Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Leisure
American Outdoor Brands, Inc. AOUT
$16.35 +1.93% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $204.5M
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Dec 8, 2026
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Three things to know
- Over the past year the stock returned +92.1%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 77.1 percentage points.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 134 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $198.1M, down 5.8% from a year earlier, accelerating from -14.3% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth77Positive
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 15%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 1%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 41%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 5%
Quality42Weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 20%
- Gross marginTop 29%
- Operating marginBottom 17%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 15%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 14%
- Interest coverBottom 9%
Value43Weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 23%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 25%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 29%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 43%
Momentum95Exceptional
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 29%
- 6-month returnTop 5%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 5%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 8%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 7%
Revisions77Positive
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 6%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 48%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 2%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 11%
Stability36Weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 3%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 36%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 35%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 14%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -14.3% | -5.8% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 44.8% | 46.0% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | -2.1% | -0.4% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 1.2% | 10.6% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -5.8% | -14.3% | ↑ | Bottom 15% |
| Gross margin | 46.0% | 44.8% | ↑ | Top 29% |
| Operating margin | -0.4% | -2.1% | ↑ | Bottom 17% |
| Net margin | -2.0% | -2.2% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 10.6% | 1.2% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -0.4% | — | Bottom 20% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -0.1% | — | Bottom 41% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -10.9%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.6%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +22.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -0.12×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -6.5×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.97%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.97%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.3%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.6%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 3, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +2.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $16.50
- Target vs current price
- +0.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 5
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 100%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | +112.5% | +0.6% | +51.1% | +61.2% | — |
| Jun 25, 2026 | +1400.0% | -3.7% | +19.4% | +24.4% | +59.6% |
| Mar 12, 2026 | +0.0% | -1.0% | -6.1% | +11.3% | +13.4% |
| Dec 9, 2025 | +70.6% | +6.9% | +6.9% | +14.6% | +22.9% |
| Sep 4, 2025 | -62.5% | +1.6% | -14.6% | -16.9% | -30.9% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | +750.0% | +9.4% | -3.6% | -13.0% | -18.1% |
| Mar 6, 2025 | +50.0% | -2.8% | -18.2% | -21.4% | -25.4% |
| Dec 5, 2024 | +85.0% | +9.0% | +47.5% | +57.4% | +55.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | $0.03 | -$0.24 | +112.5% | $37.3M |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $0.13 | -$0.01 | +1400.0% | $47.1M |
| Mar 12, 2026 | $0.12 | $0.12 | +0.0% | $56.6M |
| Dec 9, 2025 | $0.29 | $0.17 | +70.6% | $57.2M |
| Sep 4, 2025 | -$0.26 | -$0.16 | -62.5% | $29.7M |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.13 | -$0.02 | +750.0% | $61.9M |
| Mar 6, 2025 | $0.21 | $0.14 | +50.0% | $58.5M |
| Dec 5, 2024 | $0.37 | $0.20 | +85.0% | $60.2M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 20.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.6× | — | — | Bottom 29% |
| EV / Sales | 1.03× | — | — | Top 43% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 10.23% | — | — | Top 25% |
| Earnings yield | -1.90% | — | — | Bottom 23% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 20
- Days above the 200-day average
- 134
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +8.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +9.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +21.1%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +53.6%
- RSI (14)
- 61.5
- Relative volume
- 0.42×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 86.0%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 98th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.20
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.30
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -6.8%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -64.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2021 | Nov 17, 2025 | -82.3% | 1100 days | Not yet recovered |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | -14.2% | 5 days | 14 days (Mar 18, 2021) |
| Oct 20, 2020 | Dec 3, 2020 | -13.4% | 31 days | 8 days (Dec 15, 2020) |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Apr 20, 2021 | -12.2% | 6 days | 18 days (May 14, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $204.5M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.31
- Revenue (TTM)
- $198.1M
- 52-week range
- $6.26 – $17.69
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $247.5M | $191.2M | $201.1M | $222.3M | $190.5M |
| Gross profit | $114.2M | $88.1M | $88.4M | $99.3M | $85.2M |
| Operating income | $11.3M | -$12.7M | -$12.5M | -$154,000 | -$5.6M |
| Net income | -$64.9M | -$12.0M | -$12.2M | -$77,000 | -$9.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$4.66 | -$0.90 | -$0.94 | -$0.01 | -$0.73 |
| Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | Q1 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $60.2M | $58.5M | $61.9M | $29.7M | $57.2M | $56.6M | $47.1M | $37.3M |
| Net income | $3.1M | $169,000 | -$992,000 | -$6.8M | $2.1M | -$4.1M | -$381,000 | -$1.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.24 | $0.01 | -$0.08 | -$0.54 | $0.16 | -$0.32 | -$0.03 | -$0.12 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$18.1M | $30.7M | $24.5M | $1.4M | $6.3M |
| Capital expenditure | -$6.6M | -$4.9M | -$6.1M | -$3.9M | -$2.0M |
| Free cash flow | -$24.5M | $25.9M | $18.4M | -$2.5M | $4.3M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | -$14.2M | -$2.9M | -$5.3M | -$3.2M | -$4.5M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $33.3M
- Total assets
- $228.6M
- Total liabilities
- $64.2M
- Total debt
- $32.0M
- Net debt
- -$1.3M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $164.4M
As of Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 3, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 336,666
- Days to cover
- 1.00
- Change vs previous report
- +96.1%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.