ESCA vs AS vs PTON Stock Comparison

Escalade, Amer Sports and Peloton Interactive Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
7 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
2 wins
PTON Peloton Interactive, Inc.
$5.30 +7.7% 1M -31.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.32B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.45B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Escalade leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Escalade 7, Amer Sports 2, Peloton Interactive 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESCAASPTONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $253.98M $15.72B $2.32B AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.0x 28.7x 35.7x ESCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 22.7x 17.1x ESCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +30.5% -1.8% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 7.3% 2.6% ESCA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.9% 9.7% 21.0% PTON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.4x -1.1x PTON
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.25% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.8% -13.4% -31.3% ESCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr — -43.3%/yr ESCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 39.8% 61.4% ESCA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 60/100 63/100 ESCA

Percentile Scorecard

ESCAASPTON

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

AxisESCAASPTON
Valuation 94 #3 of 34 42 #20 of 34 97 #2 of 34
Growth 55 #15 of 32 97 #2 of 32 77 #8 of 32
Profitability 94 #3 of 32 97 #2 of 32 84 #6 of 32
Financial Health 69 #11 of 33 59 #14 of 33 44 #19 of 33
Shareholder Returns 71 #6 of 18 6 #17 of 18 12 #16 of 18
Overall 76 60 63
  • ESCA ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • PTON ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESCAASPTONSPY
1 month -5.5%+1.5%+7.7% -0.2%
3 months -7.2%-21.6%-19.1% +3.9%
6 months +0.6%-19.0%+0.8% +8.2%
Year to date +36.8%-24.5%-14.0% +12.9%
1 year +57.8%-13.4%-31.3% +12.3%
3 years +12.8%—+23.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.1%—+7.2% +23.3%
5 years -2.9%—-94.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.6%—-43.3% +10.9%
10 years +45.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESCAASPTONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%39.8%61.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%37.9%68.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.491.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.54-0.34-0.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.1%-40.7%-96.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-32.8%-31.3% -1.2%
52-week high $22.60$41.96$7.72 $779.14
52-week low $11.41$26.25$3.71 $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.

MultipleESCAASPTON
P/E now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 17.8x 28.7xmedian 17.8x 35.7xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.1x 2.1xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 9.4x 10.8xmedian 9.4x 9.1xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 10.2x 22.6xmedian 10.2x 6.2xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x -16.6xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.32 —median 0.32 1.33median 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 monthsESCAASPTON
Revenue $243.83M $7.44B $2.45B
Gross profit $68.68M $4.45B $1.29B
Operating income $30.22M $956.70M $160.70M
Net income $23.07M $567.80M $63.10M
Free cash flow $25.92M $694.70M $377.70M
R&D – – $242.80M
EPS (diluted) $1.66 $0.97 $0.14
Cash & equivalents $16.39M $720.40M $1.21B
Total debt $14.88M $147.40M $954.20M
Shares (diluted) 13.90M 563.08M 436.22M
Enterprise value $209.15M $13.33B -$2.29B

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
MetricESCAASPTON
P/E 11.0x 28.7x 35.7x
P/FCF 9.8x 22.6x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 16.4x 6.0x
P/S 1.0x 2.1x 1.0x
P/B 1.4x 2.3x -16.6x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.8x -15.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x 10.8x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 8.4x 15.8x 12.9x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF 9.7x 21.8x 5.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 15.8x 5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 – 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESCAASPTON
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 30.5% -1.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – -4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 37.3% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.1% 52.3% 543.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.9% – 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 80.1% 142.9% 153.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.3% – 27.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.2% 117.4% 147.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.1% – 26.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -27.8% 106.4% 16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.8% – 44.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.8% 170.6% 16.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – 41.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESCAASPTON
Gross margin 28.2% 59.8% 52.6%
EBITDA margin 14.5% 18.8% 9.3%
Operating margin 12.4% 12.9% 6.6%
Pretax margin 12.3% 10.8% 2.6%
Net margin 9.5% 7.3% 2.6%
FCF margin 10.6% 9.3% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 12.9% 15.8%
Return on equity 12.9% 8.3% –
Return on assets 10.0% 5.6% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 11.9% 9.7% 21.0%
Return on capital employed 16.2% 11.7% 10.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.7x 6.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.7% 8.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESCAASPTON
Debt / assets 6.3% 1.4% 46.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x -6.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.4x -1.1x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 0.2x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 22.1% 32.9% 106.8%
Equity / assets 77.9% 67.1% -6.8%
Interest coverage 40.7x 10.6x 1.3x
Current ratio 3.2x 1.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.7x 2.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 5.98 4.01 -1.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESCAASPTON
Dividend yield 3.3% – –
Net buyback yield 0.9% -5.5% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 4.1% -5.5% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusESCAASPTON
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 17.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $1.24FY2026 $0.31FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +62.6%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +121.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -27.3% +40.3% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $256.64MFY2026 $7.73BFY2026 $2.20BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 -10.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -7.4% +16.5% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESCAASPTON
Held by institutions 30.6% 38.1% 91.2%
Institutions holding 85 354 461
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +4.1% +11.8%
Institutions buying 32 236 254
Institutions selling 33 87 110
Buyers to sellers 0.97 2.71 2.31

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.

ESCAASPTON
ESCA 1.00 0.16 0.11
AS 0.16 1.00 0.25
PTON 0.11 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESCA, AS and PTON?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Escalade (ESCA) $253.98M, Amer Sports (AS) $15.72B, Peloton Interactive (PTON) $2.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESCA, AS and PTON?

Escalade (ESCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Escalade (ESCA) 11.0x, Amer Sports (AS) 28.7x, Peloton Interactive (PTON) 35.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Escalade (ESCA) is cheapest (Escalade (ESCA) 11.5x, Amer Sports (AS) 22.7x, Peloton Interactive (PTON) 17.1x). 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%, Peloton Interactive (PTON) -1.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Escalade (ESCA) has the highest net margin (Escalade (ESCA) 9.5%, Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%, Peloton Interactive (PTON) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Peloton Interactive (PTON) leads (Escalade (ESCA) 11.9%, Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%, Peloton Interactive (PTON) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Escalade (ESCA) returned the most: Escalade (ESCA) +57.8%, Amer Sports (AS) -13.4%, Peloton Interactive (PTON) -31.3%. Over five years, Escalade (ESCA) compounded fastest (Escalade (ESCA) -0.6%/yr, Peloton Interactive (PTON) -43.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Escalade (ESCA) 3.25%. Amer Sports (AS) and Peloton Interactive (PTON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Escalade (ESCA) has been the steadiest (Escalade (ESCA) 37.6%, Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%, Peloton Interactive (PTON) 61.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.