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Side-by-side financial comparison of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. (ASO) and WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP (WTFC). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($1.4B vs $713.2M, roughly 1.9× WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP). WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP runs the higher net margin — 31.9% vs 5.2%, a 26.7% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (10.9% vs 3.0%). Over the past eight quarters, WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP's revenue compounded faster (9.8% CAGR vs -12.2%).

Academy Sports + Outdoors is an American sporting-goods store chain with corporate offices in the Katy Distribution Center in unincorporated western Harris County, Texas, United States, near Katy and west of Houston. For 74 years, it was a privately held company owned by the Gochman family, until its May 2011 acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. In October 2020, it was listed on NASDAQ.

Wintrust is a financial holding company in the United States that operates 15 chartered community banks in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Wintrust is usually classified as a medium-sized banking institution in the United States and it trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market with stock symbol WTFC. Wintrust is the second largest banking company in Chicago.

ASO vs WTFC — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
ASO
ASO
1.9× larger
ASO
$1.4B
$713.2M
WTFC
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
WTFC
WTFC
+7.9% gap
WTFC
10.9%
3.0%
ASO
Higher net margin
WTFC
WTFC
26.7% more per $
WTFC
31.9%
5.2%
ASO
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
WTFC
WTFC
Annualised
WTFC
9.8%
-12.2%
ASO

Income Statement — Q3 FY2026 vs Q1 FY2026

Metric
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Revenue
$1.4B
$713.2M
Net Profit
$71.6M
$227.4M
Gross Margin
35.7%
Operating Margin
7.3%
Net Margin
5.2%
31.9%
Revenue YoY
3.0%
10.9%
Net Profit YoY
8.8%
EPS (diluted)
$1.05
$3.22

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
$713.2M
Q4 25
$1.4B
$714.3M
Q3 25
$1.6B
$697.8M
Q2 25
$1.4B
$670.8M
Q1 25
$1.7B
$643.1M
Q4 24
$1.3B
$638.6M
Q3 24
$1.5B
$615.7M
Q2 24
$1.4B
$591.8M
Net Profit
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
$227.4M
Q4 25
$71.6M
Q3 25
$125.4M
$216.3M
Q2 25
$46.1M
$195.5M
Q1 25
$133.6M
$189.0M
Q4 24
$65.8M
Q3 24
$142.6M
$170.0M
Q2 24
$76.5M
$152.4M
Gross Margin
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
Q4 25
35.7%
Q3 25
36.0%
Q2 25
34.0%
Q1 25
32.2%
Q4 24
34.0%
Q3 24
36.1%
Q2 24
33.4%
Operating Margin
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
Q4 25
7.3%
42.3%
Q3 25
10.8%
42.4%
Q2 25
5.1%
39.8%
Q1 25
9.2%
39.3%
Q4 24
6.8%
39.6%
Q3 24
12.3%
37.8%
Q2 24
7.5%
35.7%
Net Margin
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
31.9%
Q4 25
5.2%
Q3 25
7.8%
31.0%
Q2 25
3.4%
29.1%
Q1 25
8.0%
29.4%
Q4 24
4.9%
Q3 24
9.2%
27.6%
Q2 24
5.6%
25.8%
EPS (diluted)
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
$3.22
Q4 25
$1.05
$3.15
Q3 25
$1.85
$2.78
Q2 25
$0.68
$2.78
Q1 25
$1.85
$2.69
Q4 24
$0.92
$2.63
Q3 24
$1.95
$2.47
Q2 24
$1.01
$2.32

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$289.5M
Total DebtLower is stronger
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$2.1B
$7.4B
Total Assets
$5.4B
$72.2B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
Q4 25
$289.5M
Q3 25
$300.9M
Q2 25
$285.1M
Q1 25
$288.9M
Q4 24
$296.0M
Q3 24
$324.6M
Q2 24
$378.1M
Stockholders' Equity
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
$7.4B
Q4 25
$2.1B
$7.3B
Q3 25
$2.1B
$7.0B
Q2 25
$1.9B
$7.2B
Q1 25
$2.0B
$6.6B
Q4 24
$2.0B
$6.3B
Q3 24
$2.0B
$6.4B
Q2 24
$1.9B
$5.5B
Total Assets
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
$72.2B
Q4 25
$5.4B
$71.1B
Q3 25
$5.3B
$69.6B
Q2 25
$5.2B
$69.0B
Q1 25
$4.9B
$65.9B
Q4 24
$5.1B
$64.9B
Q3 24
$4.9B
$63.8B
Q2 24
$4.9B
$59.8B

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$49.0M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$-13.6M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
-1.0%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
4.5%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
0.68×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$191.4M

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
Q4 25
$49.0M
$910.3M
Q3 25
$78.6M
$209.8M
Q2 25
$157.5M
$329.2M
Q1 25
$140.2M
$119.8M
Q4 24
$96.9M
$721.6M
Q3 24
$91.3M
$-61.6M
Q2 24
$199.7M
$221.2M
Free Cash Flow
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
Q4 25
$-13.6M
$860.4M
Q3 25
$21.8M
Q2 25
$106.6M
Q1 25
$76.4M
Q4 24
$34.4M
$635.5M
Q3 24
$50.1M
$-78.3M
Q2 24
$167.4M
$182.1M
FCF Margin
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
Q4 25
-1.0%
120.5%
Q3 25
1.4%
Q2 25
7.9%
Q1 25
4.6%
Q4 24
2.6%
99.5%
Q3 24
3.2%
-12.7%
Q2 24
12.3%
30.8%
Capex Intensity
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
Q4 25
4.5%
7.0%
Q3 25
3.5%
Q2 25
3.8%
Q1 25
3.8%
Q4 24
4.6%
13.5%
Q3 24
2.7%
2.7%
Q2 24
2.4%
6.6%
Cash Conversion
ASO
ASO
WTFC
WTFC
Q1 26
Q4 25
0.68×
Q3 25
0.63×
0.97×
Q2 25
3.42×
1.68×
Q1 25
1.05×
0.63×
Q4 24
1.47×
Q3 24
0.64×
-0.36×
Q2 24
2.61×
1.45×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

ASO
ASO

Outdoors$445.1M32%
Apparel$349.8M25%
Footwear$292.4M21%
Sports And Recreation$288.7M21%
Other$7.6M1%

WTFC
WTFC

Segment breakdown not available.

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