ASO vs GOLD vs GME Stock Comparison

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Gold.com and GameStop Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GOLD Gold.com, Inc.
$37.50 -9.8% 1M +51.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.12B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.10B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GME GameStop Corp.
$24.17 -2.4% 1M +9.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.10B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.55B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

GameStop leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (GameStop 4, Academy Sports & Outdoors 4, Gold.com 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASOGOLDGMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.22B $1.12B $11.10B GME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 13.1x 12.4x ASO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.4x 11.3x 15.5x ASO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +110.1% -7.7% GOLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% 0.3% 25.2% GME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% 16.2% 3.9% ASO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -0.6x -1.8x GME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.5% +51.0% +9.8% GOLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr +0.8%/yr -14.6%/yr ASO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 54.0% 39.4% GME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 66/100 61/100 GOLD

Percentile Scorecard

ASOGOLDGME

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

AxisASOGOLDGME
Valuation 79 #24 of 108 96 #5 of 108 56 #48 of 108
Growth 46 #57 of 104 92 #9 of 104 88 #13 of 104
Profitability 71 #31 of 103 57 #45 of 103 68 #34 of 103
Financial Health 61 #45 of 114 63 #43 of 114 78 #26 of 114
Shareholder Returns 66 #27 of 77 22 #60 of 77 17 #64 of 77
Overall 64 66 61
  • ASO ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • GOLD ranked among 116 companies in Retail
  • GME ranked among 116 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASOGOLDGMESPY
1 month +29.6%-9.8%-2.4% -5.9%
3 months +43.2%-10.8%+25.7% -4.6%
6 months +26.6%-13.8%+0.8% +0.2%
Year to date +35.7%+10.1%+20.4% +7.5%
1 year +43.5%+51.0%+9.8% +8.2%
3 years +38.5%+38.0%+78.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.5%+11.3%+21.4% +19.0%
5 years +47.5%+4.2%-54.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +8.1%+0.8%-14.6% +9.4%
10 years —+398.3%+366.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+17.4%+16.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureASOGOLDGMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%54.0%39.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.3%49.7%40.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.650.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.960.940.25 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-57.9%-83.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-41.5%-13.8% -5.9%
52-week high $67.81$64.14$28.03 $779.14
52-week low $41.73$24.84$17.87 $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.

MultipleASOGOLDGME
P/E now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 18.8x 12.9xmedian 18.8x 12.1xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.5x 3.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 9.0x 4.4xmedian 9.0x 20.2xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 15.3x 2.9xmedian 15.3x 15.8xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -3.09median 0.87 -0.69median 0.87 0.14median 0.87

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 monthsASOGOLDGME
Revenue $6.19B $25.10B $3.55B
Gross profit $2.22B $469.86M $1.35B
Operating income $591.56M $182.93M $480.00M
Net income $395.85M $91.77M $893.30M
Free cash flow $331.42M $373.56M $688.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.23 $2.85 $1.51
Cash & equivalents $298.21M $126.82M $4.85B
Total debt $494.16M $195.00K $4.17B
Shares (diluted) 63.55M 29.74M 592.60M
Enterprise value $2.96B $115.61M -$20.17B

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
MetricASOGOLDGME
P/E 10.7x 12.9x 12.1x
P/FCF 12.7x 2.9x 15.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 2.8x 15.4x
P/S 0.7x 0.0x 3.1x
P/B 1.9x 1.2x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.4x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 4.4x 20.2x
EV/EBIT 7.4x 5.3x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.0x 2.8x
EV/FCF 13.3x 2.6x 14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 2.5x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.09 -0.69 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASOGOLDGME
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 110.1% -7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 36.5% -15.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 95.5% 16.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 20.7% -1.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% 169.1% 370.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 0.9% 80.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% 1,322% 146.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -11.1% 122.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.7% 852.8% 127.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.4% -18.7% 87.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% -18.2% 41.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 45.8% 32.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.5% -19.4% 42.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 44.8% 38.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASOGOLDGME
Gross margin 35.8% 1.9% 37.9%
EBITDA margin 11.6% 0.9% 13.9%
Operating margin 9.6% 0.7% 13.5%
Pretax margin 8.2% 0.4% 30.6%
Net margin 6.4% 0.3% 25.2%
FCF margin 5.4% 1.5% 19.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% 1.5% 19.8%
Return on equity 18.4% 9.9% 14.9%
Return on assets 7.2% 2.3% 8.1%
Return on invested capital 17.6% 16.2% 3.9%
Return on capital employed 13.7% 15.8% 4.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 6.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 4.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.0% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASOGOLDGME
Debt / assets 9.0% 0.0% 37.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -0.6x -1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 0.0x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 75.7% 44.9%
Equity / assets 39.5% 24.3% 55.1%
Interest coverage – 6.8x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.2x 8.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.1x 7.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 7.4x
Altman Z-score 2.92 7.42 2.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASOGOLDGME
Dividend yield 0.9% 4.3% –
Net buyback yield 6.5% -13.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.3% -9.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusASOGOLDGME
Forward P/E 9.4xFY2026 11.3xFY2027 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.18FY2026 $3.33FY2027 $1.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +10.3%FY2027 +32.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.0% +29.1% +4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.03BFY2026 $20.58BFY2027 $3.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 -19.3%FY2027 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -12.2% +10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASOGOLDGME
Held by institutions 100.0% 59.4% 35.5%
Institutions holding 363 222 379
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +4.0% +2.7%
Institutions buying 179 131 175
Institutions selling 125 62 113
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.11 1.55

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.

ASOGOLDGME
ASO 1.00 0.19 0.14
GOLD 0.19 1.00 0.09
GME 0.14 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASO, GOLD and GME?

GameStop (GME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) $4.22B, Gold.com (GOLD) $1.12B, GameStop (GME) $11.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASO, GOLD and GME?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 10.7x, Gold.com (GOLD) 13.1x, GameStop (GME) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) is cheapest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 9.4x, Gold.com (GOLD) 11.3x, GameStop (GME) 15.5x). 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) +110.1%, GameStop (GME) -7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

GameStop (GME) has the highest net margin (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 6.4%, Gold.com (GOLD) 0.3%, GameStop (GME) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) leads (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 17.6%, Gold.com (GOLD) 16.2%, GameStop (GME) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gold.com (GOLD) returned the most: Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +43.5%, Gold.com (GOLD) +51.0%, GameStop (GME) +9.8%. Over five years, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) compounded fastest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +8.1%/yr, Gold.com (GOLD) +0.8%/yr, GameStop (GME) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GameStop (GME) has been the steadiest (Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 45.2%, Gold.com (GOLD) 54.0%, GameStop (GME) 39.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASO, GOLD and GME?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GameStop (GME) leads on 4. 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.