Academy Sports & Outdoors ASO
NASDAQ ASO
$45.65 -1.94 (-4.08%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 12.52% for Q2 2026, down 86.0% year-over-year from 89.43% in Q2 2025, and up 5.43% quarter-over-quarter from 11.87% in Q1 2026.

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Academy Sports & Outdoors (ASO) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 7 consecutive years, with 12.52% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 86.0% year-over-year to 12.52%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 12.52% (down 86.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 12.63%, down 145.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 12.52% in Q2 2026 per ASO's latest filing, from 11.87% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 25.92% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 11.87% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 18.09% across 5 years, with a median of 17.6% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1396 bps — and 2024, when it sank 590 bps.
  • Academy Sports & Outdoors' Return on Capital Employed stood at 23.81% in 2022, then retreated by 21 bps to 18.72% in 2023, then declined by 17 bps to 15.59% in 2024, then dropped by 23 bps to 12.06% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 12.52% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ASO's Return on Capital Employed at 12.52% in Q2 2026, 11.87% in Q1 2026, and 12.06% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Caseys General Stores 30.70 Bn 30.18 Bn 1.08 Bn 20.02%
2 Williams Sonoma 28.62 Bn 27.60 Bn 1.10 Bn 41.55%
3 Ulta Beauty 22.58 Bn 22.36 Bn 1.27 Bn 34.02%
4 Tractor Supply 18.35 Bn 18.12 Bn 1.68 Bn 15.37%
5 Best Buy 18.03 Bn 16.28 Bn 2.10 Bn 22.05%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 15.93 Bn 14.93 Bn 1.68 Bn 9.24%
7 Five Below 13.08 Bn 11.97 Bn 478.64 Mn 13.97%
8 Murphy USA 10.51 Bn 10.33 Bn 746.50 Mn 23.71%
9 Bath & Body Works 4.08 Bn 3.13 Bn 1.24 Bn 32.75%
10 Academy Sports & Outdoors 2.94 Bn 2.60 Bn 479.35 Mn 12.52%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 12.52%
Jan 31, 2026 11.87%
Nov 1, 2025 12.06%
Aug 2, 2025 12.15%
May 3, 2025 13.38%
Feb 1, 2025 13.35%
Nov 2, 2024 15.59%
Aug 3, 2024 16.74%
May 4, 2024 17.90%
Feb 3, 2024 17.30%
Oct 28, 2023 18.72%
Jul 29, 2023 19.83%
Apr 29, 2023 21.50%
Jan 28, 2023 23.19%
Oct 29, 2022 23.81%
Jul 30, 2022 24.57%
Apr 30, 2022 25.25%
Jan 29, 2022 25.92%
Oct 30, 2021 25.46%
Jul 31, 2021 20.68%