RGR vs GOLF vs AS Stock Comparison

Sturm Ruger, Acushnet Holdings and Amer Sports Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RGR Sturm Ruger & Co Inc
$46.38 +8.5% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$741.07M
P/E
60.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$577.24M
Div. yield
0.95%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
GOLF Acushnet Holdings Corp.
$82.51 -0.6% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.82B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
1.23%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
AS Amer Sports, Inc.
$28.19 +1.5% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.72B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Acushnet Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Acushnet Holdings 8, Amer Sports 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRGRGOLFASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $741.07M $4.82B $15.72B AS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 60.8x 22.4x 28.7x GOLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 21.1x 22.7x GOLF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +8.8% +30.5% AS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% 8.1% 7.3% GOLF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.4% 9.7% GOLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x -0.4x AS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.95% 1.23% — GOLF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.9% +0.6% -13.4% GOLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr +10.7%/yr — GOLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.5% 30.1% 39.8% GOLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 53/100 60/100 AS

Percentile Scorecard

RGRGOLFAS

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

AxisRGRGOLFAS
Valuation 49 #18 of 34 30 #24 of 34 42 #20 of 34
Growth 42 #19 of 32 52 #16 of 32 97 #2 of 32
Profitability 65 #12 of 32 90 #4 of 32 97 #2 of 32
Financial Health 88 #5 of 33 38 #21 of 33 59 #14 of 33
Shareholder Returns 18 #15 of 18 53 #9 of 18 6 #17 of 18
Overall 52 53 60
  • RGR ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • GOLF ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • AS ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRGRGOLFASSPY
1 month +8.5%-0.6%+1.5% -0.2%
3 months +20.7%-20.0%-21.6% +3.9%
6 months +7.6%-15.2%-19.0% +8.2%
Year to date +42.1%+3.4%-24.5% +12.9%
1 year -0.9%+0.6%-13.4% +12.3%
3 years -14.0%+66.3%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.9%+18.5%— +23.3%
5 years -40.3%+65.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%+10.7%— +10.9%
10 years -21.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRGRGOLFASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.5%30.1%39.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%30.2%37.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.581.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.02-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.6%-34.2%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.7%-30.4%-32.8% -1.2%
52-week high $50.25$118.53$41.96 $779.14
52-week low $28.81$75.29$26.25 $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.

MultipleRGRGOLFAS
P/E now vs peer median 60.8xmedian 17.8x 22.4xmedian 17.8x 28.7xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 9.4x 13.4xmedian 9.4x 10.8xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 10.2x 26.2xmedian 10.2x 22.6xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.4x 5.2xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.45median 0.32 4.82median 0.32 —median 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 monthsRGRGOLFAS
Revenue $577.24M $2.71B $7.44B
Gross profit $107.93M $1.33B $4.45B
Operating income $5.63M $371.75M $956.70M
Net income $12.18M $220.35M $567.80M
Free cash flow $47.35M $183.74M $694.70M
R&D – $78.67M –
EPS (diluted) $0.75 $3.67 $0.97
Cash & equivalents $30.65M $67.94M $720.40M
Total debt – $960.07M $147.40M
Shares (diluted) 16.27M 59.93M 563.08M
Enterprise value $345.07M $4.56B $13.33B

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
MetricRGRGOLFAS
P/E 60.8x 22.4x 28.7x
P/FCF 15.7x 26.2x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 17.8x 16.4x
P/S 1.3x 1.8x 2.1x
P/B 2.6x 5.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 11.5x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.0x 13.4x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 110.9x 15.4x 15.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.1x 2.0x
EV/FCF 13.2x 31.1x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 21.1x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.45 4.82 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRGRGOLFAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 8.8% 30.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 4.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.7% 10.6% 37.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.4% 5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.5% 23.4% 52.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -57.8% 5.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 111.5% -4.2% 142.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.6% -0.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 112.8% -3.8% 117.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.9% 4.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.7% 54.8% 106.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 23.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.1% 89.5% 170.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 35.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRGRGOLFAS
Gross margin 18.7% 49.1% 59.8%
EBITDA margin 5.2% 15.7% 18.8%
Operating margin 1.0% 13.7% 12.9%
Pretax margin 2.0% 10.9% 10.8%
Net margin 2.1% 8.1% 7.3%
FCF margin 8.2% 6.8% 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 10.0% 12.9%
Return on equity 4.2% 25.1% 8.3%
Return on assets 3.4% 8.5% 5.6%
Return on invested capital – 14.4% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 17.8% 11.7%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x 1.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRGRGOLFAS
Debt / assets – 37.3% 1.4%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 5.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 64.1% 32.9%
Equity / assets 79.6% 35.9% 67.1%
Interest coverage 55.7x – 10.6x
Current ratio 3.3x 2.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.7x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 9.79 3.80 4.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRGRGOLFAS
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 2.3% -5.5%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 3.6% -5.5%
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.

ConsensusRGRGOLFAS
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 22.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +82.1%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +2.0% +40.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $550.45MFY2026 $2.60BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +10.4% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRGRGOLFAS
Held by institutions 59.6% 53.9% 38.1%
Institutions holding 172 340 354
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% -0.7% +4.1%
Institutions buying 76 150 236
Institutions selling 45 130 87
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.15 2.71

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.

RGRGOLFAS
RGR 1.00 0.20 0.20
GOLF 0.20 1.00 0.34
AS 0.20 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RGR, GOLF and AS?

Amer Sports (AS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sturm Ruger (RGR) $741.07M, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) $4.82B, Amer Sports (AS) $15.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, RGR, GOLF and AS?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sturm Ruger (RGR) 60.8x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 22.4x, Amer Sports (AS) 28.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) is cheapest (Sturm Ruger (RGR) 30.3x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 21.1x, Amer Sports (AS) 22.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amer Sports (AS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sturm Ruger (RGR) +7.6%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.8%, Amer Sports (AS) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has the highest net margin (Sturm Ruger (RGR) 2.1%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 8.1%, Amer Sports (AS) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) leads (Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 14.4%, Amer Sports (AS) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) returned the most: Sturm Ruger (RGR) -0.9%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +0.6%, Amer Sports (AS) -13.4%. Over five years, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) compounded fastest (Sturm Ruger (RGR) -9.8%/yr, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has the highest dividend yield: Sturm Ruger (RGR) 0.95%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 1.23%. Amer Sports (AS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has been the steadiest (Sturm Ruger (RGR) 38.5%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 30.1%, Amer Sports (AS) 39.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.