Why ASO beats the market
Up 61% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
- Investors now pay $13 for each $1 of yearly profit,
ASO's Quality Score rose 5 points on Mon, Nov 9, to 18. Buying reached its highest in 20 days (4 chart checks started).
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Up 61% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
| The chart | Its 50-day just crossed above its 200-day |
| Its score | Up:Back in the top 100 for the first time since Apr 2023 |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Sep 9 |
After its last 4 reports it closed +2.2% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Excellentfor quality, not price, 10 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. ASO scores 18 today, against a median of 12 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
ASO is #1 of 3 by Quality Score.
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: ASO +3.7%, DKS +54%.
More in Sporting Goods Stores, on the Consumer Discretionary page
Expected to report Tue Dec 8, before the open (in 28 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
ASO's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
“As we enter the second half of the year, our balance sheet remains strong, our growth drivers are performing well and we are well positioned to deliver within our fiscal 2026 outlook.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Sep 9)
Sales grew 1.2% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.60 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | +6.8% | +14.4% | +12.8% |
| Jun 9, 2026 | +3.4% | -2.5% | -4.7% |
| Mar 17, 2026 | -4.5% | -11.7% | -6.8% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $6.1B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 71.4, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
3 insiders sold $5.6M across 7 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
One trade disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: ASO is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc is engaged in the full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer in the United States. The company's product categories are outdoors, apparel, sports & recreation, and footwear.
“The retail sporting goods and outdoor industry is highly competitive based on many variables including price, product assortment, customer service, omnichannel experience and store locations.”
ASO scores 18 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #1 of 3 in Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores by Quality Score, with 10 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 61% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
ASO scores 18 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #1 of 3 in Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ASO's 18.
3 insiders sold $5.6M across 7 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Samuel J. Johnson, President, who sold $1.7M on Sep 15. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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