Academy Sports & Outdoors ASO
NASDAQ ASO
$54.07 +2.92 (+5.71%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:49 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%