ESCA vs UMAC vs GOLF Stock Comparison

Escalade, Unusual Machines and Acushnet Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESCA Escalade Inc
$20.14 +4.1% 1M +76.5% 1Y
Market cap
$277.25M
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.66M
Div. yield
2.98%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
UMAC Unusual Machines, Inc.
$17.32 -30.5% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$865.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$25.88M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
1 win
GOLF Acushnet Holdings Corp.
$85.58 +3.7% 1M +8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.00B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
1.19%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Escalade leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Escalade 5, Acushnet Holdings 4, Unusual Machines 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESCAUMACGOLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $277.25M $865.25M $5.00B GOLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x -35.5x 23.3x ESCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x — 21.9x ESCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.0% +236.0% +8.8% UMAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -91.6% 8.1% GOLF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.98% — 1.19% ESCA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.5% +8.9% +8.4% ESCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr — +10.9%/yr GOLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 126.0% 30.0% GOLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 47/100 53/100 ESCA

Percentile Scorecard

ESCAUMACGOLF

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

AxisESCAUMACGOLF
Valuation 85 #6 of 34 9 #31 of 34 30 #24 of 34
Growth 71 #10 of 32 74 #9 of 32 55 #15 of 32
Profitability 84 #6 of 32 13 #28 of 32 87 #5 of 32
Financial Health 59 #14 of 33 91 #4 of 33 34 #22 of 33
Shareholder Returns 53 #9 of 18 – 59 #8 of 18
Overall 70 47 53
  • ESCA ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • UMAC ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • GOLF ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESCAUMACGOLFSPY
1 month +4.1%-30.5%+3.7% +0.7%
3 months -3.5%-15.3%-14.7% +3.7%
6 months +7.7%+18.7%-11.6% +7.1%
Year to date +49.3%+35.9%+7.2% +12.8%
1 year +76.5%+8.9%+8.4% +11.9%
3 years +18.5%—+67.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.8%—+18.8% +22.8%
5 years +7.6%—+68.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%—+10.9% +10.9%
10 years +63.7%—+376.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.1%—+16.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESCAUMACGOLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%126.0%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.9%116.5%30.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.614.060.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.990.070.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.1%-75.6%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.9%-48.9%-27.8% -1.2%
52-week high $22.60$33.87$118.53 $779.14
52-week low $11.41$7.76$75.29 $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.

MultipleESCAUMACGOLF
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 18.6x -35.5xmedian 18.6x 23.3xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x 33.4xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.1x -19.9xmedian 10.1x 13.8xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 11.2x —median 11.2x 27.2xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x 5.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 1.04 —median 1.04 5.00median 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 monthsESCAUMACGOLF
Revenue $241.66M $25.88M $2.71B
Gross profit – $9.21M $1.33B
Operating income $31.59M -$29.72M $371.75M
Net income $24.25M -$23.71M $220.35M
Free cash flow – – $183.74M
R&D – $625.44K $78.67M
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $-0.49 $3.67
Cash & equivalents $24.53M $229.60M $67.94M
Total debt – – $960.07M
Shares (diluted) 13.90M 48.61M 59.93M
Enterprise value $277.25M $401.74M $4.74B

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
MetricESCAUMACGOLF
P/E 11.5x -35.5x 23.3x
P/FCF 10.3x – 27.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x – 18.5x
P/S 1.1x 33.4x 1.8x
P/B 1.5x 2.2x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.2x 12.0x
EV/EBITDA – -19.9x 13.8x
EV/EBIT – -19.8x 15.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 22.7x 2.2x
EV/FCF – – 32.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.2x – 21.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 – 5.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESCAUMACGOLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.0% 236.0% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.7% – 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 310.3% 10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 74.7% -19.9% 23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.2% – 5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 91.0% 40.0% -4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.9% – -0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 90.5% 73.1% -3.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.8% – 4.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.1% – 54.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – 23.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 89.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 35.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESCAUMACGOLF
Gross margin – 35.6% 49.1%
EBITDA margin – -114.1% 15.7%
Operating margin – -114.8% 13.7%
Pretax margin – -100.7% 10.9%
Net margin – -91.6% 8.1%
FCF margin – – 6.8%
Operating cash flow margin 18.5% – 10.0%
Return on equity – -9.3% 25.1%
Return on assets – -9.0% 8.5%
Return on invested capital – – 14.4%
Return on capital employed – -10.5% 17.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESCAUMACGOLF
Debt / assets – – 37.3%
Debt / equity – – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.1x
Debt / FCF – – 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 23.7% 2.4% 64.1%
Equity / assets 76.3% 97.6% 35.9%
Interest coverage – -37,148x –
Current ratio 3.0x 53.8x 2.6x
Quick ratio – 41.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 40.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 55.65 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESCAUMACGOLF
Dividend yield 3.0% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 3.0% – 3.4%
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.

ConsensusESCAUMACGOLF
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 – 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $-0.29FY2026 $3.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.6%FY2026 – +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.3% – +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $256.64MFY2026 $53.31MFY2026 $2.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +376.0%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.4% +116.9% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESCAUMACGOLF
Held by institutions 30.6% 59.7% 53.9%
Institutions holding 85 183 340
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +23.8% -0.7%
Institutions buying 32 134 150
Institutions selling 33 40 130
Buyers to sellers 0.97 3.35 1.15

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.

ESCAUMACGOLF
ESCA 1.00 0.09 0.18
UMAC 0.09 1.00 0.03
GOLF 0.18 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESCA, UMAC and GOLF?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Escalade (ESCA) $277.25M, Unusual Machines (UMAC) $865.25M, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) $5.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESCA, UMAC and GOLF?

Escalade (ESCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Escalade (ESCA) 11.5x, Unusual Machines (UMAC) -35.5x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 23.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Escalade (ESCA) is cheapest (Escalade (ESCA) 12.5x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 21.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Unusual Machines (UMAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Escalade (ESCA) +0.0%, Unusual Machines (UMAC) +236.0%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has the highest net margin (Unusual Machines (UMAC) -91.6%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Escalade (ESCA) returned the most: Escalade (ESCA) +76.5%, Unusual Machines (UMAC) +8.9%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.4%. Over five years, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) compounded fastest (Escalade (ESCA) +1.5%/yr, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Escalade (ESCA) has the highest dividend yield: Escalade (ESCA) 2.98%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 1.19%. Unusual Machines (UMAC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has been the steadiest (Escalade (ESCA) 38.4%, Unusual Machines (UMAC) 126.0%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.