GOLD vs SIG vs ASO Stock Comparison

Gold.com, Signet Jewelers and Academy Sports & Outdoors Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOLD Gold.com, Inc.
$39.58 -9.9% 1M +42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.51B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
SIG Signet Jewelers Ltd
$115.23 +12.8% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.48B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.82B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Academy Sports & Outdoors leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Academy Sports & Outdoors 6, Gold.com 4, Signet Jewelers 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOLDSIGASOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.03B $4.48B $3.64B SIG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x 12.6x 9.2x ASO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 9.5x 8.3x ASO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +132.4% +0.6% +3.7% GOLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% 5.2% 6.4% ASO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.7% — 17.6% ASO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.6x — 0.3x GOLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.5% +11.6% +19.9% GOLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +5.3%/yr +6.7%/yr ASO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.5% 49.9% 44.0% ASO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 67/100 65/100 GOLD

Percentile Scorecard

GOLDSIGASO

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

AxisGOLDSIGASO
Valuation 93 #8 of 104 76 #26 of 104 82 #20 of 104
Growth 99 #2 of 99 47 #53 of 99 41 #59 of 99
Profitability 64 #36 of 98 71 #29 of 98 70 #30 of 98
Financial Health 69 #36 of 112 58 #48 of 112 61 #44 of 112
Shareholder Returns 27 #53 of 72 82 #14 of 72 69 #23 of 72
Overall 70 67 65
  • GOLD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • SIG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ASO ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGOLDSIGASOSPY
1 month -9.9%+12.8%+20.7% -0.2%
3 months -3.0%+17.7%+17.7% +3.9%
6 months -13.4%+32.3%+9.1% +8.2%
Year to date +16.2%+39.0%+18.8% +12.9%
1 year +42.5%+11.6%+19.9% +12.3%
3 years +42.7%+70.2%+37.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.6%+19.4%+11.1% +23.3%
5 years +8.8%+29.5%+38.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.7%+5.3%+6.7% +10.9%
10 years +404.5%+43.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.6%+3.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGOLDSIGASOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.5%49.9%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%43.6%42.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.591.180.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.810.230.45 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.9%-57.7%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.3%-2.7%-4.0% -1.2%
52-week high $64.14$118.38$61.78 $779.14
52-week low $24.73$73.94$41.73 $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.

MultipleGOLDSIGASO
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 16.7x 12.7xmedian 16.7x 9.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 9.0x 6.4xmedian 9.0x 5.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 16.5x 8.3xmedian 16.5x 11.1xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.58median 0.72 4.91median 0.72 -2.71median 0.72

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 monthsGOLDSIGASO
Revenue $25.51B $6.82B $6.19B
Gross profit $453.14M $2.66B $2.22B
Operating income $177.56M $466.60M $591.56M
Net income $88.62M $353.80M $395.85M
Free cash flow $1.21B $536.50M $331.42M
EPS (diluted) $3.02 $9.00 $6.23
Cash & equivalents $577.98M $526.80M $298.21M
Total debt $4.21M – $494.16M
Shares (diluted) 27.26M 39.30M 63.55M
Enterprise value $69.74M $2.24B $2.39B

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
MetricGOLDSIGASO
P/E 12.7x 12.7x 9.3x
P/FCF 1.0x 8.3x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 0.9x 6.4x 6.7x
P/S 0.0x 0.7x 0.6x
P/B 1.2x 2.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 2.7x 6.4x 5.4x
EV/EBIT 3.3x 8.4x 6.6x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 0.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 0.5x 7.3x 11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.5x 5.7x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.58 4.91 -2.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOLDSIGASO
Revenue growth (1Y) 132.4% 0.6% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.1% -3.3% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 114.8% -0.6% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.4% -2.9% 1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 147.6% 119.4% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -8.5% -6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 459.3% 168.0% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% -10.1% -9.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 326.2% 183.7% 13.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.9% 2.6% -3.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 702.6% 12.7% 15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 248.5% 1.7% 0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 754.2% 18.2% 38.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 231.6% 0.8% -3.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOLDSIGASO
Gross margin 1.8% 39.1% 35.8%
EBITDA margin 0.8% 8.9% 11.6%
Operating margin 0.7% 6.8% 9.6%
Pretax margin 0.4% 6.8% 8.2%
Net margin 0.3% 5.2% 6.4%
FCF margin 4.7% 7.9% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% 10.2% 8.8%
Return on equity 9.6% 19.0% 18.4%
Return on assets 2.1% 6.3% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 14.7% – 17.6%
Return on capital employed 17.6% 11.7% 13.7%
Asset turnover 6.1x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 13.8x 2.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOLDSIGASO
Debt / assets 0.1% – 9.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.6x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 77.3% 67.1% 60.5%
Equity / assets 22.7% 32.9% 39.5%
Interest coverage 5.3x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.84 3.45 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOLDSIGASO
Dividend yield 4.0% 1.2% 1.0%
Net buyback yield -12.5% 5.1% 7.4%
Shareholder yield -8.4% 6.2% 8.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% –

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.

ConsensusGOLDSIGASO
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2027 9.5xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.33FY2027 $12.10FY2026 $7.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.3%FY2027 +26.0%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.1% +8.8% -6.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.58BFY2027 $7.16BFY2026 $6.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -19.3%FY2027 +5.1%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -12.2% -7.8% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOLDSIGASO
Held by institutions 59.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 222 333 362
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% -2.7% +1.9%
Institutions buying 131 174 179
Institutions selling 62 112 125
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.55 1.43

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.

GOLDSIGASO
GOLD 1.00 0.25 0.17
SIG 0.25 1.00 0.50
ASO 0.17 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOLD, SIG and ASO?

Signet Jewelers (SIG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gold.com (GOLD) $1.03B, Signet Jewelers (SIG) $4.48B, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) $3.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, GOLD, SIG and ASO?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gold.com (GOLD) 12.5x, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 12.6x, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) is cheapest (Gold.com (GOLD) 11.9x, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 9.5x, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 8.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gold.com (GOLD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gold.com (GOLD) +132.4%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) +0.6%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) has the highest net margin (Gold.com (GOLD) 0.3%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 5.2%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 6.4%). On return on invested capital, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) leads (Gold.com (GOLD) 14.7%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gold.com (GOLD) returned the most: Gold.com (GOLD) +42.5%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) +11.6%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +19.9%. Over five years, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) compounded fastest (Gold.com (GOLD) +1.7%/yr, Signet Jewelers (SIG) +5.3%/yr, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gold.com (GOLD) 0.00%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 0.01%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 0.00%. Gold.com (GOLD) and Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) has been the steadiest (Gold.com (GOLD) 52.5%, Signet Jewelers (SIG) 49.9%, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GOLD, SIG and ASO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) 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.