ESCA vs CALY vs JOUT Stock Comparison

Escalade, Callaway Golf and Johnson Outdoors Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ESCA Escalade Inc
$20.14 +4.1% 1M +76.5% 1Y
Market cap
$273.51M
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.66M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
CALY Callaway Golf Co
$15.19 +7.3% 1M +59.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.13B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
1 win
JOUT Johnson Outdoors Inc
$46.22 +4.5% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$473.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$660.91M
Div. yield
0.03%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Escalade leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Escalade 4, Johnson Outdoors 3, Callaway Golf 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESCACALYJOUTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $273.51M $2.71B $473.49M CALY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x -10.3x -59.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 21.1x 37.9x ESCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.0% +3.7% +17.5% JOUT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -12.4% -1.2% JOUT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.5% +59.7% +8.3% ESCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr -10.9%/yr -15.3%/yr ESCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 50.8% 35.4% JOUT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 63/100 56/100 ESCA

Percentile Scorecard

ESCACALYJOUT

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

AxisESCACALYJOUT
Valuation 85 #6 of 34 70 #11 of 34 91 #4 of 34
Growth 71 #10 of 32 29 #23 of 32 32 #22 of 32
Profitability 84 #6 of 32 61 #13 of 32 55 #15 of 32
Financial Health 59 #14 of 33 75 #9 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Shareholder Returns 53 #9 of 18 82 #4 of 18 35 #12 of 18
Overall 70 63 56
  • ESCA ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • CALY 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

PeriodESCACALYJOUTSPY
1 month +4.1%+7.3%+4.5% +0.7%
3 months -3.5%-18.0%-1.8% +3.7%
6 months +7.7%-0.7%-12.2% +7.1%
Year to date +49.3%+30.2%+8.9% +12.8%
1 year +76.5%+59.7%+8.3% +11.9%
3 years +18.5%+23.5%-4.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.8%+7.3%-1.5% +22.8%
5 years +7.6%-43.8%-56.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%-10.9%-15.3% +10.9%
10 years +63.7%+50.2%+28.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.1%+4.2%+2.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESCACALYJOUTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%50.8%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.9%46.4%38.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.611.230.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.991.180.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.1%-81.8%-81.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-22.7%-13.6% -1.2%
52-week high $22.60$19.66$53.50 $779.14
52-week low $11.41$8.81$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.

MultipleESCACALYJOUT
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 18.6x -10.4xmedian 18.6x -59.7xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.1x 18.0xmedian 10.1x 8.1xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 11.2x 8.0xmedian 11.2x 16.2xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 1.04 0.16median 1.04 2.02median 1.04

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 monthsESCACALYJOUT
Revenue $241.66M $2.13B $660.91M
Gross profit – $1.01B $262.15M
Operating income $31.59M $203.70M $17.60M
Net income $24.25M -$263.40M -$7.99M
Free cash flow – $338.70M $29.89M
R&D – $55.40M $34.05M
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $-1.39 $-0.77
Cash & equivalents $24.53M $278.10M $175.25M
Total debt – $50.80M –
Shares (diluted) 13.90M 190.10M 10.39M
Enterprise value $273.51M $164.37M -$116.76M

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
MetricESCACALYJOUT
P/E 11.5x -10.4x -59.7x
P/FCF 10.3x 8.0x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 7.3x 9.6x
P/S 1.1x 1.3x 0.7x
P/B 1.5x 1.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 18.0x 8.1x
EV/EBIT – 12.2x 17.6x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.2x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 7.3x 10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.2x 6.7x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 0.16 2.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESCACALYJOUT
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.0% 3.7% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -20.2% -4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.4% 42.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% -2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 74.7% 23.6% 134.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -4.0% -28.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 91.0% 82.4% 79.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.9% -64.3% -29.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 90.5% 82.8% 80.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.8% -66.0% -29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.1% 36.9% -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 254.0% -10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -5.1% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 37.6% -11.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESCACALYJOUT
Gross margin – 47.5% 39.7%
EBITDA margin – 6.5% 5.8%
Operating margin – 9.6% 2.7%
Pretax margin – 12.2% 4.1%
Net margin – -12.4% -1.2%
FCF margin – 15.9% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.5% 17.5% 7.6%
Return on equity – -8.3% -1.9%
Return on assets – -5.9% -1.3%
Return on invested capital – 5.4% –
Return on capital employed – 7.9% 3.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -1.4x -6.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESCACALYJOUT
Debt / assets – 1.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.6x –
Debt / FCF – 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 23.7% 22.3% 33.6%
Equity / assets 76.3% 77.7% 66.4%
Interest coverage – 4.5x 81.8x
Current ratio 3.0x 3.0x 3.4x
Quick ratio – 1.4x 1.9x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.62 3.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESCACALYJOUT
Dividend yield 3.0% – 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 3.1% 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.

ConsensusESCACALYJOUT
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 37.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.6%FY2026 +242.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -27.3% +31.9% +20.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $256.64MFY2026 $2.02BFY2026 $624.76MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.4% +1.3% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESCACALYJOUT
Held by institutions 30.6% 86.2% 62.1%
Institutions holding 85 316 136
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +0.7% +2.4%
Institutions buying 32 170 77
Institutions selling 33 92 39
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.85 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.

ESCACALYJOUT
ESCA 1.00 0.25 0.27
CALY 0.25 1.00 0.28
JOUT 0.27 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESCA, CALY and JOUT?

Callaway Golf (CALY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Escalade (ESCA) $273.51M, Callaway Golf (CALY) $2.71B, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) $473.49M.

Which company is growing faster?

Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Escalade (ESCA) +0.0%, Callaway Golf (CALY) +3.7%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) has the highest net margin (Callaway Golf (CALY) -12.4%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Escalade (ESCA) returned the most: Escalade (ESCA) +76.5%, Callaway Golf (CALY) +59.7%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) +8.3%. Over five years, Escalade (ESCA) compounded fastest (Escalade (ESCA) +1.5%/yr, Callaway Golf (CALY) -10.9%/yr, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Escalade (ESCA) 0.00%, Callaway Golf (CALY) 0.00%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 0.03%. Escalade (ESCA) and Callaway Golf (CALY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) has been the steadiest (Escalade (ESCA) 38.4%, Callaway Golf (CALY) 50.8%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESCA, CALY 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 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.