Academy Sports and Outdoors, In (ASO) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.31
- Estimate
- $2.08
- Surprise
- +11.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-08-01)
- $1.65B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.8 → 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Academy Sports and Outdoors, In (ASO) beat the $2.08 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.31 — a large 11.1% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (5.8/10) to Sell at 5.8/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates ASO Sell at 5.5/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +11.1% surprise compares with a +4.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-08.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 8.7%
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $48.73
- Price target
- $52.96
- Stop
- $45.32
- Upside to target
- +8.7%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.8:1
At 8.0× trailing and 6.9× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: RSI 28 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
ASO at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- Market cap
- $3.00B
- P/E (fwd)
- 6.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 8.0
- 52-week range
- $41.29–$62.45
- Off 52-week high
- 22.0%
- RSI (14)
- 28
- Volume vs avg
- 0.69×
- Score today
- 5.5/10