Company Overview
Escalade, Incorporated manufactures, distributes, imports, and sells sporting goods in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company provides various sporting goods brands in basketball goals, archery, indoor and outdoor game recreation, and fitness products. It offers archery products under the Bear Archery, Trophy Ridge, Cajun Bowfishing, SIK, and BearX brand names; table tennis products under the STIGA and Ping-Pong brands; basketball goals under the Goalrilla, Goaliath, Silverback, Hoopstar, and Goalsetter brand names; and pickleball under the Onix, and DURA brands. The company provides play systems under the Woodplay and Jack & June brands; fitness products under the STEP, Lifeline, Kettleworx, Natural Fitness, USW, adidas Fitness, and PER4M brand names; safety products under the US Weight brand; hockey and soccer game tables under the Triumph, Atomic, American Legend, Air Hockey, and HJ Scott brands; and billiard tables and accessories under the American Heritage Billiards, Brunswick Billiards, Cue&Case, Lucasi, Mizerak, PureX, Rage, Players, Minnesota Fats, and Mosconi brand names. In addition, it offers darting products under the Unicorn, DMI, Arachnid, and Accudart brands; water sports products under the RAVE Sports brand; and outdoor game products under the Victory Tailgate, Triumph, ACL, and Zume Games brand names. The company provides its products through sporting goods retailers, specialty dealers, online retailers, direct-to-consumer, e-commerce, traditional department stores, and mass merchants. Escalade, Incorporated was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.
Why Investors Should Care
Net profit has compounded at 14.1% per year over the last five years.
Trades at a P/E of 12.5, below the sector median of 19.5.
Operating margin of 20.7% supports profitability.
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.
Offers a dividend yield of 2.74%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $240.16M (-4.5% YoY); net profit $13.70M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +6.2%, earnings +423.1%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 4.7%, profit CAGR 14.1%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 4.65% |
| 1 Year: | 6.20% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 14.11% |
| 1 Year: | 423.10% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +64.33% |
| 6 Months: | +41.45% |
| 3 Months: | +17.54% |
| 1 Month: | -6.16% |
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- RSI (14)56.66 · Neutral
P/E of 12.50 is below the sector median of 19.51 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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PROS
- Profit CAGR of 14.1% over 5 years.
- Attractive dividend yield of 2.74%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
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Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESCA Escalade, Incorporated R2K | 20.87 | 12.50 | $287.30M | 2.74% | 9.77% | 13.15% | 4.65% | 14.11% |
| 2 | AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 258.51 | 20.78 | $2.79T | 0.00% | 13.33% | 30.56% | 24.04% | 32.72% |
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| 5 | BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AITECH | 113.24 | 17.37 | $271.42B | 0.83% | 4.16% | 9.22% | 5.62% | 12.49% |
| 6 | TM Toyota Motor Corporation | 197.39 | 8.85 | $233.73B | 3.30% | 5.24% | 12.40% | 10.91% | 16.22% |
| 7 | MCD McDonald's Corporation SPXR3K | 255.69 | 20.75 | $181.67B | 2.69% | 22.47% | - | 0.92% | 7.33% |
| 8 | BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 193.29 | 21.48 | $149.78B | 0.78% | 70.23% | -96.88% | 16.93% | 22.07% |
| 9 | TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPXR3K | 132.08 | 25.70 | $145.91B | 1.18% | 21.26% | 61.25% | 6.84% | 8.48% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jul 2015 | Oct 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Oct 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Oct 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Oct 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Oct 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Oct 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Oct 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46.78M | - | 35.60M | 48.18M | - | 32.10M | 45.76M | 47.04M | 37.29M | 78.07M | 74.77M | 59.19M | 81.30M | 73.44M | 72.38M | 74.90M | 72.14M | 56.93M | 67.77M | 73.36M | 57.30M | 62.53M | - | - | 55.48M | 54.33M | 67.79M | 62.56M | 55.78M | 57.70M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40.69M | 40.90M | 48.72M | 45.21M | 38.64M | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.79M | 13.44M | 19.07M | 17.35M | 17.15M | - |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.14M | 10.82M | 11.77M | 12.20M | 11.31M | - |
| Operating Income | 4.03M | 4.29M | 4.16M | 1.87M | 2.50M | 2.48M | 3.00M | 5.33M | 3.77M | 2.00M | 4.13M | 5.14M | 1.72M | 5.13M | 5.02M | 394.00K | 2.90M | 3.51M | 2.42M | 12.81M | 6.92M | 7.13M | 7.67M | 6.41M | 9.02M | 4.22M | 4.88M | 149.00K | 6.26M | 6.45M | 3.06M | 4.46M | - | - | 3.65M | 2.62M | 7.30M | 5.15M | 5.83M | 11.93M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.92M | 3.93M | 8.59M | 6.48M | 7.17M | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 244.00K | 213.00K | 204.00K | 175.00K | 188.00K | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.44M | 2.46M | 7.12M | 5.01M | 5.73M | - |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 820.00K | 634.00K | 1.56M | 1.30M | 1.35M | - |
| Net Income | 4.03M | 3.50M | 3.22M | 2.03M | 2.86M | 1.70M | 2.09M | 4.24M | 3.46M | 1.39M | 3.12M | 7.46M | 1.22M | 3.58M | 3.58M | 267.00K | 2.54M | 2.58M | 1.95M | 10.19M | 5.09M | 5.44M | 5.97M | 4.87M | 6.65M | 2.96M | 2.70M | -952.00K | 3.64M | 4.28M | 1.77M | 2.84M | - | - | 2.62M | 1.82M | 5.55M | 3.70M | 4.38M | 9.43M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.52 | 0.08 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.71 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.49 | 0.22 | 0.20 | -0.07 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.20 | - | - | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.40 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 116.00M | 120.66M | 134.25M | 147.59M | 163.68M | 158.84M | 159.46M | 189.96M | 195.78M | 175.78M | 180.54M | 273.65M | 313.61M | 313.76M | 263.57M | 251.51M | 240.16M |
| Operating Income | 2.00M | 8.19M | 4.17M | 12.04M | 16.18M | 15.50M | 12.82M | 14.58M | 14.60M | 13.82M | 9.28M | 33.03M | 31.90M | 26.32M | 17.81M | 20.00M | 18.73M |
| Net Income | 1.66M | 6.06M | 4.44M | -4.93M | 9.80M | 11.82M | 11.61M | 11.49M | 14.06M | 20.44M | 7.26M | 25.93M | 24.41M | 17.99M | 9.83M | 12.99M | 13.70M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.13 | 0.46 | 0.33 | -0.37 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.98 | 1.41 | 0.50 | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.31 | 0.71 | 0.93 | 0.99 |
| R&D Expense | - | 1.90M | 1.40M | 1.00M | 1.20M | 1.70M | 1.50M | 1.50M | 1.60M | 1.50M | 1.60M | 1.50M | 2.00M | 2.70M | 3.10M | 3.20M | 3.20M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 127.55M | 130.12M | 125.74M | 141.97M | 127.88M | 143.74M | 150.76M | 156.10M | 149.53M | 148.78M | 220.71M | 251.80M | 298.72M | 253.00M | 226.33M | 222.11M |
| Total Equity | 78.79M | 82.76M | 87.03M | 87.56M | 80.46M | 87.95M | 89.78M | 96.48M | 101.71M | 111.67M | 128.32M | 126.17M | 139.16M | 146.62M | 158.47M | 164.58M | 169.00M | 173.22M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.62M | 3.04M | 1.54M | 3.82M | 2.54M | 1.09M | 3.23M | 1.98M | 1.01M | 1.57M | 2.82M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 7.50M | 5.00M | 3.50M | 4.95M | 3.36M | 21.53M | 24.19M | 21.87M | 0 | 0 | 30.07M | 50.40M | 87.74M | 43.75M | 18.45M | 11.31M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 40.52M | 42.55M | 45.28M | 54.02M | 38.10M | 47.26M | 49.05M | 44.44M | 21.21M | 22.61M | 81.55M | 105.18M | 140.24M | 88.43M | 57.33M | 48.89M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 30.88M | 34.65M | 38.31M | 43.68M | 31.75M | 18.53M | 18.42M | 19.54M | 16.70M | 18.21M | 46.07M | 48.19M | 38.94M | 33.26M | 34.49M | 30.48M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 18.31M | 8.85M | 2.58M | 6.11M | 9.01M | 19.30M | 15.46M | 12.17M | 13.36M | 6.51M | 16.04M | 2.63M | - | 8.57M | 48.33M | 36.05M | 31.01M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -730.00K | -2.27M | 1.35M | -3.46M | -9.34M | -6.71M | -14.29M | -9.80M | -4.19M | 24.87M | -2.95M | -21.03M | - | -37.83M | -1.95M | 3.93M | -4.81M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -18.85M | -8.46M | -1.49M | -3.81M | -351.00K | -10.89M | -2.42M | -3.34M | -8.61M | -30.13M | -10.03M | 16.02M | - | 28.85M | -50.33M | -35.80M | -18.52M |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.89M | -1.78M | -2.38M | -2.06M | -2.17M | -2.66M | -5.07M | -2.65M | -2.75M | -2.82M | -2.19M | -5.46M | - | -2.11M | -2.08M | -2.04M | -2.51M |
| Free Cash Flow | 16.42M | 7.07M | 206.00K | 4.05M | 6.84M | 16.63M | 10.40M | 9.52M | 10.62M | 3.69M | 13.85M | -2.82M | - | 6.46M | 46.24M | 34.01M | 28.50M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -407.00K | -3.95M | 4.18M | 7.68M |
| Share Buybacks | - | 32.00K | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 2.94M | 6.74M | 10.43M | 0 | 0 | 2.19M | 3.10M |
| Dividends Paid | - | 1.28M | 3.21M | 5.08M | 4.62M | 5.29M | 6.07M | 6.28M | 6.61M | 7.21M | 7.20M | 7.47M | 7.69M | 8.15M | 6.18M | 8.31M | 8.28M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 1.7% | 6.8% | 3.1% | 8.2% | 9.9% | 9.8% | 8.0% | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 5.1% | 12.1% | 10.2% | 8.4% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 7.8% |
| Net Margin % | 1.4% | 5.0% | 3.3% | -3.3% | 6.0% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 11.6% | 4.0% | 9.5% | 7.8% | 5.7% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 5.7% |
| ROE % | 2.0% | 7.0% | 5.1% | -6.1% | 11.1% | 13.2% | 12.0% | 11.3% | 12.6% | 15.9% | 5.8% | 18.6% | 16.6% | 11.4% | 6.0% | 7.7% | 7.9% |
| ROCE % | - | 8.5% | 4.4% | 13.8% | 16.5% | 16.1% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 10.7% | 10.4% | 7.1% | 18.9% | 15.7% | 10.1% | 8.1% | 10.4% | 9.8% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minerva Advisors LLC | 4.12% | 567.22K | $11.45M |
| 2 | Blackrock Inc. | 3.81% | 524.54K | $10.59M |
| 3 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3.35% | 461.30K | $9.31M |
| 4 | North Star Investment Management Corp | 3.05% | 420.35K | $8.48M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2.60% | 358.59K | $7.24M |
| 6 | Rehmann Capital Advisory Group | 2.25% | 309.21K | $6.24M |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.57% | 215.67K | $4.35M |
| 8 | State Street Corporation | 0.96% | 132.57K | $2.68M |
| 9 | Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation | 0.67% | 91.60K | $1.85M |
| 10 | Mork Capital Management, LLC | 0.58% | 80.00K | $1.61M |
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ESCA — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA) trades at $20.87 on NasdaqGM. Its 52-week range is $11.10 to $22.60.
What is the market capitalisation of ESCA?
Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA) has a market capitalisation of $287.30M on NasdaqGM.
What is the P/E ratio of ESCA?
ESCA trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.50. The industry average P/E is 19.51. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.70.
Does ESCA pay a dividend?
Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA) currently offers a dividend yield of 2.74%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of ESCA?
ESCA has a return on equity (ROE) of 13.15%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 9.77%.
Is ESCA a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.