ASO vs BBW vs WINA Stock Comparison

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Build-A-Bear Workshop and Winmark Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc
$25.17 -0.7% 1M -55.1% 1Y
Market cap
$313.80M
P/E
6.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$517.75M
Div. yield
3.62%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
WINA Winmark Corp
$282.98 -5.6% 1M -30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.01B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.79M
Div. yield
4.93%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Winmark leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Winmark 5, Build-A-Bear Workshop 4, Academy Sports & Outdoors 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASOBBWWINALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.64B $313.80M $1.01B ASO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 6.1x 24.5x BBW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 7.7x 27.1x BBW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% -0.9% +8.6% WINA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% 10.0% 45.1% WINA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — 0.0x WINA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.99% 3.62% 4.93% WINA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.0% -55.1% -30.5% ASO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr +9.9%/yr +4.0%/yr BBW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 57.8% 38.4% WINA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 64/100 58/100 BBW

Percentile Scorecard

ASOBBWWINA

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

AxisASOBBWWINA
Valuation 80 #22 of 104 82 #20 of 104 18 #86 of 104
Growth 39 #60 of 98 18 #81 of 98 30 #69 of 98
Profitability 71 #29 of 96 88 #12 of 96 100 #1 of 96
Financial Health 60 #45 of 110 69 #35 of 110 64 #40 of 110
Shareholder Returns 69 #23 of 71 61 #28 of 71 79 #16 of 71
Overall 64 64 58
  • ASO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BBW ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • WINA ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASOBBWWINASPY
1 month +20.6%-0.7%-5.6% +0.9%
3 months +19.5%-29.2%-15.3% +5.9%
6 months +9.9%-31.4%-24.5% +8.5%
Year to date +17.4%-58.9%-30.1% +13.3%
1 year +17.0%-55.1%-30.5% +12.4%
3 years +35.5%+3.1%-30.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +10.7%+1.0%-11.3% +23.5%
5 years +37.1%+60.5%+21.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +6.5%+9.9%+4.0% +11.0%
10 years —+101.4%+166.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+7.3%+10.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureASOBBWWINASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%57.8%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%68.4%41.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.900.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.95-0.79 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-69.2%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.1%-64.6%-41.1% -0.9%
52-week high $61.78$71.03$480.67 $779.14
52-week low $41.73$23.37$279.71 $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.

MultipleASOBBWWINA
P/E now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 16.7x 6.1xmedian 16.7x 24.5xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.4x 0.6xmedian 0.4x 11.0xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 9.2x 3.6xmedian 9.2x 18.0xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 16.0x 12.8xmedian 16.0x 23.0xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x -26.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -2.68median 0.73 1.06median 0.73 69.64median 0.73

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 monthsASOBBWWINA
Revenue $6.19B $517.75M $91.79M
Gross profit $2.22B $293.49M $81.00M
Operating income $591.56M $66.71M $54.80M
Net income $395.85M $51.58M $41.43M
Free cash flow $331.42M $24.54M $43.78M
EPS (diluted) $6.23 $4.15 $11.24
Cash & equivalents $298.21M $14.00M $27.96M
Total debt $494.16M – $30.00M
Shares (diluted) 63.55M 12.43M 3.69M
Enterprise value $2.38B $219.06M $923.26M

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
MetricASOBBWWINA
P/E 9.2x 6.1x 24.5x
P/FCF 11.0x 12.8x 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 5.3x 22.9x
P/S 0.6x 0.6x 11.0x
P/B 1.7x 2.0x -26.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.0x -25.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 3.6x 18.0x
EV/EBIT 6.5x 4.5x 18.4x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.6x 11.0x
EV/FCF 11.6x 12.2x 23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 5.1x 22.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.68 1.06 69.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASOBBWWINA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% -0.9% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 2.6% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% -0.3% -0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 4.4% 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% -10.9% 0.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 0.5% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% -12.9% 0.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 0.4% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.7% -8.0% 0.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 5.7% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% -11.3% -1.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% -6.5% -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.5% -47.5% -2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.4% -24.4% -0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASOBBWWINA
Gross margin 35.8% 56.7% 88.2%
EBITDA margin 11.6% 15.9% 60.9%
Operating margin 9.6% 12.9% 59.7%
Pretax margin 8.2% 13.1% 57.9%
Net margin 6.4% 10.0% 45.1%
FCF margin 5.4% 4.7% 47.7%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 11.4% 48.0%
Return on equity 18.4% 32.4% –
Return on assets 7.2% 15.0% 93.9%
Return on invested capital 17.6% – –
Return on capital employed 13.7% 24.9% 161.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.5x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.6% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASOBBWWINA
Debt / assets 9.0% – 66.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x – -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 1.5x – 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 52.4% 183.0%
Equity / assets 39.5% 47.6% -83.0%
Interest coverage – – 22.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.6x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.4x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 2.81 3.91 12.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASOBBWWINA
Dividend yield 1.0% 3.6% 4.9%
Net buyback yield 7.5% 12.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 8.5% 15.6% 5.3%
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.

ConsensusASOBBWWINA
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 27.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.18FY2026 $3.25FY2026 $10.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 -18.5%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.0% +8.6% +0.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.03BFY2026 $533.87MFY2026 $90.86MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -6.5% +50.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASOBBWWINA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 89.6%
Institutions holding 362 175 218
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -0.1% -1.2%
Institutions buying 179 91 115
Institutions selling 125 45 73
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.02 1.58

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.

ASOBBWWINA
ASO 1.00 0.29 0.25
BBW 0.29 1.00 0.27
WINA 0.25 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASO, BBW and WINA?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) $3.64B, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) $313.80M, Winmark (WINA) $1.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASO, BBW and WINA?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 9.2x, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 6.1x, Winmark (WINA) 24.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) is cheapest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 8.2x, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 7.7x, Winmark (WINA) 27.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Winmark (WINA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +3.7%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -0.9%, Winmark (WINA) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Winmark (WINA) has the highest net margin (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 6.4%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 10.0%, Winmark (WINA) 45.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) returned the most: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +17.0%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -55.1%, Winmark (WINA) -30.5%. Over five years, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) compounded fastest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +6.5%/yr, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) +9.9%/yr, Winmark (WINA) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Winmark (WINA) has the highest dividend yield: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 0.99%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 3.62%, Winmark (WINA) 4.93%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Winmark (WINA) has been the steadiest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 44.0%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 57.8%, Winmark (WINA) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Winmark (WINA) 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.