CALY vs ESCA vs SWBI Stock Comparison

Callaway Golf, Escalade and Smith & Wesson Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CALY Callaway Golf Co
$14.43 -0.1% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.13B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ESCA Escalade Inc
$18.45 -5.5% 1M +57.8% 1Y
Market cap
$256.01M
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$243.83M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCALYESCASWBILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.62B $256.01M $618.61M CALY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.9x 11.1x 25.3x ESCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 11.5x 23.9x ESCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +1.0% +17.0% SWBI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.4% 9.5% 4.4% ESCA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 11.9% 6.6% ESCA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 0.0x 0.3x CALY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.0% +57.8% +36.6% ESCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.7%/yr -0.6%/yr -8.1%/yr ESCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 37.6% 42.7% ESCA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 76/100 73/100 ESCA

Percentile Scorecard

CALYESCASWBI

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

AxisCALYESCASWBI
Valuation 76 #9 of 34 94 #3 of 34 82 #7 of 34
Growth 39 #20 of 32 55 #15 of 32 84 #6 of 32
Profitability 68 #11 of 32 94 #3 of 32 71 #10 of 32
Financial Health 75 #9 of 33 69 #11 of 33 53 #16 of 33
Shareholder Returns 82 #4 of 18 71 #6 of 18 77 #5 of 18
Overall 68 76 73
  • CALY ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • ESCA ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • SWBI ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCALYESCASWBISPY
1 month -0.1%-5.5%-2.7% -0.2%
3 months -20.9%-7.2%-5.4% +3.9%
6 months -6.5%+0.6%-8.9% +8.2%
Year to date +23.7%+36.8%+40.6% +12.9%
1 year +44.0%+57.8%+36.6% +12.3%
3 years +19.0%+12.8%-2.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.0%+4.1%-0.9% +23.3%
5 years -46.4%-2.9%-34.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.7%-0.6%-8.1% +10.9%
10 years +42.7%+45.3%-29.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.6%+3.8%-3.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCALYESCASWBISPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%37.6%42.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%32.7%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.630.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.871.540.86 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-54.1%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.6%-18.4%-16.7% -1.2%
52-week high $19.66$22.60$16.67 $779.14
52-week low $8.81$11.41$8.16 $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.

MultipleCALYESCASWBI
P/E now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 17.8x 11.0xmedian 17.8x 25.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 9.4x 7.2xmedian 9.4x 9.6xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 10.2x 9.8xmedian 10.2x 7.6xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.32 0.27median 0.32 -2.13median 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 monthsCALYESCASWBI
Revenue $2.13B $243.83M $551.35M
Gross profit $1.01B $68.68M $151.30M
Operating income $203.70M $30.22M $36.39M
Net income -$263.40M $23.07M $24.48M
Free cash flow $338.70M $25.92M $82.07M
R&D $55.40M – $9.85M
EPS (diluted) $-1.39 $1.66 $0.54
Cash & equivalents $278.10M $16.39M $18.70M
Total debt $50.80M $14.88M $39.19M
Shares (diluted) 190.10M 13.90M 45.48M
Enterprise value $71.83M $211.18M $530.87M

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
MetricCALYESCASWBI
P/E -9.8x 11.0x 25.4x
P/FCF 7.6x 9.8x 7.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 8.8x 5.5x
P/S 1.2x 1.0x 1.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 7.2x 9.6x
EV/EBIT 11.5x 8.4x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.0x 1.2x
EV/FCF 6.9x 9.7x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 8.8x 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 0.27 -2.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALYESCASWBI
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 1.0% 17.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.2% -3.5% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.4% 12.7% 21.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 6.1% -0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.6% 61.1% 62.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 24.9% -9.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.4% 80.1% 106.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -64.3% 40.3% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 82.8% 80.2% 100.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -66.0% 40.1% -11.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.9% -27.8% 632.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 254.0% 9.8% 31.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.1% -31.8% 1,537%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 8.8% 49.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALYESCASWBI
Gross margin 47.5% 28.2% 27.4%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 14.5% 12.1%
Operating margin 9.6% 12.4% 6.6%
Pretax margin 12.2% 12.3% 6.0%
Net margin -12.4% 9.5% 4.4%
FCF margin 15.9% 10.6% 14.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% 11.8% 20.6%
Return on equity -8.3% 12.9% 6.5%
Return on assets -5.9% 10.0% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 11.9% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 7.9% 16.2% 8.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x 1.2x 4.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALYESCASWBI
Debt / assets 1.8% 6.3% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 0.0x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 22.3% 22.1% 28.6%
Equity / assets 77.7% 77.9% 71.4%
Interest coverage 4.5x 40.7x 3.7x
Current ratio 3.0x 3.2x 3.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.49 5.98 5.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALYESCASWBI
Dividend yield – 3.3% 3.7%
Net buyback yield 3.3% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 3.3% 4.1% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusCALYESCASWBI
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $1.61FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +242.9%FY2026 +62.6%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.9% -27.3% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.02BFY2026 $256.64MFY2026 $587.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% -7.4% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALYESCASWBI
Held by institutions 86.2% 30.6% 64.9%
Institutions holding 316 85 199
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +0.4% +14.6%
Institutions buying 170 32 113
Institutions selling 92 33 51
Buyers to sellers 1.85 0.97 2.22

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.

CALYESCASWBI
CALY 1.00 0.24 0.03
ESCA 0.24 1.00 0.17
SWBI 0.03 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALY, ESCA and SWBI?

Callaway Golf (CALY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Callaway Golf (CALY) $2.62B, Escalade (ESCA) $256.01M, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) $618.61M.

Which stock is cheaper, CALY, ESCA and SWBI?

Escalade (ESCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Callaway Golf (CALY) -9.9x, Escalade (ESCA) 11.1x, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 25.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Escalade (ESCA) is cheapest (Callaway Golf (CALY) 20.0x, Escalade (ESCA) 11.5x, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Callaway Golf (CALY) +3.7%, Escalade (ESCA) +1.0%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Escalade (ESCA) has the highest net margin (Callaway Golf (CALY) -12.4%, Escalade (ESCA) 9.5%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Escalade (ESCA) leads (Callaway Golf (CALY) 5.4%, Escalade (ESCA) 11.9%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Escalade (ESCA) returned the most: Callaway Golf (CALY) +44.0%, Escalade (ESCA) +57.8%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) +36.6%. Over five years, Escalade (ESCA) compounded fastest (Callaway Golf (CALY) -11.7%/yr, Escalade (ESCA) -0.6%/yr, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) -8.1%/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%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.