Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026)
Academy Sports & Outdoors' Gross Margin was 40.42% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 4.37 percentage points from 36.05% a year earlier and up 7.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Academy Sports & Outdoors' Gross Margin was 35.78% through Aug 1, 2026, up 1.74 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 34.78%, up 0.88 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +4.30 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin was 33.90% in FY2025 (-0.36 pp), 34.26% in FY2024 (-0.34 pp), 34.60% in FY2023 (-0.12 pp) and 34.71% in FY2022 (+4.23 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to fiscal Q1 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.70 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was fiscal Q2 2027 (a gain of 4.37 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 1.77 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ASO's Gross Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 33.24% (Q1 2027), 33.55% (Q4 2026) and 35.66% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,826.22 Bn | 2,342.91 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 52.26% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.87 Bn | 306.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 33.67% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.20 Bn | 139.75 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 33.41% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 110.98 Bn | 103.94 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 33.04% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.30 Bn | 58.23 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 33.83% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.25 Bn | 73.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 51.45% |
| 7 | Target | 70.03 Bn | 64.62 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 33.67% |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.03 Bn | 50.93 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 52.15% |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.27 Bn | 33.76 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.76% |
| 10 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.72 Bn | 2.46 Bn | 665.90 Mn | 40.42% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 40.42% |
| May 2, 2026 | 33.24% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 33.55% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 35.66% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 36.05% |
| May 3, 2025 | 33.95% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 32.22% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 34.00% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 36.07% |
| May 4, 2024 | 33.41% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 33.26% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 34.53% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 35.59% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 33.76% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 32.78% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 34.97% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 35.33% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 35.53% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 32.30% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 35.21% |
Academy Sports & Outdoors Gross Margin API
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "ASO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=ASO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();