Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)
Academy Sports & Outdoors' (ASO) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 5.18% in Q2 2026, up 5.0% year-over-year from 4.93% in Q2 2025, and down 47.71% quarter-over-quarter from 9.9% in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) has reported Operating Margin for 8 consecutive years, with 5.18% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 5.0% year-over-year to 5.18% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 8.42%, a 11.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 8.46%, down 62.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 5.18% for Q2 2026 at Academy Sports & Outdoors, down from 9.9% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 15.22% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 5.13% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 10.09% and a median of 10.34% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 213 bps in 2022 and plunged 488 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 12.02% in 2022, then slipped by 19 bps to 9.78% in 2023, then sank by 30 bps to 6.81% in 2024, then advanced by 7 bps to 7.26% in 2025, then declined by 29 bps to 5.18% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 5.18% (Q2 2026), 9.9% (Q1 2026), and 7.26% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.08 Bn | 22.87 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 12.51% |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.66 Bn | 16.40 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 4.31% |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 11.79 Bn | 10.88 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 7.89% |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 3.94 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 556.50 Mn | 2.38% |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.49 Bn | 3.15 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 5.18% |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 4.27% |
| 7 | Gold.com | 1.23 Bn | 650.62 Mn | 176.58 Mn | 0.95% |
| 8 | Winmark | 1.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 62.10% |
| 9 | GameStop | 1.02 Bn | -7.35 Bn | 340.30 Mn | 17.16% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 376.57 Mn | 368.76 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -5.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 5.18% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 9.90% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 7.26% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 10.77% |
| May 3, 2025 | 5.13% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 9.23% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 6.81% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 12.27% |
| May 4, 2024 | 7.50% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 11.36% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 9.78% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 13.33% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 9.12% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 11.73% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 12.02% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 15.22% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 14.00% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 10.96% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 13.57% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 14.21% |