71.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.4%69.3%83.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.821.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.66-0.77-1.10 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-69.2%-92.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-58.4%-79.6% -3.5%
52-week high $61.84$71.03$7.25 $779.14
52-week low $41.73$23.37$1.38 $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.

MultipleASOBBWHERE
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 17.7x 7.1xmedian 17.7x 11.6xmedian 18.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 9.0x 4.3xmedian 9.0x —median 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 15.9x 15.0xmedian 15.9x -2.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.82median 0.75 1.24median 0.75 1.89median 1.30

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 monthsASOBBWHERE
Revenue $6.19B $517.75M –
Gross profit $2.22B $293.49M $28.33M
Operating income $591.56M $66.71M -$42.91M
Net income $395.85M $51.58M $7.53M
Free cash flow $331.42M $24.54M –
R&D – – $6.35M
EPS (diluted) $6.23 $4.15 $0.12
Cash & equivalents $298.21M $14.00M $63.45M
Total debt $494.16M – –
Shares (diluted) 63.55M 12.43M 55.07M
Enterprise value $2.58B $273.66M $28.79M

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
MetricASOBBWHERE
P/E 9.7x 7.1x 11.6x
P/FCF 11.6x 15.0x -2.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 6.2x –
P/S 0.6x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 1.8x 2.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.3x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x 4.3x –
EV/EBIT 6.8x 5.3x 0.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.7x –
EV/FCF 12.2x 14.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 6.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.82 1.24 1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASOBBWHERE
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% -0.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 2.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% -0.3% -90.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 4.4% -58.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% -10.9% -177.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 0.5% -36.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% -12.9% -84.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 0.4% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.7% -8.0% -86.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 5.7% 6.1%
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
MetricASOBBWHERE
Gross margin 35.8% 56.7% –
EBITDA margin 11.6% 15.9% –
Operating margin 9.6% 12.9% –
Pretax margin 8.2% 13.1% –
Net margin 6.4% 10.0% –
FCF margin 5.4% 4.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 11.4% –
Return on equity 18.4% 32.4% 7.2%
Return on assets 7.2% 15.0% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 17.6% – –
Return on capital employed 13.7% 24.9% -27.0%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASOBBWHERE
Debt / assets 9.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 1.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 52.4% 44.7%
Equity / assets 39.5% 47.6% 55.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.6x 6.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.4x 4.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 2.85 4.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASOBBWHERE
Dividend yield 0.9% 3.1% –
Net buyback yield 7.1% 10.2% –
Shareholder yield 8.0% 13.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusASOBBWHERE
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 148.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $7.18FY2026 $3.25FY2026 $0.01FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 -18.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -6.0% +8.6% +200.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.03BFY2026 $533.87MFY2026 $62.86MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 -28.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -6.5% +7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASOBBWHERE
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 2.1%
Institutions holding 363 176 18
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -0.1% -21.6%
Institutions buying 179 92 9
Institutions selling 125 45 6
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.04 1.50

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.

ASOBBWHERE
ASO 1.00 0.30 0.08
BBW 0.30 1.00 0.02
HERE 0.08 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASO, BBW and HERE?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) $3.84B, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) $368.40M, Here (HERE) $79.57M.

Which stock is cheaper, ASO, BBW and HERE?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 9.7x, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 7.1x, Here (HERE) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) is cheapest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 8.6x, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 9.1x, Here (HERE) 148.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

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%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) returned the most: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +29.1%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -45.5%, Here (HERE) -79.3%. Over five years, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) compounded fastest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +5.7%/yr, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) +13.2%/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) 0.94%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 3.08%, Here (HERE) 0.00%. Here (HERE) 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) 44.1%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 58.9%, Here (HERE) 71.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 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.