ASO vs GOLD vs EYE Stock Comparison

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Gold.com and National Vision Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOLD Gold.com, Inc.
$38.65 -12.0% 1M +37.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.04B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.51B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Academy Sports & Outdoors leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Academy Sports & Outdoors 7, Gold.com 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASOGOLDEYELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.70B $1.04B $1.29B ASO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.3x 12.7x 46.4x ASO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 11.6x 16.6x ASO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +132.4% +4.8% GOLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% 0.3% 1.4% ASO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% 14.7% 3.5% ASO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -2.6x 1.3x GOLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.0% +37.9% -30.1% GOLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr +1.6%/yr -21.5%/yr ASO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 52.6% 51.4% ASO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 71/100 54/100 GOLD

Percentile Scorecard

ASOGOLDEYE

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

AxisASOGOLDEYE
Valuation 82 #20 of 104 95 #6 of 104 37 #66 of 104
Growth 42 #58 of 99 99 #2 of 99 91 #10 of 99
Profitability 70 #30 of 99 64 #36 of 99 41 #59 of 99
Financial Health 63 #43 of 113 69 #36 of 113 46 #62 of 113
Shareholder Returns 67 #25 of 73 26 #54 of 73 –
Overall 65 71 54
  • ASO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GOLD 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

PeriodASOGOLDEYESPY
1 month +21.3%-12.0%+7.7% -0.8%
3 months +19.5%-6.1%-14.2% +3.5%
6 months +5.5%-18.1%-28.1% +7.0%
Year to date +19.3%+13.5%-31.1% +12.2%
1 year +25.0%+37.9%-30.1% +13.0%
3 years +37.8%+39.3%+14.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.3%+11.7%+4.5% +23.1%
5 years +39.6%+8.0%-70.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.9%+1.6%-21.5% +11.0%
10 years —+408.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+17.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASOGOLDEYESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%52.6%51.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.9%47.8%58.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.751.580.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.72-0.59 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-57.9%-85.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-39.7%-39.6% -1.8%
52-week high $61.78$64.14$29.46 $779.14
52-week low $41.73$24.73$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.

MultipleASOGOLDEYE
P/E now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 16.7x 12.4xmedian 16.7x 50.9xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 9.0x 2.5xmedian 9.0x 10.5xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 16.5x 0.9xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.72median 0.72 -0.57median 0.72 43.53median 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 monthsASOGOLDEYE
Revenue $6.19B $25.51B $1.98B
Gross profit $2.22B $453.14M $1.15B
Operating income $591.56M $177.56M $53.99M
Net income $395.85M $88.62M $27.83M
Free cash flow $331.42M $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $6.23 $3.02 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $298.21M $577.98M $36.00M
Total debt $494.16M $4.21M $237.74M
Shares (diluted) 63.55M 27.26M 80.60M
Enterprise value $2.44B $80.84M $1.11B

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
MetricASOGOLDEYE
P/E 9.4x 12.4x 50.9x
P/FCF 11.2x 0.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 0.9x –
P/S 0.6x 0.0x 0.7x
P/B 1.7x 1.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 2.5x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 6.6x 3.1x 29.8x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF 11.7x 0.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 0.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.72 -0.57 43.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASOGOLDEYE
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 132.4% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 40.1% 9.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 114.8% 4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 15.4% 7.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% 147.6% 558.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -5.3% 21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% 459.3% 296.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -17.3% 2.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.7% 326.2% 295.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% -21.9% 1.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% 702.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 248.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.5% 754.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 231.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASOGOLDEYE
Gross margin 35.8% 1.8% 58.4%
EBITDA margin 11.6% 0.8% 7.7%
Operating margin 9.6% 0.7% 2.7%
Pretax margin 8.2% 0.4% 1.9%
Net margin 6.4% 0.3% 1.4%
FCF margin 5.4% 4.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 4.8% –
Return on equity 18.4% 9.6% 3.2%
Return on assets 7.2% 2.1% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 17.6% 14.7% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 13.7% 17.6% 3.4%
Asset turnover 1.1x 6.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 13.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASOGOLDEYE
Debt / assets 9.0% 0.1% 12.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -2.6x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 77.3% 54.8%
Equity / assets 39.5% 22.7% 45.2%
Interest coverage – 5.3x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.1x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.82 6.83 1.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASOGOLDEYE
Dividend yield 1.0% 4.1% –
Net buyback yield 7.4% -12.8% –
Shareholder yield 8.3% -8.6% –
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.

ConsensusASOGOLDEYE
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 11.6xFY2027 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.18FY2026 $3.33FY2027 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +10.3%FY2027 +33.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.0% +29.1% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.03BFY2026 $20.58BFY2027 $1.92BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 -19.3%FY2027 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -12.2% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASOGOLDEYE
Held by institutions 100.0% 59.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 362 222 234
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +4.0% +4.5%
Institutions buying 179 131 128
Institutions selling 125 62 76
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.11 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.

ASOGOLDEYE
ASO 1.00 0.17 0.32
GOLD 0.17 1.00 0.20
EYE 0.32 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASO, GOLD and EYE?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) $3.70B, Gold.com (GOLD) $1.04B, National Vision Holdings (EYE) $1.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASO, GOLD and EYE?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 9.3x, Gold.com (GOLD) 12.7x, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 46.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) is cheapest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 8.3x, Gold.com (GOLD) 11.6x, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gold.com (GOLD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +3.7%, Gold.com (GOLD) +132.4%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) has the highest net margin (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 6.4%, Gold.com (GOLD) 0.3%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) leads (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 17.6%, Gold.com (GOLD) 14.7%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gold.com (GOLD) returned the most: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +25.0%, Gold.com (GOLD) +37.9%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) -30.1%. Over five years, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) compounded fastest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +6.9%/yr, Gold.com (GOLD) +1.6%/yr, National Vision Holdings (EYE) -21.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) has been the steadiest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 44.1%, Gold.com (GOLD) 52.6%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASO, GOLD 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, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) leads on 7. 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.