Escalade Incorporated (ESCA) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Escalade Incorporated stock $20.18, price $20.60, that is 2.0% below the price, quality 69 out of 100. Rating: fairly valued. Calculated from audited financials with 25 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 4, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $7.95 – $22.42 · fair‑value band $14.99 – $25.37 · the $20.60 price screens above the $20.18 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 4, 2026.
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Escalade, Incorporated manufactures, distributes, imports, and sells sporting goods in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company provides various sporting goods brands in basketball goals, archery, indoor and outdoor game recreation, and fitness products.
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It offers archery products under the Bear Archery, Trophy Ridge, Cajun Bowfishing, SIK, and BearX brand names; table tennis products under the STIGA and Ping-Pong brands; basketball goals under the Goalrilla, Goaliath, Silverback, Hoopstar, and Goalsetter brand names; and pickleball under the Onix, and DURA brands.
The company provides play systems under the Woodplay and Jack & June brands; fitness products under the STEP, Lifeline, Kettleworx, Natural Fitness, USW, adidas Fitness, and PER4M brand names; safety products under the US Weight brand; hockey and soccer game tables under the Triumph, Atomic, American Legend, Air Hockey, and HJ Scott brands; and billiard tables and accessories under the American Heritage Billiards, Brunswick Billiards, Cue&Case, Lucasi, Mizerak, PureX, Rage, Players, Minnesota Fats, and Mosconi brand names.
In addition, it offers darting products under the Unicorn, DMI, Arachnid, and Accudart brands; water sports products under the RAVE Sports brand; and outdoor game products under the Victory Tailgate, Triumph, ACL, and Zume Games brand names.
The company provides its products through sporting goods retailers, specialty dealers, online retailers, direct-to-consumer, e-commerce, traditional department stores, and mass merchants. Escalade, Incorporated was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.
Stock analysis
Escalade Incorporated (ESCA) currently trades at $20.60, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $20.18, so the stock looks roughly fairly valued today (gap 2.1%).
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $22.08 per share, and 8 of the 25 models we run sit above the $20.60 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $5.94, and 17 of the 25 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $14.99 (bear) to $25.37 (bull), the price of $20.60 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 69/100 (solid quality), in the Consumer Cyclical sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue is shrinking: the last year, the last three and the last five years are all negative.
Escalade Incorporated reported revenue of $240M in FY2025 versus $314M in FY2021, a compound −6.5%/yr. Reported net income was $13.7M in FY2025, compounding −13.4%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $286M Micro · P/E ratio 11.8 · P/S ratio 1.18 · EPS (TTM) $1.75 · Dividend yield 2.9% · Net margin 10.0% · Return on equity 13.5% · Return on assets (EBIT) 9.2% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 50 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 8% below its 52-week high and 85% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Consumer Cyclical peers we cover trades at 10% fair-value upside, at −2%, ESCA screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$14.99Fair Value $20.18Bull$25.37
Price $20.60 · Downside -2.0%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.9819 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 4 officers or directors sold shares worth $1.2M and none bought.
SaleEdward E WilliamsDirector33,050 shares at $20.98$693,405Aug 13, 2026
SaleRichard Fenton Baalmann JRDirector3× since Dec 1, 2025: 15,000 shares, avg. $16.10$241,450Aug 6, 2026
SaleStephen WawrinCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER2× since Nov 21, 2025: 5,177 shares, avg. $18.15$93,988Aug 4, 2026
SaleWalter P. Glazer Jr.Director2× since May 7, 2026: 50,000 shares, avg. $20.24$1.0MAug 4, 2026
Plus 2 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.40/100
Revenue is shrinking: the last year, the last three and the last five years are all negative.
Revenue growth 1 year
−4.5%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−8.5%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−2.6%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +4.4% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+4.9%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
−8.0%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year−10.9%
Dividend (yield on the price)2.9%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.−10.9% vs 1.8%, slowing
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.12% → 8%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+0.6%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect
n/a
No analyst forecast available.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −1.7% a year for the price.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Leisure · 170 stocks
Beats the industry median on 11/15 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score69 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−2.0% · Below median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)13.5% · Above median
Return on assets6.2% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)10.0% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months)10.8% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)−3.2% · Bottom 25%
Dividend yield (12 months)2.9% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.07× · Below median
Valuation Multiplesvs Leisure median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)11.8× · Cheaper than median
P/B1.65× · Pricier than median
P/S (12 months)1.18× · Cheaper than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)10.0× · Cheaper than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is Escalade Incorporated (ESCA) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 4, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $20.18 versus a price of $20.60, about 2% lower (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of ESCA?
Our model-based fair value for Escalade Incorporated is $20.18 (as of Nov 4, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $20.60.
What is the quality score of ESCA?
Escalade Incorporated has a Quality Score of 69/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $20.18 (as of Nov 4, 2026) from 25 valuation models. Cautious scenario $14.99, optimistic scenario $25.37. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Escalade Incorporated stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $20.18, about 2% lower versus a price of $20.60 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario $14.99, optimistic scenario $25.37. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
Escalade Incorporated reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $242M (latest available figure, as of Nov 4, 2026).
Does Escalade Incorporated pay a dividend?
Escalade Incorporated currently shows a dividend yield of 2.94% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 4, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Escalade Incorporated pays a dividend of $0.605 per share a year, a dividend yield of 2.9%. The next ex-dividend date is Jan 4, 2027. A dividend has been paid every year since 2010. The payout ratio is 34.6% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 3.42 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Escalade Incorporated would have to grow free cash flow by +0.6 % per year for five years (discount rate 11.2 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew -2.6 % per year. As of Nov 4, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of ESCA use?
Our models discount Escalade Incorporated at 11.2 %: a base by market capitalisation (micro), damped by beta 0.53, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Escalade Incorporated that is +0.6 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (11.2 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Escalade Incorporated (ESCA) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Escalade Incorporated grew -2.6 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +0.6 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +4.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Escalade Incorporated (+0.6 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 9.98 %: that much free cash flow Escalade Incorporated produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (11.2 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Escalade Incorporated it is $20.18 per share (as of Nov 4, 2026), against a price of $20.60. It is the blended result of 25 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Escalade Incorporated stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 4, 2026, ESCA trades above its calculated fair value: price $20.60, fair value $20.18, a gap of about −2% (fairly valued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of ESCA?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($20.60); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($20.18). For Escalade Incorporated the two are $0.4200 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Escalade Incorporated worth?
The market values Escalade Incorporated at about $286M (market capitalisation, as of Nov 4, 2026). Per share that is $20.60; our models calculate a fair value of $20.18 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about ESCA?
Our models span a range for Escalade Incorporated: cautious scenario $14.99, base $20.18, optimistic $25.37 per share (as of Nov 4, 2026, price $20.60). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of ESCA?
Escalade Incorporated trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.8 (as of Nov 4, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $20.18 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, 4 of the years ex one-offs: 16.2. Other multiples: PEG 1.1, P/B 1.7, P/S 1.2, EV/EBITDA 11.3.
What is the PEG ratio of ESCA?
The PEG ratio of Escalade Incorporated is 1.05 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 4, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
Balance-sheet figures for Escalade Incorporated (as of Nov 4, 2026): return on equity 13.5%, debt of 0.07 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 69/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is ESCA from its 52-week high?
Escalade Incorporated trades at $20.60, about 8% below its 52-week high of $22.42 and 85% above the low of $11.14 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $20.18 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Escalade Incorporated?
From the same area (Consumer Cyclical) we also value Pop Mart International Group, Amer Sports, Inc, Hasbro, Inc, Life Time Group, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Escalade Incorporated stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 4, 2026: price $20.60, calculated fair value $20.18 (−2%), Quality Score 69/100, from 25 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of ESCA calculated?
We run Escalade Incorporated through 25 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $20.18 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.3% above its aggregate fair value. Escalade Incorporated itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $20.60. Our model-based fair value is $20.18, about 2% lower (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Escalade Incorporated right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. The price sits in the upper half of our model range, so the margin of safety is thin. The data supports the verdict: every model runs on fully documented inputs.
Where does the earnings growth of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA) come from?
Earnings per share at Escalade Incorporated grew +0.7 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +5.8 %, EBIT margin −2.4 %, tax rate +0.8 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −3.3 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of Escalade Incorporated
How large is the market capitalisation of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
The market capitalisation of Escalade Incorporated is $286M. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Escalade Incorporated is 1.18 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
Earnings per share at Escalade Incorporated are $1.75 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 11.8). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
The dividend yield of Escalade Incorporated is 2.9% (payout 34.6%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
The net margin of Escalade Incorporated is 10.0% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Escalade Incorporated is 13.5% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Escalade Incorporated is 9.2% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
The operating margin of Escalade Incorporated is 10.8% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
Revenue at Escalade Incorporated is growing −3.2% versus a year earlier (3y avg −8.5%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)?
Earnings per share at Escalade Incorporated are growing +20.0% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Escalade Incorporated (ESCA) carry?
The net debt of Escalade Incorporated is $7.9M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 0.3 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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