ESCA vs AS vs JOUT Stock Comparison

Escalade, Amer Sports and Johnson Outdoors Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESCA Escalade Inc
$18.45 -5.5% 1M +57.8% 1Y
Market cap
$253.98M
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$243.83M
Div. yield
3.25%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.19 +1.5% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.72B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
JOUT Johnson Outdoors Inc
$45.18 +1.7% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$473.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$660.91M
Div. yield
2.92%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Escalade leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Escalade 8, Amer Sports 3, Johnson Outdoors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESCAASJOUTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $253.98M $15.72B $473.54M AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.0x 28.7x -58.3x ESCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 22.7x 37.0x ESCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +30.5% +17.5% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 7.3% -1.2% ESCA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.9% 9.7% — ESCA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.4x — AS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.25% — 2.92% ESCA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.8% -13.4% +4.5% ESCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr — -15.6%/yr ESCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 39.8% 35.3% JOUT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 60/100 57/100 ESCA

Percentile Scorecard

ESCAASJOUT

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

AxisESCAASJOUT
Valuation 94 #3 of 34 42 #20 of 34 88 #5 of 34
Growth 55 #15 of 32 97 #2 of 32 36 #21 of 32
Profitability 94 #3 of 32 97 #2 of 32 61 #13 of 32
Financial Health 69 #11 of 33 59 #14 of 33 66 #12 of 33
Shareholder Returns 71 #6 of 18 6 #17 of 18 35 #12 of 18
Overall 76 60 57
  • ESCA ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • JOUT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESCAASJOUTSPY
1 month -5.5%+1.5%+1.7% -0.2%
3 months -7.2%-21.6%-5.3% +3.9%
6 months +0.6%-19.0%-14.9% +8.2%
Year to date +36.8%-24.5%+6.4% +12.9%
1 year +57.8%-13.4%+4.5% +12.3%
3 years +12.8%—-5.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.1%—-1.9% +23.3%
5 years -2.9%—-57.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.6%—-15.6% +10.9%
10 years +45.3%—+25.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.8%—+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESCAASJOUTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%39.8%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%37.9%37.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.490.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.54-0.340.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.1%-40.7%-81.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-32.8%-15.6% -1.2%
52-week high $22.60$41.96$53.50 $779.14
52-week low $11.41$26.25$36.94 $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.

MultipleESCAASJOUT
P/E now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 17.8x 28.7xmedian 17.8x -58.3xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.1x 2.1xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 9.4x 10.8xmedian 9.4x 7.8xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 10.2x 22.6xmedian 10.2x 15.8xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.32 —median 0.32 1.97median 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 monthsESCAASJOUT
Revenue $243.83M $7.44B $660.91M
Gross profit $68.68M $4.45B $262.15M
Operating income $30.22M $956.70M $17.60M
Net income $23.07M $567.80M -$7.99M
Free cash flow $25.92M $694.70M $29.89M
R&D – – $34.05M
EPS (diluted) $1.66 $0.97 $-0.77
Cash & equivalents $16.39M $720.40M $175.25M
Total debt $14.88M $147.40M –
Shares (diluted) 13.90M 563.08M 10.39M
Enterprise value $209.15M $13.33B -$116.71M

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
MetricESCAASJOUT
P/E 11.0x 28.7x -58.3x
P/FCF 9.8x 22.6x 15.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 16.4x 9.4x
P/S 1.0x 2.1x 0.7x
P/B 1.4x 2.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.8x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x 10.8x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 8.4x 15.8x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF 9.7x 21.8x 10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 15.8x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 – 1.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESCAASJOUT
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 30.5% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – -4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 37.3% 42.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – -2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.1% 52.3% 134.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.9% – -28.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 80.1% 142.9% 79.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.3% – -29.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.2% 117.4% 80.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.1% – -29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -27.8% 106.4% -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.8% – -10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.8% 170.6% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – -11.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESCAASJOUT
Gross margin 28.2% 59.8% 39.7%
EBITDA margin 14.5% 18.8% 5.8%
Operating margin 12.4% 12.9% 2.7%
Pretax margin 12.3% 10.8% 4.1%
Net margin 9.5% 7.3% -1.2%
FCF margin 10.6% 9.3% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 12.9% 7.6%
Return on equity 12.9% 8.3% -1.9%
Return on assets 10.0% 5.6% -1.3%
Return on invested capital 11.9% 9.7% –
Return on capital employed 16.2% 11.7% 3.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.7x -6.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESCAASJOUT
Debt / assets 6.3% 1.4% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 22.1% 32.9% 33.6%
Equity / assets 77.9% 67.1% 66.4%
Interest coverage 40.7x 10.6x 81.8x
Current ratio 3.2x 1.8x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.7x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 5.98 4.01 3.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESCAASJOUT
Dividend yield 3.3% – 2.9%
Net buyback yield 0.9% -5.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.1% -5.5% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -170.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 45.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.1%

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.

ConsensusESCAASJOUT
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 37.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.6%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -27.3% +40.3% +20.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $256.64MFY2026 $7.73BFY2026 $624.76MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.4% +16.5% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESCAASJOUT
Held by institutions 30.6% 38.1% 62.1%
Institutions holding 85 354 136
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +4.1% +2.4%
Institutions buying 32 236 77
Institutions selling 33 87 39
Buyers to sellers 0.97 2.71 1.97

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.

ESCAASJOUT
ESCA 1.00 0.16 0.25
AS 0.16 1.00 0.39
JOUT 0.25 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESCA, AS and JOUT?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Escalade (ESCA) $253.98M, Amer Sports (AS) $15.72B, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) $473.54M.

Which stock is cheaper, ESCA, AS and JOUT?

Escalade (ESCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Escalade (ESCA) 11.0x, Amer Sports (AS) 28.7x, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -58.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Escalade (ESCA) is cheapest (Escalade (ESCA) 11.5x, Amer Sports (AS) 22.7x, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 37.0x). 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: Escalade (ESCA) +1.0%, Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Escalade (ESCA) has the highest net margin (Escalade (ESCA) 9.5%, Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -1.2%). On return on invested capital, Escalade (ESCA) leads (Escalade (ESCA) 11.9%, Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Escalade (ESCA) returned the most: Escalade (ESCA) +57.8%, Amer Sports (AS) -13.4%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) +4.5%. Over five years, Escalade (ESCA) compounded fastest (Escalade (ESCA) -0.6%/yr, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Escalade (ESCA) has the highest dividend yield: Escalade (ESCA) 3.25%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 2.92%. Amer Sports (AS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) has been the steadiest (Escalade (ESCA) 37.6%, Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.