Academy Sports & Outdoors free cash flow ASO
Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2020.
- Last 12 months, to Aug 1, 2026
- $331.4M
- Latest quarter, Q2 FY26
- $116.1M
- +432% on a year earlier
- Fiscal year 2025
- $222.1M
- −32% on the year before
Academy Sports & Outdoors' free cash flow was $331.4M over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, up 38% on a year earlier.
In its latest quarter, Q2 FY26, it was $116.1M, up 432% on the same quarter a year before.
Over the five fiscal years to FY2025 it shrank 26% a year on average.
Free cash flow over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $222.1M | −32% |
| FY2024 | $328.5M | +0% |
| FY2023 | $328M | −26% |
| FY2022 | $443.7M | −26% |
| FY2021 | $597.5M | −38% |
| FY2020 | $970.3M | n/a |
| FY2019 | n/a | n/a |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Free cash flow | On a year earlier | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | $116.1M | +432% | $331.4M | |
| Q1 FY26 | $121.7M | +14% | $237.2M | |
| Q4 FY25 | $107.2M | +40% | $222.1M | |
| Q3 FY25 | −$13.6M | −139% | $191.4M | |
| Q2 FY25 | $21.8M | −56% | $239.4M | |
| Q1 FY25 | $106.6M | −36% | $267.7M | |
| Q4 FY24 | $76.4M | −57% | $328.5M | |
| Q3 FY24 | $34.4M | +126% | $431M | |
| Q2 FY24 | $50.1M | −59% | $411.8M | |
| Q1 FY24 | $167.4M | +1335% | $483.8M | |
| Q4 FY23 | $178.9M | −16% | $328M | |
| Q3 FY23 | $15.3M | −21% | $363.1M |
Against its peers
Companies in Specialty Retail nearest Academy Sports & Outdoors' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Free cash flow yield |
|---|---|
| ASOAcademy Sports & Outdoors | 8.9% |
| BBWIBath & Body Works | 24.4% |
| SIGSignet Jewelers | 11.9% |
| AAPAdvance Auto Parts | 0.8% |
| NSITInsight Enterprises | 7.6% |
| RHRH | 9.6% |
| GCTGigaCloud Technology | 7.6% |
| FCFSFirstCash | n/m |
| EZPWEzcorp | 7.8% |
| ARHSArhaus | 2.5% |
| SBHSally Beauty | 14.8% |
| Peer median | 7.8% |
Where Academy Sports & Outdoors ranks
What the free cash flow tells you
Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.
Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.
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