Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

For the quarter ended January 2026, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) reported revenue of $1.72 billion, up 2.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.97, compared to $1.96 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.76 billion, representing a surprise of -2.4%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -3.05%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.03.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Academy Sports and Outdoors performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Comparable Sales Growth: -1.6% compared to the -0.5% average estimate based on five analysts.
• Stores - EOP: 322 compared to the 322 average estimate based on four analysts.
• New stores open: 5 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 5.
• Net Sales- Merchandise Division Sales- Outdoors: $554.56 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $543.39 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.4%.
• Net Sales- Merchandise Division Sales- Sports and recreation: $345.92 million compared to the $355.46 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.4% year over year.
• Net Sales- Other Sales: $12.82 million compared to the $35.12 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6% year over year.
• Net Sales- Merchandise Division Sales- Footwear: $293.2 million versus $333.97 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.5% change.
• Net Sales- Total Merchandise Sales: $1.71 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.73 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.5%.
• Net Sales- Merchandise Division Sales- Apparel: $511.98 million compared to the $493.69 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.9% year over year.

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Shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors have returned -3.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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