JCTC vs RGR vs JOUT Stock Comparison

Jewett Cameron Trading, Sturm Ruger and Johnson Outdoors Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RGR Sturm Ruger & Co Inc
$45.83 +8.7% 1M +3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$720.38M
P/E
59.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$577.24M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
JOUT Johnson Outdoors Inc
$46.22 +4.5% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$487.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$660.91M
Div. yield
0.03%
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.

QuestionJCTCRGRJOUTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.86M $720.38M $487.01M RGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.2x 59.2x -60.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 29.3x 39.2x RGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.7% +7.6% +17.5% JOUT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -20.9% 2.1% -1.2% 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% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.3% +3.9% +8.3% JOUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.6%/yr -10.3%/yr -15.3%/yr RGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.9% 38.3% 35.4% JOUT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 52/100 56/100 JOUT

Percentile Scorecard

JCTCRGRJOUT

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureJCTCRGRJOUTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.9%38.3%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.6%45.1%38.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.100.780.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.100.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-64.6%-81.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-8.8%-13.6% -1.2%
52-week high $3.30$50.25$53.50 $779.14
52-week low $1.59$28.81$36.94 $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.

MultipleJCTCRGRJOUT
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 18.6x 60.1xmedian 18.6x -59.7xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 10.1x 20.7xmedian 10.1x 8.1xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 11.2x 15.5xmedian 11.2x 16.2xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.04 -1.43median 1.04 2.02median 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 monthsJCTCRGRJOUT
Revenue $39.41M $577.24M $660.91M
Gross profit $3.20M $107.93M $262.15M
Operating income -$7.10M $5.63M $17.60M
Net income -$8.26M $12.18M -$7.99M
Free cash flow $952.92K $47.35M $29.89M
R&D – – $34.05M
EPS (diluted) $-2.35 $0.75 $-0.77
Cash & equivalents $1.06M $30.65M $175.25M
Total debt $1.33M – –
Shares (diluted) 3.52M 16.27M 10.39M
Enterprise value $6.98M $324.38M -$103.24M

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCTCRGRJOUT
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 1.0% 2.9%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

JCTCRGRJOUT
JCTC 1.00 0.12 0.07
RGR 0.12 1.00 0.24
JOUT 0.07 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCTC, RGR and JOUT?

Sturm Ruger (RGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jewett Cameron Trading (JCTC) $9.86M, Sturm Ruger (RGR) $720.38M, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) $487.01M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sturm Ruger (RGR) 0.00%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 0.03%. 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%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 38.3%, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.