JOUT vs YETI vs RGR Stock Comparison

Johnson Outdoors, YETI Holdings and Sturm Ruger Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JOUT Johnson Outdoors Inc
$45.18 +1.7% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$466.17M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$660.91M
Div. yield
0.03%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
YETI YETI Holdings, Inc.
$42.25 0.0% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.18B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
RGR Sturm Ruger & Co Inc
$46.38 +8.5% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$738.33M
P/E
60.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$577.24M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

YETI Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (YETI Holdings 6, Johnson Outdoors 2, Sturm Ruger 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJOUTYETIRGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $466.17M $3.18B $738.33M YETI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -58.3x 14.4x 60.6x YETI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.0x 14.5x 30.3x YETI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +9.8% +7.6% JOUT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.2% 11.0% 2.1% YETI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 30.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.5% +17.1% -0.9% YETI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.6%/yr -15.0%/yr -9.8%/yr RGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.3% 39.7% 38.5% JOUT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 71/100 52/100 YETI

Percentile Scorecard

JOUTYETIRGR

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

AxisJOUTYETIRGR
Valuation 88 #5 of 34 52 #17 of 34 49 #18 of 34
Growth 36 #21 of 32 81 #7 of 32 42 #19 of 32
Profitability 61 #13 of 32 100 #1 of 32 65 #12 of 32
Financial Health 66 #12 of 33 50 #17 of 33 88 #5 of 33
Shareholder Returns 35 #12 of 18 – 18 #15 of 18
Overall 57 71 52
  • JOUT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • YETI 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

PeriodJOUTYETIRGRSPY
1 month +1.7%0.0%+8.5% -0.2%
3 months -5.3%-18.5%+20.7% +3.9%
6 months -14.9%+7.2%+7.6% +8.2%
Year to date +6.4%-4.3%+42.1% +12.9%
1 year +4.5%+17.1%-0.9% +12.3%
3 years -5.5%+2.6%-14.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.9%+0.9%-4.9% +23.3%
5 years -57.3%-55.6%-40.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.6%-15.0%-9.8% +10.9%
10 years +25.9%—-21.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.3%—-2.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJOUTYETIRGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.3%39.7%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%38.3%45.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.150.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.130.43-0.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-75.0%-64.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.6%-19.8%-7.7% -1.2%
52-week high $53.50$52.68$50.25 $779.14
52-week low $36.94$32.50$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.

MultipleJOUTYETIRGR
P/E now vs peer median -58.3xmedian 17.8x 14.3xmedian 17.8x 60.8xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x 21.0xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 10.2x —median 10.2x 15.7xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 1.4x 2.6xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.97median 0.32 0.25median 0.32 -1.45median 0.32

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 monthsJOUTYETIRGR
Revenue $660.91M $2.00B $577.24M
Gross profit $262.15M $1.19B $107.93M
Operating income $17.60M $285.40M $5.63M
Net income -$7.99M $220.10M $12.18M
Free cash flow $29.89M – $47.35M
R&D $34.05M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.77 $2.90 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $175.25M $59.82M $30.65M
Total debt – $330.21M –
Shares (diluted) 10.39M 75.78M 16.27M
Enterprise value -$124.08M $2.50B $342.33M

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
MetricJOUTYETIRGR
P/E -58.3x 14.3x 60.8x
P/FCF 15.8x – 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x – 11.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.5x 1.3x
P/B 1.1x 5.1x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 8.0x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x – 21.0x
EV/EBIT 17.0x 10.9x 110.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF 10.0x – 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.9x – 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.97 0.25 -1.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJOUTYETIRGR
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 9.8% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 8.0% -0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.6% 12.2% 18.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 15.9% -11.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 134.6% 21.0% 93.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.2% 46.8% -57.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.8% 24.2% 111.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.6% 49.1% -43.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.0% 36.8% 112.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.5% 56.2% -41.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.9% – 16.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.2% – -1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% – 24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.8% – -0.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJOUTYETIRGR
Gross margin 39.7% 59.6% 18.7%
EBITDA margin 5.8% – 5.2%
Operating margin 2.7% 14.3% 1.0%
Pretax margin 4.1% 14.5% 2.0%
Net margin -1.2% 11.0% 2.1%
FCF margin 4.5% – 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% – 11.2%
Return on equity -1.9% 34.9% 4.2%
Return on assets -1.3% 17.4% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – 30.1% –
Return on capital employed 3.5% 33.2% 2.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.6x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.3x – 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 2.3% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJOUTYETIRGR
Debt / assets – 7.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 33.6% 53.2% 20.4%
Equity / assets 66.4% 46.8% 79.6%
Interest coverage 81.8x – 55.7x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.8x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.6x 2.7x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.1x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 3.71 6.14 9.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJOUTYETIRGR
Dividend yield 2.9% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 2.9% – 0.9%
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.

ConsensusJOUTYETIRGR
Forward P/E 37.0xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 30.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $2.92FY2026 $1.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.7%FY2026 +82.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% +18.2% +28.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $624.76MFY2026 $1.88BFY2026 $550.45MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.5% +17.7% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJOUTYETIRGR
Held by institutions 62.1% 93.7% 59.6%
Institutions holding 136 456 172
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% -3.3% -1.4%
Institutions buying 77 222 76
Institutions selling 39 167 45
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.33 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.

JOUTYETIRGR
JOUT 1.00 0.42 0.25
YETI 0.42 1.00 0.06
RGR 0.25 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JOUT, YETI and RGR?

YETI Holdings (YETI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) $466.17M, YETI Holdings (YETI) $3.18B, Sturm Ruger (RGR) $738.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, JOUT, YETI and RGR?

YETI Holdings (YETI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -58.3x, YETI Holdings (YETI) 14.4x, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 60.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, YETI Holdings (YETI) is cheapest (Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 37.0x, YETI Holdings (YETI) 14.5x, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 30.3x). 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: Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) +17.5%, YETI Holdings (YETI) +9.8%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

YETI Holdings (YETI) has the highest net margin (Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -1.2%, YETI Holdings (YETI) 11.0%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year YETI Holdings (YETI) returned the most: Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) +4.5%, YETI Holdings (YETI) +17.1%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) -0.9%. Over five years, Sturm Ruger (RGR) compounded fastest (Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) -15.6%/yr, YETI Holdings (YETI) -15.0%/yr, Sturm Ruger (RGR) -9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) has been the steadiest (Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) 35.3%, YETI Holdings (YETI) 39.7%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JOUT, YETI 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, YETI Holdings (YETI) 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.