SWBI vs RGR vs CALY Stock Comparison

Smith & Wesson Brands, Sturm Ruger and Callaway Golf Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RGR Sturm Ruger & Co Inc
$49.56 +13.5% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$806.47M
P/E
49.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$598.10M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
CALY Callaway Golf Co
$15.92 +11.6% 1M +71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Callaway Golf leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Callaway Golf 5, Smith & Wesson Brands 4, Sturm Ruger 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSWBIRGRCALYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $644.13M $806.47M $2.94B CALY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 49.2x -14.5x SWBI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 32.4x 22.1x CALY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +10.6% +1.9% SWBI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% 2.7% -9.6% SWBI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — 7.1% CALY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — -1.3x CALY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.8% +13.0% +71.9% CALY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.2%/yr -7.5%/yr -11.6%/yr RGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.5% 39.2% 50.7% RGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 49/100 67/100 SWBI

Percentile Scorecard

SWBIRGRCALY

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

AxisSWBIRGRCALY
Valuation 70 #11 of 34 39 #21 of 34 76 #9 of 34
Growth 81 #7 of 32 52 #16 of 32 26 #24 of 32
Profitability 74 #9 of 32 55 #15 of 32 65 #12 of 32
Financial Health 53 #16 of 33 81 #7 of 33 84 #6 of 33
Shareholder Returns 78 #5 of 19 17 #16 of 19 83 #4 of 19
Overall 71 49 67
  • SWBI ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • RGR ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • CALY ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSWBIRGRCALYSPY
1 month -1.2%+13.5%+11.6% -5.9%
3 months -1.4%+30.9%-8.3% -4.6%
6 months -2.6%+26.6%+7.8% +0.2%
Year to date +45.3%+51.8%+36.4% +7.5%
1 year +50.8%+13.0%+71.9% +8.2%
3 years +0.3%+8.5%+24.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +0.1%+2.8%+7.4% +19.0%
5 years -34.8%-32.4%-45.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -8.2%-7.5%-11.6% +9.4%
10 years -31.5%-22.4%+44.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year -3.7%-2.5%+3.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSWBIRGRCALYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.5%39.2%50.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%45.2%45.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.811.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.170.331.42 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-61.9%-81.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-1.4%-19.0% -5.9%
52-week high $16.67$50.25$19.66 $779.14
52-week low $8.16$28.81$9.26 $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.

MultipleSWBIRGRCALY
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 18.6x 48.2xmedian 18.6x -14.0xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 9.9x 17.7xmedian 9.9x 8.3xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 10.6x 28.7xmedian 10.6x 9.4xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.20median 0.94 -1.51median 0.94 0.23median 0.94

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 monthsSWBIRGRCALY
Revenue $551.35M $598.10M $2.10B
Gross profit $151.30M $119.30M $996.40M
Operating income $36.39M $15.09M $243.60M
Net income $24.48M $16.40M -$203.00M
Free cash flow $82.07M $27.63M $297.90M
R&D $9.85M – $65.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.54 $1.01 $-1.11
Cash & equivalents $18.70M $24.22M $433.50M
Total debt $39.19M – $50.30M
Shares (diluted) 45.48M 16.30M 183.30M
Enterprise value $556.39M $389.92M $822.83M

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
MetricSWBIRGRCALY
P/E 26.2x 48.2x -14.0x
P/FCF 7.8x 28.7x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 19.9x 8.3x
P/S 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x
P/B 1.7x 2.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.7x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 17.7x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 18.2x 45.8x 9.9x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x
EV/FCF 8.1x 25.0x 8.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x 17.4x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.20 -1.51 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSWBIRGRCALY
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 10.6% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 2.1% -20.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.0% 36.5% -3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -5.4% -29.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.1% 449.3% 54.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -37.4% 1.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 106.3% 530.5% 86.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% -34.0% -59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.7% 533.2% 86.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.9% -31.9% -61.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 632.8% -32.3% 7.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% -3.5% 28.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,537% -35.0% -36.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.9% 7.7% 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSWBIRGRCALY
Gross margin 27.4% 19.9% 47.4%
EBITDA margin 12.1% 6.5% 13.8%
Operating margin 6.6% 2.5% 11.6%
Pretax margin 6.0% 3.5% 9.8%
Net margin 4.4% 2.7% -9.6%
FCF margin 14.9% 4.6% 14.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.6% 6.7% 16.0%
Return on equity 6.5% 5.6% -9.4%
Return on assets 4.7% 4.4% -7.3%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – 7.1%
Return on capital employed 8.1% 5.2% 10.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.6x 2.4x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSWBIRGRCALY
Debt / assets 7.5% – 1.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – -1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.5x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 28.6% 23.2% 22.1%
Equity / assets 71.4% 76.8% 77.9%
Interest coverage 3.7x 75.1x 9.6x
Current ratio 3.6x 3.0x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 5.26 9.18 3.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSWBIRGRCALY
Dividend yield 3.6% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – – 4.9%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 0.9% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusSWBIRGRCALY
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 32.4xFY2026 22.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +82.1%FY2026 +242.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +28.1% +31.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $587.52MFY2026 $550.45MFY2026 $2.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +1.3% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSWBIRGRCALY
Held by institutions 64.9% 59.6% 86.2%
Institutions holding 199 172 316
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% -1.4% +0.7%
Institutions buying 113 76 170
Institutions selling 51 45 92
Buyers to sellers 2.22 1.69 1.85

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.

SWBIRGRCALY
SWBI 1.00 0.63 0.04
RGR 0.63 1.00 0.20
CALY 0.04 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SWBI, RGR and CALY?

Callaway Golf (CALY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) $644.13M, Sturm Ruger (RGR) $806.47M, Callaway Golf (CALY) $2.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, SWBI, RGR and CALY?

Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 26.3x, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 49.2x, Callaway Golf (CALY) -14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Callaway Golf (CALY) is cheapest (Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 24.7x, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 32.4x, Callaway Golf (CALY) 22.1x). 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%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) +10.6%, Callaway Golf (CALY) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) has the highest net margin (Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 4.4%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 2.7%, Callaway Golf (CALY) -9.6%). On return on invested capital, Callaway Golf (CALY) leads (Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 6.6%, Callaway Golf (CALY) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Callaway Golf (CALY) returned the most: Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) +50.8%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) +13.0%, Callaway Golf (CALY) +71.9%. Over five years, Sturm Ruger (RGR) compounded fastest (Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) -8.2%/yr, Sturm Ruger (RGR) -7.5%/yr, Callaway Golf (CALY) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sturm Ruger (RGR) has been the steadiest (Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 43.5%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 39.2%, Callaway Golf (CALY) 50.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SWBI, RGR and CALY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Callaway Golf (CALY) leads on 5. 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.