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Academy Sports & Outdoors vs Petco Health & Wellness Company

Academy Sports & Outdoors and Petco Health & Wellness Company are similar in size: $6.05bn and $5.96bn of revenue in their latest fiscal years. Academy Sports & Outdoors grew faster (2.0% against -2.5%). Academy Sports & Outdoors kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 6.2% against 0.2%.

Latest fiscal yearAcademy Sports & OutdoorsASO, 2026Petco Health & Wellness CompanyWOOF, 2026
Revenue $6.05bn $5.96bn
Revenue growth 2.0% -2.5%
Net income $377m $9.1m
Operating margin — 2.0%
Net margin 6.2% 0.2%
Return on equity 18.0% 0.8%
Free cash flow $222m $187m
Cash $330m $257m
Total debt $484m $1.49bn
Debt to equity — 127.9%
Dividend per share — —
Dividend yield 0.9% —
Share buybacks $199m —
Employees 23,000 29,000
Market value $3.78bn $781m
Price vs our value range Within our value range Below our value range
Moat score 66 (Moderate) 22 (Weak)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 11 sales 0 buys, 5 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.