ASO · Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.
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Q4 FY26 earnings call · Mar 17, 2026TL;DR. Academy returned to full-year top-line growth of 2.0% to $6.05B with Q4 comps down 1.6%, gross margin up 140 bps, and 24 new stores opened; FY2026 guidance calls for sales growth of 2%-5% with comps of -1% to +2% and EPS of $5.65-$6.15, reflecting continued consumer pressure partially offset by new stores, the myAcademy Rewards relaunch, and Jordan brand expansion.
- + Q4 gross margin expanded 140 bps to 33.6%, exceeding implied guidance.
- + Opened 24 new stores in FY2025 with plans for 20-25 more in 2026, and the 2022-2024 cohort is comping mid-single-digit positive.
- + Board increased quarterly dividend 15% to $0.15/share, the fourth consecutive year of dividend growth.
- − Q4 comparable sales declined 1.6% and full-year comps declined 1.5%, with transactions down 6.4% in Q4.
- − FY2026 comparable sales guidance of -1% to +2% (midpoint +0.5%) implies only a modest recovery and embeds continued muted consumer backdrop.
- − Lower-income consumer traffic remains under pressure with a high-single-digit decline, and management flagged credit card delinquencies at roughly double end-of-2024 levels.
- − Ammo category remained a drag in Q4, and management cited it as one of the biggest 2025 headwinds.
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted EPS non-GAAP | $2.31 | Q2 FY 2026 | — |
| Average Price Paid per Share | $51.04 | Second Quarter (May 3, 2026 to August 1, 2026) filing | — |
| Average ticket percentage change | 4.9% | the 2026 second quarter filing | — |
| Comparable sales | 1.1% | Twenty-Six Weeks Ended August 1, 2026 | — |
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| Comparable sales percentage change | 0.4% | the 2026 second quarter filing | — |
| Comparable transactions percentage change | 5.3% | the 2026 second quarter filing | — |
| Dividend per Share | $0.15 | Second Quarter (May 3, 2026 to August 1, 2026) filing | — |
| E-commerce net sales as a percentage of merchandise sales | 12.1% | the 2026 second quarter filing | — |
| E-commerce net sales percentage change | 14.1% | the 2026 second quarter filing | — |
| eCommerce Sales Increase | 12.8% | Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 | — |
| Gross Margin | 40.4% | Q2 FY 2026 | — |
| New stores net sales since end of 2025 second quarter | $61.5M | the 2026 second quarter filing | — |
| Number of new stores opened since end of 2025 second quarter | 21 | the 2026 second quarter filing | — |
| Return on Invested Capital non-GAAP | 20% | FY25 | — |
| Total Dividends Paid | 9.31M | Second Quarter (May 3, 2026 to August 1, 2026) filing | — |
| Total gross square feet at the end of the period | 22.19M | 2nd Quarter 2026 | — |
| Total stores open at end of period | 327 | 2nd Quarter 2026 | — |
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Versus peers
Specialty Retail — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
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ASO
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$2.98B | -4.2% | +2.0% | 8.1 | 13.3% |
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$27.31B | +30.7% | +1.2% | 23.8 | 4.9% |
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$23.31B | -11.1% | +9.7% | 19.9 | 5.7% |
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$22.17B | +12.1% | +10.2% | 28.9 | 4.1% |
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$18.61B | +31.0% | +0.4% | 14.8 | 7.6% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| ASO | -0.6% | +9.8% | -15.1% | -0.5% | -4.2% |
| SPY | -0.4% | -0.2% | +12.4% | +0.2% | +12.0% |
| vs SPY | -0.2% | +9.9% | -27.6% | -0.7% | -16.3% |
Capital returns
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.