Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)
Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 5.18% for 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.
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.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Margin rose 5.0% year-over-year to 5.18%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 8.42% (down 11.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 8.46%, down 62.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin slipped to 5.18% in Q2 2026 per ASO's latest filing, from 9.9% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 15.22% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 5.13% in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 10.09% across 5 years, with a median of 10.34% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin surged 213 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 488 bps.
- Academy Sports & Outdoors' Operating Margin stood at 12.02% in 2022, then declined by 19 bps to 9.78% in 2023, then sank by 30 bps to 6.81% in 2024, then grew by 7 bps to 7.26% in 2025, then retreated by 29 bps to 5.18% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ASO's Operating Margin at 5.18% in Q2 2026, 9.9% in Q1 2026, and 7.26% in Q4 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 | Best Buy | 18.03 Bn | 16.28 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 4.14% |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 15.93 Bn | 14.93 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 8.73% |
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| 8 | Murphy USA | 10.51 Bn | 10.33 Bn | 746.50 Mn | 4.48% |
| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.08 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.99% |
| 10 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 2.94 Bn | 2.60 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% |