GOLF vs RGR vs ESCA Stock Comparison

Acushnet Holdings, Sturm Ruger and Escalade Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOLF Acushnet Holdings Corp.
$81.78 -1.5% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.93B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
0.01%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
RGR Sturm Ruger & Co Inc
$45.56 +6.6% 1M -3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$739.77M
P/E
60.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$577.24M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
ESCA Escalade Inc
$18.65 -4.5% 1M +56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$255.59M
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$243.83M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Escalade leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Escalade 6, Acushnet Holdings 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOLFRGRESCALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.93B $739.77M $255.59M GOLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.4x 60.8x 11.1x ESCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 29.8x 11.6x ESCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +7.6% +1.0% GOLF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% 2.1% 9.5% ESCA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% — 11.9% GOLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — 0.0x ESCA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.0% -3.0% +56.2% ESCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr -10.0%/yr -0.5%/yr GOLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 38.6% 37.6% GOLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 53/100 76/100 ESCA

Percentile Scorecard

GOLFRGRESCA

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

AxisGOLFRGRESCA
Valuation 30 #24 of 34 52 #17 of 34 94 #3 of 34
Growth 52 #16 of 32 42 #19 of 32 55 #15 of 32
Profitability 90 #4 of 32 65 #12 of 32 94 #3 of 32
Financial Health 38 #21 of 33 88 #5 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Shareholder Returns 53 #9 of 18 18 #15 of 18 71 #6 of 18
Overall 53 53 76
  • GOLF ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • RGR ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • ESCA ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGOLFRGRESCASPY
1 month -1.5%+6.6%-4.5% -0.8%
3 months -21.4%+16.9%-1.6% +3.5%
6 months -15.6%+6.0%+1.4% +7.0%
Year to date +2.5%+39.5%+38.3% +12.2%
1 year +0.0%-3.0%+56.2% +13.0%
3 years +64.8%-15.5%+14.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.1%-5.5%+4.5% +23.1%
5 years +66.0%-40.9%-2.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.7%-10.0%-0.5% +11.0%
10 years —-23.1%+52.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-2.6%+4.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGOLFRGRESCASPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%38.6%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%45.3%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.770.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.081.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-64.6%-54.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-9.3%-17.5% -1.8%
52-week high $118.53$50.25$22.60 $779.14
52-week low $75.29$28.81$11.41 $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.

MultipleGOLFRGRESCA
P/E now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 17.8x 59.7xmedian 17.8x 11.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 9.3x 20.5xmedian 9.3x 7.2xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 10.4x 15.4xmedian 10.4x 9.9xmedian 10.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 4.77median 0.33 -1.43median 0.33 0.28median 0.33

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 monthsGOLFRGRESCA
Revenue $2.71B $577.24M $243.83M
Gross profit $1.33B $107.93M $68.68M
Operating income $371.75M $5.63M $30.22M
Net income $220.35M $12.18M $23.07M
Free cash flow $183.74M $47.35M $25.92M
R&D $78.67M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.67 $0.75 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $67.94M $30.65M $16.39M
Total debt $960.07M – $14.88M
Shares (diluted) 59.93M 16.27M 13.90M
Enterprise value $4.68B $343.77M $210.76M

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
MetricGOLFRGRESCA
P/E 22.2x 59.7x 11.1x
P/FCF 26.0x 15.4x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 17.7x 11.3x 8.9x
P/S 1.8x 1.3x 1.1x
P/B 5.2x 2.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 11.4x 2.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 20.5x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 108.5x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/FCF 30.9x 12.9x 9.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 9.5x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.77 -1.43 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOLFRGRESCA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 7.6% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% -0.2% -3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.6% 18.7% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -11.4% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.4% 93.5% 61.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -57.8% 24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.2% 111.5% 80.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -43.6% 40.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.8% 112.8% 80.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -41.9% 40.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.8% 16.7% -27.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.8% -1.1% 9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 89.5% 24.1% -31.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.2% -0.7% 8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOLFRGRESCA
Gross margin 49.1% 18.7% 28.2%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 5.2% 14.5%
Operating margin 13.7% 1.0% 12.4%
Pretax margin 10.9% 2.0% 12.3%
Net margin 8.1% 2.1% 9.5%
FCF margin 6.8% 8.2% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 11.2% 11.8%
Return on equity 25.1% 4.2% 12.9%
Return on assets 8.5% 3.4% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 14.4% – 11.9%
Return on capital employed 17.8% 2.0% 16.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 5.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.0% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOLFRGRESCA
Debt / assets 37.3% – 6.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 5.2x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 20.4% 22.1%
Equity / assets 35.9% 79.6% 77.9%
Interest coverage – 55.7x 40.7x
Current ratio 2.6x 3.3x 3.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.78 9.69 6.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOLFRGRESCA
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.0% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 2.4% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 1.0% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusGOLFRGRESCA
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 29.8xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.91FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +82.1%FY2026 +62.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% +28.1% -27.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.60BFY2026 $550.45MFY2026 $256.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +1.3% -7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOLFRGRESCA
Held by institutions 53.9% 59.6% 30.6%
Institutions holding 340 172 85
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% -1.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying 150 76 32
Institutions selling 130 45 33
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.69 0.97

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.

GOLFRGRESCA
GOLF 1.00 0.19 0.17
RGR 0.19 1.00 0.23
ESCA 0.17 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GOLF, RGR and ESCA?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) $4.93B, Sturm Ruger (RGR) $739.77M, Escalade (ESCA) $255.59M.

Which stock is cheaper, GOLF, RGR and ESCA?

Escalade (ESCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 22.4x, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 60.8x, Escalade (ESCA) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Escalade (ESCA) is cheapest (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 20.9x, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 29.8x, Escalade (ESCA) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.8%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) +7.6%, Escalade (ESCA) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Escalade (ESCA) has the highest net margin (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 8.1%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 2.1%, Escalade (ESCA) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) leads (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 14.4%, Escalade (ESCA) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Escalade (ESCA) returned the most: Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +0.0%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) -3.0%, Escalade (ESCA) +56.2%. Over five years, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) compounded fastest (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +10.7%/yr, Sturm Ruger (RGR) -10.0%/yr, Escalade (ESCA) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 0.01%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 0.00%, Escalade (ESCA) 0.00%. Sturm Ruger (RGR) and Escalade (ESCA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has been the steadiest (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 30.1%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 38.6%, Escalade (ESCA) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.