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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. ASO
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.15% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $6.1B at a 6.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -1.6 — elevated (above the −1.78 line — aggressive-accounting signals worth a closer look) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-06-10 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-10 | Truist Securities | Hold (main) |
| 2026-06-10 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-06-10 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-06-10 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Retail Trade · percentile among 238 companies
Percentile vs other Retail Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.175 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.363 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.097 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.699 |
Sector peers · similar-size Retail Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASO | Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. | 7/9 | 3.72 | 8 | +2% |
| BNED | Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. | 3/9 | -0.71 | 27.9 | +6.5% |
| SPWH | SPORTSMAN'S WAREHOUSE HOLDINGS, INC. | 4/9 | 1.2 | — | +1% |
| PEW | GrabAGun Digital Holdings Inc. | 3/9 | 9.63 | — | +3.6% |
| PSPX | Pacific Sports Exchange Inc. | 4/9 | — | — | — |
| DKS | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. | 3/9 | 3.12 | 25.2 | +28.1% |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | 6/9 | 2.01 | 44 | +4.7% |
About Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.
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.
FAQ
Is ASO financially healthy?
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does ASO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 1.15% with a 9.2% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is ASO?
In FY2026, Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. had a net margin of 6.2% and a return on equity of 17.4%.
Is ASO overvalued or undervalued?
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. trades at about 8.9× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.5×–11.2×, median 8.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for ASO?
The average Wall-Street price target for Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. is $60.32, about 22.5% above the recent price, from 19 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is ASO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 8.0×, a dividend yield of 1.15%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.