CALY vs ESCA vs AS Stock Comparison

Callaway Golf, Escalade and Amer Sports Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CALY Callaway Golf Co
$14.43 -0.1% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.13B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
1 win
ESCA Escalade Inc
$18.45 -5.5% 1M +57.8% 1Y
Market cap
$254.69M
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$243.83M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.19 +1.5% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.53B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Escalade leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Escalade 8, Amer Sports 2, Callaway Golf 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALYESCAASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.61B $254.69M $15.53B AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.9x 11.0x 28.4x ESCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 11.5x 22.7x ESCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +1.0% +30.5% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.4% 9.5% 7.3% ESCA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 11.9% 9.7% ESCA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 0.0x -0.4x CALY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.0% +57.8% -13.4% ESCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.7%/yr -0.6%/yr — ESCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 37.6% 39.8% ESCA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 76/100 60/100 ESCA

Percentile Scorecard

CALYESCAAS

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

AxisCALYESCAAS
Valuation 76 #9 of 34 94 #3 of 34 42 #20 of 34
Growth 39 #20 of 32 55 #15 of 32 97 #2 of 32
Profitability 68 #11 of 32 94 #3 of 32 97 #2 of 32
Financial Health 75 #9 of 33 69 #11 of 33 59 #14 of 33
Shareholder Returns 82 #4 of 18 71 #6 of 18 6 #17 of 18
Overall 68 76 60
  • CALY ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • ESCA ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALYESCAASSPY
1 month -0.1%-5.5%+1.5% -0.2%
3 months -20.9%-7.2%-21.6% +3.9%
6 months -6.5%+0.6%-19.0% +8.2%
Year to date +23.7%+36.8%-24.5% +12.9%
1 year +44.0%+57.8%-13.4% +12.3%
3 years +19.0%+12.8%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.0%+4.1%— +23.3%
5 years -46.4%-2.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.7%-0.6%— +10.9%
10 years +42.7%+45.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.6%+3.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCALYESCAASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%37.6%39.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%32.7%37.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.631.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.871.54-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-54.1%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.6%-18.4%-32.8% -1.2%
52-week high $19.66$22.60$41.96 $779.14
52-week low $8.81$11.41$26.25 $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.

MultipleCALYESCAAS
P/E now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 17.8x 11.0xmedian 17.8x 28.7xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 9.4x 7.2xmedian 9.4x 10.8xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 10.2x 9.8xmedian 10.2x 22.6xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.32 0.27median 0.32 —median 0.32

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 monthsCALYESCAAS
Revenue $2.13B $243.83M $7.44B
Gross profit $1.01B $68.68M $4.45B
Operating income $203.70M $30.22M $956.70M
Net income -$263.40M $23.07M $567.80M
Free cash flow $338.70M $25.92M $694.70M
R&D $55.40M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.39 $1.66 $0.97
Cash & equivalents $278.10M $16.39M $720.40M
Total debt $50.80M $14.88M $147.40M
Shares (diluted) 190.10M 13.90M 563.08M
Enterprise value $62.84M $209.86M $13.12B

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
MetricCALYESCAAS
P/E -9.8x 11.0x 28.7x
P/FCF 7.6x 9.8x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 8.8x 16.4x
P/S 1.2x 1.0x 2.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 7.2x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 11.5x 8.4x 15.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.0x 2.0x
EV/FCF 6.9x 9.7x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 8.8x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 0.27 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALYESCAAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 1.0% 30.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.2% -3.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.4% 12.7% 37.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 6.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.6% 61.1% 52.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 24.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 82.4% 80.1% 142.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -64.3% 40.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 82.8% 80.2% 117.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -66.0% 40.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.9% -27.8% 106.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 254.0% 9.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.1% -31.8% 170.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 8.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALYESCAAS
Gross margin 47.5% 28.2% 59.8%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 14.5% 18.8%
Operating margin 9.6% 12.4% 12.9%
Pretax margin 12.2% 12.3% 10.8%
Net margin -12.4% 9.5% 7.3%
FCF margin 15.9% 10.6% 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% 11.8% 12.9%
Return on equity -8.3% 12.9% 8.3%
Return on assets -5.9% 10.0% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 11.9% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 7.9% 16.2% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x 1.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALYESCAAS
Debt / assets 1.8% 6.3% 1.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 0.0x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 22.3% 22.1% 32.9%
Equity / assets 77.7% 77.9% 67.1%
Interest coverage 4.5x 40.7x 10.6x
Current ratio 3.0x 3.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.49 5.98 4.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALYESCAAS
Dividend yield – 3.3% –
Net buyback yield 3.3% 0.9% -5.5%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 4.1% -5.5%
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.

ConsensusCALYESCAAS
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 22.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $1.61FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +242.9%FY2026 +62.6%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.9% -27.3% +40.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.02BFY2026 $256.64MFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% -7.4% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALYESCAAS
Held by institutions 86.2% 30.6% 38.1%
Institutions holding 316 85 354
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +0.4% +4.1%
Institutions buying 170 32 236
Institutions selling 92 33 87
Buyers to sellers 1.85 0.97 2.71

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.

CALYESCAAS
CALY 1.00 0.24 0.21
ESCA 0.24 1.00 0.16
AS 0.21 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALY, ESCA and AS?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Callaway Golf (CALY) $2.61B, Escalade (ESCA) $254.69M, Amer Sports (AS) $15.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALY, ESCA and AS?

Escalade (ESCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Callaway Golf (CALY) -9.9x, Escalade (ESCA) 11.0x, Amer Sports (AS) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Escalade (ESCA) is cheapest (Callaway Golf (CALY) 20.0x, Escalade (ESCA) 11.5x, Amer Sports (AS) 22.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amer Sports (AS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Callaway Golf (CALY) +3.7%, Escalade (ESCA) +1.0%, Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Escalade (ESCA) has the highest net margin (Callaway Golf (CALY) -12.4%, Escalade (ESCA) 9.5%, Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Escalade (ESCA) leads (Callaway Golf (CALY) 5.4%, Escalade (ESCA) 11.9%, Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Escalade (ESCA) returned the most: Callaway Golf (CALY) +44.0%, Escalade (ESCA) +57.8%, Amer Sports (AS) -13.4%. Over five years, Escalade (ESCA) compounded fastest (Callaway Golf (CALY) -11.7%/yr, Escalade (ESCA) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Escalade (ESCA) has been the steadiest (Callaway Golf (CALY) 50.8%, Escalade (ESCA) 37.6%, Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALY, ESCA and AS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Escalade (ESCA) leads on 8. 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.