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Outdoor gear and apparel

The 12 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $14 bn combined; the largest are Acushnet Holdings Corp. (GOLF), Columbia Sportswear (COLM) and YETI Holdings (YETI). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

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12 companies value 14 bn revenue 12 bn margin 2.4% free cash flow 1.2 bn avg. score 3.7
GOLF holds 32.3% of the group's value, 1.5x the runner-up · YETI leads the industry without being the largest
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 GOLF Acushnet Holdings Corp.
United States · score 5.7
32% 4.6 bn 2.7 bn 8.1% 0.2 bn 4.0% 1.3% High-performance golf equipment · Massachusetts — revenue of $2.7bn
2 COLM Columbia Sportswear
United States · score 7.0
21% 3.1 bn 3.4 bn 6.0% 0.3 bn 10.5% 2.1% Outdoor apparel and footwear: Columbia and Sorel · Technical outdoor apparel, with a very conservative balance sheet
3 YETI YETI Holdings
United States · score 7.2
21% 3.1 bn 1.9 bn 9.2% 0.3 bn 8.3% — Coolers, insulated bottles and outdoor products · Premium cooler and drinkware brand with luxury-goods margins
4 CALY Callaway Golf Co
United States · score 5.4
17% 2.5 bn 2.1 bn -12.4% 0.3 bn 13.8% — Golf clubs, balls, apparel and accessories · California — revenue of $2.1bn
5 JOUT Johnson Outdoors
United States · score 5.1
3% 0.4 bn 0.7 bn -1.2% 0.0 bn 6.7% 3.0% Fishing, camping and diving equipment · Fishing, diving and camping gear; lots of cash and no debt
6 ESCA ESCALADE INC
United States · score 7.4
2% 0.3 bn 0.2 bn 9.5% 0.0 bn 10.2% 3.3% Sporting goods · Indiana — revenue of $244m
7 AOUT American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
United States · score 3.9
2% 0.2 bn 0.2 bn -2.0% 0.0 bn 8.6% — Outdoor products for hunting, fishing and shooting sports · Missouri — revenue of $198m
8 CLAR Clarus Corp
United States · score 1.5
1% 0.1 bn 0.3 bn -12.4% 0.0 bn -0.3% 2.8% Mountain and vehicle gear: Black Diamond and Rhino-Rack · Utah — revenue of $253m
9 KBSX FST Corp.
Taiwan · score 0.0
0% 0.1 bn 0.1 bn -2.9% 0.0 bn -1.7% 0.1% Golf club shafts, from Taiwan · Taiwan — revenue of $52m
10 NWTG Newton Golf Company, Inc.
United States · score 0.0
0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -124.4% -0.0 bn -111.0% — Golf equipment: premium shafts and putters · California — revenue of $7m
11 TRUG TruGolf Holdings, Inc.
United States · score 0.5
— — 0.0 bn -55.7% 0.0 bn — — Indoor golf simulation technology · Florida — revenue of $20m
12 YMAT J-Star Holding Co., Ltd.
Taiwan · score 0.6
— — 0.0 bn -203.2% 0.0 bn — — Carbon fiber parts for bicycles and e-bikes, rackets and cars, from Taiwan · Taiwan — revenue of $10m

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