ESCA vs GOLF vs YETI Stock Comparison

Escalade, Acushnet Holdings and YETI Holdings 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
6 wins
GOLF Acushnet Holdings Corp.
$82.51 -0.6% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.82B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
1.23%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
YETI YETI Holdings, Inc.
$42.25 0.0% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.08B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Escalade leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Escalade 6, Acushnet Holdings 3, YETI Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESCAGOLFYETILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $253.98M $4.82B $3.08B GOLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.0x 22.4x 14.3x ESCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 21.1x 14.5x ESCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +8.8% +9.8% YETI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 8.1% 11.0% YETI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.9% 14.4% 30.1% YETI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.1x — ESCA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.25% 1.23% — ESCA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.8% +0.6% +17.1% ESCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr +10.7%/yr -15.0%/yr GOLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 30.1% 39.7% GOLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 53/100 71/100 ESCA

Percentile Scorecard

ESCAGOLFYETI

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

AxisESCAGOLFYETI
Valuation 94 #3 of 34 30 #24 of 34 52 #17 of 34
Growth 55 #15 of 32 52 #16 of 32 81 #7 of 32
Profitability 94 #3 of 32 90 #4 of 32 100 #1 of 32
Financial Health 69 #11 of 33 38 #21 of 33 50 #17 of 33
Shareholder Returns 71 #6 of 18 53 #9 of 18 –
Overall 76 53 71
  • ESCA ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • GOLF ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • YETI ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESCAGOLFYETISPY
1 month -5.5%-0.6%0.0% -0.2%
3 months -7.2%-20.0%-18.5% +3.9%
6 months +0.6%-15.2%+7.2% +8.2%
Year to date +36.8%+3.4%-4.3% +12.9%
1 year +57.8%+0.6%+17.1% +12.3%
3 years +12.8%+66.3%+2.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.1%+18.5%+0.9% +23.3%
5 years -2.9%+65.8%-55.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.6%+10.7%-15.0% +10.9%
10 years +45.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESCAGOLFYETISPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%30.1%39.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%30.2%38.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.581.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.540.020.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.1%-34.2%-75.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-30.4%-19.8% -1.2%
52-week high $22.60$118.53$52.68 $779.14
52-week low $11.41$75.29$32.50 $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.

MultipleESCAGOLFYETI
P/E now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 17.8x 22.4xmedian 17.8x 14.3xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 9.4x 13.4xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 10.2x 26.2xmedian 10.2x —median 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 5.2xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.32 4.82median 0.32 0.25median 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 monthsESCAGOLFYETI
Revenue $243.83M $2.71B $2.00B
Gross profit $68.68M $1.33B $1.19B
Operating income $30.22M $371.75M $285.40M
Net income $23.07M $220.35M $220.10M
Free cash flow $25.92M $183.74M –
R&D – $78.67M –
EPS (diluted) $1.66 $3.67 $2.90
Cash & equivalents $16.39M $67.94M $59.82M
Total debt $14.88M $960.07M $330.21M
Shares (diluted) 13.90M 59.93M 75.78M
Enterprise value $209.15M $4.56B $2.40B

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
MetricESCAGOLFYETI
P/E 11.0x 22.4x 14.3x
P/FCF 9.8x 26.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 17.8x –
P/S 1.0x 1.8x 1.5x
P/B 1.4x 5.2x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 11.5x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x 13.4x –
EV/EBIT 8.4x 15.4x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.1x 1.6x
EV/FCF 9.7x 31.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 21.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 4.82 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESCAGOLFYETI
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 8.8% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 4.4% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 10.6% 12.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 5.8% 15.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.1% 23.4% 21.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 5.2% 46.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 80.1% -4.2% 24.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.3% -0.4% 49.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.2% -3.8% 36.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.1% 4.7% 56.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -27.8% 54.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 23.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.8% 89.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 35.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESCAGOLFYETI
Gross margin 28.2% 49.1% 59.6%
EBITDA margin 14.5% 15.7% –
Operating margin 12.4% 13.7% 14.3%
Pretax margin 12.3% 10.9% 14.5%
Net margin 9.5% 8.1% 11.0%
FCF margin 10.6% 6.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 10.0% –
Return on equity 12.9% 25.1% 34.9%
Return on assets 10.0% 8.5% 17.4%
Return on invested capital 11.9% 14.4% 30.1%
Return on capital employed 16.2% 17.8% 33.2%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.2% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESCAGOLFYETI
Debt / assets 6.3% 37.3% 7.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 5.2x –
Liabilities / assets 22.1% 64.1% 53.2%
Equity / assets 77.9% 35.9% 46.8%
Interest coverage 40.7x – –
Current ratio 3.2x 2.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.98 3.80 6.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESCAGOLFYETI
Dividend yield 3.3% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 3.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% –

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.

ConsensusESCAGOLFYETI
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 14.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $2.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.6%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.3% +2.0% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $256.64MFY2026 $2.60BFY2026 $1.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.4% +10.4% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESCAGOLFYETI
Held by institutions 30.6% 53.9% 93.7%
Institutions holding 85 340 456
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% -0.7% -3.3%
Institutions buying 32 150 222
Institutions selling 33 130 167
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.15 1.33

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.

ESCAGOLFYETI
ESCA 1.00 0.17 0.27
GOLF 0.17 1.00 0.31
YETI 0.27 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESCA, GOLF and YETI?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Escalade (ESCA) $253.98M, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) $4.82B, YETI Holdings (YETI) $3.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESCA, GOLF and YETI?

Escalade (ESCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Escalade (ESCA) 11.0x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 22.4x, YETI Holdings (YETI) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Escalade (ESCA) is cheapest (Escalade (ESCA) 11.5x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 21.1x, YETI Holdings (YETI) 14.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

YETI Holdings (YETI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Escalade (ESCA) +1.0%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.8%, YETI Holdings (YETI) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

YETI Holdings (YETI) has the highest net margin (Escalade (ESCA) 9.5%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 8.1%, YETI Holdings (YETI) 11.0%). On return on invested capital, YETI Holdings (YETI) leads (Escalade (ESCA) 11.9%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 14.4%, YETI Holdings (YETI) 30.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Escalade (ESCA) returned the most: Escalade (ESCA) +57.8%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +0.6%, YETI Holdings (YETI) +17.1%. Over five years, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) compounded fastest (Escalade (ESCA) -0.6%/yr, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +10.7%/yr, YETI Holdings (YETI) -15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Escalade (ESCA) has the highest dividend yield: Escalade (ESCA) 3.25%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 1.23%. YETI Holdings (YETI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has been the steadiest (Escalade (ESCA) 37.6%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 30.1%, YETI Holdings (YETI) 39.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESCA, GOLF and YETI?

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 6. 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.