GOLF vs JOUT vs SWBI Stock Comparison

Acushnet Holdings, Johnson Outdoors and Smith & Wesson Brands Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOLF Acushnet Holdings Corp.
$85.58 +3.7% 1M +8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.08B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
0.01%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
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
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Acushnet Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Acushnet Holdings 7, Smith & Wesson Brands 3, Johnson Outdoors 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOLFJOUTSWBILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.08B $473.49M $589.95M GOLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x -59.2x 24.1x GOLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 37.9x 23.6x GOLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +17.5% +17.0% JOUT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% -1.2% 4.4% GOLF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% — 6.6% GOLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — 0.3x SWBI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.03% 0.00% JOUT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.4% +8.3% +37.1% SWBI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.9%/yr -15.3%/yr -8.7%/yr GOLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 35.4% 42.7% GOLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 56/100 75/100 SWBI

Percentile Scorecard

GOLFJOUTSWBI

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

AxisGOLFJOUTSWBI
Valuation 30 #24 of 34 91 #4 of 34 88 #5 of 34
Growth 55 #15 of 32 32 #22 of 32 84 #6 of 32
Profitability 87 #5 of 32 55 #15 of 32 74 #9 of 32
Financial Health 34 #22 of 33 69 #11 of 33 53 #16 of 33
Shareholder Returns 59 #8 of 18 35 #12 of 18 77 #5 of 18
Overall 53 56 75
  • GOLF ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • JOUT 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

PeriodGOLFJOUTSWBISPY
1 month +3.7%+4.5%-2.8% +0.7%
3 months -14.7%-1.8%-8.6% +3.7%
6 months -11.6%-12.2%-12.1% +7.1%
Year to date +7.2%+8.9%+38.4% +12.8%
1 year +8.4%+8.3%+37.1% +11.9%
3 years +67.7%-4.5%-3.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +18.8%-1.5%-1.3% +22.8%
5 years +68.0%-56.5%-36.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.9%-15.3%-8.7% +10.9%
10 years +376.8%+28.1%-30.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.9%+2.5%-3.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGOLFJOUTSWBISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%35.4%42.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%38.2%31.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.620.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.230.87 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-81.3%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.8%-13.6%-18.1% -1.2%
52-week high $118.53$53.50$16.67 $779.14
52-week low $75.29$36.94$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.

MultipleGOLFJOUTSWBI
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 18.6x -59.7xmedian 18.6x 25.0xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 10.1x 8.1xmedian 10.1x 9.5xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 11.2x 16.2xmedian 11.2x 7.5xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 5.00median 1.04 2.02median 1.04 -2.09median 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 monthsGOLFJOUTSWBI
Revenue $2.71B $660.91M $551.35M
Gross profit $1.33B $262.15M $151.30M
Operating income $371.75M $17.60M $36.39M
Net income $220.35M -$7.99M $24.48M
Free cash flow $183.74M $29.89M $82.07M
R&D $78.67M $34.05M $9.85M
EPS (diluted) $3.67 $-0.77 $0.54
Cash & equivalents $67.94M $175.25M $18.70M
Total debt $960.07M – $39.19M
Shares (diluted) 59.93M 10.39M 45.48M
Enterprise value $4.82B -$116.76M $502.21M

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
MetricGOLFJOUTSWBI
P/E 23.3x -59.7x 25.0x
P/FCF 27.2x 16.2x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.5x 9.6x 5.4x
P/S 1.8x 0.7x 1.1x
P/B 5.4x 1.1x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 12.0x 1.1x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 8.1x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 15.8x 17.6x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.5x 1.1x
EV/FCF 32.1x 10.3x 7.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.8x 6.1x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.00 2.02 -2.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOLFJOUTSWBI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 17.5% 17.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% -4.7% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.6% 42.6% 21.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -2.7% -0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.4% 134.6% 62.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -28.2% -9.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.2% 79.8% 106.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -29.6% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.8% 80.0% 100.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -29.5% -11.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.8% -2.9% 632.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.8% -10.2% 31.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 89.5% -13.4% 1,537%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.2% -11.8% 49.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOLFJOUTSWBI
Gross margin 49.1% 39.7% 27.4%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 5.8% 12.1%
Operating margin 13.7% 2.7% 6.6%
Pretax margin 10.9% 4.1% 6.0%
Net margin 8.1% -1.2% 4.4%
FCF margin 6.8% 4.5% 14.9%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 7.6% 20.6%
Return on equity 25.1% -1.9% 6.5%
Return on assets 8.5% -1.3% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 14.4% – 6.6%
Return on capital employed 17.8% 3.5% 8.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -6.3x 4.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOLFJOUTSWBI
Debt / assets 37.3% – 7.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 5.2x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 33.6% 28.6%
Equity / assets 35.9% 66.4% 71.4%
Interest coverage – 81.8x 3.7x
Current ratio 2.6x 3.4x 3.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.86 3.74 5.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOLFJOUTSWBI
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.9% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 2.9% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.5% -170.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.7% 45.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.3% 1.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 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.

ConsensusGOLFJOUTSWBI
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 37.9xFY2026 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.91FY2026 $1.22FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 – +41.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% +20.5% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.60BFY2026 $624.76MFY2026 $587.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +13.5% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOLFJOUTSWBI
Held by institutions 53.9% 62.1% 64.9%
Institutions holding 340 136 199
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +2.4% +14.6%
Institutions buying 150 77 113
Institutions selling 130 39 51
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.97 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.

GOLFJOUTSWBI
GOLF 1.00 0.39 0.16
JOUT 0.39 1.00 0.16
SWBI 0.16 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOLF, JOUT and SWBI?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) $5.08B, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) $473.49M, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) $589.95M.

Which stock is cheaper, GOLF, JOUT and SWBI?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 23.1x, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -59.2x, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 24.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) is cheapest (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 21.9x, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 37.9x, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.8%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) +17.5%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has the highest net margin (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 8.1%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -1.2%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) leads (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 14.4%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) returned the most: Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.4%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) +8.3%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) +37.1%. Over five years, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) compounded fastest (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +10.9%/yr, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -15.3%/yr, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) has the highest dividend yield: Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 0.01%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 0.03%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 0.00%. Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has been the steadiest (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 30.0%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 35.4%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GOLF, JOUT 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, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 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.