Growth Metrics

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) has disclosed Operating Margin for 8 consecutive years, with 9.9% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 68.0% to 9.9% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.46% through Jan 2026, down 62.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 8.46% for FY2026, 62.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 9.9% at Academy Sports & Outdoors, up from 7.26% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 15.22% in Q3 2022, with the low at 5.13% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 10.38%, with a median of 10.77% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin soared 213bps in 2022, then tumbled -488bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 12.02% in 2022, then fell by -19bps to 9.78% in 2023, then plummeted by -30bps to 6.81% in 2024, then increased by 7bps to 7.26% in 2025, then surged by 36bps to 9.9% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 9.9%, 7.26%, and 10.77% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.