JCTC vs JOUT vs RGR Stock Comparison

Jewett Cameron Trading, Johnson Outdoors and Sturm Ruger Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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JOUT Johnson Outdoors Inc
$46.22 +4.5% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$482.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$660.91M
Div. yield
0.03%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
RGR Sturm Ruger & Co Inc
$45.83 +8.7% 1M +3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$716.07M
P/E
58.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$577.24M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Sturm Ruger leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sturm Ruger 4, Johnson Outdoors 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCTCJOUTRGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.89M $482.47M $716.07M RGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.2x -60.4x 58.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 39.2x 29.3x RGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.7% +17.5% +7.6% JOUT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -20.9% -1.2% 2.1% RGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.3% +8.3% +3.9% JOUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.6%/yr -15.3%/yr -10.3%/yr RGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.9% 35.4% 38.3% JOUT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 56/100 52/100 JOUT

Percentile Scorecard

JCTCJOUTRGR

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

AxisJCTCJOUTRGR
Valuation 64 #13 of 34 91 #4 of 34 49 #18 of 34
Growth 3 #31 of 32 32 #22 of 32 42 #19 of 32
Profitability 26 #24 of 32 55 #15 of 32 65 #12 of 32
Financial Health 81 #7 of 33 69 #11 of 33 88 #5 of 33
Shareholder Returns – 35 #12 of 18 18 #15 of 18
Overall 43 56 52
  • JCTC ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • JOUT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • RGR ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCTCJOUTRGRSPY
1 month -3.4%+4.5%+8.7% +0.7%
3 months +0.7%-1.8%+17.5% +3.7%
6 months +43.9%-12.2%+5.6% +7.1%
Year to date +25.3%+8.9%+40.4% +12.8%
1 year -11.3%+8.3%+3.9% +11.9%
3 years -38.7%-4.5%-15.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -15.1%-1.5%-5.3% +22.8%
5 years -74.0%-56.5%-41.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -23.6%-15.3%-10.3% +10.9%
10 years -54.4%+28.1%-22.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year -7.6%+2.5%-2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCTCJOUTRGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.9%35.4%38.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.6%38.2%45.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.100.620.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.230.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-81.3%-64.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-13.6%-8.8% -1.2%
52-week high $3.30$53.50$50.25 $779.14
52-week low $1.59$36.94$28.81 $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.

MultipleJCTCJOUTRGR
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 18.6x -59.7xmedian 18.6x 60.1xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 10.1x 8.1xmedian 10.1x 20.7xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 11.2x 16.2xmedian 11.2x 15.5xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.04 2.02median 1.04 -1.43median 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 monthsJCTCJOUTRGR
Revenue $39.41M $660.91M $577.24M
Gross profit $3.20M $262.15M $107.93M
Operating income -$7.10M $17.60M $5.63M
Net income -$8.26M -$7.99M $12.18M
Free cash flow $952.92K $29.89M $47.35M
R&D – $34.05M –
EPS (diluted) $-2.35 $-0.77 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $1.06M $175.25M $30.65M
Total debt $1.33M – –
Shares (diluted) 3.52M 10.39M 16.27M
Enterprise value $7.02M -$107.78M $320.07M

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
MetricJCTCJOUTRGR
P/E -1.2x -59.7x 60.1x
P/FCF 10.4x 16.2x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 9.6x 11.4x
P/S 0.3x 0.7x 1.3x
P/B 0.7x 1.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.1x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x 8.1x 20.7x
EV/EBIT -1.4x 17.6x 109.3x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.5x 1.1x
EV/FCF 10.7x 10.3x 13.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 6.1x 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 2.02 -1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCTCJOUTRGR
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.7% 17.5% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.3% -4.7% -0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -56.3% 42.6% 18.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -2.7% -11.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -170.3% 134.6% 93.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -206.9% -28.2% -57.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -298.5% 79.8% 111.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -151.4% -29.6% -43.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -298.2% 80.0% 112.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -150.9% -29.5% -41.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 144.6% -2.9% 16.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.2% -10.2% -1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.8% -13.4% 24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.4% -11.8% -0.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCTCJOUTRGR
Gross margin 8.1% 39.7% 18.7%
EBITDA margin -17.3% 5.8% 5.2%
Operating margin -18.0% 2.7% 1.0%
Pretax margin -19.1% 4.1% 2.0%
Net margin -20.9% -1.2% 2.1%
FCF margin 2.4% 4.5% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% 7.6% 11.2%
Return on equity -49.6% -1.9% 4.2%
Return on assets -37.4% -1.3% 3.4%
Return on invested capital -38.9% – –
Return on capital employed – 3.5% 2.0%
Asset turnover 2.0x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x -6.3x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCTCJOUTRGR
Debt / assets 7.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – –
Debt / FCF 1.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 19.7% 33.6% 20.4%
Equity / assets 80.3% 66.4% 79.6%
Interest coverage – 81.8x 55.7x
Current ratio – 3.4x 3.3x
Quick ratio – 1.9x 2.7x
Cash ratio – 1.3x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – 3.74 9.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCTCJOUTRGR
Dividend yield – 2.9% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield – 2.9% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -170.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 45.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusJCTCJOUTRGR
Forward P/E – 39.2xFY2026 29.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.22FY2026 $1.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +82.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.5% +28.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $624.76MFY2026 $550.45MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.5%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.5% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCTCJOUTRGR
Held by institutions – 62.1% 59.6%
Institutions holding – 136 172
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.4% -1.4%
Institutions buying – 77 76
Institutions selling – 39 45
Buyers to sellers – 1.97 1.69

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.

JCTCJOUTRGR
JCTC 1.00 0.07 0.12
JOUT 0.07 1.00 0.24
RGR 0.12 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCTC, JOUT and RGR?

Sturm Ruger (RGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jewett Cameron Trading (JCTC) $9.89M, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) $482.47M, Sturm Ruger (RGR) $716.07M.

Which company is growing faster?

Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jewett Cameron Trading (JCTC) -10.7%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) +17.5%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sturm Ruger (RGR) has the highest net margin (Jewett Cameron Trading (JCTC) -20.9%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -1.2%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) returned the most: Jewett Cameron Trading (JCTC) -11.3%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) +8.3%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) +3.9%. Over five years, Sturm Ruger (RGR) compounded fastest (Jewett Cameron Trading (JCTC) -23.6%/yr, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -15.3%/yr, Sturm Ruger (RGR) -10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Jewett Cameron Trading (JCTC) 0.00%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 0.03%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 0.00%. Jewett Cameron Trading (JCTC) and Sturm Ruger (RGR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) has been the steadiest (Jewett Cameron Trading (JCTC) 61.9%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 35.4%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 38.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCTC, JOUT and RGR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sturm Ruger (RGR) leads on 4. 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.