ESCA vs YETI vs SWBI Stock Comparison

Escalade, YETI Holdings and Smith & Wesson Brands Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ESCA Escalade Inc
$20.94 +8.7% 1M +81.9% 1Y
Market cap
$294.88M
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.66M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
YETI YETI Holdings, Inc.
$45.45 +11.2% 1M +33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.94B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Escalade leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Escalade 7, YETI Holdings 3, Smith & Wesson Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESCAYETISWBILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $294.88M $3.60B $638.53M YETI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x 20.2x 26.1x ESCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 15.4x 22.7x ESCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.0% +9.8% +17.0% SWBI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 11.0% 4.4% YETI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% 30.1% 6.6% YETI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 0.3x ESCA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +81.9% +33.7% +38.2% ESCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr -15.3%/yr -10.6%/yr ESCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 39.9% 42.6% ESCA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 70/100 76/100 ESCA

Percentile Scorecard

ESCAYETISWBI

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

AxisESCAYETISWBI
Valuation 91 #4 of 34 52 #17 of 34 88 #5 of 34
Growth 71 #10 of 32 81 #7 of 32 84 #6 of 32
Profitability 94 #3 of 32 100 #1 of 32 74 #9 of 32
Financial Health 69 #11 of 33 47 #18 of 33 53 #16 of 33
Shareholder Returns 65 #7 of 18 – 82 #4 of 18
Overall 78 70 76
  • ESCA ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • YETI ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • SWBI ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESCAYETISWBISPY
1 month +8.7%+11.2%-9.5% -2.3%
3 months -2.0%-10.5%-10.2% -0.7%
6 months +5.2%+19.4%-11.5% +4.8%
Year to date +55.2%+2.9%+34.2% +10.3%
1 year +81.9%+33.7%+38.2% +10.3%
3 years +22.4%+4.2%-8.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +7.0%+1.4%-2.9% +20.1%
5 years +11.9%-56.5%-42.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.3%-15.3%-10.6% +10.1%
10 years +70.9%—-34.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +5.5%—-4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESCAYETISWBISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%39.9%42.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%38.6%31.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.601.130.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.100.840.90 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.1%-75.0%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-13.7%-20.5% -3.5%
52-week high $22.60$52.68$16.67 $779.14
52-week low $11.54$32.50$8.16 $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.

MultipleESCAYETISWBI
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 18.3x 15.4xmedian 18.3x 24.2xmedian 18.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x 9.2xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x 7.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 5.4xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.30 0.27median 1.30 -2.03median 1.30

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 monthsESCAYETISWBI
Revenue $241.66M $1.94B $551.35M
Gross profit $68.87M $1.15B $151.30M
Operating income $31.59M $235.82M $36.39M
Net income $24.25M $178.80M $24.48M
Free cash flow $41.14M $255.44M $82.07M
R&D – – $9.85M
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $2.36 $0.54
Cash & equivalents $24.53M $59.82M $18.70M
Total debt $13.10M $100.79M $39.19M
Shares (diluted) 13.90M 75.78M 45.48M
Enterprise value $229.03M $3.06B $550.79M

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
MetricESCAYETISWBI
P/E 11.9x 15.4x 24.2x
P/FCF 7.0x – 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x – 5.2x
P/S 1.2x 1.7x 1.1x
P/B 1.5x 5.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 8.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x – 9.2x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 11.8x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF 6.7x – 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.2x – 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.27 -2.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESCAYETISWBI
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.0% 9.8% 17.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.7% 8.0% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.9% 12.2% 21.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 15.9% -0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 74.7% 21.0% 62.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 46.8% -9.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 91.0% 24.2% 106.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.9% 49.1% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 90.5% 36.8% 100.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 56.2% -11.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.1% – 632.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – 31.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.8% – 1,537%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.8% – 49.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESCAYETISWBI
Gross margin 28.5% 59.6% 27.4%
EBITDA margin 15.2% – 12.1%
Operating margin 13.1% 14.3% 6.6%
Pretax margin 13.1% 14.5% 6.0%
Net margin 10.0% 11.0% 4.4%
FCF margin 17.0% – 14.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.5% – 20.6%
Return on equity 13.1% 34.9% 6.5%
Return on assets 10.1% 17.4% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 12.1% 30.1% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 16.7% 33.2% 8.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 4.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESCAYETISWBI
Debt / assets 5.3% 7.7% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.3x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 23.7% 53.2% 28.6%
Equity / assets 76.3% 46.8% 71.4%
Interest coverage 32.6x – 3.7x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.8x 3.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.92 6.35 5.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESCAYETISWBI
Dividend yield 2.9% – 3.9%
Net buyback yield 0.8% – –
Shareholder yield 3.6% – 3.9%
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.

ConsensusESCAYETISWBI
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 22.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $2.92FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.6%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.3% +18.2% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $256.64MFY2026 $1.88BFY2026 $587.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.4% +17.7% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESCAYETISWBI
Held by institutions 30.6% 93.7% 64.9%
Institutions holding 85 458 199
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% -3.3% +14.6%
Institutions buying 32 222 113
Institutions selling 33 167 51
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.33 2.22

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.

ESCAYETISWBI
ESCA 1.00 0.29 0.17
YETI 0.29 1.00 0.11
SWBI 0.17 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESCA, YETI and SWBI?

YETI Holdings (YETI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Escalade (ESCA) $294.88M, YETI Holdings (YETI) $3.60B, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) $638.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, ESCA, YETI and SWBI?

Escalade (ESCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Escalade (ESCA) 12.2x, YETI Holdings (YETI) 20.2x, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Escalade (ESCA) is cheapest (Escalade (ESCA) 12.7x, YETI Holdings (YETI) 15.4x, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 22.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Escalade (ESCA) +0.0%, YETI Holdings (YETI) +9.8%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

YETI Holdings (YETI) has the highest net margin (Escalade (ESCA) 10.0%, YETI Holdings (YETI) 11.0%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, YETI Holdings (YETI) leads (Escalade (ESCA) 12.1%, YETI Holdings (YETI) 30.1%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Escalade (ESCA) returned the most: Escalade (ESCA) +81.9%, YETI Holdings (YETI) +33.7%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) +38.2%. Over five years, Escalade (ESCA) compounded fastest (Escalade (ESCA) +2.3%/yr, YETI Holdings (YETI) -15.3%/yr, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Escalade (ESCA) has been the steadiest (Escalade (ESCA) 39.0%, YETI Holdings (YETI) 39.9%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 42.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.