SWBI vs GOLF vs ESCA Stock Comparison

Smith & Wesson Brands, Acushnet Holdings and Escalade Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOLF Acushnet Holdings Corp.
$82.51 -0.6% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.93B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
0.01%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
ESCA Escalade Inc
$18.45 -5.5% 1M +57.8% 1Y
Market cap
$256.63M
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 4, Smith & Wesson Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSWBIGOLFESCALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $615.47M $4.93B $256.63M GOLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 22.4x 11.1x ESCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 21.1x 11.5x ESCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +8.8% +1.0% SWBI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% 8.1% 9.5% ESCA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 14.4% 11.9% GOLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 2.1x 0.0x ESCA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.6% +0.6% +57.8% ESCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.1%/yr +10.7%/yr -0.6%/yr GOLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.7% 30.1% 37.6% GOLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 53/100 76/100 ESCA

Percentile Scorecard

SWBIGOLFESCA

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

AxisSWBIGOLFESCA
Valuation 82 #7 of 34 30 #24 of 34 94 #3 of 34
Growth 84 #6 of 32 52 #16 of 32 55 #15 of 32
Profitability 71 #10 of 32 90 #4 of 32 94 #3 of 32
Financial Health 53 #16 of 33 38 #21 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Shareholder Returns 77 #5 of 18 53 #9 of 18 71 #6 of 18
Overall 73 53 76
  • SWBI ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • GOLF 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

PeriodSWBIGOLFESCASPY
1 month -2.7%-0.6%-5.5% -0.2%
3 months -5.4%-20.0%-7.2% +3.9%
6 months -8.9%-15.2%+0.6% +8.2%
Year to date +40.6%+3.4%+36.8% +12.9%
1 year +36.6%+0.6%+57.8% +12.3%
3 years -2.5%+66.3%+12.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%+18.5%+4.1% +23.3%
5 years -34.6%+65.8%-2.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.1%+10.7%-0.6% +10.9%
10 years -29.8%—+45.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.5%—+3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSWBIGOLFESCASPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.7%30.1%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%30.2%32.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.580.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.860.021.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-34.2%-54.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-30.4%-18.4% -1.2%
52-week high $16.67$118.53$22.60 $779.14
52-week low $8.16$75.29$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.

MultipleSWBIGOLFESCA
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 17.8x 22.4xmedian 17.8x 11.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 9.4x 13.4xmedian 9.4x 7.2xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 10.2x 26.2xmedian 10.2x 9.8xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 5.2xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.13median 0.32 4.82median 0.32 0.27median 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 monthsSWBIGOLFESCA
Revenue $551.35M $2.71B $243.83M
Gross profit $151.30M $1.33B $68.68M
Operating income $36.39M $371.75M $30.22M
Net income $24.48M $220.35M $23.07M
Free cash flow $82.07M $183.74M $25.92M
R&D $9.85M $78.67M –
EPS (diluted) $0.54 $3.67 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $18.70M $67.94M $16.39M
Total debt $39.19M $960.07M $14.88M
Shares (diluted) 45.48M 59.93M 13.90M
Enterprise value $527.73M $4.67B $211.80M

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
MetricSWBIGOLFESCA
P/E 25.4x 22.4x 11.0x
P/FCF 7.6x 26.2x 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 17.8x 8.8x
P/S 1.1x 1.8x 1.0x
P/B 1.7x 5.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 11.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 13.4x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 17.7x 15.4x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.1x 1.0x
EV/FCF 7.8x 31.1x 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.7x 21.1x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.13 4.82 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSWBIGOLFESCA
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 8.8% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 4.4% -3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.0% 10.6% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 5.8% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.1% 23.4% 61.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 5.2% 24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 106.3% -4.2% 80.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% -0.4% 40.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.7% -3.8% 80.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.9% 4.7% 40.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 632.8% 54.8% -27.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 23.8% 9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,537% 89.5% -31.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.9% 35.2% 8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSWBIGOLFESCA
Gross margin 27.4% 49.1% 28.2%
EBITDA margin 12.1% 15.7% 14.5%
Operating margin 6.6% 13.7% 12.4%
Pretax margin 6.0% 10.9% 12.3%
Net margin 4.4% 8.1% 9.5%
FCF margin 14.9% 6.8% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.6% 10.0% 11.8%
Return on equity 6.5% 25.1% 12.9%
Return on assets 4.7% 8.5% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 14.4% 11.9%
Return on capital employed 8.1% 17.8% 16.2%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.6x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSWBIGOLFESCA
Debt / assets 7.5% 37.3% 6.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 2.1x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 5.2x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 28.6% 64.1% 22.1%
Equity / assets 71.4% 35.9% 77.9%
Interest coverage 3.7x – 40.7x
Current ratio 3.6x 2.6x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.18 3.80 5.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSWBIGOLFESCA
Dividend yield 3.7% 1.2% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.3% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 3.6% 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.

ConsensusSWBIGOLFESCA
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +62.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +2.0% -27.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $587.52MFY2026 $2.60BFY2026 $256.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +10.4% -7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSWBIGOLFESCA
Held by institutions 64.9% 53.9% 30.6%
Institutions holding 199 340 85
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% -0.7% +0.4%
Institutions buying 113 150 32
Institutions selling 51 130 33
Buyers to sellers 2.22 1.15 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.

SWBIGOLFESCA
SWBI 1.00 0.17 0.17
GOLF 0.17 1.00 0.17
ESCA 0.17 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SWBI, GOLF and ESCA?

Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) $615.47M, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) $4.93B, Escalade (ESCA) $256.63M.

Which stock is cheaper, SWBI, GOLF and ESCA?

Escalade (ESCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 25.1x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 22.4x, Escalade (ESCA) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Escalade (ESCA) is cheapest (Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 23.9x, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 21.1x, Escalade (ESCA) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) +17.0%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +8.8%, Escalade (ESCA) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Escalade (ESCA) has the highest net margin (Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 4.4%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 8.1%, Escalade (ESCA) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) leads (Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 6.6%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 14.4%, Escalade (ESCA) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Escalade (ESCA) returned the most: Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) +36.6%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +0.6%, Escalade (ESCA) +57.8%. Over five years, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) compounded fastest (Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) -8.1%/yr, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) +10.7%/yr, Escalade (ESCA) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 0.00%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 0.01%, Escalade (ESCA) 0.00%. Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) and Escalade (ESCA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) has been the steadiest (Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 42.7%, Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) 30.1%, Escalade (ESCA) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SWBI, GOLF 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.