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-on-year from 4.93% in Q2 2025, and down 47.71% on a QoQ basis from 9.9% in Q1 2026.
Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) has 8 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 5.18% 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 for Q2 2026 stood at 5.18%, down from 9.9% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for ASO reached as high as 15.22% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 5.13% in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 10.09% across 5 years, with a median of 10.34% in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin soared 213 bps in 2022 and sank 488 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 12.02% in 2022, then retreated by 19 bps to 9.78% in 2023, then sank by 30 bps to 6.81% in 2024, then rose by 7 bps to 7.26% in 2025, then slipped by 29 bps to 5.18% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 5.18% in Q2 2026, 9.9% in Q1 2026, and 7.26% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 32.43 Bn | 31.91 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 7.66% |
| 2 | NaaS Technology | 31.54 Bn | 31.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Williams Sonoma | 28.17 Bn | 27.15 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 20.27% |
| 4 | Ulta Beauty | 23.05 Bn | 22.56 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 12.23% |
| 5 | Best Buy | 18.23 Bn | 16.48 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 4.14% |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 16.52 Bn | 15.17 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 2.96% |
| 7 | MINISO Group Holding | 15.94 Bn | 14.87 Bn | 414.86 Mn | 14.56% |
| 8 | Tractor Supply | 15.92 Bn | 15.70 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 6.50% |
| 9 | Five Below | 12.14 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 17.99% |
| 10 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.13 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 5.18% |
Historic Data
Download 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% |