YETI vs RGR vs ESCA Stock Comparison

YETI Holdings, Sturm Ruger and Escalade Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
YETI YETI Holdings, Inc.
$43.60 +3.2% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.16B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
RGR Sturm Ruger & Co Inc
$45.56 +6.6% 1M -3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$739.77M
P/E
60.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$577.24M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
ESCA Escalade Inc
$18.65 -4.5% 1M +56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$255.59M
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$243.83M
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Escalade leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Escalade 6, YETI Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionYETIRGRESCALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.16B $739.77M $255.59M YETI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 60.8x 11.1x ESCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 29.8x 11.6x ESCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +7.6% +1.0% YETI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.0% 2.1% 9.5% YETI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.1% — 11.9% YETI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.5% -3.0% +56.2% ESCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr -10.0%/yr -0.5%/yr ESCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 38.6% 37.6% ESCA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 53/100 76/100 ESCA

Percentile Scorecard

YETIRGRESCA

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

AxisYETIRGRESCA
Valuation 49 #18 of 34 52 #17 of 34 94 #3 of 34
Growth 81 #7 of 32 42 #19 of 32 55 #15 of 32
Profitability 100 #1 of 32 65 #12 of 32 94 #3 of 32
Financial Health 50 #17 of 33 88 #5 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Shareholder Returns – 18 #15 of 18 71 #6 of 18
Overall 70 53 76
  • YETI ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • RGR 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

PeriodYETIRGRESCASPY
1 month +3.2%+6.6%-4.5% -0.8%
3 months -14.4%+16.9%-1.6% +3.5%
6 months +10.7%+6.0%+1.4% +7.0%
Year to date -1.3%+39.5%+38.3% +12.2%
1 year +22.5%-3.0%+56.2% +13.0%
3 years +5.9%-15.5%+14.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.9%-5.5%+4.5% +23.1%
5 years -53.0%-40.9%-2.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.0%-10.0%-0.5% +11.0%
10 years —-23.1%+52.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-2.6%+4.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureYETIRGRESCASPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%38.6%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%45.3%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.770.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.57-0.081.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.0%-64.6%-54.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.2%-9.3%-17.5% -1.8%
52-week high $52.68$50.25$22.60 $779.14
52-week low $32.50$28.81$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.

MultipleYETIRGRESCA
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 17.8x 59.7xmedian 17.8x 11.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.3x 20.5xmedian 9.3x 7.2xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.4x 15.4xmedian 10.4x 9.9xmedian 10.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.33 -1.43median 0.33 0.28median 0.33

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 monthsYETIRGRESCA
Revenue $2.00B $577.24M $243.83M
Gross profit $1.19B $107.93M $68.68M
Operating income $285.40M $5.63M $30.22M
Net income $220.10M $12.18M $23.07M
Free cash flow – $47.35M $25.92M
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $0.75 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $59.82M $30.65M $16.39M
Total debt $330.21M – $14.88M
Shares (diluted) 75.78M 16.27M 13.90M
Enterprise value $2.48B $343.77M $210.76M

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
MetricYETIRGRESCA
P/E 14.8x 59.7x 11.1x
P/FCF – 15.4x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.3x 8.9x
P/S 1.6x 1.3x 1.1x
P/B 5.2x 2.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 8.3x 2.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 20.5x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 11.3x 108.5x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/FCF – 12.9x 9.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.5x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 -1.43 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricYETIRGRESCA
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 7.6% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -0.2% -3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% 18.7% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.9% -11.4% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.0% 93.5% 61.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.8% -57.8% 24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.2% 111.5% 80.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.1% -43.6% 40.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.8% 112.8% 80.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.2% -41.9% 40.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.7% -27.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% 9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 24.1% -31.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% 8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricYETIRGRESCA
Gross margin 59.6% 18.7% 28.2%
EBITDA margin – 5.2% 14.5%
Operating margin 14.3% 1.0% 12.4%
Pretax margin 14.5% 2.0% 12.3%
Net margin 11.0% 2.1% 9.5%
FCF margin – 8.2% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.2% 11.8%
Return on equity 34.9% 4.2% 12.9%
Return on assets 17.4% 3.4% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 30.1% – 11.9%
Return on capital employed 33.2% 2.0% 16.2%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.0% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricYETIRGRESCA
Debt / assets 7.7% – 6.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 53.2% 20.4% 22.1%
Equity / assets 46.8% 79.6% 77.9%
Interest coverage – 55.7x 40.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 3.3x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.23 9.69 6.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricYETIRGRESCA
Dividend yield – 1.0% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – – 0.9%
Shareholder yield – 1.0% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusYETIRGRESCA
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 29.8xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.92FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +82.1%FY2026 +62.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +28.1% -27.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.88BFY2026 $550.45MFY2026 $256.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +1.3% -7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersYETIRGRESCA
Held by institutions 93.7% 59.6% 30.6%
Institutions holding 456 172 85
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% -1.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying 222 76 32
Institutions selling 167 45 33
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.69 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.

YETIRGRESCA
YETI 1.00 0.07 0.27
RGR 0.07 1.00 0.23
ESCA 0.27 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, YETI, RGR and ESCA?

YETI Holdings (YETI) is the largest by market capitalisation: YETI Holdings (YETI) $3.16B, Sturm Ruger (RGR) $739.77M, Escalade (ESCA) $255.59M.

Which stock is cheaper, YETI, RGR and ESCA?

Escalade (ESCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (YETI Holdings (YETI) 14.3x, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 60.8x, Escalade (ESCA) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Escalade (ESCA) is cheapest (YETI Holdings (YETI) 14.9x, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 29.8x, Escalade (ESCA) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

YETI Holdings (YETI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: YETI Holdings (YETI) +9.8%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) +7.6%, Escalade (ESCA) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

YETI Holdings (YETI) has the highest net margin (YETI Holdings (YETI) 11.0%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 2.1%, Escalade (ESCA) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, YETI Holdings (YETI) leads (YETI Holdings (YETI) 30.1%, Escalade (ESCA) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Escalade (ESCA) returned the most: YETI Holdings (YETI) +22.5%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) -3.0%, Escalade (ESCA) +56.2%. Over five years, Escalade (ESCA) compounded fastest (YETI Holdings (YETI) -14.0%/yr, Sturm Ruger (RGR) -10.0%/yr, Escalade (ESCA) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Escalade (ESCA) has been the steadiest (YETI Holdings (YETI) 39.7%, Sturm Ruger (RGR) 38.6%, Escalade (ESCA) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, YETI, RGR 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.