Dick's Sporting Goods is a retailer that offers sports and outdoor apparel, footwear, and equipment online and in physical stores. The company's legacy business includes more than 700 stores under its own name, more than 110 Golf Galaxy golf specialty stores, and about 50 outlet stores.
It is a $13.4B consumer company. Revenue shrank 1.1% over the last year, it keeps 6¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~17.0 years of free cash flow. It trades at 14.5× earnings — in the most expensive third of its own history.
- Website
- dicks.com
- Location
- Coraopolis, PA
- Employees
- 105 200
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Growth and Profitability lag behind.
Valuation67
- P/E vs own history74th pct · 5/25
- FCF yield3.1% · 12/25
- P/S0.6x · 25/25
- EV/EBITDA7.4x · 25/25
Growth37
- Revenue CAGR8.6% · 12/25
- Net income CAGR-5.0% · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y-16.9% · 0/25
- Fwd implied growth35.2% · 25/25
Profitability35
- ROIC7.5% · 5/25
- ROE15.0% · 12/25
- Net margin5.6% · 13/25
- Operating margin5.5% · 5/25
Health60
- Altman Z2.06 · 18/25
- Current ratio1.49 · 12/25
- Interest coverage18.8x · 25/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 39% · 5/25
Quality68
- Piotroski F5/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-2.95 · 25/25
- FCF conversion47% · 8/25
- Margin stabilityσ 5.1% · 20/25
Moat60
- ROIC >12% years10/11 yrs · 25/25
- Median gross margin33.9% · 13/25
- FCF-positive years9/12 yrs · 10/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 3.6% · 12/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- Q3 2026Insiders9 open-market insider purchases~43K shares bought by insiders
- FY2021FinancialBest year on record$3.91B net income
- FY2020FinancialBecame debt-freecash now exceeds total debt
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record12 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $10B$18.6B in first reported year
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- Interest covered 18.8× by operating earnings
Watch-outs
- Revenue shrinking 1.1% year over year
- Net debt would take ~17.6 years of free cash flow to repay
- Net debt equals ~17.0 years of free cash flow
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago-1.1% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$2.44B TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-1.7% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$414M TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligations~17.0y of cash flow to repay
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$13.4B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-10.2% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it12/12 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 2.1 — grey
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 3.64%
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 14.5
Peer comparisonDick's Sporting Goods, Inc. vs 6 largest consumer cyclical peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DKS this company | $13.4B | 14.5 | -1.1% | 5.6% | Solid |
| AMZN Amazon.Com Inc | $2.8T | 20.9 | +15.8% | 17.4% | Mixed |
| TSLA Tesla, Inc. | $1.5T | 397.1 | +11.8% | 3.7% | Strong |
| NFLX NetFlix Inc | $292.8B | 21.4 | +16.0% | 28.2% | Solid |
| HD Home Depot, Inc. | $290.4B | 20.4 | -16.0% | 8.7% | Solid |
| DIS The Walt Disney Company | $186.5B | 21.7 | +4.6% | 8.7% | Solid |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | $166.9B | 18.9 | +6.3% | 31.7% | Strained |
Head-to-head: DKS vs AMZN · DKS vs TSLA · DKS vs NFLX
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2027. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/DKS
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Deeper analysis of DKS on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $136.50 · market cap $13.4B.