Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

Academy Sports + Outdoors is a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer in the United States. Founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, the company operates 322 stores across 21 contiguous states as of January 31, 2026. Academy Sports + Outdoors provides a localized merchandising strategy and value proposition to a broad range of consumers. Its product assortment focuses on key categories: outdoor, sports & recreation, apparel, and footwear. These categories represented 31%, 22%, 27%, and 20% of the company's 2025 net sales, respectively. The company offers both leading national brands and a portfolio of 19 private label brands, extending beyond traditional sporting goods and apparel. Academy Sports + Outdoors differentiates itself through a value-based and broad assortment that is localized for individual stores, an omnichannel strategy leveraging its buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS) program and shipping fulfillment, and strong customer loyalty.