ASO vs BBY vs MCTA Stock Comparison

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Best Buy and Charming Medical Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBY Best Buy Co Inc
$98.51 +8.8% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.46B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$42.20B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
MCTA Charming Medical Ltd
$29.35 0.0% 1M +296.1% 1Y
Market cap
$445.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Academy Sports & Outdoors leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Academy Sports & Outdoors 6, Best Buy 4, Charming Medical 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASOBBYMCTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.65B $20.46B $445.47M BBY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 16.1x -20,929x ASO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 13.6x — ASO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +1.4% — ASO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% 3.0% — ASO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% 29.0% — BBY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -0.4x — BBY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +18.9% +296.1% MCTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.7%/yr -4.1%/yr — ASO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 37.5% 68.9% BBY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 63/100 — ASO

Percentile Scorecard

ASOBBYMCTA

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

AxisASOBBYMCTA
Valuation 82 #20 of 104 62 #40 of 104 0 #33 of 33
Growth 41 #59 of 99 49 #51 of 99 –
Profitability 70 #30 of 98 77 #23 of 98 –
Financial Health 61 #44 of 112 56 #50 of 112 87 #6 of 39
Shareholder Returns 69 #23 of 72 72 #21 of 72 –
Overall 65 63 –
  • ASO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BBY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • MCTA ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASOBBYMCTASPY
1 month +20.7%+8.8%0.0% -0.2%
3 months +17.7%+10.1%0.0% +3.9%
6 months +9.1%+66.7%0.0% +8.2%
Year to date +18.8%+47.2%0.0% +12.9%
1 year +19.9%+18.9%+296.1% +12.3%
3 years +37.1%+52.9%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.1%+15.2%— +23.3%
5 years +38.1%-18.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.7%-4.1%— +10.9%
10 years —+156.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASOBBYMCTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%37.5%68.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%32.8%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.430.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.450.504.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-59.8%-25.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-1.3%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $61.78$99.85$29.35 $779.14
52-week low $41.73$55.52$9.67 $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.

MultipleASOBBYMCTA
P/E now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 16.7x 16.4xmedian 16.7x -20,929xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 92.7xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 9.0x 7.8xmedian 9.0x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 16.5x 11.7xmedian 16.5x -286.4xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 6.5xmedian 1.7x 86.0xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.71median 0.72 32.35median 0.72 —median 0.35

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 monthsASOBBYMCTA
Revenue $6.19B $42.20B –
Gross profit $2.22B $9.57B –
Operating income $591.56M $1.71B –
Net income $395.85M $1.27B –
Free cash flow $331.42M $1.77B –
EPS (diluted) $6.23 $5.98 –
Cash & equivalents $298.21M $2.26B $4.70M
Total debt $494.16M $1.17B –
Shares (diluted) 63.55M 212.70M 16.15M
Enterprise value $2.39B $13.79B $439.45M

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
MetricASOBBYMCTA
P/E 9.3x 16.4x -20,929x
P/FCF 11.1x 11.7x -286.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 8.4x –
P/S 0.6x 0.5x 92.7x
P/B 1.7x 6.5x 86.0x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 6.5x 86.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 7.8x –
EV/EBIT 6.6x 11.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.5x –
EV/FCF 11.7x 11.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 7.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.71 32.35 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASOBBYMCTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 1.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -1.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 2.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.4% -0.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% 64.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 1.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% 63.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -0.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 13.7% 63.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 0.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% 19.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% -3.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.5% 30.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.4% -1.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASOBBYMCTA
Gross margin 35.8% 22.7% –
EBITDA margin 11.6% 5.9% –
Operating margin 9.6% 4.1% –
Pretax margin 8.2% 4.1% –
Net margin 6.4% 3.0% –
FCF margin 5.4% 4.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 5.9% –
Return on equity 18.4% 40.5% –
Return on assets 7.2% 8.2% –
Return on invested capital 17.6% 29.0% –
Return on capital employed 13.7% 26.1% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 2.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASOBBYMCTA
Debt / assets 9.0% 7.3% 1.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 80.2% 47.5%
Equity / assets 39.5% 19.8% 52.5%
Interest coverage – 38.0x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 2.82 4.25 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASOBBYMCTA
Dividend yield 1.0% 3.9% –
Net buyback yield 7.4% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 8.4% 4.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusASOBBYMCTA
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.18FY2026 $7.25FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -6.0% -5.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.03BFY2026 $44.26BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -8.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASOBBYMCTA
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.2% –
Institutions holding 362 873 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -0.3% –
Institutions buying 179 463 –
Institutions selling 125 323 –
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.43 –

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.

ASOBBYMCTA
ASO 1.00 0.38 -0.12
BBY 0.38 1.00 0.00
MCTA -0.12 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASO, BBY and MCTA?

Best Buy (BBY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) $3.65B, Best Buy (BBY) $20.46B, Charming Medical (MCTA) $445.47M.

Which stock is cheaper, ASO, BBY and MCTA?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 9.2x, Best Buy (BBY) 16.1x, Charming Medical (MCTA) -20,929x). On next year's consensus earnings, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) is cheapest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 8.3x, Best Buy (BBY) 13.6x). 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%, Best Buy (BBY) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) has the highest net margin (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 6.4%, Best Buy (BBY) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Best Buy (BBY) leads (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 17.6%, Best Buy (BBY) 29.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Charming Medical (MCTA) returned the most: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +19.9%, Best Buy (BBY) +18.9%, Charming Medical (MCTA) +296.1%. Over five years, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) compounded fastest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +6.7%/yr, Best Buy (BBY) -4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Best Buy (BBY) has been the steadiest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 44.0%, Best Buy (BBY) 37.5%, Charming Medical (MCTA) 68.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASO, BBY and MCTA?

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.