American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $222.76M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About American Outdoor Brands
Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC, SIC 3949
The company designs, sources, manufactures, and markets outdoor lifestyle goods and shooting sports accessories. Its business operates across two primary segments: outdoor lifestyle and shooting sports. The outdoor lifestyle segment provides hunting and fishing knives, land management tools, meat processing equipment, and outdoor cooking gear. The shooting sports segment offers firearm rests, handgun vaults, electro-optical aiming devices, gunsmithing tools, reloading equipment, and cleaning supplies. The company sells these items under nineteen distinct brand names organized into four consumer verticals. Its products cater to outdoor recreation enthusiasts, hunters, anglers, and target shooters through digital channels and physical retailers.
Headquartered in Columbia, Missouri, the company maintains its principal executive offices in the United States. Operations include five in-house product development laboratories staffed by forty-six design, engineering, and software personnel. Distribution reaches consumers through company-owned websites, major third-party online platforms, and brick-and-mortar retailers such as sporting goods stores, farm and home suppliers, and specialty outlets.
Summary of the business section of American Outdoor Brands's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Columbia, MO
- Address
- 1800 North Route Z, Suite A 65202
- Phone
- (800) 338-9585
- Website
- aob.com
- Employees
- 267, Apr 30, 2026
- Industry
- Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- April 30
- Auditor
- GRANT THORNTON LLP, Boston, Massachusetts
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- AOUT
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 13M, Aug 31, 2026
- Public float
- $84.10M, Oct 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- SEC CIK
- 1808997
- CUSIP
- 02875D109
- ISIN
- US02875D1090
- EIN
- 84-4630928
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Daniel Murphy | President & CEO, Director | 387,136 |
| Brent Alan Vulgamott | Chief Operating Officer | 73,241 |
| Hugh Andrew Fulmer | EVP, CFO, Treasurer, and Sec. | 159,216 |
| James Earl Tayon | Chief Product Officer | 57,810 |
| Bradley Thede Favreau | Director | 66,886 |
| Mary E. Gallagher | Director | 65,822 |
| Gregory J. Gluchowski Jr. | Director | 93,148 |
| Kevin Daniel Leary | Director | 19,686 |
| Barry M. Monheit | Director | 100,179 |
| Luis G. Marconi | Director | 51,090 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Mr. Murphy | $1.84B | -$408.58M | $672.17M | $120000 | – |
| FY2025 Mr. Murphy | $2.86B | $5.12B | $970.90M | $144000 | – |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of April 30, 2026, we had 267 employees, nearly all of whom were located in the United States.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Aug 26, 2020 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Aug 26, 2020 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Spin-off | Registration as a new public company (Form 10), e.g. spin-off |
| Apr 15, 2020 | Name change | Name changed from American Outdoor Brands Spin Co. to American Outdoor Brands, Inc. |