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Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO)

Consumer Cyclical | Specialty Retail | Katy, United States | NasdaqGS
43.50 USD +0.87 (2.041%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 43.80 +0.30 (0.690%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:40 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:56 a.m. EDT

Academy Sports presents a compelling value case with a fortress-like balance sheet and a payout ratio that is virtually negligible at 9.5%, allowing for significant flexibility despite the modest 1.31% yield. The business fundamentals are sound, evidenced by a 17.6% earnings growth rate and a trailing PEG ratio well under 1.0, yet the stock is currently trading at a discount to its 200-day average, reflecting lingering market skepticism about its post-bankruptcy trajectory. While the long-term outlook is solid given the company's dominant market position and improving profitability, the short-term path is clouded by a recent 12-month price decline and a lack of immediate catalysts to spark a momentum surge. The options market confirms this hesitation, with heavy positioning at the 45 strike acting as a psychological barrier to further downside, while speculative call buying targets the 65-70 range. Investors should view this as a patient accumulation opportunity for the long term, but should expect choppy, range-bound price action in the near term as the market digests the recent weakness.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.078060
AutoETS0.078064
MSTL0.080082
AutoTheta0.080867

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 5.19
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.517
Excess Kurtosis -0.83
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-17
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 91.982
Revenue per Share 93.176
Market Cap 2,697,799,168
Trailing P/E 7.53
Forward P/E 6.23
Beta 1.03
Profit Margins 6.24%
Website https://www.academy.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound recovery rather than a breakout. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (52, 65, 67.5, 70) with significant open interest walls, suggesting bets on a rally back to previous highs. However, put activity remains robust, particularly at the 45 strike which acts as a major support floor with massive open interest. The imbalance in implied volatility (high IV for deep OTM calls and deep ITM puts) indicates a 'long gamma' environment where traders expect the stock to stay within a wide band between 45 and 65, avoiding a decisive directional move.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.29% 1.09% 0.91%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-18 0.150 0.289464
2026-03-20 0.150 0.288573
2025-12-18 0.130 0.236665
2025-09-11 0.130 0.270721
2025-06-18 0.130 0.294651
2025-03-25 0.130 0.259844
2024-12-18 0.110 0.196604
2024-09-19 0.110 0.177907
2024-06-20 0.110 0.202429
2024-03-25 0.110 0.170147
2023-12-12 0.090 0.159433
2023-09-12 0.090 0.183337
2023-06-14 0.090 0.179784
2023-03-22 0.090 0.141443
2022-12-19 0.075 0.145914
2022-09-14 0.075 0.156871
2022-06-15 0.075 0.214041
2022-03-16 0.075 0.207814
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.6
dividendYield 1.41
exDividendDate 2026-06-18
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.56
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.013136289
lastDividendValue 0.15
lastDividendDate 2026-06-18
dividendDate 2026-07-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.121212125
Address1 1,800 North Mason Road
All Time High 75.73
All Time Low 12.05
Ask 54.87
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,999,590
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,596,779
Average Volume 1,596,779
Average Volume10Days 1,999,590
Beta 1.034
Bid 43.98
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value 33.397
City Katy
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 43.5
Current Ratio 1.677
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 44.04
Day Low 42.7
Debt To Equity 91.982
Display Name Academy Sports and Outdoors
Dividend Date 1,784,160,000
Dividend Rate 0.6
Dividend Yield 1.41
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,749,564,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,749,564,000
Earnings Growth 0.176
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.144
Earnings Timestamp 1,788,957,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,788,957,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,788,957,000
Ebitda 625,646,976
Ebitda Margins 0.10183
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.89
Enterprise To Revenue 0.702
Enterprise Value 4,310,900,224
Eps Current Year 6.42373
Eps Forward 6.98268
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.78
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,740,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 47.555
Fifty Day Average Change -4.0550003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0852697
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -12.121212
Fifty Two Week High 62.445
Fifty Two Week High Change -18.945
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.303387
Fifty Two Week Low 41.29
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.209999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.05352383
Fifty Two Week Range 41.29 - 62.445
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,601,645,400,000
Float Shares 61,036,620
Forward Eps 6.98268
Forward P E 6.2297
Free Cashflow 88,252,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 22,000
Fullday Change 0.869999
Fullday Change Percent 2.04081
Fullday Price 43.8
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.34604
Gross Profits 2,126,092,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01544
Held Percent Institutions 1.2109
Implied Shares Outstanding 62,018,371
Industry Specialty Retail
Industry Disp Specialty Retail
Industry Key specialty-retail
Ipo Expected Date 2,020-10-02
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,740,800
Last Dividend Value 0.15
Last Fiscal Year End 1,769,817,600
Long Business Summary Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a sporting goods and outdoor recreational retailer in the United States. The company's outdoors division comprises camping products, such as coolers and drinkware, camping accessories and equipment, and watersports and equipment; fishing products, including marine equipment and fishing rods, reels, and baits and equipment; and hunting products, which includes firearms, ammunition, archery and archery equipment, camouflage apparel, waders, shooting accessories, gun safes, optics, airguns, and hunting equipment. Its sports and recreation division offers fitness equipment, fitness accessories, and nutrition supplies; team and specialty sports equipment, including baseball, football, basketball, soccer, golf, racket sports, volleyball, backpacks, and sports bags; recreation products, which includes patio furniture, outdoor cooking, trampolines, and play sets, as well as wheeled goods that include bicycles, skateboards, and other ride-on toys; and electronics, watches, and sunglasses, as well as front-end products, such as consumables, batteries, etc. The company's apparel division provides outdoor and seasonal apparel, denim, work apparel, graphic t-shirts, accessories, and outerwear; boys and girls outdoor, and athletic apparel and swimwear; sporting and fitness apparel; and professional and collegiate team licensed apparel and accessories. Its footwear division offers casual shoes, slippers, seasonal footwear, and socks; work and western boots, shoes, and hunting footwear; boys and girls footwear; athletic footwear, such as running shoes, athletic lifestyle, and training shoes; and team and specialty sports footwear, and slides. The company sells its products under the Academy Sports + Outdoors, Magellan Outdoors, BCG, O'rageous, Game Winner, Outdoor Gourmet, Freely, R.O.W., Redfield, and H2OX brand names. Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Katy, Texas.
Long Name Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,697,799,168
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_136801693
Most Recent Quarter 1,777,680,000
Net Income To Common 383,387,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,801,353,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,643,843,155
Number Of Analyst Opinions 19
Open 42.7
Operating Cashflow 437,932,000
Operating Margins 0.05177
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.0954
Peg Ratio 0.6
Phone 281 646 5200
Post Market Change 0.29999924
Post Market Change Percent 0.6896534
Post Market Price 43.8
Post Market Time 1,787,960,419
Previous Close 42.63
Price Eps Current Year 6.7717667
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.3025122
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.43909433
Profit Margins 0.0624
Quick Ratio 0.283
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.05263
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.869999
Regular Market Change Percent 2.04081
Regular Market Day High 44.04
Regular Market Day Low 42.7
Regular Market Day Range 42.7 - 44.04
Regular Market Open 42.7
Regular Market Previous Close 42.63
Regular Market Price 43.5
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 1,936,291
Return On Assets 0.05875
Return On Equity 0.18847999
Revenue Growth 0.067
Revenue Per Share 93.176
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 62,018,371
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.122600004
Shares Short 7,605,742
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 7,746,804
Short Name Academy Sports and Outdoors, In
Short Percent Of Float 0.1878
Short Ratio 6.58
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol ASO
Target High Price 78.0
Target Low Price 50.0
Target Mean Price 59.94737
Target Median Price 59.0
Total Cash 337,809,984
Total Cash Per Share 5.447
Total Debt 1,950,910,976
Total Revenue 6,144,008,192
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.56
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.013136289
Trailing Eps 5.78
Trailing P E 7.5259514
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.6019
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 52.37545
Two Hundred Day Average Change -8.87545
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.16945821
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,936,291
Website https://www.academy.com
Zip 77,449