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Escalade vs Jakks Pacific

Escalade is the larger business, with $240m of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $113m for Jakks Pacific (2.1 times as much). Escalade grew faster (-4.5% against -83.6%). Jakks Pacific kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 8.7% against 5.7%.

Latest fiscal yearEscaladeESCA, 2025Jakks PacificJAKK, 2025
Revenue $240m $113m
Revenue growth -4.5% -83.6%
Net income $13.7m $9.9m
Operating margin — 12.6%
Net margin 5.7% 8.7%
Return on equity 8.0% 4.0%
Free cash flow $28.5m −$1.1m
Cash $11.9m $52.2m
Total debt $18.5m $0
Debt to equity — 0.0%
Dividend per share — —
Dividend yield 2.9% 3.1%
Share buybacks $3.1m —
Employees — 652
Market value $281m $362m
Price vs our value range Below our value range —
Moat score 53 (Moderate) 26 (Weak)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 12 sales 0 buys, 0 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.