YETI vs SWBI vs ESCA Stock Comparison

YETI Holdings, Smith & Wesson Brands and Escalade Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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YETI YETI Holdings, Inc.
$48.34 +19.2% 1M +48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.53B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.94B
Div. yield
–
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
SWBI Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.
$14.49 -1.4% 1M +57.7% 1Y
Market cap
$649.73M
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$551.35M
Div. yield
3.59%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ESCA Escalade Inc
$21.13 +11.2% 1M +82.0% 1Y
Market cap
$290.88M
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.66M
Div. yield
2.84%
Sporting Goods Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Escalade leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Escalade 8, YETI Holdings 2, Smith & Wesson Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionYETISWBIESCALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.53B $649.73M $290.88M YETI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 26.5x 12.0x ESCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 25.0x 13.1x ESCA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +17.0% +0.0% SWBI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 4.4% 10.0% ESCA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.8% 6.6% 12.1% YETI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.3x -0.3x ESCA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.59% 2.84% SWBI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.7% +57.7% +82.0% ESCA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -8.0%/yr +1.0%/yr ESCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 43.6% 39.1% ESCA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 75/100 80/100 ESCA

Percentile Scorecard

YETISWBIESCA

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

AxisYETISWBIESCA
Valuation 52 #17 of 34 79 #8 of 34 91 #4 of 34
Growth 68 #11 of 32 84 #6 of 32 74 #9 of 32
Profitability 97 #2 of 32 74 #9 of 32 94 #3 of 32
Financial Health 50 #17 of 33 53 #16 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Shareholder Returns – 83 #4 of 19 72 #6 of 19
Overall 67 75 80
  • YETI ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • SWBI 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

PeriodYETISWBIESCASPY
1 month +19.2%-1.4%+11.2% -1.0%
3 months -7.9%-1.5%-5.4% -0.4%
6 months +13.8%-2.8%+1.8% +4.5%
Year to date +9.4%+46.8%+56.6% +12.4%
1 year +48.7%+57.7%+82.0% +13.6%
3 years +10.8%+0.1%+23.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +3.5%+0.0%+7.3% +20.8%
5 years -55.1%-34.1%+4.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year -14.8%-8.0%+1.0% +10.4%
10 years —-30.8%+73.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year —-3.6%+5.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureYETISWBIESCASPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%43.6%39.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%31.1%33.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.680.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.211.322.10 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.0%-67.8%-54.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-13.1%-6.5% -1.6%
52-week high $52.68$16.67$22.60 $779.14
52-week low $32.50$8.16$11.54 $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.

MultipleYETISWBIESCA
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 20.2x 26.5xmedian 20.2x 12.0xmedian 20.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 10.4x 10.0xmedian 10.4x 7.6xmedian 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 11.8x 7.9xmedian 11.8x 7.1xmedian 11.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 1.31 -2.22median 1.31 0.34median 1.31

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 monthsYETISWBIESCA
Revenue $1.94B $551.35M $241.66M
Gross profit $1.15B $151.30M $68.87M
Operating income $235.82M $36.39M $31.59M
Net income $178.80M $24.48M $24.25M
Free cash flow $255.44M $82.07M $41.14M
R&D – $9.85M –
EPS (diluted) $2.36 $0.54 $1.74
Cash & equivalents $59.82M $18.70M $24.53M
Total debt $100.79M $39.19M $13.10M
Shares (diluted) 75.78M 45.48M 13.90M
Enterprise value $2.99B $561.99M $225.03M

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
MetricYETISWBIESCA
P/E 20.2x 26.5x 12.0x
P/FCF 13.8x 7.9x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 5.7x 6.5x
P/S 1.8x 1.2x 1.2x
P/B 5.8x 1.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 1.7x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 10.0x 7.6x
EV/EBIT 15.1x 18.4x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.2x 1.2x
EV/FCF 14.0x 8.2x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 5.9x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 -2.22 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricYETISWBIESCA
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 17.0% 0.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 2.7% -3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% 21.0% 8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% -0.5% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.0% 62.1% 74.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.8% -9.3% 21.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.9% 106.3% 91.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -12.6% 35.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.1% 100.7% 90.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.8% -11.9% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% 632.8% 57.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 31.2% 2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 1,537% 54.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 49.9% 0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricYETISWBIESCA
Gross margin 59.2% 27.4% 28.5%
EBITDA margin 15.1% 12.1% 15.2%
Operating margin 12.2% 6.6% 13.1%
Pretax margin 12.2% 6.0% 13.1%
Net margin 9.2% 4.4% 10.0%
FCF margin 13.2% 14.9% 17.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 20.6% 18.5%
Return on equity 28.2% 6.5% 13.1%
Return on assets 14.2% 4.7% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 24.8% 6.6% 12.1%
Return on capital employed 27.7% 8.1% 16.7%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 4.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricYETISWBIESCA
Debt / assets 7.7% 7.5% 5.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.3x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 53.2% 28.6% 23.7%
Equity / assets 46.8% 71.4% 76.3%
Interest coverage – 3.7x 32.6x
Current ratio 1.8x 3.6x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 6.35 5.29 5.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricYETISWBIESCA
Dividend yield – 3.6% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – – 0.8%
Shareholder yield – 3.6% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusYETISWBIESCA
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 25.0xFY2026 13.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.92FY2026 $0.58FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026 +62.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% 0.0% -27.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.88BFY2026 $587.52MFY2026 $256.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +1.9% -7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersYETISWBIESCA
Held by institutions 100.0% 64.9% 30.6%
Institutions holding 459 199 85
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +14.6% +0.4%
Institutions buying 223 113 32
Institutions selling 167 51 33
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.22 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.

YETISWBIESCA
YETI 1.00 0.14 0.30
SWBI 0.14 1.00 0.18
ESCA 0.30 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, YETI, SWBI and ESCA?

YETI Holdings (YETI) is the largest by market capitalisation: YETI Holdings (YETI) $3.53B, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) $649.73M, Escalade (ESCA) $290.88M.

Which stock is cheaper, YETI, SWBI and ESCA?

Escalade (ESCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (YETI Holdings (YETI) 20.2x, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 26.5x, Escalade (ESCA) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Escalade (ESCA) is cheapest (YETI Holdings (YETI) 16.6x, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 25.0x, Escalade (ESCA) 13.1x). 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: YETI Holdings (YETI) +6.2%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) +17.0%, Escalade (ESCA) +0.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Escalade (ESCA) has the highest net margin (YETI Holdings (YETI) 9.2%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 4.4%, Escalade (ESCA) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, YETI Holdings (YETI) leads (YETI Holdings (YETI) 24.8%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 6.6%, Escalade (ESCA) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Escalade (ESCA) returned the most: YETI Holdings (YETI) +48.7%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) +57.7%, Escalade (ESCA) +82.0%. Over five years, Escalade (ESCA) compounded fastest (YETI Holdings (YETI) -14.8%/yr, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) -8.0%/yr, Escalade (ESCA) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) has the highest dividend yield: Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 3.59%, Escalade (ESCA) 2.84%. YETI Holdings (YETI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Escalade (ESCA) has been the steadiest (YETI Holdings (YETI) 40.4%, Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) 43.6%, Escalade (ESCA) 39.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, YETI, SWBI 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 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.