Escalade Inc (ESCA) stock

ESCANasdaqSporting & Athletic Goods, NECFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 20/3021% below fair value

$20.99−0.30 (-1.41%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $288.76MP/E 12.0Yield –

Escalade statistics

106 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 26, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Jan 4, 2027
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $288.76M; $264.16M
Enterprise Value: $277.33M; $241.80M
PE Ratio: 11.99; 18.58
PS Ratio: 1.19; 1.10
PB Ratio: 1.54; 1.81
P/TBV Ratio: 2.39; 3.02
P/FCF Ratio: 7.02; 13.86
P/OCF Ratio: 6.47; 11.62

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.15; 1.12
EV / EBITDA: 7.56; 10.53
EV / EBIT: 8.78; 14.60
EV / FCF: 6.74; 11.94

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 14M; 38M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.51%; 3.82%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.00%; 0.10%
Float: 10M; 32M
Shares Held by Insiders: 29.6%; 15.0%
Shares Held by Institutions: 30.7%; 55.1%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 272,065; –
Short Interest Change: -3.24%; -3.95%
Short % of Float: 2.81%; 3.36%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 1.98%; 2.73%
Days to Cover: 8.82; 4.33

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $23.07; –
52-Week Low: $12.25; –
20-Day Moving Average: $19.75; –
50-Day Moving Average: $19.50; –
200-Day Moving Average: $18.44; –
Average True Range (14): $0.74; –
Price Change (1 Week): 2.94%; 1.49%
Price Change (1 Month): 13.0%; 1.42%
Price Change (3 Months): 4.61%; -4.48%
Price Change (6 Months): 13.0%; -0.36%
Price Change (YTD): 55.6%; -5.80%
Price Change (1 Year): 67.4%; 0.67%
Price Change (3 Years): 11.6%; 0.95%
Price Change (5 Years): 10.5%; -31.7%
Price Change (10 Years): 64.0%; 37.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 41,403; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 36,285; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 36,504; –
Relative Volume: 0.70; 0.70
Relative Strength Index (14): 60.2; 49.2
Volatility (1 Year): 39.1%; 53.2%
Beta (5 Years): 0.66; 0.87

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 28.5%; 46.3%
Operating Margin: 13.1%; 1.72%
Pretax Margin: 13.1%; 5.03%
Profit Margin: 10.0%; 0.77%
EBITDA Margin: 15.2%; 3.78%
FCF Margin: 17.0%; 4.91%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 13.5%; 0.96%
Return on Assets (ROA): 10.1%; 0.17%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 13.2%; 0.76%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 16.2%; 3.01%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 3.01; 2.00
Quick Ratio: 1.40; 1.27
Debt / Equity: 0.07; 0.18
Debt / EBITDA: 0.36; 1.47
Debt / FCF: 0.32; 0.32
Net Debt / EBITDA: -0.31; -0.16
Interest Coverage: 44.87; 3.50

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 0.05%; 4.93%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 91.0%; 11.6%
EPS Growth (YoY): 92.3%; 17.9%
FCF Growth (YoY): 54.8%; -2.91%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -8.53%; -0.54%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): -2.58%; 6.08%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -8.91%; -2.42%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -11.5%; 2.78%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.01; 0.93
Inventory Turnover: 2.18; 2.41
WACC: 7.99%; 8.43%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $241.66M; $254.73M
Gross Profit: $68.87M; $91.07M
Operating Income: $31.59M; $273.25K
Pretax Income: $31.65M; $7.29M
Net Income: $24.25M; $63.12K
EBITDA: $36.69M; $772.00K
EPS (Diluted): $1.75; -$0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $24.53M; $24.53M
Total Debt: $13.10M; $11.45M
Net Cash (Debt): $11.44M; $4.49M
Net Cash Per Share: $0.83; $0.31
Equity (Book Value): $187.74M; $37.47M
Book Value Per Share: $13.65; $4.38
Tangible Book Value: $120.97M; $12.21M
Working Capital: $103.60M; $67.31M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $44.63M; $10.93M
Capital Expenditures: -$3.49M; -$5.20M
Free Cash Flow: $41.14M; $24.53M
FCF Per Share: $2.99; $0.85

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 8.40%; -0.00%
FCF Yield: 14.2%; 4.97%
Buyback Yield: 0.76%; 0.76%
Shareholder Yield: 0.76%; 1.09%
Payout Ratio: 34.3%; 34.3%
FCF Payout Ratio: 20.2%; 28.4%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $704.00K; $538.74K
Income Tax: $7.41M; $5.41M
Effective Tax Rate: 23.4%; 21.8%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $23.18; $19.83
Graham Upside: 10.4%; -37.0%
Altman Z-Score: 5.92; 2.45
Piotroski F-Score: 9; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.86; -3.00

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	ESCA	S&P 500	Difference	ESCA per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+12.8%	-2.7%	+15.5 pts
3 months	+2.5%	-1.7%	+4.2 pts
Year to date	+61.2%	+11.9%	+49.3 pts
1 year	+71.7%	+12.0%	+59.7 pts
3 years	+26.5%	+78.2%	−51.6 pts	+8.2%	+21.2%
5 years	+36.4%	+73.2%	−36.9 pts	+6.4%	+11.6%
10 years	+144.7%	+309.6%	−165.0 pts	+9.4%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

0M ESCA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.2% from the previous report, or 2.81% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 8.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 45.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	272,065	-3.2%	30,835	8.8
Oct 15, 2026	281,186	-0.6%	30,285	9.3
Sep 30, 2026	282,777	-3.9%	28,159	10.0
Sep 15, 2026	294,353	+4.7%	27,666	10.6
Aug 31, 2026	281,060	+1.3%	34,501	8.2
Aug 14, 2026	277,566	+26.4%	67,278	4.1
Jul 31, 2026	219,574	+1.7%	32,012	6.9
Jul 15, 2026	215,950	+16.1%	33,929	6.4
Jun 30, 2026	186,059	+0.2%	47,281	3.9
Jun 15, 2026	185,743	-7.2%	25,079	7.4
May 29, 2026	200,256	+13.7%	34,092	5.9
May 15, 2026	176,101	+5.4%	53,286	3.3