Academy Sports + Outdoors (ASO) reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $1.65 billion, up 3.0% from a year earlier, and GAAP net income of $137.9 million. GAAP diluted earnings per share rose 17.3% to $2.17 for the quarter ended August 1, 2026.
Comparable sales declined 0.4%, while eCommerce sales increased 12.8%. The company affirmed its fiscal 2026 sales outlook and raised its GAAP diluted EPS guidance range.
- Second-quarter GAAP basic EPS was $2.21, compared with $1.89 a year earlier.
- Year-to-date net sales totaled $3.09 billion, up 4.7%, and net income was $190.6 million.
- Academy opened three stores in Pennsylvania and Tennessee, ending the quarter with 327 locations.
- Fiscal 2026 GAAP net sales guidance remains $6.23 billion to $6.36 billion.
- Fiscal 2026 GAAP diluted EPS guidance was raised to $6.05 to $6.45 from $5.95 to $6.35.
- The board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share, payable October 14, 2026.
$ASO Insider Trading Activity
$ASO insiders have traded $ASO stock on the open market 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ASO stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- JEFFREY C. TWEEDY has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,200 shares for an estimated $297,600.
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$ASO Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 177 institutional investors add shares of $ASO stock to their portfolio, and 219 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD added 1,148,276 shares (+763.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $54,118,247
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 828,830 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $39,062,757
- FMR LLC removed 693,926 shares (-7.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $32,704,732
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP removed 565,203 shares (-67.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $26,638,017
- QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD added 556,839 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $26,243,822
- JANE STREET GROUP, LLC removed 400,390 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $18,870,380
- J. GOLDMAN & CO LP added 398,633 shares (+531.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $18,787,573
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