Consumer Cyclical
Escalade, Incorporated(ESCA)
Live Price
Offline$18.65
+2.87% today
1Y Change
+36.43%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $270.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -4.5%
- EPS Growth
- +6.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.0%
Coverage: 247 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Escalade, Incorporated (ESCA) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $270.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $18.65 and up 36.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -4.5%, EPS growth of +6.4%, a dividend yield of 3.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -4.5%, EPS +6.4%, free cash flow -16.2% with operating margin 8.7% and ROIC 7.9%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.0%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 17.7 and price/sales 1.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines ESCA price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-4.5% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+8.7% vs +8.4% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
17.7 vs 18.1 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 4, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -4.5% and EPS is at +6.4%, with operating margin around 8.7%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.0%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 4, 2026 | β | -0.2% | -4.0% | -10.1% |
2026 Feb 27, 2026 | +35.0% | +2.0% | +4.2% | +20.5% |
2025 Oct 30, 2025 | +29.0% | +0.8% | +1.1% | +16.1% |
Benchmark Edge
ESCA vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
ESCA
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
ESCA Max Drawdown
-23.83%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for ESCA and SPY.
Company Overview
Escalade, Incorporated
NASDAQ Global Market
Escalade, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, 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, Whisker Biscuit, Cajun Bowfishing, Karnage, Fletcher, SIK, BearX, and Rocket 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, DURA, and Pickleball Now brands. The company also provides play systems under the Woodplay, Jack & June, and Childlife brands; fitness products under the STEP, Lifeline, Kettleworx, Natural Fitness, and PER4M brand names; safety products under the USWeight brand; hockey and soccer game tables under the Triumph Sports, Atomic, American Legend, Air Hockey, and HJ Scott brands; and billiard tables and accessories under the American Heritage Billiards, Brunswick Billiards, Gold Crown, Centennial, Cue&Case, Lucasi, Mizerak, PureX, Rage, Players, Minnesota Fats, and Mosconi brand names. In addition, it offers darting products under the Unicorn, Winmau, Arachnid, Accudart, and Nodor brands; water sports products under the RAVE Sports brand; and outdoor game products under the Victory Tailgate, Triumph Sports, Zume Games, and Viva Sol brand names. The company provides its products through sporting goods retailers, specialty dealers, online retailers, traditional department stores, and mass merchants. Escalade, Incorporated was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.
- Leadership
- Patrick J. Griffin
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 450
- Street Address
- 817 Maxwell Avenue
- Mailing
- Evansville, IN, 47711
- Region
- Evansville, IN, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 812 467 1358
- Last Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 17.7
- EV/EBITDA
- 10.7
- Price/Sales
- 1.1
- Price/Book
- 1.6
Growth
- Revenue
- -4.5%
- EPS
- +6.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- -16.2%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 26.9%
- Operating Margin
- 8.7%
- Net Margin
- 6.4%
- ROE
- 9.0%
- ROIC
- 7.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.10
- Current Ratio
- 3.06
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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